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Author: V. C. Andrews
Release date: August, 1990
Media: Mass Market Paperback
ISBN: 0671729462
This particular VA story seemed a little far-fetched throughout, yet when you reach the end, all the loose ends tie up into a neat little package that leaves you going "Ohhhh." One part of the mystery was obvious towards the end but there is a lot more behind what you think you know about the Whitefern/Adare family.
As tends to happen in VA's books, simply too many outlandish things happen, which really diminishes the shock value. The story could have been told a lot more effectively in fewer, fewer pages. It all just makes you wonder how many people can die and how many tragic and cruel things can happen to the one sweet, once innocent young girl in one whirlwind of a lifetime.
No one is 'bad' or 'good' in this book - the one realistic thing about it is that it really delves into how the best of us can have our hateable sides and vice versa. You can evil feel sorry for the evil, evil Vera at times.
It is a good thing that there are no sequels to this book - VA could've gone on on forever with this one, but to leave it where it ended was really a wise move. Very readable, but a little depressing if you're not in the mood for it. I wasn't. Yet you can't help but turn those crusty old pages. Oh well. - an Amazon customer review