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Summary: V.C. Andrews at her best!!!!!
Review: Wow, what a refreshing change from previous Andrews books!! Rain Arnold is the strongest, gutsiest, I'd-want-her-on-my-side character that has yet been introduced in all Andrews books. The book starts by spinning the sad tale of Rain Arnold and her poverty-stricken family in the ghetto of Washington, D.C. To do this successfully, you must have one part drunken, no-good father, one part sassy, trouble-making sister and one part tired, overworked, underappreciated Mama. Mix this all with a delapidated apartment and a few gang members and you've got yourself a winner. Rain must navigate herself through a world ripe with death, pain, poverty and the unsympathetic reactions from those around her. The ultimate question on every die-hard Andrews fan's mind is, will Rain get herself the heck out of there? But of course, a true fan already knows that she'll go from rags to riches in soap opera fashion and jump from one crazy, dangerous world right into another. The only difference is that she'll be wearing designer jeans and will have the money to afford a plane ticket out of there, should she choose. I won't spoil the story for you. Suffice it to say that this story is different from others due to Rain's personality -- not one-sided at all and I truly enjoyed getting to know her. I also love that that many of the characters in the story are black, not blonde haired and blue eyed like so many others. However, it's similar in it's forbidden relationships and the aloofness that the wealthy seem to have in all Andrews' stories. Ruby was my favorite before, but I think Rain's depth of character has made this one tops for me.
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Summary: Finally, a Quality Story!
Review: I really felt close to Rain's character because I am, too, of multiracial descent. I faced a lot of the same prejudices she's faced also so I know how she felt.
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