Rain

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Summary: Rain, An Excelent Book!
Review: The book Rain, by V.C. Andrews, is one if the newer books in her series. At first I was somewhat reluctant about reading this book because I knew that she hadn't written it. But once I had read the book I was quite happy I had decided to read it! After the first few pages I was hooked! I recomend anyone reading this book who likes V.C. Andrews! Even if you aren't familiar with her now is the time to get hooked! If you like to sit down and read for hours on end this is also the book for you! Check it out!!

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Summary: Déja-vu!!!
Review: If you have read Dawn, the book Rain is the same thing except it's more boring. I like the Cutler serie but now the Hudson is almost the same thing but in a boring way, the GW is getting very repetitive. If you are a big vc andrews fan and don't usualy like the GW book, you may like this one, is not that bad but it could have been much better and less cliché. But this book is nothing compare the real novels of vc andrews.

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Summary: Déjas-vu!!!
Review: This book is so similar to Dawn, except it's a black girl who live the story. I know some peoples really enjoyed this book but me it took me a long time to get into it. I don't say don't read it, if you are a big vc andrews fan you may like it but me I really thought it was too similar to Dawn and find it boring. I like much more the real vc andrews book, not the GW one, he really getting boring.

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Summary: Rain= Dawn
Review: If you've read the Dawn series don't bother with this one, it's almost the exact same thing. 1)Girl who lives in poor neighborhood finds out that her real parents are rich after suddden tragedy (although this is done in most VCA novels) 2) her brother and/or guy who she thought was her brother are in love with her in this book it's Roy and Brody in Dawn it was Phillip and Jimmy, 3) the jealous overweight sister In Dawn: Clara Sue In this book: Allison, although it's isn't expressed as much in this book as it is in the Dawn series. In the second book in both series the main character is shipped off to some performance arts school. The third book is slightly different though. But Dawn is done better. You can't feel sorry for this character, like you do for Dawn.
This series is completely unoriginal and I thought that Rain was incredibly naive for someone who grew up in the ghetto. Also her ego seems to be pretty big, I was almost sick at the part when she was describing her looks and she said she couldn't help but wonder if she was given "special gifts" It's almost hard to tell who Rain will end up with until the end. Although, I'm cheering for Brody even if he is her brother. Don't read this series just read Dawn. The only real difference is the race of the characters

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Summary: rain....
Review: after reading the reviews i was kinda shocked to see that peoplke didn't like it. o well, nobody thinks alike. i really liked this book. it reminded me of ruby sort of. living somewhere that wasn't very safe, to go and live somewhere lavish and exciting. if you are the type of person that really gets into books than i reccomend this to you.

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Summary: don't read her books & you'll never know her excellence
Review: I have only read about eleven of virginia andrews' books but I think she is an excellent writer. She writes in the first person which allows the reader to completeley get into the character she is writing about, to understand and feel what this character is feeling. Her new 'Hudson' series is excellent and I am eargerly awaiting the rest of the series. If you haven't read any of her books yet I would recommend that you start with 'Rain' as it keeps the reader occupied with all the different events of 'Rain's' hard life. If you are prepared for the ups and downs of the emotinal roller coaster of this poor families lives, then I would recommend the 'Dollanganger' series, the first series she wrote. I laughed and cried at these great books and I hope you will enjoy them as much as I did.

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Summary: Save your money
Review: After experiencing a moment of nostalgia for the days of Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind, I impulsively purchased a copy of Rain. Big mistake. Apologies to all of the VC Andrews fans out there, but I must say that the majority of the books released via the ghostwriter have been mediocre. The author never expanded beyond a plot outline and Rain, Roy, et. al. came out as caricatures rather than characters. Also, as someone who used to live in DC, I must say that the depiction of the Georgetown area was completely off. It was as if no background was done on location at all. I would be quick to forgive these details if the story had delivered...but it simply didn't. As much as I would like to...I'm not even able to vote this as a favorable "guilty pleasure" read.

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Summary: A Good book!
Review: All and all, V.C Andrews, Rain was a good book. Rain spent all her life in the ghetto when a closely guarded secret comes out and things start going downfall. Her dear sister Beni gets into to trouble and Rain has problems with a certain group of girls. After Beni is murdered and Rain is attacked, her "Mama" decides to give her back to her real family for safety. Now Rain is in a totally different enviroment surrounded by people of cuture and money. Will she ever win the true love and respect that she yearns for? Does she have to continue to live in a world of lies? Read the book. It's a good buy. Although the story line is very similiar to an earlier book Dawn, it has originality and is very interesting, and I'm happy that this character is African American (Yes!). If you havent read this book than read it now! It's good.

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Summary: V.C. Andrews "Rain"
Review: I enjoyed reading this book so much! It was very easy to follow, comprehend and to just enjoy. This book portrays the life of a young girl named Rain, and her struggle to get through life in the ghetto. She is taken from the only family she knows and is put into a home with unfamiliar people and unfamilliar surroundings. Rain struggles with many different problems such as learning the right from wrong and simply learning the rules of the house and the correct way to do things instead of the improper way, like she was taught. I simply adored this book and everything about it. V.C. Andrews is a very talented writer and I am looking foward to reading many more of her books! She has many skills with her writing and knows exactly how to touch the hearts of any soul who reads her books! She knows how to make a strong charachter and how to make a weak charachter. I love the way she writes and how she cannot only make you stay interested in the book but you can see it in your mind as you read!

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Summary: Not bad, but a little too similar
Review: This was a good book, enough to keep me reading until the end, although it was VERY similar to Dawn, from the Cutler Family series, right down to some of the names used. It just didn't have that same sparkle that some of the other, older books have. Overall, good enough to keep you occupied, but nothing really new.