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Summary: Pure Sadness!
Review: It is still hard for me to concieve the idea of Chris and Cathy gone forever, though it's been a whole year since I've finished the book. Cathy was my absolute favorite character, except for in "Thorns" (because she's such a bimbo in that one!). It's hard to think that all that they endured as children was for nothing. Even though they died at different places, it was still at Foxworth Hall, like Cory in "Flowers". Even though I don't like any of the ghost writer's stories (except for the Cutler series), I would like it if the person would attempt to continue the trilogy. I mean, what happened to Bart, Jory, Melodie, the twins, Tony, etc, after Cathy died? Did Bart leave Foxworth Hall? Did the twins grow up happily? What was Jory's and Tony's new baby like? Was it a boy or a girl? So many questions, so little of answers. I am truly filled with sadness, like a family relative died recently that I had known all my life. My favorite book was "Flowers" and the whole series besides "My Sweet Audrina", another true V.C. Andrews classic (the only Casteel book I really liked was Heaven, but I only liked the beginning but as things continued it got old). Any ways, I hope that a new Dollanganger book will come out, this one with the answers that I sought and some people may be looking for too. So, it is with tears that I say good-bye to the Dollangangers now, and thank fully I still have the first three books that I can read and attempt to forget the fourth one, for now.
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Summary: The best of them all!!! And an original!
Review: What an incredibly great ending to the Dollanganger series. The letter from Cathy to her kids was truly one to remember.
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Summary: Twisted family tree
Review: Just like every other book in the Dollanganger series this one was full of pulse pounding tension, angry siblings, and of course, tight storytelling. I loved this book, but I wish Chris and Cathy didn't die. I cried so hard near the end and couldn't get the book out of my head for days. I rejoyced when Bart finally forgave Chris and pushed those poisonous ideas out of his head and found love in his black heart for his sister. Too bad tragedy always brings us together....
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Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK I LOVE THIS BOOK I LOVE THIS BOOK
Review: EXTREMELY WELL WRITTEN AND I LOVED THE TURNS IT MADE INVOLVING BART AND JORY!A MUST READ!
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Summary: It was so sad!
Review: I got so attached to the characters in this story that I cried for half an hour after I finished reading it. Unfortunately, it was also the last in that series, and we will never know how the characters went on with the horrible secrets of the past. I loved this book, it was so emotional and it's great for those rainy afternoons.
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Summary: GREAT!!
Review: AS WITH ALL HER OTER BOOKS,THIS BOOK WAS GREAT SHE FINISHED THIS SERIES OFF GREAT.I JUST WISH SHE HADNT KILLED OF THE TWO MAIN CHARACTERS,CATHY & CHRIS,BUT IT WAS STILL A GOOD BOOK.
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Summary: The sleeping dog that refuses to lie
Review: The bad news is, "Seeds of Yesterday", the fourth and final installment of the Dollanganger series, can't hold a candle to "Petals on the Wind", the one book in the series that showcased V. C. Andrews' storytelling ability to its best advantage. The good news is, "Seeds" still outshines its predecessors, "Flowers", and "Thorns", which were respectively, a slow-moving exercise in inertia, and a rehash of the same. Granted, the plot of "Seeds" verges on downright silly: Momma has left her immense wealth to her favorite grandson, Bart, who plans to restore Foxworth Hall in all its glory--and horror (ooh!). Although Cathy and Chris (who still stubbornly refuse to stop "living in sin" and thereby replaying that dreary old storyline) are reluctant to revisit their haunted past, they do so, for Bart's sake. Big mistake--the minute they set foot at Foxworth Hall, all kinds of disasters befall them--the reappearance of a seemingly benign yet sinister "long-lost uncle", a tragic accident, betrayal, and DANGER! Yet, for all of its hokey pretensions, "Seeds" has two factors in its favor: 1) Cathy once again emerges as a strong character, instead of the clueless ditz she was in "Thorns". 2) Bart is a fascinating study of a man who is still seeking his identity after his tortured past. In some ways, he is still the lonely, vulnerable 10-year-old from "Thorns", starved for love and the lion's share of attention. He is also the most fun character, since he is allowed to lash out at his family for their various transgressions, which is his way of turning his own self-hatred inside out. There are still moments in the book when it would have made more sense to have V. C. Andrews tell the story in the ominscient third-person, because it would have added more detail, and developed Bart further as a character. Instead, because she has again chosen to have Cathy narrate the story, Cathy is more or less forced to eavesdrop to figure out what dastardly deeds are going on behind her back (Mata Hari had nothing on this woman). The other drawbacks are that once again, Chris is ridiculously benevolent, patient and optimistic, and does not find anything furtive about the mysterious uncle (after all of these years, does he STILL not have a clue?). Cindy, the adoptee, is the standard V. C. Andrews "Street Tart" character, albeit a less obvious one, since she looks "blonde and angelic". In any case, she's a mere repeat of Yolanda in "Petals", Vera in "My Sweet Audrina", and Fanny in the "Casteel" series. Jory is essentially the same character as Chris (I defy anyone to read the dialogue given to both characters and differentiate between the two). As Jory's "perpetually in denial" wife, Melodie had potential as a character, but V. C. Andrews doesn't utilize it; all we see is Cathy's point of view. How much more interesting it would have been to pursue Bart, Melodie and even Cindy on their own; instead, Cathy eavesdrops, as mentioned before, or Cindy relates the story, much in the same style as Chris in "Flowers". Overall, I would give this book lower marks than "Petals" for its villains (even at their worst, Bart and Joel can't hold a candle to Momma and THE GRANDPARENTS at their best). However, the plot moves along, largely thanks to Bart, and does not feel like a chore to slog through, as did "Flowers" and "Thorns".
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Summary: A CLASSIC! by M. Boucher
Review: What a touching book! All four (the last one was written by a pseudonym and wasn't as good) were outstanding, but this one tore my heart out. I will never forget Cathy Dollanganger and her siblings. They filled my summer days in 1984 with pure joy and...sadness. Thank you, Miss Andrews, wherever you are...
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Summary: Wonderfully satisfying
Review: This book was awesome. It was a wonderful conclusion to The Dollanganger Saga. I recommend to anyone to read all of these books.
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Summary: THIS BOOK IS TOO TOUCHING
Review: I think thýs book is too tragic when I was reading the end of the book ý couldn't stop my tears.At last Bart understands that Chris is the one who loves him too much as his child but I think he was too late because Chris was death when he understands that.After Chris's death Cathy do away with lefting to his childrens a letter.It worths to read.
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