Gates of Paradise

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Summary: Not too bad.
Review: This book is a must read if you are reading the series of books as a whole. It's not the best book, but it's worth sticking out till the end. Annie is not my favorite character, but I liked her better than Christie in the Cutler series.

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Summary: Annie is not a Stone wall
Review: This book is more like 3 1/2. I would have liked it more if Annie did not whine all the damned time! She was nothing like Heaven! She was virtually spineless! All Annie did was complain and complain. When Heaven hit hard times, she straightened her back and dealt with it. It just seemed with age, Tony became more and more demented. This is not the man who helped toughen Heaven into an even stronger young woman. Unfortunately, Tony is a sick, weak, broken man who is caught up in the image of Leigh, Jillian, and then Heaven and Annie. But back to Annie. She just got on my nerves and she was spoiled. I skipped over a lot of passages, unfortunately. Well, since I am a Die Hard V.C. Andrews fan, with the exception of her Wildflower series, I feel I have been generous with my rating. I think I would have liked Annie as a protagonist IF she had a backbone, that's all!

Rating:
Summary: Annie is not a Stone wall
Review: This book is more like 3 1/2. I would have liked it more if Annie did not whine all the damned time! She was nothing like Heaven! She was virtually spineless!All Annie did was complain and complain. When Heaven hit hard times, she straightened her back and dealt with it. It just seemed with age, Tony became more and more demented. This is not the man who helped toughen Heaven into an even stronger young woman. Unfortunately, Tony is a sick, weak, broken man who is caught up in the image of Leigh, Jillian, and then Heaven and Annie. But back to Annie. She just got on my nerves and she was spoiled. I skipped over a lot of passages, unfortunately. Well, since I am a Die Hard V.C. Andrews fan, with the exception of her Wildflower series, I feel I have been generous with my rating. I think I would have liked Annie as a protagonist IF she had a backbone, that's all!

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Summary: Awesome Awesome Awesome Book!
Review: This was up there with the best books that I read, and i have read some good books! I loved all of the twists and surprises. This book made me want to read the rest of the Casteel series! This was the first V.C Andrews book that I every read, and I totally understood it, even though it is the second to last book in the series! i totally recommend it to anyone over 12!! I am now reading Heaven, and it is good, but not as great as this one. I recommend reading it though.

Rating:
Summary: The sun never comes out for Annie
Review: Though not as bad as some of the ghost writer's latest, it is still not very good. I don't understand how Annie and Luke could fall in love. It's a pretty trashy notion, not to mention, unrealistic. It's about as tragic as an episode of Jerry Springer. The whole thing with Heaven and Logan plunges an already pathetic plot into melodrama. Annie has a few fainting spells, and when she is conscious, she's bemoaning her lost childhood. One thing I have to give GW, though, he must know that writers are not supposed to demonize the bad guys. He tries to make us sympathize with Tony, but he fails. Perhaps he tries to compensate by demonizing the good guys. Huh? He pulls that off, I must say. I come away from the book liking no one, sad that the writer couldn't have killed off the whole cast of characters while he was at it. It worked for Shakespeare.


Rating:
Summary: The Sun Never Comes Out For Annie (Boo-hoo)
Review: Though not as bad as some of the ghost writer's latest, it is still not very good. The kindest thing I have to say is that the characters, at their best, are not nearly as worthy of my sympathy as Cathy or Bart from the Dollanganger series. I don't understand how Annie and Luke could fall in love. It's a pretty trashy notion, not to mention, unrealistic. It's about as tragic as an episode of Jerry Springer. The whole thing with Heaven and Logan plunges an already pathetic plot into melodrama. Annie has a few fainting spells, and when she is conscious, she's bemoaning her lost childhood. One thing I have to give GW, though, he must know that writers are not supposed to demonize the bad guys. He tries to make us sympathize with Tony, but he fails. Perhaps he tries to compensate by demonizing the good guys. Huh? He pulls that off, I must say. I come away from the book liking no one, sad that the writer couldn't have killed off the whole cast of characters while he was at it. It worked for Shakespeare.

Rating:
Summary: good but definatly not V.C.'s best
Review: umm. i liked this book alright. i got just a little tired of annie's whinnyness. She was only at Farthy for about a week (seemed longer, didn't it?)and every couple of paragraphs she was complaining about not having Luke at her side. i think this book would have been a lot better if it wasn't so long. i mean it wasn't too eventfull. heaven and Logan died, annie was in the hospital, but really every day she was doing the same thing and thinking the same things.

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Summary: know your wrighter
Review: vc andrews is not a female he is a male thanks

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Summary: to know your writer
Review: vc andrews is not a male HER NAME IS VIRGINIA ANDREWS

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Summary: My first VC Andrews book that i ever read
Review: Well I had never read her work before and i didn't know what to expect when i finished with it, but as it turns out i really enjoyed reading this book. She really kept me at the edge of my seat, i couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen to Annie and what was in store for her. This is a great book, but i would recommend you read the previous books before this one. Also it was a shame that Heaven dead and so early in the book, it's like having a close relative die all of a sudden.