Into the Woods

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Summary: Best in the series so far!
Review: "Into the Woods" was, as 2 readers pointed out...totally in the WRONG timeframe...i.e. the CDS, rufies, cars, computers, etc. but I found the story to be FAR more entertaining than Willow's story!!!!! Grace just seem to have more fun and adventure than Willow ever did....despite the pregnancy later in the story. I look forward to reading "Hidden Leaves."

Rating:
Summary: Best in the series so far!
Review: "Into the Woods" was, as 2 readers pointed out...totally in the WRONG timeframe...i.e. the CDS, rufies, cars, computers, etc. but I found the story to be FAR more entertaining than Willow's story!!!!! Grace just seem to have more fun and adventure than Willow ever did....despite the pregnancy later in the story. I look forward to reading "Hidden Leaves."

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Summary: Thank God I'm not alone
Review: After reading Willow, I was desperate to read the rest of the series, I bought the whole series from the USA as it would be quicker. All was great until now, where I am in the middle of Into The Woods. I was so shocked to see internet and Shania Twain and other modern things, that I promptly got on the internet. I thought that surely there must be a mistake, and if I read further that all would be explained. As I can see, there is no mistake. All I can say is I am VERY disappointed, as the reason I read Virginia Andrews books is the familiarity.(Although I agree we need fresh stories). Anyway I will carry on reading, as I quite like Grace, she reminds me of someone.......

Rating:
Summary: I saved money...
Review: by not buying this. I read it in the bookstore. Well, I didn't read it, exactly, I skimmed through it; that's all that needed to be done to get the tripe story figured out. While better than the dreadful Hudson series, I would rather have had something as good as FITA or Heaven in my hands. And this wasn't up to par. Sorry, GW, but you should seriously turn your job over to someone who knows how to write.

Rating:
Summary: Many, many issues
Review: First off I didn't have to finish the book because you know what happens if you read the rest of the Willow series (which was ok until the book about her daughter). This book goes more into Grace's story and what exactly happened to her. There were some interesting parts but then it got silly and you knew that her mother would change after the father's death and she would be misunderstood in Palm Beach.
Unless you read all of her novels, this might not be the book for you. I agree with the other readers that either the ghost writer should stop using her name or go back the the stories taht are like Flowers in the attic and the Cutler series.

Rating:
Summary: Many, many issues
Review: First off I didn't have to finish the book because you know what happens if you read the rest of the Willow series (which was ok until the book about her daughter). This book goes more into Grace's story and what exactly happened to her. There were some interesting parts but then it got silly and you knew that her mother would change after the father's death and she would be misunderstood in Palm Beach.
Unless you read all of her novels, this might not be the book for you. I agree with the other readers that either the ghost writer should stop using her name or go back the the stories taht are like Flowers in the attic and the Cutler series.

Rating:
Summary: Into the Woods
Review: Having read the first three books of the DeBeers family, I found the fourth book to be perplexing. Why did they take us back in time to the life of Grace and her mother. Why not have made this the first book in the series?
If one has read the other three books we are more than saturated with the story of Grace, her mother and Linden.
What was this book's purpose. Seems it was made for the sake of another book in the series.

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Summary: "curiouser and curiouser" to quote a famous author
Review: I actually enjoyed this book, it could stand on its own, and not belong to a series. But as it is part of a series it is all wrong. The time scale in it is totally incorrect, unless Hannah from the previous book was living many years in the future.
I started to read Virginia Andrews (as she is adverised in the UK) back in 1980, when Flowers in the Attic was first published over here. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and have 40 books on my shelf at the moment.
Over the past few series, the books have been much of a sameness, probably from Ruby onwards.
I agree with other contributers that the current "Ghost writer" should be changed. Are the stories that are being written, still from ideas that Virginia left? Surely not. It is hard to believe.
Also, the age group reading the books seems to be coming down, over here, I have bought book from a book club, where the books are advertised in the adult section and not in teenage, I notice from other reviews that many teenagers are now reading the books, I don't think that I would have read the books actually by Virginia Andrews when I was a teenager (quite a number of years ago, mind you) but the more recent books tend to lean towards a youger audience.

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Summary: Grace is Just like Me
Review: I can relate to how Grace is feeling in this book. I feel tempted to hide whenever the pressure is too much. I didn't blame Grace for mistrusting her fellow students in the private high school Winston enrolled her in. Jackie was too wrapped up in the wealth she married into. I believe Jackie needed a very rude awakening when Grace told her that Kirby assaulted her (G). I believe Grace found strength in loving her son Linden. Unfortunately Jackie wouldn't let her (G) be the mom she (G) wanted to be to Linden. I am sure that made her feel more upset.

Rating:
Summary: Grace is Just like Me
Review: I can relate to how Grace is feeling in this book. I feel tempted to hide whenever the pressure is too much. I didn't blame Grace for mistrusting her fellow students in the private high school Winston enrolled her in. Jackie was too wrapped up in the wealth she married into. I believe Jackie needed a very rude awakening when Grace told her that Kirby assaulted her (G). I believe Grace found strength in loving her son Linden. Unfortunately Jackie wouldn't let her (G) be the mom she (G) wanted to be to Linden. I am sure that made her feel more upset.