Ruby

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Summary: Research your facts, Ms. Editor!
Review: Since V.C. Andrews' passing, her ideas have been churned out into worse serials. This is no exception. The term "Creole" is missused, and it seems like the editor, nor Ms. Andrews, has/had even been to Houma or New Orleans, what with their shoddy descriptions. Stay away from this and read the first two series: "Flowers in the Attic" and "Heaven," and the novel "My Sweet Audrina" for the best of V.C. Andrews.

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Summary: Amazing
Review: I started reading V.C. Andrews' novels well over 5 years ago in my high school library. I was never a fan of novels but after reading "Heaven" I was amazed. Andrews' novels always have a way of wanting you to read more that you somehow can't put the book down. Personally, "Ruby" and its series are my faves. As in all of her novel series, it makes you feel like you're part of the story and you're the main character. Andrews paints the picture so well and describes the most trivial things perfectly in her stories. I've yet to collect ALL her series... I'm done with the Logan series and I'm working on the Landry series :)

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Summary: Beautifully written!
Review: Ruby is one of the best books I have ever read. Enthralling storyline, with twists and turns everywhere that make this book a real page turner. If I'm not mistaken, Ruby, along with the rest of the series, was published after the death of VC Andrews. The storyline and ideas were original Andrews, and parts of the story were written by the ghostwriter (who, IMHO, is not doing justice to the Andrews family with his works.) So even though it was mostly written by the ghostwriter, it still has the scent of original Andrews, and again this is one of the best books I have ever read. Ruby was definitely a heroic character, and I have no idea where the "Ruby is whiny and weak" came from in another review. Ruby is the strongest character. All the main characters in her stories are. Since I'm starting to rant and probably no longer making any sense, I'll just say one last thing: This story ROCKS!

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Summary: Ruby
Review: Definately one of the best books I've ever read and I am almost done with pearls in the mist. I have 3 more books left to go after it and I am excited to get to them. I read Ruby in one night. I started reading before it was time for bed and ended up staying up till 7 in the morning reading because I HAD TO FINISH IT! And the same with Pearls in the mist only I am getting so sleepy and give myself a break every now and then! I recomend this series for sure!! You can email me if you want ... and I would love to talk to anyone who has read it too. I live in Houma, Louisiana and 50 miles from N.O and I like this book alot. It is thew first book I have come across that actually has Houma in it. I can say that some of the places they mentioned still exist, although we do have swamp..there is more to here than just that. I know this book was written in 1994 but they make it sound like 1950. Houma has changed some since what they talk about in the book. Anyone want to ask anything you can email me. Michelle

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Summary: Awesome Reading
Review: My opinion may be a little biased since I love all that V.C. Andrews has written but, Ruby is definately great reading. Almost immediately you'll become so enthralled with the story and the events as they unfold that you'll find it difficult to put it down. When you have to you'll be left with feelings of despair and sadness and won't be able to think of anything else until you find out what's going to happen next. Very gripping story with almost too real characters. A must have!

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Summary: Review for Ruby
Review: I really love this book, though I didn't love the main character which was the reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5. Ruby was completely whiny and weak. It was very annoying and I'm sure you will find it annoying too. Some people will probably bash me for this but Ruby's "evil" twin Gisselle is much better! She's spoiled, selfish, manipulative, everything a villianess should be. I actually found myself rooting for her when she did those bad things to Ruby in this book and in Pearl in the Mist. If you like the storybook villians you will love Gisselle!

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Summary: Once you start, you'll want to read the whole series!
Review: My sister had purchased the entire Landry series and upon moving to a new city, she gave them to me. I read Ruby and was immediately hooked! Upon finishing Ruby, I moved right along and read the whole series. That was 4 years ago and since then I have read every volume in the Landry series at least 3 times! They are among my all time favorite books! A definite must for any V.C. Andrews fan or anyone who enjoys an excellent read!

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Summary: Great Book!!
Review: Girl finds the truth of her life, but thinks maybe life would have been better not to know the truth...Is the truth always good to know? Would life be better if we hide from the truth and pretend this does not exist? Read Ruby by V.C.Andrews to see how the truth comes out. A great deal of real life events and situations happen in this novel. I would certainly recommend reading Ruby. In Andrews' novel, Ruby, I found I could actually relate to some of the characters. One character I could relate to the most was the main character Ruby. She has many interesting reactions to some of the situations she gets put in, and I think I would react just the same way she had reacted. Seems the author may be trying to do a view on life and people, and how they relate to certain issues in the world today. For example, the author had Ruby go through a traumatic death of her grandmother. She had grown up and lived with this grandmother her whole life. I feel Andrews had her react as if people today would act in real life. Ruby acted very upset but realized she could not dwell on this forever because she would not be able to get anywhere in life. Ruby did not forget about this loved one, but she forgot about the horrible death and remembered all of the good times she had with her grandmother. Most people in real life today use this method also as a source of comfort, which is why I felt the author did a good job including this part in her novel. Another example of when the author connected Ruby to real life was when she learned her and her boyfriend were really brother and sister, by mother, and they could not be together. Ruby had fallen deeply in love with him and not much later found out she could no longer be with this guy. The author described Ruby's feelings very well to me. Makes me wonder how everything would be if I could not be with the person I love. What would I do? How would I react? I like this part of the story because I feel the author gets me involved in the situations with Ruby and makes me wonder in mind if this really did happen what would I do in this exact situation. If this were, I, I would probably react very upset and not know what to do at all. To sum it up, Ruby is a good novel that ties in a lot of real life situations so the reader can relate to what the author is saying. Having so many real life situations made the story very interesting. I have read other books by V.C.Andrews and enjoyed all of them. I think reading Ruby will get the reader interested in the story and motivate them to continue reading the rest of the series. I would definitely recommend anyone to read Ruby. This is surely a good start to what I'm sure will be a great series.

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Summary: The best novel I've ever read
Review: I have to say that this particular series, and especially this book,is one of the best I have ever read. The way the novels are written really made me feel like I knew the characters. I felt like the characters were my freinds. The books made me laugh and cry. I feel like this series kind of touches home for me because I live in Louisiana, and the events and places described in the book are part of my lifestyle. I really recommend this book to everyone. When I finished reading the series I actually felt depressed. This is definately a series that I can read again.

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Summary: Ruby
Review: TO ME RUBY WAS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ UNTILL I TRIED HEAVEN. NOW IT IS SECOND ON MY LIST. IN THE BOOK SHE'S AN ARTIST WHO PROMISED HER GRANDMERE THAT AFTER SHE DIES TO FIND HER REAL FATHER. ONCE THERE SHE IS CONFRONTED WITH LIES AND MADNESS.