Rating: 
Summary: Good, but predictable, as usual.
Review: Okay, let me start off by saying I've been a V.C. Andrews fan for almost 20 years. HER books were much better then, much better than the books the ghostwriter puts out now. Why? Because he uses a formula to write these books.Now this book had a great story. A ritzy lifestyle, interesting people, fancy mansions. I liked Willow and wanted to know more after reading it and this book picked up the trail really well. However, it was VERY predicatble, even for fans who have only read a couple of the V.C. Andrews books. Yep, things are going to look rosy for Willow for a bit, but as a fan, I KNEW something bad would happen right before the ending and it did. Typical. But, all in all, this one has a great storyline and interesting characters and was a really quick read. Great for any V.C. Andrews fan. And, as for those awful letters at the end of these books. Give me a break...
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Summary: Is this the same series?
Review: Since I liked the first book in this series, Willow, I expected to feel the same way about this one. Although Wicked Forest starts off promising, it slowly (and I mean VERY slowly) goes downhill. Willow turned from a strong female character to a total brat. She seemed like she had some sort of superiority complex over all of the Palm Beach residents. Yeah, some of them were annoying and superficial, but she didn't even bother giving most of them a chance; she just made automatic judgements. Thatcher was not what I would call a good male lead character; he didn't appeal to me at all. He made me wish for the earlier V.C. Andrews guys like Troy, Jimmy, and Beau. Also, the storyline itself moved very slowly. I checked the book out from the library for two weeks, and didn't even finish it (with most V.C. Andrews books, including Willow, I'm done the first day I get it). There were only a few characters that I actually liked in this book, such as Grace Montgomery, and a few of the amusing Palm Beach ladies. I wouldn't recommend this book unless you want to read every single VCA book written. But, if you're new to V.C. Andrews, start with the earlier books like Heaven or Ruby.
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Summary: what the heck?
Review: so, ok i liked this book until thatcher cheated on willow. that seems totally of character since it seems that he was so in love with her that he marries her even tho his family disapproves. and then with the quickness, he doesn't care. why is thatcher made into like this hero-type character but turns out to be a dingdong? they should've stayed together. that sux! willow doesn't even seem to love miguel all that much. the situation between thatcher and willow should've been discussed more. the ending was rushed and too abrupt. i guess i'll read twisted roots even tho i heard some bad stuff about it to get some form of closure. stuff like willow goes cuckoo and baby claude dies pisses me off. what's up with that? hanna better not be fathered by linden, that's all i no. what's up with the incest thing? that's not kool. there should be happier endings. sad endings suck!!!
Rating:
Summary: what the heck?
Review: so, ok i liked this book until thatcher cheated on willow. that seems totally of character since it seems that he was so in love with her that he marries her even tho his family disapproves. and then with the quickness, he doesn't care. why is thatcher made into like this hero-type character but turns out to be a dingdong? they should've stayed together. that sux! willow doesn't even seem to love miguel all that much. the situation between thatcher and willow should've been discussed more. the ending was rushed and too abrupt. i guess i'll read twisted roots even tho i heard some bad stuff about it to get some form of closure. stuff like willow goes cuckoo and baby claude dies pisses me off. what's up with that? hanna better not be fathered by linden, that's all i no. what's up with the incest thing? that's not kool. there should be happier endings. sad endings suck!!!
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Summary: I wish the ghostwriter would get rid of those stupid letters
Review: The DeBeers series is better than some of the other series such as the Logan series and those horrible mini-series. At least Willow has some spine and guts to her. I was surprised to see what happened between her and Thatcher, and Linden too. My chief complaint is those stupid letters at the end of the books. My goodness if the ghostwriter doesn't have any confidence in his past works (that they'll sell on their own without having to advertise like this), then maybe he should move on. I shudder to think what he's going to do in Twisted Roots - a letter from the Dollanger series? I don't even want to go there . . . At least Willow isn't an annoying teen from one of the mini-series.
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Summary: falls short of expectations
Review: The Debeers series started out sounding quite promising. I liked how Willow's character was developed to be an intelligent, analytical, skeptical young woman, much different from the bubbly, naive, " i believe in magic" heroines of other VC books. Willow actually had some substance. However, this book seemed way too drawn out and at times, just completely dull. Throughout the book, Willow is taken through the glamourous and corrupt world of the filthy rich. But somehow her life seems completely boring, even with the romantic interludes with Thatcher. I was, however, glad that Thatcher's character turned out the way he did. I never liked him from the first and anticipated that he was holding something back. The whole incest storyline with Linden was nothing short of irritating, and the ending was way too rushed and unrealistic. Thus far the Debeers books have ended with bland, even dreary endings that have left me unsatisfied. I'm hoping the future books will be better.
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Summary: falls short of expectations
Review: The Debeers series started out sounding quite promising. I liked how Willow's character was developed to be an intelligent, analytical, skeptical young woman, much different from the bubbly, naive, " i believe in magic" heroines of other VC books. Willow actually had some substance. However, this book seemed way too drawn out and at times, just completely dull. Throughout the book, Willow is taken through the glamourous and corrupt world of the filthy rich. But somehow her life seems completely boring, even with the romantic interludes with Thatcher. I was, however, glad that Thatcher's character turned out the way he did. I never liked him from the first and anticipated that he was holding something back. The whole incest storyline with Linden was nothing short of irritating, and the ending was way too rushed and unrealistic. Thus far the Debeers books have ended with bland, even dreary endings that have left me unsatisfied. I'm hoping the future books will be better.
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Summary: AAARRRGGG!!
Review: this book was doing bueatifully... until that thatcher thing. i won't give it away, but that was totally out of charactor. it seemed like the author got bored and decided to cause some chaos. believe me, it shows.
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Summary: The GW needs to get out more
Review: This is making me sick! It seems every series the GW has written under VC's precious name is filled with blank, unintelligent and boring characters. Willow was alright in the first book. She wasn't too whiny and she would do things even if others didn't agree with her. But this book was horrible. Willow turned into a judgemental little brat! She thought she was so much better than everyone else. For a psychiatrist who is supposed to "understand" people, she sure doesn't do a good job here. She claims that everyone in Palm Beach is too shallow, blah, blah, blah. She also seemed very vapid and unintelligent. And Thatcher, who I was suspicious of from the beginning, turned out to be even worse than I imagined. His character changed as well. The Palm Beach ladies are all - of course - shallow and materialistic. Does the GW seem to think that his "heriones" live in a world where everyone else is walking around with no problems other than what to buy on their next shopping spree? Every character and plot of his seems to be the same recycled blah in every book he writes! Instead of following a "pattern" he should think of a new storyline and work off that instead of trying to copy old ideas. It's a good thing I didn't buy this book, for I'll never read it again.
Rating: 
Summary: Kind of dull, but good enough
Review: Though I didn't like the way one of the characters turns out, and the end is too abrupt and silly, I'd still give this book four stars since it is different from the typical rags-to-riches style used in most of the other series. Also, Willow is a strong, independent role model type character that I'm sure many will like. And while I kept hoping that Linden would be killed off so I didn't have to read passage after passage about this weirdo, I found the scenes with Willow and Grace to be touching. I hope there is a book from Grace's point of view. Many of the other characters, such as Thatcher's mother Bunny and the members of the Club d'Amour, are so shallow and flaky that they are actually funny, which is a definite plus. The only complaints I have are that we don't really get to know Willow's friend Miguel all that well, and like I said, the story ends in a rushed and confusing way. And Linden's scenes bored me to tears. Oh, and I'm glad that I'm not the only one who noticed how tacky the letters from Annie and Melody are. I know the publishers are out to make money, but come on! The real V. C. Andrews is probably rolling in her grave right now. But otherwise it's a good read.
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