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Summary: Almost Perfect
Review: Audrina Adare is the young girl who lives at Whitefern with her mother (Lucietta), father (Damian), aunt (Ellsbeth), and bastard cousin (Vera). For as long as she can remember, Audrina has always lived in the shadow of her dead older sister, also named Audrina. In fact, Audrina was named after her sister so she might gain her "gifts". The pressure is so intense on the seven-year-old that she feels like she'll never be able to be as perfect as the First Audrina.Because Audrina is expected to be like her sister, she has no real memories of her own. Her sense of time is also out of whack; days, even weeks, can go by and she doesn't remember what's happened. She's also kept from school and from having any friends because her parents insist she's too fragile. The mystery of her older sister's death is also a nagging reminder of what happens to girls who disobey the rules and visit the woods anyway. (The First Audrina had been raped and killed there.) Nevertheless, Audrina decides to go one day, and she meets a boy her age named Arden Lowe who will eventually become her husband and her key to her own past. "My Sweet Audrina" is the only V. C. Andrews book that doesn't belong to a series and is quite successful on its own. I would have given it five stars, but the ending was much too disappointing. How could Audrina demean herself by staying with Arden after what he'd been involved in? (I can't elaborate without giving away the plot.) Besides that, this is one of V. C. Andrews' best books, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes psychological suspense or is already a V. C. Andrews fan.
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Summary: Best horror story I've ever read
Review: Have you ever read a story so terrifying and unpredictible that it gave you goosebumps, more than once? Well, that is exactly how VC Andrews portrays her book "My Sweet Audrina." Whether it be the plot that takes place or the house with twisted stairs and dark shadows, almost every aspect of the book is creepy. Audrina is brainwashed into thinking that she has a sister born years before her that died (her sister had the same name as her). As soon as I read the ending and the secret of Audrina's childhood is unraveled I got goosebumps. I've never had a book make me feel like I was watching a scary movie, but this book definitely did. I won't give away the ending because it is such a good book and I would recommend it to anyone who loves to read twisted tales. This book got four stars from me because of the fact that I can't usually find good, Gothic, horror stories. But, this is definitly a good read. I recommend that you read "My Sweet Audrina." See if you agree with me.
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Summary: Ghostwriters?!
Review: I agree with past reviewers that there is no comparison between the books that Virginia Andrews actually wrote (of which this is one) and the ones written after her death. Her writings develop her characters fully whereas the newer books steal something from her plot style (think daytime TV) and that's about the only similarity. All of her books deal with some pretty serious issues and this one is no exception, but it stands in a category by itself. I for one did not figure out the twist in the first paragraph :o)... it took me a lot longer although it did become clear to me before it was actually revealed. It didn't matter! It still managed to send chills up my spine. This book is a lot more intelligent than you would expect in a supermarket paperback with the typically tacky graphic on the front cover. Overall, not bad at all.
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Summary: Average Book
Review: I am changing my view of this book. At first I didn't like it but now come to find out the truth behind this novel I enjoyed it 100%. It was sad to see so many people die throughout this novel but in the end Audrina realized that she was needed at this house more than she knew it. I always thought that Vera was Audrina the 1st. Hopefully we'll see more novels like this. The plot kept me in suspense throughtout the whole novel.
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Summary: A Great Page Turner
Review: I have read all the books by Virgina Andrews(the ones she wrote NOT the ghost writer) and I find this one the best. Its about a little girl who is jelous of her dead older sister who's name she inherited. But her life is confusing. she cant remember her child hood and she keeps seeing her older sister in the woods. for her months pass as weeks but when she starts putting all of this together she finds out something you would never expect.
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Summary: Very Disappointing
Review: I just want to say I was very disappointed with this book of V.C. Andrews that I'm afraid to read any more of her's. I didn't like that fact that Audrina's dad had to compare her to the 1st
Audrina and also put her in a rocking chair to try and be like Audrina the 1st. I'm also upset to see the way Sylvia turned out. So if I were you I'd not even bother reading this one.
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Summary: GREAT!
Review: I read this book when I was 12 years old and still think it is the best and most unforgettable book I have ever read. The storyline is fantastic and the characters are great. This was my first VC book and now I love her books! I've read through the Dollanger series and the Gemini series. I'm not too crazy about the ghost writer who took Andrews place when she died, his storylines are usually very boring and they lead to nowhere. The only books I like from the GW are Celeste and Black Cat, although even those books seem like the storyline isn't going anywhere. This book is great though, so I truly recommend it to you!
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Summary: Her sister's shadow
Review: This book and "Petals on the Wind" are V. C. Andrews' absolute best, and as far as I'm concerned, the only ones worth purchasing. Some of her series books, such as "Garden of Shadows" are worth checking out of the library, while some ("Flowers in the Attic") are mediocre at best, with few redeeming qualities other than a couple of interesting characters. Everything after the Dollanganger series ("Heaven" and so forth) are simply unreadable, they are so badly written. (Note to ghost-writer: quit while you're miles behind; V. C. Andrews' fans are not fooled.) After all of the insipid plots of sweet young maidens who are so breathtakingly beautiful that they get sexually attacked by their brothers and fathers, "My Sweet Audrina" is a breath of fresh air. True, our heroine Audrina is another beautiful girl with "glorious" hair that changes colors, and yes, she is going to discover a well-guarded family secret, but her character is much more developed than, say, Heaven Casteel's. As the story begins, Audrina is a young innocent seven-year-old with the inability to recall past events. She is kept insulated in her family's secluded mansion and rarely ventures outdoors. Her lack of contact with the outside world makes her feel desperate and lonely. Even such routine activities as going to school are denied her for mysterious reasons. At night, Audrina is haunted by nightmares, in which she replays visions of her dead older sister in the woods. Her sister was left for dead after being sexually attacked by several young boys. Her father compounds the situation by demanding that Audrina be just like the older sister (also named Audrina), who was perfect in his eyes. For all of Audrina's frustrations about having to live up to the memory of her sister, she is still given a lot of love and attention from her parents. Her cousin Vera (who will later become another V. C. Andrews "Street Tart") is envious and spiteful toward Audrina, and often lashes out at her, calling her "spoiled" and a "baby". Vera and her mother, Aunt Ellsbeth, live with Audrina and her parents, and Aunt Ellsbeth is one of the most fascinating characters. Her personality is a great deal like the young Olivia Foxworth in "Garden of Shadows": someone who was idealistic about love at first, and then became disillusioned and bitter. Because of this, she does not allow herself to love anyone, even her own daughter. Audrina is often the target of Aunt Ellsbeth's disdain, but Vera incites her rage. Vera has learned very well how to get attention in the Adare household: she is the "problem" child, the tarty "bad" girl who is the very opposite of Audrina's innocent, child-like "good" girl. In this story, the first-person narrative by Audrina works very well, because the reader is able to become Audrina, and get inside her thoughts. As Audrina gradually unravels the deep, dark secrets of her memory loss, so does the reader. She is also capable of being strong-willed and fighting back when her father attempts to repress her, even when it is obvious that "pleasing Papa" is very important to her. The drawbacks: Vera is too one-dimensional. Only rarely are we given a glimpse of her vulnerability, and she seems too calculating and clever to inspire much pity, even as badly as Aunt Ellsbeth and Papa treat her. Arden Lowe, as the Perfect Handsome Boyfriend, is a cardboard cut-out; bland and boring, he is more or less interchangeable with Logan, the boyfriend in the "Casteel" series. We never learn exactly what is wrong with Sylvia; at times, she seems like Chief Bromden in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" since she is obviously capable of retaining SOME knowledge. Nevertheless, V. C. Andrews has never been more effective at storytelling than she is here; she is careful not to reveal too much about the protagonists at once and leaves the reader guessing until the very end. Overall, I recommend it.
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Summary: dark and haunting
Review: This book is probably the darkest book of all the VC books, even more so than the Dollanganger series. Audrina's character is developed in a very confusing way, so it's a little frustrating when you try to make sense of the book, yet it kept me hooked until the very end. I like how the book takes place in a gothic setting where time seemingly has stopped. It has a great plot and keeps you wondering up until the end of the book. I took off one star because I didn't really like Arden towards the end of the book. He developed into a weak, incompetent guy who was nowhere near good enough for Audrina. And I absolutely HATED the ending of this book!! It was a major disappointment for me. It left me feeling INCREDIBLY sorry for Audrina. Poor girl...after suffering so much...and this is all she ends up with...
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Summary: Stupid
Review: This story was so obvious it was a boring read. V.C. Andrews (if she really wrote this or if it was her 'ghost') wrote this story to stand on it's own. It is a complete novel, not part of a series. If you are not familiar with V.C. Andrew's or her masterpiece 'Flowers in the Attic', you may enjoy this dark tale between a father and his daughter. If you are familiar with her, this story gives itself away just because you know V.C. wrote it.
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