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Summary: What happened to the classic V. C. Andrews style?
Review: I'm beginning to wonder if the ghost writers ever read the books V. C. Andrews actually wrote herself. These new novels pale in comparision. Aside from the never ending hints about what's going to happen, the book retells most of the story previously lined out in the mini series books. For real fans, its barely worth reading.
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Summary: I didn't think it was that bad until the end...
Review: It ended too suddenly; there's not even a "what happened to everyone" epilogue as in the other miniseries finalies. And what's with the GW and the artist? Can they not decide what these girls look like? Cinnamon now has coal-black hair? Most of the girls' characters are pretty blah, with the exception of Cinnamon. There's the gratuitous near-rape scene, and an almost-incest scene (the GW usually finds a way to make sure the participants aren't blood-related). It did keep me reading until the end, and then it was just...over. All in all, another disappointing effort. When will I learn?
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Summary: The Andrews family has some sense...
Review: Look at it like this: The V.C. Andrews Trust has some sense. You know how normal books are printed in hardcover first before in softcover? Well, these books are just printed in soft cover. Hardcover books can cost quite a bit in comparison to softcovers. Think of the money we'd waste if they went the normal route! So we aren't wasting all that much money, although I could use my seven or four dollars on better things than the awful books that were spawned starting with the Wildflower series.
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Summary: What is happening here?
Review: Ok I have been getting more and more discouraged with everything that the ghost writers have been putting out. I didn't like the beginning of the book. It picked up more around page 100 and got a little better.They changed everyone but Honey (who in my opinion needed to be changed the most). Pretty much, they go to the school, big secrets, getting taken advantage of because the girl is naive. The normal stuff that has been going on since the cutler series, only not as good.
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Summary: What is happening here?
Review: Ok I have been getting more and more discouraged with everything that the ghost writers have been putting out. I didn't like the beginning of the book. It picked up more around page 100 and got a little better. They changed everyone but Honey (who in my opinion needed to be changed the most). Pretty much, they go to the school, big secrets, getting taken advantage of because the girl is naive. The normal stuff that has been going on since the cutler series, only not as good.
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Summary: Will the GW ever get better?!?!?!
Review: Ok. The whole shooting stars miniseries has been the worst one yet. And I thought it couldn't get worse than the Orphans. This book was so shallow and predictable. The characters were flat and immature. I thought that there would be more romance but Honey only sees her boyfriend once.
This story had so much potential but when I found out who the person upstairs really was and what had happened to her I couldn't beleive what cheap material they were using! I can't beleive the family allowed this to be printed. Better luck next time.
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Summary: What the heck?
Review: Poor V.C. must be spinning in her grave! What the heck is going on here? Have the GWs not read the previous four books before someone sat down to write this one? Is it just me or did Rose not have a Georgia-Peach accent until she met the other girls? Why'd they write that in there? I found it very annoying. Cinnamon with coal black hair? What, so that's the only way you can be goth? What happened to her original hair color and length? Why was Ice so suddenly sheepish and constantly looking to Cinnamon for guidance? Honey's character was pretty much the same, but is it me or was the story narrated by Honey...but focusing more on what Cinnamon said/thought and did? Overall this was a slow as molasses and tried too hard. Perhaps the GW should actually sit down and read V.C.'s work and the reader comments and maybe a *good* book will finally be produced. We V.C. Andrews readers haven't read a truly good one in a long while. I hope 'Willow' will be a lot more promising.
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Summary: Hooray For Cheese!
Review: This book is very cheesy. If you don't like cheesy books, I'd avoid this one if I were you. Like many Virginia Andrews books (the originals and the new ones), it is pure cheddar.
Personally, I don't mind cheese as long as it's well-plotted cheese with interesting characters, and this book definitely doesn't let me down here (on the character front, Cinnamon has become a goth, which is funny). It has a plot that, generally speaking, isn't lifted from one of the other books (they do that sometimes when they think you aren't looking), and although the narrator can be a bit of a whinger at times, the other characters more than make up for that.
If you've read the other mini-series, you will know that it might be best to skip the first four books (which are mainly about introducing characters rather than having a plot) and go onto the main book. For all three miniseries, I bought all five books. Learn from my mistakes.
This isn't exactly as good as the main books from "Orphans" and "Wildflowers," but it's nearly there. The ending is a bit anti-climactic, which is annoying, but since the rest of the story is brilliant I won't nit-pick. Read this book and bask in the glory of cheese.
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Summary: Godawful...
Review: This is NO classic V.C. Andrews book, i wouldnt waste my time if i were you.
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Summary: Shooting Stars: Falling Stars
Review: V.C. Andrews combined mystery, romance, and the realistic struggle to succeed in the world into this great book. It's about four girls going to the Senetsky School of Performing Arts. The story is told by Honey, one of these girls. I really enjoyed this book because it has a lot of cliff-hangers that kept me wanting to keep reading. I never wanted to put the book down. For instance, one night, Honey sees a shadow outside her window. After she talks to Rose, Ice, and Cinnamon, she finds that she wasn't the only one to see this shadow. Rose had also seen it. So, the girls get determined to find out what had made the shadow. They sleep in Rose's room one night to find out. Another part of this book that I enjoyed was the way the four girls always stuck together. When the two boys, Steven and Howard, who were also going to the Senetsky school, bothered one of the girls, another was always there to back her up. They even vowed that they would all leave if one girl was kicked out. Because of their strength when they were all together, the girls were able to get through the strenuous work forced upon them at their school and live through their fears when they believed someone may have been watching them. They discovered that they could do anything together, even if they could get kicked out of the school they had worked so hard to get into. They were also able to find a secret about Madame Senetsky and her family that no one else had ever known. The question is: Will they get caught? I really enjoyed all of the twists and turns that occured in this novel and the great writing by V.C. Andrews. I highly recommand that you, also, read this book.
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