The Wildflowers - Misty, Star, Jade, Cat
by V. C. Andrews
Wildflowers (Collections and Selections — omnibus 1-4)
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Four Girls With Dark Secrets To Share. Four Extraordinary New York Times Bestesellers -- Together For The First Time. MISTY...Trapped in the middle of her parents' bitter divorce, she hides an unspeakable secret deep inside: she hates them. Now, brought to Dr. Marlowe's therapy group, she's about to meet three other girls who just might understand. STAR...She may never forgive her parents for the pain they have caused her. But in the safety of this new circle of friends, she will finally show more face the nightmares of her past. JADE...Escaping the madness of a hateful courtroom battle, she was lured into an ordeal too traumatic to forget -- and much too terrible to share. CAT...Like the other girls, Cat has a story of her own. But maybe she should lie -- just make something up. Because the truth is more horrifying than the others could possibly imagine.... show lessTags
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Honestly, not the worst of Andrew Neirderman's work, but definitely not the best. The stories are predictable by this point, although having each story be a novella instead of a full=length novel made the stories go along quicker so there wasn't so much plodding along. I hated Jade's story the most, it was so cliched and nonsensical. Overall, it's okay as a YA/generic teen book story collection but definitely not worthy of the VCA name.
Cat's own story could have been made into a full-length series with a few added twists.
People say that Neiderman shouldn't be writing from the perspective of teenage girls because he's an old man. I disagree - I find that statement in itself to be ageist (and sexist) Stephen King, an author I admire and show more respect, has depicted various female POVs in his books, as well as children's POVs, etc in empathetic and convincing scenes/chapters/story arcs. And in If There be Thorns, I felt VCA did a nice job doing Bart's voice as an angry and lonely little boy.
With enough imagination, empathy, and research I believe an author can write from just about any POV they desire. Neiderman is lacking in all three and it really shows as the years go by. show less
Cat's own story could have been made into a full-length series with a few added twists.
People say that Neiderman shouldn't be writing from the perspective of teenage girls because he's an old man. I disagree - I find that statement in itself to be ageist (and sexist) Stephen King, an author I admire and show more respect, has depicted various female POVs in his books, as well as children's POVs, etc in empathetic and convincing scenes/chapters/story arcs. And in If There be Thorns, I felt VCA did a nice job doing Bart's voice as an angry and lonely little boy.
With enough imagination, empathy, and research I believe an author can write from just about any POV they desire. Neiderman is lacking in all three and it really shows as the years go by. show less
This took me longer to read than I would have liked, but I kept putting it down to read graphic novels for some reason. Whenever I returned to it I was always invested though, so each is a good story and stands on their own individual merits. More review coming later on my blog!
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Born on June 6, 1924 in Portsmouth, Va., Virginia Cleo ("V. C.") Andrews was one of three children of William Henry and Lillian Lilnora. Andrews worked as a commercial fashion and portrait artist for a time. However, after her father's death in the late 1960s and the family's subsequent move to Manchester, Mo, she began what she described as show more "closet" writing. It was her publisher's decision to use the initials V. C. rather than her full name. This was done for the purpose of neutralizing her gender so as to sell to adult male audiences; the common belief was that men did not like to read books by women writers. Andrews eventually became a full-time writer. Her first novel was a science fiction fantasy entitled The Gods of the Green Mountains, published in 1972. In 1980, she published the bestseller Flowers in the Attic, followed by Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows; all of which comprise the Dollanganger Series. Andrews died of breast cancer on December 19, 1986, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. After her death, her family hired a ghost writer, Andrew Neiderman, to finish the manuscripts she had started. He would complete the next two novels, Garden of Shadows and Fallen Hearts, and they were published soon after. These two novels are considered the last to bear the "V. C. Andrews" name and to be almost completely written by Andrews herself. She left a legacy of books that have been sold worldwide and translated into 13 foreign languages. (Bowker Author Biography) V.C. Andrews' novels have sold more than eighty-five million copies and have been translated into sixteen foreign languages. All 38 of V.C. Andrews' novels have hit the New York Times bestseller list. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- The Wildflowers - Misty, Star, Jade, Cat
- Disambiguation notice
- Contains only the first FOUR works of the series, Misty, Star, Jade, Cat
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