by V.C. Andrews
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For Carrie, Chris and Cathy the attic was a dark horror that would not leave their minds.Of course mother had to pretend they didn't exist and grandmother was convinced they had the devil in them. But that wasn't their fault. Was it? Cathy knew what to do. She knew it was time to show her mother and grandmother that the pain and terror of the attic could not be forgotten...Show them. Show them -- once and for all.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 And the saga continues, 2008-09-30
After reading Flowers in the Attic, I was happy to continue the story. If I were Cathy, I'd be supremely pissed off at my own mother, and want to plot revenge. It was sad in some parts, but a satisfying read overall.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Hungry for blood!, 2008-09-23
Petals on the Wind picks up where FitA left off. The three remaining children are running for their lives. They're taken in by a kind (but lecherous) man who does everything he can to help them fulfill their wildest dreams. Cathy takes ballet lessons, Chris goes to medical school. It's almost perfect! Everything would be perfect, except for the fact that the past still haunts them. To personalize a cheesy cliché, you can take the kids out of the attic but you can't take the attic out of the kids.
Perhaps in large part due to all the abuse and neglect and starvation she suffered, Carrie is very small (with a head that doesn't quite fit her tiny body), and the kids all tease her at school. And she still lives in fear that she is as evil as the grandmother always told them they were. Chris is still madly in love with Cathy. He can't imagine loving any other woman. Cathy is desperate to make it as a ballerina and prove that she is better than her mother. She doesn't want anyone, and especially Chris, holding her back. She feels ashamed about her relationship with Chris and she does all she can to escape her feelings for him and make him turn away from her.
I assume that if you are truly interested in reading this book, you have already read FitA. So I think we can skip the "INCEST WARNING" and move on, right?
Yes, Petals on the Wind contains incest. It kinda has to. There's no way that Cathy and Chris could do what they did in FitA and not have it affect their relationship for the rest of their lives. The question is, will they move on? Will they heal and find love again in more appropriate places? Will they renounce sex altogether and live the lives of nuns and priests (lol)? Or will Chris try to drag Cathy down with him and pester her until she gives in? A morbidly interesting dilemma, indeed, as we see Cathy hopping from one man to the next as she tries to escape her brother's smothering lust. Three men in particular catch her eye and make it into her fantasies---her much older guardian, an abusive danseur named Julian and her mother's husband Bart.
Cathy is not exactly a player. She has a few lovers but not an exorbitant amount. The thing about Cathy's sexual life is that it is just so darned inappropriate that we can't help but shake our heads at her and think, "That girl is out of her mind." For example, right off the bat, she decides it would be interesting to seduce her (lecherous) guardian. And, somehow or other, it only goes downhill from there. For many, this will be very off-putting. She's not as sympathetic as she was in FitA. But she's hurting and she's traumatized, so, at times, I couldn't help but feel pity for her, despite her foolish, even downright cruel, ways.
There is a lot of sex in the book. It is written in a way that gives the novel a trashy feel. Cathy is out to cause her mother pain and suffering, and one way she does this, in particular, is so incredibly sick and wrong that it makes one want to smack her. Many of the other characters are extraordinarily selfish and abusive as well, and yet still, Cathy comes across as a manipulative, abrasive, extremely vindictive woman who does what she wants at any cost to her self and to others. It makes for a tense and interesting plotline (and maybe that's why so many fans seem to like this book). I certainly don't think it's ever boring. And the characters are quite multi-dimensional for a book of this kind. They will do things that will greatly frustrate the reader, yet I think fans of the first book will be entertained. I think it's a decent sequel, so long as you know what to expect.
So read this book if you were frustrated by the end of FitA and want to see the grandmother and mother pay for their horrible crimes against defenseless little children. I don't think the conclusion is completely satisfying but it's a decent revenge story. Read this book if you want to know more about Cathy and Chris and their day to day lives and struggles---though keep in mind that the incest doesn't go away but only becomes worse. The book does feel a bit like a soap opera with all that's going on, but if you're just looking to be entertained, give it a try. I think that, chances are, if you loved FitA, you'll at least enjoy PotW. But keep in mind that Cathy's changed. She's not the responsible little 12 year old anymore. Everything that was once good about her has gone out the window. She's an emotional wreck. And she's out there in the world now, intent on getting back all that was denied her. And she's hungry for blood!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
If you read Flowers in the Attic, you have to read this, 2008-04-26
I was captivated by Flowers in the Attic and so had to read this. It answers a lot of questions left by the first book and develops the story further.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
For the Smut Reader in You..., 2008-02-12
This is my favorite book in the Dollanger series. Its the most heart-breaking, tragic, and interesting in the series int hat we see that the children from book one have grown up and now trying to face a world that was shut off to them for most of their adolescence and childhood.
The protaganist is daring in her revenge, seductive in her romantic choices, and bold as she unleashes her full wrath. If you're a genuine smut reader, then this book (and the third one, Seeds of Yesterday) will wet your appetite.
I don't want to ruin the book for those who haven't read it. But, if you picked up the first book, finish the series. Its never ending tells of deception, lies, and incestry will have you wanting more.
I also reccommend another series if you liked this one: The Casteel Series, which begins with Heaven.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
AMAZING!, 2008-01-03
Omg... this book was AMAZING!!
one of the best i've EVER read!
yes, the concept of the story is disturbing, but its soo well written, you cant but help to LOVE this book!
5stars!
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