A compelling sequel (Petals on the Wind - Virginia Andrews)

Member Name: happypanda

Product:	Petals on the Wind - Virginia Andrews
Date:	29/06/09 (5 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Full of horror and pain

Disadvantages: Unrealistic and very sad

Petals on the Wind is the second book in the Dollanganger/Flowers in the attic series, and it follows Cathy and her remaining siblings as they escape from Foxworth Hall, where their mother tried to murder them, to a hopeful new life outside. While they are escaping on a bus, Carrie gets ill, and a woman takes them back to her "doctor friend." Here is where their lives begin.

But still haunted by the horror of their lives in Foxworth Hall and the little brother they left behind, Cathy cannot let go, and driven by the desire for revenge, she seeks out her mother and tries to destroy everything she holds dear, but ends up losing what she loves the most.

This book is just as horrific as the last, with many cruel, tear-jerking moments and deaths at every turn. We begin with hope for the children's new lives and end with the pain and resentment of Cathy and her brother who just can't let her go.

This sequel although compelling does seem to be unlikely, the possibility that the first one could happen gives us the chills, this one seems very unrealistic in comparison, but just as dark and horrific.

A tale of pain, revenge, incest and death, it will keep you on the edge of your seat and in tears. A book you wont forget.

Summary: A book that is a must if you've read Flowers in the Attic