Brooke - Virginia Andrews

Brooke (1096 words)
by Ovetta2001 - written on 06/02/08, updated on 06/02/08 (Very useful, 106 readings)
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From the day I could read, Virginia Andrews has been one of my favourite authors. Her ability to draw you into her books and really will the characters forward is a skill not all have and I have read many a book by others where I find myself not finishing it. However Virginia Andrews has always created a great story which means I find it difficult to put my book down and leave it till later. In turn this means that because her books are mostly considered a light read I have found my way though most of her collection. The life of Virginia Andrews was unfortunately far from perfect. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1923 Virginia was only daughter of the family. As a teenager ...

Brooke - Virginia Andrews

What have I done to deserve this? (572 words)
by JAZZ100 - written on 18/02/04, updated on 18/02/04 (Useful, 63 readings)
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This is what Brooke must be continuously thinking in this emotional and riveting read. If you enjoy Virginia Andrews then this will not disappoint. For as long as she can remember Brooke has wished for her mother to come back and take her from the orphanage. Then glamerous Pamela and Peter Thompson chose her to adopt and she can not believe her luck. Brooke just wants to be loved and be part of a real family. Unfortunately Pamela has different intentions. She tries to mould Brooke in to becoming a winner of Beauty contests - what she once did - and is determined to make Brooke suceed where she failed. So Brooke is brought in to Pamela's world of ...

Ruby - Virginia Andrews

Not quite a gem but definitely readable (658 words)
by MI9to5 - written on 29/01/09 (Very useful, 122 readings)
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No I m not usually a fan of the style of novels that Virginia Andrews writes and wouldn t particularly choose to read one of her books of my own accord. However for Christmas my parents bought me a somewhat large collection of her books and so I thought I d give them a go. From the collection I decided that I would read the Landry Family Series first and so picked up the first book entitled Ruby and got stuck in. This story is in fact rather an intriguing one and I somehow found myself being drawn into the chapters and pulled along by the tale as it unfolded before my eyes. Now I wouldn t normally do this in a review but the novel itself is one that is not complex to ...