Litsy

Ruby | V.C. Andrews

so-so

This was something. Between the almost incest, attempted SA, extortion, and just plain entitlement of some the characters, I was not feeling it. This was my first V.C. Andrews. I‘m not saying it will be the last, but I‘m not coming back soon. #Bookspin

Updated: I was a little curious about what happened next, so I looked up a summary. It‘s a no for me.

TheAromaofBooks

Soubhiville I don‘t know if this is one of the author‘s books I read as a teen, but that sounds right on track for her. I‘d say if this didn‘t appeal to you, you‘d be safe to just skip all her others. 3w

Jadams89 @Soubhiville Thanks for the tip! I‘m not sure if I just wasn‘t in the right mood for it - I have one more on my shelf, so I may try again later this year. 3w

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes a book just isn't a good match. 3w

TheUrbanReader I completely agree! I felt as though this book was throwing out anything to keep the reader going. At every turn there is something new without much development, detail or room for growth. Whilst the way the book was wrote allowed me to finish the book, I genuinely found it very surface level and random 2w

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SmartBookWorms

Flowers in the Attic | Virginia Andrews

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“Flowers in the Attic“ is a dark and unforgettable novel that explores the depths of human depravity and the resilience of the human spirit. While it is a work of fiction, it raises important questions about family, loyalty, and the corrupting influence of greed. The novel's enduring power lies in its ability to create a chilling and unsettling experience that remains with the reader long after the story concludes...

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BookwormAHN

Black Cat | Virginia Andrews

Okay #BlackCatCrew here is our current total. Very good everyone! Next check-in for #HauntedShelf is the 31st.
🖤🐈‍⬛🖤🐈‍⬛🖤 @PuddleJumper
@Fortifiedbybooks @JessieKB @ShyBookOwl @tdrosebud @hp-lover9000 @MaleficentBookDragon @MartinaLove @TheDaysGoBy @AnnCrystal @Captivatedbybooks @Read4life @ImperfectCJ @texaschaitea @104_goodbuddyy @Allydanielle88

PuddleJumper 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ Doing great! 4mo

AnnCrystal 👏🥳👍💝. 3mo

ShyBookOwl 🐈‍⬛🎉 3mo

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BookwormAHN

Black Cat | Virginia Andrews

#BlackCatCrew Welcome to the 2nd game for #HauntedShelf This one is word associations. Starting word is PHANTASMAL 🐈‍⬛
@Fortifiedbybooks @JessieKB @ShyBookOwl @tdrosebud @hp-lover9000 @MaleficentBookDragon @MartinaLove @TheDaysGoBy @AnnCrystal @Captivatedbybooks @Read4life @ImperfectCJ @texaschaitea @104_goodbuddyy @Allydanielle88

BookwormAHN Also I still need some of y'alls totals for the 1st half. 4mo

AnnCrystal Thanks for the tag 🥳👍💝.

Revenant 👻. 4mo

PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🖤 4mo

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Read4life Supernatural 4mo

Sarah.knavy Banshee 4mo

MaleficentBookDragon Harpy 4mo

ImperfectCJ Poltergeist (and apologies for not turning in 1st half points...I'm having trouble keeping track of points, but I'll try to retroactively log them and report the full amount at the end of the month) 3mo

BookwormAHN @ImperfectCJ No worries 🐈‍⬛ 3mo

AnnCrystal Didn't add my entries here to my totals on today's posts...I will add to my next post.

Also, we're starting over from point check-in, right? Start adding from 0, not continuing to add onto the 450 points from my first half points? Or should I continue posting both totals??

Thanks ☺️👍💝. 3mo

AnnCrystal Oops, here is a word association entry:

Haunting 👻. 3mo

BookwormAHN @AnnCrystal You can do it either way. At the of the month you can either give me your full total or your total for this half. I'll add everyone's together 1st half and 2nd half for our complete total 🐈‍⬛ 3mo

AnnCrystal Thanks 💕🐈‍⬛ @BookwormAHN perfect ☺️👍💝. 3mo

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TheBookgeekFrau

Flowers in the Attic | V C Andrews

Awesome find at the library book sale tonight!!

If I can't have the hardcover edition my mother got rid of (I will never not be mad about that), I'm happy to settle for a first Pocket Books printing from November 1979 for only $0.60 😁 Couldn't believe a room full of booksellers scooping up everything in sight passed this by 🤣

dabbe #sheerawesomeness 🤩🤩🤩 4mo

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe Right?!!!!! 💃🏻💃🏻 4mo

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snapsnarlgrowl

Flowers in the Attic, Volume 1: 40th Anniversary Edition (Reissue, Reissue) | V C Andrews

At least I can say I‘ve read it?

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wildwoodreads

Flowers in the Attic | Virginia Andrews

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Guys, what did I just read??? This book frustrated me endlessly because it had a ton of plot holes. It made me super uncomfortable and the ending was a little anticlimactic. But yet I couldn‘t put it down. It caught my attention and made me want to read again. After a four month book slump I‘m grateful for that.

wildwoodreads Full Review: https://wildwoodreads.com/2024/08/09/flowers-in-the-attic-review/ 6mo

ChaoticMissAdventures Imagine if you will it is 1990 and I am a new teen and my cousins give this to me because new teen GenXers needed trauma to form us 😂. 6mo

wildwoodreads @ChaoticMissAdventures Oooofff I‘m sure that was an experience 😂😂😂 I‘m mildly traumatized and I‘m grown. 😂 6mo

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dabbe My first really scare read as a middle schooler in 1979. 😱 (edited) 6mo

bookaholic1 This series was #1 back in my day...I still could open each book of the series and enjoy.... 6mo

wildwoodreads @bookaholic1 It is enjoyable for sure! 6mo

wildwoodreads @dabbe I imagine it was scary for a middle schooler! 6mo

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