When I was about 24 years old I read my very first V.C. Andrews book which was titled “Flowers in the Attic” and from that very first book, I was hooked! For twenty years now, I think I have read almost every book that has ever been published by that author. I have never been disappointed with a single one.
Just released for purchase on January 21st, 2014 is a brand new book titled “The Unwelcomed Child“.
MY MOTHER HAD LOOKED INTO THE FACE OF EVIL SO MANY TIMES SHE KNEW WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS ME. I WAS BORN WITHOUT A SOUL…
Synopsis: Follow along with Ellie Edwards, who grew up believing that because of her mother’s sinful ways she was born without a soul; that’s why she was abandoned and left in the care of Grandmother Myra and Grandfather Prescott, who try to ensure her evil will not infect them—by raising her in a virtual prison. Because her days are occupied with homeschooling, strict religious studies, and vigorous housekeeping in their upstate New York home, Elle knows practically nothing of the outside world, even as she emerges as a young woman with impressive artistic talent. But when she makes a secret, forbidden connection to vacationers at the nearby lake—a handsome boy and his precocious twin sister—Elle’s world will shatter. Will discovering the truths about her past send her future plummeting to hell?
My Thoughts: As a huge V.C. Andrews fan, I was NOT disappointed with this new book! Grandmother Myra is one strict and at times…mean grandmother! Grandfather Prescott is not mean or abusive to Elle but he rarely stands up to his mean and sometimes irrational wife.
The story starts out giving you a little bit of history. Elle’s mother went away to college and attended a party where she was given the date-rape drug. She was a wild teenager and young woman who eventually got pregnant thanks to that rape. She came home to live with her parents late into her pregnancy and wanted them to pay for an abortion because she didn’t want to be a mother and certainly not a mother to a child conceived from rape. Her mother Myra doesn’t believe in abortions and totally blamed her daughter for the rape & for getting pregnant because she felt her daughter was evil & wild with no christian morals. She had the baby, took off and the grandparents were left to raise the little girl who they named Elle.
Grandmother Myra was very strict with Elle and kept her hidden from the world until she became 15 years old. Elle was practically the maid, housekeeper, etc. in the home…very sheltered life. Eventually, grandmother Myra lightens up on her when she turns 15 and allows her to attend public school. While waiting for the school year to begin Elle meets the handsome neighbor boy Mason and his twin sister Claudine. They are 2 or 3 years older than Elle and her grandparents have no idea that she has been sneaking out of the house and meeting up with them. As you can imagine, hormones run crazy and Elle and Mason fall in-love…teenage love.
With all of that said…there are a LOT of twists, turns and hidden secrets throughout this story line that come to “light” as the story plays out. It is very suspenseful, thrilling and plenty of mystery to keep your interest peaked.
From the very first chapter, this book is a PAGE TURNER! I could not read it fast enough! It doesn’t end the way you think it should or how you hope it would. I am not going to tell you how it ends as that would be a spoiler but I will tell you this…If you are a V.C. Andrews fan, YOU HAVE GOT TO GET THIS BOOK!!!
About V.C. Andrews: One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of her spellbinding classic Flowers in the Attic. That blockbuster novel began the renowned Dollanganger family saga, which includes Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows. Since then, readers have been captivated by more than seventy novels in V.C. Andrews’s bestselling series. V.C. Andrews’s novels have sold more than 106 million copies and have been translated into 22 foreign languages.
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Interesting! V.C. Andrews is a very talented author. I am amazed at all the books that are still coming out and the indepth stories. She follows families over generations and puts real thought and meaning into each detail. I’m sure there are lots of twists and turns. She shows us true disfunctional families and tugs at your emotions while sending a tingle up your spine. Can’t wait to check this book out.
I have n’t read many VC Andrews books because I am not a fan of that type of fiction. Flowers in the Attiic bothered me when I read it so long ago. This book seems to follow her usual pattern and I am sure it will thrill all VC Andrews followers.
I have been a fan of V.C. Andrews for so many years. I am going to have to find time to read this.
I gotta read this! I’ll have to get this one soon. I remember Flowers In The Attic.
I remember reading her books when I was in my 20s too. I devoured them! But haven’t read them in many years. Now that I am sick in bed most days with lupus, a good book is just what I need! Will have my hubby look for it next time he is out.
A very cruel mom indeed! The book sounds interesting and not too uncommon!
WOW! This book sounds very interesting. I like the story line and want to see what happens to this girl and see if she turns out in adulthood. I will have to get this book and read it. Thanks for the review.