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Heart Song (Logan Family)

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In the last book Melody discovered things about herself that were earth shattering, and to top it off her mother was killed in a car accident. In this book Melody continues her search for the truth by looking for her real father. She figures that the only way she can find out the truth is to visit her REAL grandmother even though Olivia forbids it. ALso since she and Cary discovered that they weren't really cousins their affection for eachother is starting to grow. As Melody searches for the truth she may find out that some secrets are too painful to dig up. This book was another great book in the Logan series. It was just as good as Melody. Reading about Melody's quest for the truth is veyr entertaining and the next book, Unfinished Symphony, looks even better. I reccomend this book to any fan of VC Andrews and the Logan Family series.

From beginning to end this book will have you interested. It is a sad story at times. Melody is a strong kind hearted but witty girl. She takes on the Logan family with grace and ATTITUDE and she's terriffic! Excellent book Thanks V.C. for another job well done.

To me, Heart Song was a weak point in the Logan family series. There's nothing really deep or dark here, and the story pretty much plods on. There's some entertaining parts, and of course there is Melody versus Olivia, that is always fun to read about as Melody strives to discover her paternity and the revelations that follow her in her quest to discover this secret - and the surprise twist answer she gets. Overall a fairly entertaining if slow read. It picks up in the next book.

VC Andrews is amazing. The book is great - all "her" books are. (they are ghost written by Andrew Neiderman). The seller shipped it fast and it was as promised.

This book was alright. Not the best one in the series, but I think it still gave some insight about the lead character, Melody. The one thing that's always bothered me about V.C. Andrews is that I don't think she ever makes clear what time frame she's writing about. I can probably guess, but I know I won't be right. I assume Melody is set during the 70's or early 90's. I can only imagine that Laura is written during the late 50s or early 60s just because of how strict her bible wielding father is. Plus he was always adamant about praying before eating and reading the bible and who Laura could date. I don't think that kind of parenting is common these days, but I could be wrong.

In the story, Heart Song, Melody Logan, the main character, was living among what seemed strangers to her. Her mother Haille recently died in a car accident so she has to go live with her relatives on Cape Cod, leaving everyone she knows behind in West Virginia. When she gets there, she finds out that they are strange people and have lots of secrets.
Melody finds out that her cousin Laura Logan just recently died too in a boat accident. At the Logan's house, her Aunt Sarah thought of her as a replacement of her dead daughter, her uncle Jacob thought of her as the devil's daughter, her cousin May who is deaf always seems lost and confused most of the time, and her cousin Cary, who was the only one that really cared for her.
Her cousin Cary finds her a job with a man named Kenneth Childs, he is an artist and her job is to clean his home and studio. Everyone thinks Kenneth Childs is Melody biological father. In the artist's studio, there is a secret room that is always locked. One day, when the artist is gone, Cary comes over and they get suspicious about the room. They open it by screwing the hinges off the door. Melody is very surprised to find pictures of her mom that Kenneth had drew but Melody doesn't say anything about it.
One day, her grandma Olivia tells her that she isn't her real grandmother. Her real grandmother Belinda, was put away in a resting home by her sister Olivia because Olivia makes everyone believe that Belinda is crazy. When Melody discovers who her real grandmother is, goes to visit her and the grandmother tells her secrets that no one in her family knows about. Later, Melody also discovers that she and Cary aren't really cousins and after they found out, they reveal their feelings and affections for each other.
Suddenly, a surprising accident in the family occurs, her Uncle has a heart attach and decides to tells Melody things about her mother that no one else can know about. Then, one day in a magazine, she finds a model that looks exactly like her mom but cannot be her mom because her mom is dead. So Melody seeks out to find out more about the model that looks like her mom.
The story is very interesting because it tells you how a girl has to suddenly grow up when her mom dies and has no body to go to except her relatives that live in a different city and are practically strangers to her and have lots of secrets. It is very exciting to find out how Melody starts to discover the secrets of her family and how she falls in love with her Cary, a guy that she thought it was her cousin.

This book was rather dull, and it took almost the entire book to let the reader know the identity of Melody's maternal grandfather- we learn nothing else of intrest from the plot. The love scenes between Cary and Melody are a bit much to bear, considering that they are 2nd cousins.But if you consider the fact that no one seems to be upset with the idea that Hallie(Melody's Mom) ran off and married her first cousin we should not be surprised. If you are bored on a rainy sunday, pick this up at a book store.

For a book this long, there isn't that much thrills. It's too much like a soap opera, and Grand. Olivia is way too boring. Even when Melody visits her real Grandmother in the mental clinic, there was no action!!! But if you want to learn more about the Logan family, then I would read this. Otherwise, skip to the third novel.

Everyone seems to hate the Logans but I like them!

Melody has a good job working for Kenneth over the summer. Kenneth told Melody that he and his dad Nelson tried to help her mom Haille make good choices. Kenneth was disappointed that Haille didn't listen to him. I am sure even Samuel wanted Haille to be successful too. Jacob and Olivia had no right to be blaming Melody for their problems with Haille. I was glad when Melody stood up to Jacob and Olivia. Somebody had to. Jacob and Olivia was stressing everybody around them out. Cary needed every hug Melody gave him. It must have made Cary feel better when he knew he didn't have to face his problems alone. When I read about Melody, her character reminded me of a college buddy I have who is a Scott County sheriff's deputy. I hope if my buddy is reading this, he will consider talking with me about the books of my favorite author VC Andrews. Those books could help him with his work while he's questioning others. I could use more time meeting with people like Melody. People like Melody help people who are in most need of help.