Olivia [Turtleback]

V. C. Andrews (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606175296
• ISBN-13: 978-0606175296
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)

More About the Author

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 her 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 fifty novels in V.C. Andrews' bestselling series. The thrilling new series featuring the March family continues with Scattered Leaves, forthcoming from Pocket Books. V.C. Andrews' novels have sold more than one hundred million copies and have been translated into sixteen foreign languages.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little odd, October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Olivia (Thorndike Core) (Hardcover)

I believe it's a little odd how this series was written. I've always loved the order in which the books were written. By writing it with the last book explaining the story, you make the reader think for themselves and want to go back and read the series all over again. We all sit there the first four books and condemn the evil grandmother and then we hear the grandmother's story and understand the rest. However, it's odd how the Logan series jumps to Laura's story. Ideally, we would expect to hear Haille's story. Olivia was a good book...but it's all a little out of the traditional order it usually is written in. Maybe the ghost-writer has a say in it?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Prequel Power, April 25, 2000

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Martha - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olivia (Logan Family) (Hardcover)

Give this book a break! No, it wasn't classic VCA, the heroine gorgeous, loving, vulnerable,wanted, but I think Olivia is to be admired. She was a strong woman and was expected to do a lot for the family which she did. This book was a huge step up from the pathetic Logan series, and I did connect with Olivia. I was surprised that I actually cheered her on to sleep with Nelson, although it was disappointing and unfulfilling. I love all the prequels, and I was glad that Olivia was her own person. She did want to be loved, and it was tragic that it was unrequited.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!, July 25, 1999

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[e-mail] (Brooklyn, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olivia (Logan Family) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was the first book I'd ever read by VC Andrews and I don't care if it IS a ghost writer, I still like the books. I could definetly identify with Olivia, but I also think that she was too cold. I was embarrased for her in certain parts, and been frightened of her, too. She is such a three dimensional character, and I want to know more about her and her family. I've ordered the rest of the Logan family series, just to see what happened before and what will happen in the future! Definetly a good read!