Wicked Forest (De Beers) [Mass Market Paperback]

V.C. Andrews (Author)

Book Description

Series: De Beers | Publication Date: May 21, 2002

IN A WORLD OF HIDDEN DANGERS, IT'S EASY TO GET LOST.... After discovering her true identity, Willow De Beers leaves her North Carolina town to live with her real mother and her half-brother in Palm Beach, Florida. Now caught up in a world of glamour and extravagant wealth -- where nosy neighbors, fueled by gossip and greed, keep an eye on her eccentric family -- Willow is determined to make a fresh start.

Thatcher Eaton, the debonair attorney, uses his intoxicating charm once again, this time convincing Willow to give him her hand in marriage. It's to be the ritziest wedding of the decade, even by Palm Beach standards. But as future plans are made, families feud and rumors fly -- and Willow soon learns the horrifying truth: from the darkest of secrets, there is no escape....

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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. V.C. Andrews' novels have sold more than one hundred million copies and have been translated into sixteen foreign languages.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books; First edition (May 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067103992X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671039929
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #744,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but predictable, as usual., June 11, 2002

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Jenni "jenni35" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wicked Forest (De Beers) (Mass Market Paperback)

Okay, let me start off by saying I've been a V.C. Andrews fan for almost 20 years. HER books were much better then, much better than the books the ghostwriter puts out now. Why? Because he uses a formula to write these books.

Now this book had a great story. A ritzy lifestyle, interesting people, fancy mansions. I liked Willow and wanted to know more after reading it and this book picked up the trail really well. However, it was VERY predicatble, even for fans who have only read a couple of the V.C. Andrews books. Yep, things are going to look rosy for Willow for a bit, but as a fan, I KNEW something bad would happen right before the ending and it did. Typical. But, all in all, this one has a great storyline and interesting characters and was a really quick read. Great for any V.C. Andrews fan.

And, as for those awful letters at the end of these books. Give me a break...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Willow can't be this stupid, October 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Wicked Forest (De Beers) (Mass Market Paperback)

I really enjoyed Willow and was looking forward to this installment. Boy was I dissapointed! I want to know what happened to the Willow from the first book. She is painfully absent from the second installment and that absence really hurst this book. In Wicked Forest, Willow is replaced with a weak and incredibly stupid version of the girl from the first book. She spends the entire book looking at life through rose colored glasses. The Thachter situation really made me angry. Many times I had to put the book down because I was annoyed with the whole thing. Any girl with half a brain could see Thachter's infidelity coming and by making Willow so blind to the situation made a half way decent book barely tolertable. As with other reader I also felt the ending was rushed. There had to have been a better way of handling that, even if it meant having a 3rd book from Willows point of view.

One of my pet peeves about all V.C. Andrews is the fact that no matter how old the main character gets she still refers to her parents as "Mommy" & "Daddy." Come on, I stopped doing that when I was in elementary school. All this does is take away from character's intellegience & in some cases they don't have all that much to spare (i.e. this book)

I agree with everyone regarding those silly letters at the end of the books. Most of the people buying this book has read the ones being plugged in the back of the book, so give it up already.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay but mainly disappointing, June 25, 2002

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Sarah Van Pelt (Grand Rapids, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wicked Forest (De Beers) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have to say at the beginning of this new series I was excited and hoped it would be the start of something better by the ghostwriter. However, I was disappointed with Wicked Forest. First off the whole thing with the letter from other characters from differents series was silly and a real stretch. The whole thing with Willow marrying the professor so quickly was a bit out of character (at least in my opinion) and we knew nothing about him!

I would have to say that Bunny and the rest of the "townies" were very colorful and kept the book going.

Overall I was pretty disappointed. I will probably read the next one for the sake of continuing the series.