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The Wildflowers (omnibus): Misty--Star--Jade--Cat

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I discovered V.C. Andrews books about six years ago. I have been an avid reader of them since. V.C. Andrews is the first author I have found whose books never diappoint me. I have never read one and felt I had wasted my time.
This book told the stories of four girls with lives that were far from perfect. It steers away from fairy tale worlds, and more towards reality. This showed me that not everyone has things perfect, everyone faces their own struggles, and you may never know. You may never know the source from which their anger stems. The cause for their lack of self-esteem. It makes you think twice before judging anyone. From page one I could not put it down. The characters stories intrigued me. I found myself relating a little to each girl as she told her story. As the characters told their stories and their lives became incipient, i began to feel for them. When the end came I was disappointed that it was finished. This book has enhanced my love for V.C. Andrews' writing, and I recommend it to anyone who hase enjoyed her other books.

Though the book was ok, the ghost writer did not give these characters half of the time V.C. Andrews would have! Virgina could have turned this into a FULL LENGTH series as each of the girls, the therapist, and her sister all had deeper more detailed stories to be told. I could easily see another "Flowers in the Attic" series with details and heart and suspence for anyone of these characters but instead the ghost writer decided to tell us a short summary that didn't scratch the surface :( I expected a book not a summary.

I found Misty's story enlightening only because of my own recent divorce -- otherwise boring.

Star's was "typical"

Jade -- Waaaaaaa... chapters of "poor lil rich girl" whining

Cat -- I think we all would have liked to of learned more about her parent's history as well.

Overall -- Boring. The sad part is V.C. Andrews herself could have made each one exciting and heartwarming. I only wish she was around to do the honor :(

If you're a fan, read the book...you just have to. If you're not a fan...skip it. Either way be prepared to be left a bit empty and feeling as if you read every other page and missed half of the story.

I'm an old school VC Andrews reader I read the books when I was in my early teens, and I decided to collect all the books and read them again now in my old age (23). The Wildflower series was all right, it was interesting to see 4 differnt points of view of things happening at the same time. I liked the Last book of the series the best, Into the Garden. Misty's story was kinna boring, Star's was better, then Jade's wasn't that great, but Cat's was good it seemed like the old V C Andrew's stuff when she was actually writing the books.

I recently finished the wildflower series, and can I say BORING??? I'm sorry, but V.C.'s books are going downhill, after the ghost writer took the place of the original writer herself. Hey, what am I to say? It's only my opinion, right? Right. Anyway, the only story that even interested me a bit was the one about Star. The one about Cat was... WHOA! Wait a minute, the one about Cat I had no comment whatsoever. All I can say is... eww! The Jade story was okay, but the only cool part was when she met the person she found on the net. Let's just say... it was... well... unexpected. In my opinion, the Misty one was the most boring. Anyway, these are just my opinions. Who knows... someone out there in the world might disagree with me and like these stories. You know what though? I prefer the older books written by the REAL V.C. Andrews herself. This new ghost writer is just a shame. Toodles. :D

Orphans was a departure from the usual VCA saga, and Wildflowers came a bit close (particularly in Cat) to the VCA style since it focused on families instead of orphans. All of them have dysfunctional parents, Misty and Jade come from rich backgrounds, Star is poor, and Cat is somewhere in the middle class with some money hidden away.

Misty, Star, and Jade felt stereotypical - two spoiled rich girls whose parents fight, who buy them off with distractions and so on and so forth. Poor little rich girls. Star's parents always fight too, but she's poor and has to take care of a younger sibling (Misty and Jade don't) Cat is another only child, but her story comes the closest to a real VCA book out of all four girls, and this is explored more in the sequel. I would have liked for Cat to have her own series so that her past could be explored more.

As far as a book went (with or without the VCA name) this book was okay. Read together with its conclusion, 'Into the Garden', it makes for a fairly interesting story. This was written back in the beginning of 2000 or very close to it, so it's definitely better than the stuff that the ghostwriter is writing ten years later. Borrow from a friend or the library, this book can be read and enjoyed once, but not what I consider a keeper.

Highly recommended. Twisted yet so alluring. V.C. Andrews books are always very seductive in her words. I recommend you finish the full triligy.

So far the books that I have ordered, weather they were used or brand new have been in excellent condition. I will continue to order through Amazon

Misty
A Review of the Book by V.C. Andrews
Laura Young

Misty, by V.C. Andrews, is about a young girl who is going to therapy to help ease the sting of her parents' divorce. Her therapist, Doctor Marlowe, suggests having a group therapy session with three other patients of hers. Misty reluctantly goes first and tells the small group of girls her life story. As she learns to open up to the girls and Dr. Marlowe, she learns the meaning of trust and emotion.
The reason I decided to read this book is because I read an excerpt on the author's website. I thought it sounded interesting and borrowed the book from the library, not fully knowing what to expect.
I believe teenage girls who have had emotional problems in their past could relate to Misty's struggles to find who she is. I know I understood a few of her problems. I know that I have been asked to take sides in fights before in my family, so I could kind of understand her emotions. She was confused with her life and I am too sometimes.
Misty was sounded like a normal teenager, which was good because the character came from a rich family and went to a fancier school than most, causing her to be a little smarter than a couple of the girls in the therapy circle. She relaxed a little bit once she started her story. I thought her character was going to be unlikable because she was a little snobby in the beginning of the book, but once she warmed up to the other girls she seemed less high maintenance than they thought she was.
The setting was beautifully described. It takes place at Dr. Marlowe's Beverly Hills home. It was described as a spacious home with a large office where the therapy group is in session. It sounded almost like a Barbie dream house, except better.
The main weakness of this story was that Misty would sometimes go into too much detail about one of her past relationships with a boy. It seemed unnecessary to her telling about her parents' divorce. I understand how it was related, I just did not think it was necessary.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It felt relatable at points and real. It was a mystery of sorts, with Misty trying to figure out why she feels this way. I loved how it portrayed a young girl trying to find herself. There are too many stories out there about guys trying to find out who they are. It gets a little frustrating,
I recommend this book to anyone who likes stories where people tell each other how they really feel. Enjoy!!

this book actually combines each book into one. All four girls meet at Therapy and then have to tell their lives to eachother. From one girl after another, I was amazed to see the story that layed behind each one. Out of all the girls, i consider Cat's to be the most entertaining.
Star's boyfriend got killed, Misty feels like no one loves her, Jade is considered to be spoiled and can have no feelings at all. But, really does. And Cat barely talks. It's a very good book.

I discovered V.C. Andrews books abotu six years ago. I have been an avid reader of them since. V.C. Andrews is the first author I have found whose books never disappoint me. I have never read one and felt i had wasted my time.
This book told the stories of four girls with lives that were far from perfect. This book steers away from a fairytale world and more towards reality. This showed me that everyone has their problems,everyone faces their own struggles, and you may never know. You may never know the source from which their anger stems. The cause for their lack of self-esteem. It makes you think twice before judging anyone. From page one I could not put it down. The characters stories intrigued me. I found a little of myself relating with each character. As the characters stories were told and they became incipient, I really began to feel for them. When the end came, I was disappointed it was finished. This book enhanced my love for V.C. Andrews as a writer, and I recommend it to anyone who has enjoyed her other books.