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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “First VC andrews book I read, AWESOME! Flew through the series. Series like Dawn after this were a little disappointing because I knew what to expect....incest. Gets a little boring, but definitely Heaven is a good series.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Good book, very sad but actually makes you think about how other people live and what they have to go through”
Erin Finecy wrote this review Tuesday, August 23, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“2.5 STARS I liked it then would not read or recommend now. A bit of a pulpy novel”
Kris wrote this review Thursday, November 10, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“don't let your teenage daughter read these books - what was my mother thinking? ”
April wrote this review Tuesday, July 12, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“For a while i was really into V.C.Andrews books. this one of the many enjoyed. It was about heaven, a girl who lived in a very poor family and i found this book gard to put down. ”
m-zy wrote this review Monday, July 4, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a really heartfelt story. I even cried during parts of it. I think Fanny is really stupid and mean, I want to just tell her off. I like the little romance between Logan and Heaven. I was really disgusted with Heaven and her "step dad" that Cal has a lot of nerve, he is gross. Kitty was very mean, I thought she should just go away, and she did in the end.”
Allyson M wrote this review Friday, June 24, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No![Ashley [ <3 ]](http://cf-ui.shelfari.com/usr2139856634684529873814561.jpg)
“The Bad:The Willies (Part 1) was drawn out at points. Fanny's promescuity could not have been made more evident. Kitty was a complex character, though simple to understand in actions. For example, it was easy to understand why she killed the hamster, but there must have been more to the character to explain why she felt she must do so.
Ashley [ <3 ] wrote this review Wednesday, June 29, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The Good: This is one of my favorites of Andrew's books. Though not as many twists as my beloved Dollanganger series- so far- there are enough unexpected turns to keep the reader interested. The formula of the young girl leaving her small town family and under-privileged youth for a more affulent family seems to be working.
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Of all the folks in the mountain shacks, the Casteels were the lowest -- the scum of the hills. Heaven Leigh Casteel was the prettiest, smartest girl in the backwoods, despite her ragged clothes and dirty face...despite a father meaner than ten vipers...despite her weary stepmother, who worked her like a mule. For her brother Tom and the little ones, Heaven clung to her pride and her hopes. Someday they'd get away and show the world that they were decent, fine and talented -- worthy of love and respect. Then Heaven's stepmother ran off, and her wicked, greedy father had a scheme -- a vicious scheme that threatened to destroy the precious dream of Heaven and the children forever!
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“I read this when I was in the fourth or fifth grade and loved it. ”
Cristal wrote this review Friday, April 29, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is my favorite out of all the books that she has written...Heaven is a beautiful girl with a sad past and once confronted with it what she has to overcome to be someone in her small hick town is beyond what anyone of us would ever have to deal with! Her father is a brute and with her step mother not being there she is left alone to help feed her starving family! This book is amazing can not put it down have read it more than 20 times!”
sheri pellegrini wrote this review Saturday, April 2, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“YES! I loved this one. I remember being at horse camp at age 12 and this girl Lisa-- one of the cool, mature "older girls"--was reading it and passing it around so we could all read the "naughty" parts. I had to get my own copy and read it at least twice in the privacy of my bedroom. Such a bad girl!”
andiepants wrote this review Friday, April 1, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
