I haven't read one of her books in ages. This one was pretty good, but not quite the tragedy that I remember. ( )

It took me years, and I mean that literally to finish this book. V.C. Andrews is one of my absolute favorite authors. So the very fact that it took this long to finish this book was amazing. Usually I tear through her books like they were water. But alas, there were mitigating circumstances at work and I kept losing my place in this wonderful read.

Despite the fact that ghost writers have been writing V.C. Andrews' books for years (one would hope since she IS deceased) I haven't seen too much deviance from the books that were written solely by her before her death. This particular series was no exception. The De Beers series starts out with Willow, the tale of a young woman who discovers her true beginnings after her "adoptive father" passes away. It's a great read and I can't wait to get further into Wicked Forest, the second book in the series.

Between a half-brother who started falling for her, a man that she's falling in love with, and her real mother, this series promises to be one of Andrews' best. But of course, Andrews' Dollenganger series is the absolute best.

I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars. ( )

merely ok. I have started the second book - so I am mildly interested. ( )