Gates of Paradise - Virginia Andrews

Advantages: passionate
Disadvantages: I hate it when they kill off the main character!

The first book i read by Virginia Andrews was 'Into the Garden', and i was hooked from there. I got the Casteel Family Saga for about 1.69 each from the local charity shops, and they are, in my opinion the best books i have ever read. 'Gates of Paradise' is the 4th book in a 5 part series. The writing changes point of view from Heaven to Heavens daughter, Annie. This put me off a bit, I was even upset, because after about 2 weeks of reading about ...
...shows how good Virginia Andrews is at writing. It starts when Annie is approaching her 18th birthday. Her and her cousin, Luke, dream about going to Farthinggale Manor, her great-grandfathers home where her Great-Grandmother, Jillian, Grandmother, Leigh, and mother lived. After a party at her Aunt Fannys', and maybe one too many drinks for her father, Logan, a car crash that kills both her parents and leaves her crippled, lands her in the care of ... Read review

Advantages: 4th Book in the Casteel family saga
Disadvantages: None

Heaven is now a mother herself, and her sweet daughter, Annie is young, trusting and loving. She has never known the kind of life her mother suffered as a child. Her life changes the day a tragic accident occurs. What are the secret's of her mothers past , and what are the secrets of the Great Farthinggale Manor, the home of her Grandfather Tony Tatterton. And who was Troy? Someone important in her mothers past. And who had lived in the secret ... Read review