Petals on the Wind - Virginia Andrews

Advantages: A horrwing yet compelling read, almost as good as the first book in the series
Disadvantages: Some parts of the story didn't flow well, can be upsetting

This book is the second in the series of 5 books which begins with Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews. It follows on directly where the previous book left off, and it can't be read without having read the first book. There are a lot of references to the events of the first book and it is assumed that the reader already knows not only the events but also the characters. I will attempt to review this book without giving away the plot of the ...
...you who have read neither, however it would be impossible to do so without telling you that the children spent almost four years locked in an attic waiting for their mother to inherit a fortune and three of the four have now escaped. The story picks up with the three children, Cathy, Chris and Carrie on a bus heading south where they plan to work in a circus to earn their living. They are all three extremely weak due to the circumstances of the ... Read review

Advantages: too many to count
Disadvantages: none

...with the family I suppose. Petals on The Wind became my favourite of the series, aswell as Flowers in The Attic that is. As much as I love the other three in the series these two stand out as the best of the series. The Book Petals on The Wind carries on where Flowers In The Attic left off. After finally escaping the captivity of the attic the three remaining children are on a bus heading for Florida. They don't make it very far however before ...
...The older two are scared and don't know what to do. Then a guardian angel in the form of a big, mute, black woman named Henrietta Beech comes to their aid. She helps them off the bus and takes them to a house where she is the housekeeper. The master of the house is a Dr Paul Sheffield. He helps young Carrie and eventually adopts all three of them. He spends alot of money on them and pays for Cathy to do ballet lessons, her dream is to be a prima ... Read review

Advantages: An unbelievable read
Disadvantages: you gotta get the next part!

...fulfilled his dreams of becoming a doctor, And carrie commits suicide. Petals on the wind is a poignant, moving tale of the three little mice who once lived in the attic, trying to find inner peace, artistic fulfillment and true love. You will not be disappionted with part two. ... Read review

Advantages: Powerful, frightening, addictive.
Disadvantages: none.

At last to be free from Foxworth Hall and all the bad things that happened there. The three remaining children boaed a train from the very depot the came in by. They next decide to take a bus to California, and have all sorts of notions and ideas about what they will do when the arrive. However during the bus ride Carrie becomes uncontrollably sick and they nearly get thrown off the bus. However a large black woman comes to their aid and takes ...
...to be Dr Paul Scott Sheffield. He decides to take them in and has Carrie admitted to hospital, where she does get well. Both the older children continue in their dreams of becoming both a doctor and a prima ballerina with Pauls help. As the book unfolds they tell Paul much of their story and he takes them under his tutelage. The one big blot on the horizon is that Cathy finds it very hard to let go of the past and starts to plot her revenge. ... Read review

Advantages: Continuing the monumental Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind is a formidable sequel that is definitely worth picking up and reading through the night!
Disadvantages: Cathy's strange ability to ruin everyone who loves her. You may well get annoyed with her!

...to Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind continues Virginia Andrews' excellent handling of Cathy, Chris and Carrie's story. The book spans a longer length of time than Flowers in the Attic and we see big changes in all three children's lives and a great deal of growing up. The story is vivid and addictive. The childhood innocence of Flowers in the Attic has been somewhat lost and the adult lives of the Dollangangers progress with drama, love, ...
...of Yesterday - to be a little disappointing and it was many years before I continued on to read them. I think you would be well within your rights to read only Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind and not read the third and fourth books. ... Read review