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Daughter of Darkness (Kindred #1)

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When I was a little girl, Daddy told me never to fear the dark. “We exist because of the darkness,” he told me. “All of you are daughters of darkness.” Beloved bestselling author V.C. Andrews’s passion for vampires comes to spellbinding life in a long-awaited novel of dark desires as all-consuming—and forbidden—as in Flowers in the Attic. One night, with the sound of a you...more

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Published October 26th 2010 by Pocket Star

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Dec 11, 2010 Jenn rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampire, never-read-again-1-to-2-stars, waste-of-a-tree

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Nov 04, 2010 Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker rated it 1 of 5 stars

I'm so happy I did not buy this book. I usually avoid writing reviews when I simply disliked a book but this book was horrible. It annoys me to no end that Pocket Star (the publishing house) would publish this book. They are using the V.C. Andrews name to sell books with complete disregard to the content of the book. In addition, you have all these incredible writers who are struggling to get their books published and they continue to be ignored by publishing houses. It makes no sense.

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Oct 27, 2012 Delicious Strawberry rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: andrew-neiderman, terrible-book

Poor, sweet, beloved V.C. Andrews, who worked so hard to bring us the enticing Flowers in the Attic, My Sweet Audrina, and the Heaven books despite all sorts of physical difficulties (including breast cancer and arthritis and a really bad back that had been a problem for her since youth) does not deserve to have her name dragged through the mud (or something far more vile) with books such as this.

The author description from the book is as follows...

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Oct 26, 2011 Cherrie Redd rated it 1 of 5 stars

First, off, let me say that I am a fan of V.C. Andrews, and when she passed, the ghost writer, Andrew Neiderman, did a superb job in continuing her books. Regardless, He seems to have jumped on the vampire money wagon and or was rushed into putting a vampire story on the shelves under the V.C. Andrews name for the sake of raking in some revenue. Frankly, the entire story could have been summed up in about 3 chapters. The attempt at mystery and intrigue regarding the father and his housekeeper an...more First, off, let me say that I am a fan of V.C. Andrews, and when she passed, the ghost writer, Andrew Neiderman, did a superb job in continuing her books. Regardless, He seems to have jumped on the vampire money wagon and or was rushed into putting a vampire story on the shelves under the V.C. Andrews name for the sake of raking in some revenue. Frankly, the entire story could have been summed up in about 3 chapters. The attempt at mystery and intrigue regarding the father and his housekeeper and their relationship with the girls, as well as what the girls' roles were in the story, was weak at best. The main character, Lorelei, was questioning her roots and her family orientation from the beginning. Repeatedly being told to be patient and she would be enlightened in time became repetitive to say the least. Then, once she was made aware, the reader has to question if she really became aware of what her father was and what her role was in their family, because it was so anticlimactic. Once the reader realizes Lorelei does understand what her father is and her role in his survival, it is confusing as to why Lorelei is not more emotional and passionate about the realization. Psychologically I would think anyone would be thrown into disbelief or at least demand answers about their own life, but Lorelei acts as if she has just been told her father is something that any other father could be.

I was quite disappointed in the story. Often times if a book may become a series I would chalk it up to it being the first book and read at least the second one, but in this case, I don't think so. The characters did not grab me enough, the story lacked depth, and the all around feel for it was flat. I will say that, compared to a lot of books I have read lately, the editor did a good job. There were no real grammatical or spelling errors that jumped out at me, so at least it has that going for it. However, for a V.C. Andrews book, I expected much more. I really hate it when business calls for cranking out something in relation to the newest fad at the expense of quality, if that indeed was the case. If it was, it was very disrespectful to Ms. Andrews' memory as an author, and to what Andrew Neiderman can actually write.

There was also one inconsistency I paid attention to because it cropped up a couple of times, and that is her bedroom was supposed to be on the first floor but often times she was referred to as going up the stairs or coming down them, or looking down them after exiting her room. No biggy, but unless I really missed something, it was there. (less)

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Dec 29, 2010 Coraya jones rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone!!!

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. i love this book i reeaaally hoope theres going to be another series becuz this is more different than any other book ive ever read about vampires and i liked it the sibling rilvary thing annoyed me and how eager marla wuz to grow up and how ava tried to help marla in being "daddys best daghter" more than she helped lorelei and the fact that in the end ava said i knew u woulkd be like this and thts why i started training marla mad me wanna jump in that book and kick the shizzezz out of her and i...more

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Nov 28, 2010 April Plummer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I haven't read anything by V.C. Andrews in years. I used to read them, books and books of them, that my grandmother had. I probably shouldn't have read them at the time. I was young, and her books were full of sex and incest. But this book sounded different, so I gave it a shot.

I think it was pretty good, unique. I loved the main character, Lorelei. I also loved that it wasn't your typical vampire story. She wasn't a vampire, but it was her job to make sure her father had viral young men. She an...more I haven't read anything by V.C. Andrews in years. I used to read them, books and books of them, that my grandmother had. I probably shouldn't have read them at the time. I was young, and her books were full of sex and incest. But this book sounded different, so I gave it a shot.

I think it was pretty good, unique. I loved the main character, Lorelei. I also loved that it wasn't your typical vampire story. She wasn't a vampire, but it was her job to make sure her father had viral young men. She and her sisters were raised specifically in order to be beautiful, enchanting, and irrisitable to men in order to bring them to their father so he could drink their blood and live.

Lorelei, however, wasn't like her sisters. She made the mistake of falling in love.

I think that any teenager could sympathize with Lorelie's plight, whether they're the daughter of a vampire or not. She had to decide between the destiny her family had all ready decided for her - to live to maintain her father's youth - and love. Kids these days often have to fight against their parents' desires for them - college, a good degree, more school while they begin a career that will bring money and/or fame - and what they want for themselves. And what they want for themselves often doesn't make sense even to them until they're no longer children.

What I didn't appreciate about this novel was the ending. I understood the "twist," in quotes because the reader could have guessed the ending, but I didn't understand the last few pages. I don't like to give away anything in my half-assed reviews, but I'll just say this - it left you wondering what happened. What happened to Lorelie's love? What happened to the boy she loved? I actually was fairly certain that the boy she loved wasn't really an ally, but more of a threat to her. And where was she going, when she left? Andrews made the reader believe she was going home, to follow the destiny her father planned for her all along. But the last few sentences made the reader wonder if that was true. If it wasn't, where did she think she was going to go? And, more realistically, how would she get there? She was in her lover's car, after all. These days, she'd be tracked down within hours by the license plate number or the GPS navigation system installed in the car. Though I realize that, with fiction as well as with movies, we have to give in to a certain amount of realism.

I mean, there are no such thing as vampires, right?(less)

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Nov 05, 2010 Lady Rogue rated it 1 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. When I was younger, I loved V.C. Andrews's books. Actually, it was Flowers in the Attic that begun my path to becoming an avid reader. I confess, it has been many years, since I have read her books, but, I always remembered her books fondly and being much better than this book was. I had hopes for this book, 1. Because of the genre and 2. I had hope to reconnect with the V.C. Andrews books.

Lorelei loved her daddy. She was often told, "she was his favorite", "that he expected great things from he...more

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Nov 02, 2010 Erica Chilson rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paper, young-adult, 3-star

Overall I enjoyed this book. I hope that there will be a sequel to explain more of the plot. Daughter of Darkness was in the spirit of most V.C. Andrews books. The main character was not much of a role model until the end of the book. She was meek, weak, naive,childish,and boy crazy (instant true love). But, by the end of the book she had found her strength!
PRO: A great amount of mystery that kept me reading the book even through all of the things that annoyed me. An original take on vampire cu...more

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Apr 28, 2011 Kate rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: I

Recommended to Kate by: The blurb on the cover, promising Flowers in the Attic with Vampires.

Shelves: read-in-2011

Just started late last night. So far it feels nothing like old school V.C. Andrews, but then since she's been dead for years and years, I wasn't really expecting it to feel like Flowers in the Attic meets Dracula. And it didn't.

I really did not like this book. The only character I liked was Moses, and he's only in the last page and a half of the book. I really think the book had some promise, and there was enough mystery to keep me reading, but mostly it was my old love of VC Andrews from my twe...more

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Oct 05, 2011 Keshena Booker rated it 3 of 5 stars

With Daughters of Darkness, I noticed a rather 'back to basics' approach with the V.C. Andrews franchise. While capitalizing on the post-Twilight vampire craze, DoD employs the motifs and the themes that characterized the Andrews ken in the novels actually written by her. The idolatrous, co-dependent relationship of the protag, Lorelei, to her father, bitter sibling rivalry with her older half-sister, and star crossed romance all strongly echo My Sweet Audrina. Likewise, the passages in which L...more

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Apr 28, 2011 Heidi rated it 3 of 5 stars

I actually spent a majority of this book torn between being creeped out and not being able to put this book down! If you are into dramatic vampire tales, this might just be the book for you. Even though this book is based around on a young adult, this book defiantly isn’t your run-of-the-mill teenage vampire tale! That being said, I actually wouldn’t ever recommend this book for young adult readers WHAT SO EVER. The topics discussed in this book can be very intense, dark, and somewhat disturbing...more

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Nov 26, 2010 Kristen "Kirby" rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, reviews, paranormal-books

One word, WTF.

Let me start by saying that I picked Daughter of Darkness up with the expectation and acknowledgment that it would be a very weird story. I figured it was a scrungy sort of book about a vampire “daddy” who adopts daughters for retrieval purposes. Meaning, the daughters picked up poor suckers( being perverted guys looking for a one night stand) at a club, brought them home, and handed them to the vampire for his immortal needs. Sounded original enough and I needed a new read. Eeeks!...more One word, WTF.

Let me start by saying that I picked Daughter of Darkness up with the expectation and acknowledgment that it would be a very weird story. I figured it was a scrungy sort of book about a vampire “daddy” who adopts daughters for retrieval purposes. Meaning, the daughters picked up poor suckers( being perverted guys looking for a one night stand) at a club, brought them home, and handed them to the vampire for his immortal needs. Sounded original enough and I needed a new read. Eeeks! Was I wrong.

V.C. Andrews has been known to make her readers uncomfortable. Look up Flowers in the Attic. You’ll get what I’m referring to. (incestuous overtones). However, I figured that was just that one series and since Daughter of Darkness was written by a random anonymous person, things would be different.

At first, I was pretty interested in DOD. I mean, I kept picturing this really creepy, old Victorian home in the middle of nowhere with this weird-a__ family playing the main characters. Sounded rather unique... That and I was intrigued by many things: the mystery of what Daddy just so happened to be, what Ms. Fennel, the nanny, was slipping in the girls food, etc. However, the story felt pretty flat and monotone (a nice way of saying that it was boring), but I figured the pace would eventually pick up. It and the story didn’t. They got worse. And worse. And worse.

What really got me was the incest between the father and his daughters. I mean, gross. Was that really necessary? And the ending was frigging weird as hell. *****spoiler****** Huge inter-breeded family of sister/daughter wives??? What the double hockey sticks was up with that?? *****

***Spoiler OVER***
The main character, Lorelie, annoyed me, as well. She had no backbone, no attitude, personality, or emotion. Fellow sister hating on her? She shows sister a strong glint in her eye. Love of her life is murdered? She listens to a half-hearted explanation, goes to sleep and forgets about it in the mornin’. Pretty much anyway. Oh, and the author seemed to basically think to his or herself, while it was writing that “Lorelie will love blah, blah, blah, until I decide he’s boring, and then enters so, so, and when I tire of him, I have her desert him in the end to make a super weird unexpected ending even more weird.”

Just simply the creepiest book I have ever touched, ever. And this is not meant in any good way, at all.
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Jan 31, 2011 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I wish I was able to give 'Daughter of Darkness' 1 and a half stars because it doesn't deserve one (thanks to the somewhat captivating plot) but in my honest opinion, I wouldn't say that I liked the book. The incessant 'Daddy' talk irritated me after a while - yes, I understand that Ava/Marla/Lorelei are devoted to their father, but can you honestly tell me that teenagers would stand for calling their father 'Daddy' and not be adverse to the isolation that they are made to live in? The setting w...more

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Nov 10, 2010 Kim Smiley rated it 4 of 5 stars

I liked this book, however, I believe it should be an actual series rather than just a stand alone book. And that opinion comes right from the very ending of the story.

Lorelei comes from a unique family. Having 2 older sisters and one younger sister, Lorelei is raised by her father and Mrs. Fennel. She always knew they were different but didn't know exactly why.

As things turn out, Lorelei discovers that each sister before her had a destiny; something her father had pre-planned for them their ent...more

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Aug 13, 2012 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

I believe the ghost writer is doing wonders under V.C.Andrews name and is definitley sticking to her genre and basic theme. V.C.Andrew left behind many outlines for the ghost writer to carry on from. I believe that V.C.Andrews would not have hated this book, eventually she might have brought vampires into her works. It followed the sense of horror along with a yonge girl being under the thumb of a wicked authority figure.

I don't know if its because I'm biased to the other vampire stories now out...more

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Jul 24, 2012 Brittany rated it 1 of 5 stars

So... Apparently VC Andrews has been dead for the past 26 years, and I'm just now learning about it. That explains why the only books of hers I love are the ones she wrote while still alive.

In short, this book was a waste. The plot was weak and completely unrealistic in the worst possible way. The ghost writer spent too much time alluring to a pseudo-mysterious, but pretty crappy story line that lacked real development. The characters had no depth. Buddy annoyed the hell out of me. The dad just...more

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Jan 28, 2013 Jelly Belly rated it 2 of 5 stars

I'm sorry but this isn't the book for me. This book is like a bad reality tv show meets twilight. I am a huge huge huge fan of V.C. Andrews ,and I even enjoy some of the work written later by the ghostwriter. BUT this book contains none of the drama or suspense of her early books.

If you are familiar with any of Andrews' books you could most definitely expect incest(gags), rape, and unexpected pregnancy (although the latter two did not occur in this book, I bet you some time later in the sequel t...more

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Nov 08, 2011 Charity rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-urban-fantasy

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Nov 23, 2010 Melanie rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Seventeen-year-old Lorelei Patio is the adopted daughter of a two-hundred-year-old vampire, Sergio Patio. She never realized why her family has had to move often or why she is not permitted to get too friendly with other young people. In fact, except for one shocking moment, that seemed more like a dream, Lorelei never fully realized who and what her father was, nor what her sisters were brought up to do for him. But one day, that all changed. Sergio's 'daughters' serve a very important purpose:...more

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Nov 15, 2010 All Things Urban Fantasy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-by-abigail

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This whole book made me…uncomfortable. The incestuous overtones that are present throughout DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS vary from subtle to overt. It’s big time creepy, and not in the fun paranormal way that we all love. More like Dracula meets Sister Wives.

The main characters were also somewhat off-putting: Daddy for the obvious reasons, Lorelei for her sheep-to-the-slaughter mentality that was so naïve and worshipful of Daddy that I cringed constantly when...more

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Dec 20, 2010 Lia rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

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Jun 20, 2011 Hannah rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book caught my interest from the beginning. I had already read the Dollanganger series by V.C. Andrews and enjoyed it, so I thought I'd try reading some of her other books.
Daughter of Darkness had real potential. It has a very unique plot and unexpected events keep you guessing throughout the story. The only thing I didn't like about this book was the very end. I hated how it ended. It is completely unsatisfying, doesn't even hint at where the main character ends up, and the thing she doe...more

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Dec 13, 2010 K rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to K by: fan of author

Before I go much further, no, I did not read this book in under a day. Continuing on...as a fan of Flowers in the Attic, I was excited to read this story; especially with the review that the story promised to be as dark as Flowers in the Attic. Well, overall I enjoyed this book; and definately found it as dark and twisted as promised. It was interesting to see the author's take on vampires and how she developed the story. Besides the above, I also enjoyed the lead character's development, growth...more

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Dec 23, 2010 Heather rated it 2 of 5 stars

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I saw this book at the book store and just had to get it. Not because I thought it'd be awesome, but because I just had to read the vampire story that VC Andrews wanted to tell from beyond the grave. I mean, I'm sure everyone knows she's dead but the back of the book says that VC Andrews herself has wanted to write this particular vampire book ever since Flowers in the Attic. I guess the hilarious back description worked, though, because I just had to get it, if only for the LOLs.

First let me sa...more I saw this book at the book store and just had to get it. Not because I thought it'd be awesome, but because I just had to read the vampire story that VC Andrews wanted to tell from beyond the grave. I mean, I'm sure everyone knows she's dead but the back of the book says that VC Andrews herself has wanted to write this particular vampire book ever since Flowers in the Attic. I guess the hilarious back description worked, though, because I just had to get it, if only for the LOLs.

First let me say that I haven't really liked any VC Andrews books since the Orphans series. I loved the Dollanganger and Heaven series and My Sweet Audrina. I liked some of the others but found that after the Orphans series the formula became too much. All the books followed a similar path, but they became so much the same thing with different names and places. So I did not expect Daughter of Darkness to be amazing. I also didn't expect it to be quite so boring.

At this point, I haven't finished this book and I'm not sure I'm going to. The writing is good, if a little stiff and formal... the way they all are. The writing style shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who has previously read a VC Andrews book. The pace of this book is glacial, though.

*Possible spoiler if anyone is that interested*

I'm over halfway through and Lorelei is only now beginning to defy her family. Until this point, it's been all about her whining about her sisters and her lack of social life. I can't even be pulled in by the hints at the father having children with his daughters and them disappearing (I have read past the point where Lorelei found the pictures and Brianna's pic had Marla's name on it). Maybe that's what happens and maybe it's not, but it's not interesting enough to find out. Actually, if someone has finished it and wants to tell me, it'd save me from having to finish.

That being said, I don't really think it's bad, just not interesting. If someone has been a fan of later books, they may well enjoy this one. I'm going to go with 2.5 because I don't feel compelled to finish, but not because it is frustrating or horrible... just boring.(less)

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Jun 07, 2011 Sheryll Putnam rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

V.C. Andrews is dead. THe gifted writer who thrilled with Flowers in the Attic, "Heaven" and "My Sweet audrina" must be spinning in her grave at the steady output of crap being spewed in her name, book after relentless book. For goodness sake, take her name off of these books, she did not write them! A guy with no concept of what it's like to be a character in Andrew's worlds is tainting her name and destroying a solid reputation. Shame on her family for allowing it! Shame on the explotive, lazy...more

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Nov 11, 2010 *•.♥.•*Sabrina Rutter*•.♥.•* rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-horror-fantasy-series

I really started to take an interest in reading when I was twelve years old. My aunt who has always been a book lover wanted to encourage that and make our bond stronger through a shared love for reading, so she passed some of her favorite books onto me. Some of V.C. Andrews books were in the box she gave me, and I absolutely loved them.
When I saw this book I got so excited! I thought V.C. Andrews and vampires, this is going to be great! I ran down to my local B&N to buy it as soon as I real...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Redfox5 rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, usa, vampires

So Virginia Andrews and Vampires. Can't help but think the ghost writer is pulling all the money they can from Andrews fans. This didn't feel like a typical Andrews book. It felt quiet slow and Lorelei just wasn't that likeable. She seemed emotionless even when she was supposed to be having all these feelings. Her "love" for Buddy just felt fake. I wasn't buying it. I guessed half way through what the twist was going to be. Andrews loves her incest! I will read the others in the series and hope...more

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Dec 13, 2010 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Nov 17, 2012 Cherie rated it 1 of 5 stars

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Jan 26, 2011 Anette rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was so bad that Ive decided to never read another VC Andrews aain. I have read all her books. Basically they had one chapter of story and dragged it out to make a book. It was redundant. The book was just plain stupid, the characters were ignorant. Its not a vampire book, I mean theres one vanpire persay but he doesnt do vampire stuff. The people involved at putting this mess together are just trying to bank off the vampire craze. They did a horrible job. Worst VC Andrews book ever! New Yor...more

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About V.C. Andrews

Virginia Cleo Andrews (born Cleo Virginia Andrews) was born June 6, 1923 in Portsmouth, Virginia. The youngest child and the only daughter of William Henry Andrews, a career navy man who opened a tool-and-die business after retirement, and Lillian Lilnora Parker Andrews, a telephone operator. She spent her happy childhood years in Portsmouth, Virginia, living briefly in Rochester, New York. The An...more Virginia Cleo Andrews (born Cleo Virginia Andrews) was born June 6, 1923 in Portsmouth, Virginia. The youngest child and the only daughter of William Henry Andrews, a career navy man who opened a tool-and-die business after retirement, and Lillian Lilnora Parker Andrews, a telephone operator. She spent her happy childhood years in Portsmouth, Virginia, living briefly in Rochester, New York. The Andrews family returned to Portsmouth while Virginia was in high school.

While a teenager, Virginia suffered a tragic accident, falling down the stairs at her school and incurred severe back injuries. Arthritis and a failed spinal surgical procedure forced her to spend most of her life on crutches or in a wheelchair.

Virginia excelled in school and, at fifteen, won a scholarship for writing a parody of Tennyson's Idylls of the King. She proudly earned her diploma from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth. After graduation, she nurtured her artistic talent by completing a four-year correspondence art course while living at home with her family.

After William Andrews died in the late 1960's, Virginia helped to support herself and her mother through her extremely successful career as a commercial artist, portrait painter, and fashion illustrator.

Frustrated with the lack of creative satisfaction that her work provided, Virginia sought creative release through writing, which she did in secret. In 1972, she completed her first novel, The Gods of the Green Mountain [sic], a science-fantasy story. It was never published. Between 1972 and 1979, she wrote nine novels and twenty short stories, of which only one was published. "I Slept with My Uncle on My Wedding Night", a short fiction piece, was published in a pulp confession magazine.

Promise gleamed over the horizon for Virginia when she submitted a 290,000-word novel, The Obsessed, to a publishing company. She was told that the story had potential, but needed to be trimmed and spiced up a bit. She drafted a new outline in a single night and added "unspeakable things my mother didn't want me to write about." The ninety-eight-page revision was re-titled Flowers in the Attic and she was paid a $7,500 advance. Her new-generation Gothic novel reached the best-seller lists a mere two weeks after its 1979 paperback publication by Pocket Books.

Petals on the Wind, her sequel to Flowers, was published the next year, earning Virginia a $35,000 advance. The second book remained on the New York Times best-seller list for an unbelievable nineteen weeks (Flowers also returned to the list). These first two novels alone sold over seven million copies in only two years. The third novel of the Dollanganger series, If There Be Thorns, was released in 1981, bringing Virginia a $75,000 advance. It reached No. 2 on many best-seller lists within its first two weeks.

Taking a break from the chronicles of Chris and Cathy Dollanganger, Virginia published her one, and only, stand-alone novel, My Sweet Audrina, in 1982. The book welcomed an immediate success, topping the sales figures of her previous novels. Two years later, a fourth Dollanganger novel was released, Seeds of Yesterday. According to the New York Times, Seeds was the best-selling fiction paperback novel of 1984. Also in 1984, V.C. Andrews was named "Professional Woman of the Year" by the city of Norfolk, Virginia.

Upon Andrews's death in 1986, two final novels--Garden of Shadows and Fallen Hearts--were published. These two novels are considered the last to bear the "V.C. Andrews" name and to be almost completely written by Andrews herself.

Her novels were so successful that after her death her estate hired a ghost writer Andrew Neiderman, to write more stories to be published under her name.(less)

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Daughter of Darkness (Kindred #1)

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