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Spindrift
Book Four of the Girls of Spindrift. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina series (now Lifetime movies) continues a haunting new series featuring highly intelligent teenage girls who struggle to survive a specialized high school and find their place in a world that doesn’t understand them. Such is the burden of being brilliant.
The ivied walls of Spindrift corral the brightest young minds in the country. Through these ancient halls walk geniuses too intelligent to truly fit in amongst their peers back home. For many, these stone walls are an island of sanity in a distrusting world.
Among these students stride a clique of three beautiful girls known as the Supremes—Corliss, Donna, and Mayfair. They rule the school with a well-manicured fist. For Donna and Corliss, this is the only place they’ve felt at home. But Mayfair…Mayfair is different.
One day, Mayfair disappears, after having met a mysterious older man in town only the day before. The three girls snuck into town together, so Donna and Corliss feel responsible. They know that they have to help find her.
But more strongly than their feeling of guilt, one question drives them. They wonder, how could one of the Spindrift geniuses, defined by the logical prowess of their brain, make a decision based purely on the whims of the heart?
The four Girls of Spindrift novellas together form a sequel to Bittersweet Dreams—available now!
The ivied walls of Spindrift corral the brightest young minds in the country. Through these ancient halls walk geniuses too intelligent to truly fit in amongst their peers back home. For many, these stone walls are an island of sanity in a distrusting world.
Among these students stride a clique of three beautiful girls known as the Supremes—Corliss, Donna, and Mayfair. They rule the school with a well-manicured fist. For Donna and Corliss, this is the only place they’ve felt at home. But Mayfair…Mayfair is different.
One day, Mayfair disappears, after having met a mysterious older man in town only the day before. The three girls snuck into town together, so Donna and Corliss feel responsible. They know that they have to help find her.
But more strongly than their feeling of guilt, one question drives them. They wonder, how could one of the Spindrift geniuses, defined by the logical prowess of their brain, make a decision based purely on the whims of the heart?
The four Girls of Spindrift novellas together form a sequel to Bittersweet Dreams—available now!
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First published September 24, 2018
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About the author
V.C. Andrews
371 books9,155 followersBooks published under the following names - Virginia Andrews, V. Andrews, Virginia C. Andrews & V.C. Endrius. Books since her death ghost written by Andrew Neiderman, but still attributed to the V.C. Andrews name
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 1960s, 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 bestseller 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 bestseller 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 bestseller 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
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 1960s, 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 bestseller 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 bestseller 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 bestseller 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
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September 18, 2018
Spindrift is the fourth book of the Girls of Spindrift series by V.C. Andrews. The series is a set of novellas that are a spin off series to the book Bittersweet Dreams which has already been published. I have not yet read Bittersweet Dreams myself but I don’t believe it would necessary to have done so to understand the novellas, it seems to be mainly some character building for what would be in Bittersweet Dreams.
The first three novellas in the series introduced Corliss, Donna and Mayfair as they joined the exclusive Spindrift School that is for the extremely gifted. These girls never fit into their lives being well above their peers in school and testing off the charts and now they have found each other and began to bond and become friends. While the girls are out jogging they find a way under the fence and into a small town near the school and decide to explore.
While in town the girls met an older boy who introduced himself as Leo. Corliss and Donna both suspected there was just something off with Leo and didn’t trust him talking Mayfair into returning to Spindrift. However Mayfair decided to sneak back out on her own to meet Leo and now the girls need to find her fast or come clean with the school about their escape into town.
Being novella length I’m sure you’ll all expect my usual the story is good but there isn’t a lot of depth. I really don’t mind with these as it’s more nostalgia to dip into the haunting lives that live within the pages of a V.C. Andrews novella. And yes, I’m well aware along with most anyone that V.C. herself passed away years ago and these are actually written by her ghostwriter, Andrew Neiderman.
There are some out there who 1 star every book coming out without ever giving them a chance, however I’m not one of those and actually like trying these out. While some stories written since her passing were really terrible some of them aren’t too bad and good for that trip into the past occasionally. The Girls of Spindrift is one that I don’t find that bad at all, not award winning but good to pass an hour.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
For more reviews please visit https://carriesbookreviews.com/
The first three novellas in the series introduced Corliss, Donna and Mayfair as they joined the exclusive Spindrift School that is for the extremely gifted. These girls never fit into their lives being well above their peers in school and testing off the charts and now they have found each other and began to bond and become friends. While the girls are out jogging they find a way under the fence and into a small town near the school and decide to explore.
While in town the girls met an older boy who introduced himself as Leo. Corliss and Donna both suspected there was just something off with Leo and didn’t trust him talking Mayfair into returning to Spindrift. However Mayfair decided to sneak back out on her own to meet Leo and now the girls need to find her fast or come clean with the school about their escape into town.
Being novella length I’m sure you’ll all expect my usual the story is good but there isn’t a lot of depth. I really don’t mind with these as it’s more nostalgia to dip into the haunting lives that live within the pages of a V.C. Andrews novella. And yes, I’m well aware along with most anyone that V.C. herself passed away years ago and these are actually written by her ghostwriter, Andrew Neiderman.
There are some out there who 1 star every book coming out without ever giving them a chance, however I’m not one of those and actually like trying these out. While some stories written since her passing were really terrible some of them aren’t too bad and good for that trip into the past occasionally. The Girls of Spindrift is one that I don’t find that bad at all, not award winning but good to pass an hour.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
For more reviews please visit https://carriesbookreviews.com/
October 13, 2018
I received a copy of this title to read and review for Wicked Reads
4 Stars
Young Adult age-rating: 12+
Spindrift, the fourth installment of the Girls of Spindrift series, as well as the prequel to Bittersweet Dreams (which I have not read yet). The novella cannot be read as a standalone.
In this installment, the novella is shared by our previous narrators: Corliss, Donna, and Mayfair, featuring the aftermath of the events that took place during Mayfair.
Spindrift is a school for those beyond what we would see as geniuses. While they are smarter than most people on the planet, the girls are still subject to the human condition- mistakes, hormones, puberty, emotion, and human nature. The girls have a difficulty rationalizing something that isn't rational- emotions and emotional needs, no matter how highly intuitive they may be.
Mayfair is AWOL, with Corliss and Donna figuring out where she may be, then taking the responsibility for their irresponsible actions.
The novella had a finite feeling- as if it was to be left open-ended.
Just an observation: the prologue and the first chapter are only seconds apart in a linear timeline, so I was unsure why there was a prologue at all. This had me thinking there was a time jump, when it took place the same night and the day after the events taking place in Mayfair, the earlier portions of the novella parallel in time with the ending of Mayfair. While the epilogue is an indeterminate time in the future, there being a prologue made zero sense and gave me confusion on determining the timeline.
Recommended to fans of the author- yes, the earliest novels were written by Virginia Andrews, but her name has become a brand, not a singular identity. While I don't have the info on whether or not it has always been the same author(s) since, I will state the continuity of the writing across this series most certainly feels as if written by a singular author who respects the brand and the voice.
4 Stars
Young Adult age-rating: 12+
Spindrift, the fourth installment of the Girls of Spindrift series, as well as the prequel to Bittersweet Dreams (which I have not read yet). The novella cannot be read as a standalone.
In this installment, the novella is shared by our previous narrators: Corliss, Donna, and Mayfair, featuring the aftermath of the events that took place during Mayfair.
Spindrift is a school for those beyond what we would see as geniuses. While they are smarter than most people on the planet, the girls are still subject to the human condition- mistakes, hormones, puberty, emotion, and human nature. The girls have a difficulty rationalizing something that isn't rational- emotions and emotional needs, no matter how highly intuitive they may be.
Mayfair is AWOL, with Corliss and Donna figuring out where she may be, then taking the responsibility for their irresponsible actions.
The novella had a finite feeling- as if it was to be left open-ended.
Just an observation: the prologue and the first chapter are only seconds apart in a linear timeline, so I was unsure why there was a prologue at all. This had me thinking there was a time jump, when it took place the same night and the day after the events taking place in Mayfair, the earlier portions of the novella parallel in time with the ending of Mayfair. While the epilogue is an indeterminate time in the future, there being a prologue made zero sense and gave me confusion on determining the timeline.
Recommended to fans of the author- yes, the earliest novels were written by Virginia Andrews, but her name has become a brand, not a singular identity. While I don't have the info on whether or not it has always been the same author(s) since, I will state the continuity of the writing across this series most certainly feels as if written by a singular author who respects the brand and the voice.
September 23, 2018
In this, the conclusion to the Girls of Spindrift series we find out what happened to teenager, Mayfair. In a previous book she left the school she and her friends went to for the highly intelligent. There was a hole in the fence and her she and her friends were able to sneak off to town unknown to the staff and experience life a bit since no socializing with boys was allowed at the school. These teens may have had superior intelligence to even adults but had the common sense of regular teens.
A must read if you are a fan of V.C. Andrew books.
Pub Date 24 Sep 2018
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books through NetGalley. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own.
A must read if you are a fan of V.C. Andrew books.
Pub Date 24 Sep 2018
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books through NetGalley. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own.
February 24, 2019
This is a disappointing conclusion to what sounds like an interesting concept. There is a school populated by the super smart, whose nameless graduates go on to innovate and whose minds power the best in science and beyond. However, for the three girls focused on in this series, the school seems too boring to be mysterious. Quick, disappointing read.
September 20, 2018
[full review posted at https://SometimesSnarky.home.blog]
Hmm… Where to begin? As with many an avid reader, there’s a special kind of nostalgia I get when returning to books or authors I’ve read as a child. V.C. Andrews was one of those authors I read in that in-between space, when I had already exhausted such fare as A Wrinkle in Time, and was looking for something edgier, but wasn’t quite ready to make the leap to adult or literary fiction. Having already established my affinity for all things macabre or off-center, I was drawn to the gothic tales woven in My Sweet Audrina and Flowers in the Attic, and even more satisfying was the fact that I was the only child in 5th or 6th grade reading such disturbing material, which I happily recounted to my soft-stomached schoolmates.
Given this backstory, I was excited when given the opportunity to read an advance copy of the newest offering by Andrews, Spindrift, about a group of young women who attend an elite academy, only to have one go missing. Gothic mystery fiction, female protagonist(s), academia, and one of my favorite childhood authors– what could be better?
Turns out, A LOT.
This book is not well written. It’s messily-plotted, the characters are superficial, with little to no depth, and there’s hardly a phrase worth re-reading, so clunky and utilitarian is the language. There’s nothing of the sexy gothic mystery, that stomach-churning feeling I so vividly recall from my previous experiences reading V.C. Andrews. And don’t even get me started on the inherent (and accidental) irony of calling this series “The Burden of Brilliance”. You might expect, given that title, the book would be oh-so-clever. And you’d be sorely disappointed. I didn’t even want to bother writing a review, such was my dismay. And then I had a realization:
Hadn’t V.C. Andrews died before I was even born? How was she creating more work?
Turns out, she wasn’t.
This is a case of ghostwriting, with an emphasis on the ghost part.
Turns out, an author called Andrew Neiderman has been ghostwriting for V.C. Andrews, cashing in on her likeness for years, both on paper and on screen. Neiderman is best known for writing The Devil’s Advocate, which went on to be a widely popular film, though it’s widely regarded as being one of the few films that is better than its original material. I can’t help but feel a bit disgusted by this trickery, not only because it’s a little gross that a publisher would conspire to pass off work that is not Andrews’ herself, but because the writer they chose pales in comparison to Andrews. I have so many questions: when there are so many talented authors out there, why choose someone so subpar?
And more importantly, WHY THE EFF would you choose an older, male writer to ghostwrite for a woman who is known for writing feminine stories, from the perspective of young women, for an audience of young women?
Gross.
Hmm… Where to begin? As with many an avid reader, there’s a special kind of nostalgia I get when returning to books or authors I’ve read as a child. V.C. Andrews was one of those authors I read in that in-between space, when I had already exhausted such fare as A Wrinkle in Time, and was looking for something edgier, but wasn’t quite ready to make the leap to adult or literary fiction. Having already established my affinity for all things macabre or off-center, I was drawn to the gothic tales woven in My Sweet Audrina and Flowers in the Attic, and even more satisfying was the fact that I was the only child in 5th or 6th grade reading such disturbing material, which I happily recounted to my soft-stomached schoolmates.
Given this backstory, I was excited when given the opportunity to read an advance copy of the newest offering by Andrews, Spindrift, about a group of young women who attend an elite academy, only to have one go missing. Gothic mystery fiction, female protagonist(s), academia, and one of my favorite childhood authors– what could be better?
Turns out, A LOT.
This book is not well written. It’s messily-plotted, the characters are superficial, with little to no depth, and there’s hardly a phrase worth re-reading, so clunky and utilitarian is the language. There’s nothing of the sexy gothic mystery, that stomach-churning feeling I so vividly recall from my previous experiences reading V.C. Andrews. And don’t even get me started on the inherent (and accidental) irony of calling this series “The Burden of Brilliance”. You might expect, given that title, the book would be oh-so-clever. And you’d be sorely disappointed. I didn’t even want to bother writing a review, such was my dismay. And then I had a realization:
Hadn’t V.C. Andrews died before I was even born? How was she creating more work?
Turns out, she wasn’t.
This is a case of ghostwriting, with an emphasis on the ghost part.
Turns out, an author called Andrew Neiderman has been ghostwriting for V.C. Andrews, cashing in on her likeness for years, both on paper and on screen. Neiderman is best known for writing The Devil’s Advocate, which went on to be a widely popular film, though it’s widely regarded as being one of the few films that is better than its original material. I can’t help but feel a bit disgusted by this trickery, not only because it’s a little gross that a publisher would conspire to pass off work that is not Andrews’ herself, but because the writer they chose pales in comparison to Andrews. I have so many questions: when there are so many talented authors out there, why choose someone so subpar?
And more importantly, WHY THE EFF would you choose an older, male writer to ghostwrite for a woman who is known for writing feminine stories, from the perspective of young women, for an audience of young women?
Gross.
September 25, 2018
Nothing exciting. Always hoped it would go somewhere, but it never did. Entertained me for an hour, so can’t complain. As a whole, they really should find a better ghost writer who can recreate VC’s style better.
November 2, 2018
I really didn't care for the writing in the one. It wasn't even close to V.C. Andrews. Sorry just couldn't feel it.
I was given a copy from the publisher for my honest review.
Dawnny-BookGypsy
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I was given a copy from the publisher for my honest review.
Dawnny-BookGypsy
Novels N Latte Book Blog
November 21, 2018
Good series but I think there could've been so much more to it. Hope there is another book
January 5, 2019
I'm a little disappointed in the way they ended this series. It seemed rushed and like they lost interest. The first 4 books were great
October 13, 2023
A complete waste of time
A complete waste of time.
Was this a writing exercise for 13yo girls? Because that what this entire "series" reads like
A complete waste of time.
A complete waste of time.
Was this a writing exercise for 13yo girls? Because that what this entire "series" reads like
A complete waste of time.
November 24, 2018
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Erica – ☆☆☆☆
Spindrift, the fourth installment of the Girls of Spindrift series, as well as the prequel to Bittersweet Dreams (which I have not read yet). The novella cannot be read as a standalone.
In this installment, the novella is shared by our previous narrators: Corliss, Donna, and Mayfair, featuring the aftermath of the events that took place during Mayfair.
Spindrift is a school for those beyond what we would see as geniuses. While they are smarter than most people on the planet, the girls are still subject to the human condition – mistakes, hormones, puberty, emotion, and human nature. The girls have a difficulty rationalizing something that isn't rational – emotions and emotional needs, no matter how highly intuitive they may be.
Mayfair is AWOL, with Corliss and Donna figuring out where she may be, then taking the responsibility for their irresponsible actions.
The novella had a finite feeling – as if it was to be left open-ended.
Just an observation: the prologue and the first chapter are only seconds apart in a linear timeline, so I was unsure why there was a prologue at all. This had me thinking there was a time jump, when it took place the same night and the day after the events taking place in Mayfair, the earlier portions of the novella parallel in time with the ending of Mayfair. While the epilogue is an indeterminate time in the future, there being a prologue made zero sense and gave me confusion on determining the timeline.
Recommended to fans of the author – yes, the earliest novels were written by Virginia Andrews, but her name has become a brand, not a singular identity. While I don't have the info on whether or not it has always been the same author(s) since, I will state the continuity of the writing across this series most certainly feels as if written by a singular author who respects the brand and the voice.
Young Adult age-rating: 12+
Reviewers received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.
Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team
Erica – ☆☆☆☆
Spindrift, the fourth installment of the Girls of Spindrift series, as well as the prequel to Bittersweet Dreams (which I have not read yet). The novella cannot be read as a standalone.
In this installment, the novella is shared by our previous narrators: Corliss, Donna, and Mayfair, featuring the aftermath of the events that took place during Mayfair.
Spindrift is a school for those beyond what we would see as geniuses. While they are smarter than most people on the planet, the girls are still subject to the human condition – mistakes, hormones, puberty, emotion, and human nature. The girls have a difficulty rationalizing something that isn't rational – emotions and emotional needs, no matter how highly intuitive they may be.
Mayfair is AWOL, with Corliss and Donna figuring out where she may be, then taking the responsibility for their irresponsible actions.
The novella had a finite feeling – as if it was to be left open-ended.
Just an observation: the prologue and the first chapter are only seconds apart in a linear timeline, so I was unsure why there was a prologue at all. This had me thinking there was a time jump, when it took place the same night and the day after the events taking place in Mayfair, the earlier portions of the novella parallel in time with the ending of Mayfair. While the epilogue is an indeterminate time in the future, there being a prologue made zero sense and gave me confusion on determining the timeline.
Recommended to fans of the author – yes, the earliest novels were written by Virginia Andrews, but her name has become a brand, not a singular identity. While I don't have the info on whether or not it has always been the same author(s) since, I will state the continuity of the writing across this series most certainly feels as if written by a singular author who respects the brand and the voice.
Young Adult age-rating: 12+
Reviewers received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.
December 13, 2018
Exciting
Didn't like the way Mayfair and Leo left off!! Hope it picks up in the next book. Overall an excellent book. Loved that three different girls were all the same in ways.
Didn't like the way Mayfair and Leo left off!! Hope it picks up in the next book. Overall an excellent book. Loved that three different girls were all the same in ways.
September 26, 2018
Spindrift was my favorite of the four books in the Girls of Spindrift series. Yes, I actually enjoyed it better than the individual books--Donna, Corliss, and Mayfair--written about each of the main characters.
Though short, I felt Spindrift was a good way to end the series. To me, the girls were actually treated more like young adults than just students. It touched on emotions and their feelings, giving them a say about what they really wanted. The incident with Mayfair and Leo was perfect and I thought it gave the series a bit of depth that had been lacking in the individual books.
It's hard to have a modern day VC Andrews story without being corny--let's face it, things Andrews wrote about when she was still alive wouldn't be accepted to easily in today's times--so I think it was a pretty good series, one that young adults would find interesting.
*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Though short, I felt Spindrift was a good way to end the series. To me, the girls were actually treated more like young adults than just students. It touched on emotions and their feelings, giving them a say about what they really wanted. The incident with Mayfair and Leo was perfect and I thought it gave the series a bit of depth that had been lacking in the individual books.
It's hard to have a modern day VC Andrews story without being corny--let's face it, things Andrews wrote about when she was still alive wouldn't be accepted to easily in today's times--so I think it was a pretty good series, one that young adults would find interesting.
*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
September 26, 2018
Spindrift is the story of Mayfair, Corliss, and Donna who become friends at their school for the gifted. After the girls find an unknown escape from the school grounds , Mayfair meets a mysterious guy and takes off with him without telling her friends . After Mayfair doesn’t return the girls have no choice but to tell the head mistress what they know and they all face getting kicked out together.
I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
Merged review:
Spindrift is the story of Mayfair, Corliss, and Donna who become friends at their school for the gifted. After the girls find an unknown escape from the school grounds , Mayfair meets a mysterious guy and takes off with him without telling her friends . After Mayfair doesn’t return the girls have no choice but to tell the head mistress what they know and they all face getting kicked out together.
I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
Merged review:
Spindrift is the story of Mayfair, Corliss, and Donna who become friends at their school for the gifted. After the girls find an unknown escape from the school grounds , Mayfair meets a mysterious guy and takes off with him without telling her friends . After Mayfair doesn’t return the girls have no choice but to tell the head mistress what they know and they all face getting kicked out together.
I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
February 5, 2019
A short novella building background and expanding on the characters in the Bittersweet Dreams book, this was a very quick read. The story line pulls you in...young people so intelligent they are pulled out of everyday life into a school designed just for them. But teenagers are the same whether smart or not. Curfews and rules are broken when the main characters leave school to visit the nearby town. And of course, consequences follow. The book is well written and the story will keep your interest. There is no clear ending so a reader would assume another book will follow.
December 1, 2020
Interesting, but same plot points as previous books. Still enjoy them, cheap as they are. Neiderman needs to start collaborating with another "carefully selected writer" so that he might not have to regurgitate so much from previous series.
September 27, 2018
Sprindrift by author V.C Andrews is another great, in for a ride novel. Obviously these are her ghost writer at this point, but for the most part, the stories have kept up. Some better than others. Spindrift is pretty decent all around. I wasn’t amazed and shocked like in flowers of the attic, but that’s to be expected. Still a great read!
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for a copy of spindrift in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for a copy of spindrift in exchange for an honest review.
September 18, 2018
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read this fabulous ARC in exchange for an honest review.
As always, VC Andrews' books are quick read. It's easy to identify yourself with these characters. However, I am disappointed that it's such a short story. The story could be a little more developed on how these characters would do out of Spindrift and onward.
As always, VC Andrews' books are quick read. It's easy to identify yourself with these characters. However, I am disappointed that it's such a short story. The story could be a little more developed on how these characters would do out of Spindrift and onward.
April 11, 2019
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I would not want to hide who I am if I ever found myself. These girls were brought up to believe that they were what the test scores show. They will never get to normal, there is no normal.
I would not want to hide who I am if I ever found myself. These girls were brought up to believe that they were what the test scores show. They will never get to normal, there is no normal.
December 3, 2019
Not very much happens and the journey to the end of the book is meandering. The three of them didn’t feel like separate characters. For three very clever young women, they thought at acted the same. To be honest, at this point, and going by the three stories before it, I don’t know what I was expecting, really.
October 11, 2018
Better than the first 3
Better written than the first 3 books. And of course Bittersweet Dreams was the best ! I feel the ghost author took turns and I can tell when it was not the original ghost author. Shame Shame!!
Better written than the first 3 books. And of course Bittersweet Dreams was the best ! I feel the ghost author took turns and I can tell when it was not the original ghost author. Shame Shame!!
February 11, 2019
I love V.C. ANDREWS!!! I have all of her novels!!!
This one is too short. I would have liked to find out if they go on to college together or separate. Thank y'all for a wonderful collection of stories. I can't wait for the next ones.
This one is too short. I would have liked to find out if they go on to college together or separate. Thank y'all for a wonderful collection of stories. I can't wait for the next ones.
September 19, 2018
I received an arc from netgalley and really enjoyed this book. This is the first V.C. Andrews book I have ever read and I was very pleasantly surprised. Definitely recommend it!
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March 26, 2019Loved it wish the series hadn’t ended as I am curious as to what the future held for Corliss Fonna and Mayfair
September 8, 2019
I really enjoyed the final book of this series. I have read almost all of her books . I still have some more to read. I started reading her books from the very first, flowers in the attic.
I really enjoyed book 4 of this series. I have read almost all of her books . Waiting for her net one.
I really enjoyed book 4 of this series. I have read almost all of her books . Waiting for her net one.
July 29, 2020
The last sentence sums up the book (and series) well. “All three were going in a different direction but together”.
Given that the four Novellas are a spin off from “Bitter Sweet Dreams” that features Mayfair, it is appropriate that this last Novella concludes her journey and the impact of what she discovers for herself influences the direction of others of the same ilk.
Given that the four Novellas are a spin off from “Bitter Sweet Dreams” that features Mayfair, it is appropriate that this last Novella concludes her journey and the impact of what she discovers for herself influences the direction of others of the same ilk.
August 24, 2024
Fourth of the 4 novellas related to Spindrift school which was introduced in the (at the time) standalone novel Bittersweet Dreams. The chapters focused on Donna & Corliss were the better ones. The chapters focused on Mayfair were the weakest ones. The epilogue brings the Spindrift series to an okay conclusion.
If half-stars were an option, I would rate 2.5.
If half-stars were an option, I would rate 2.5.
July 3, 2020
Spindrift ( The Girls of Spindrift Book 4)
This was one of the best books out of this series that I read. I liked it when all the girls got together. I also liked Mayfair's love adventure.
This was one of the best books out of this series that I read. I liked it when all the girls got together. I also liked Mayfair's love adventure.
July 3, 2024
Out of the four books in this series, this is the one I disliked the least. So glad it’s over. Not at all like a typical V C Andrews book. These were boring and juvenile. The whole story seemed pointless and incomplete by the end.
September 1, 2025
I remember when those came out..It was a tryout for going online..I think it was a total miss..All 4 books should have been in one or like all the other make them longer..Why would I pay for 40 pages..It had potentials but sadly missed the mark
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