Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Nov 28, 2016 Angie rated it liked it

One of my reading challenge tasks for 2016 was to read a book I hadn't read since high school. I figured I'd pick up Flowers in the Attic and give it another whirl since I remembered very little of it, and what I thought I remembered I was just *sure* couldn't be right... Oh boy. I almost gave it 4 stars because it's the kind of book you just can't put down, but the ick factor got the better of my rating and kept me at a solid 3. Creepy doesn't even begin to adequately describe the way this stor ...more

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Dec 29, 2009 Megan rated it liked it

Shelves: horror, finished-2009

Another VC Andrews book that I first read during my teenage years. This was the creepiest series of the ones I read by her.

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May 06, 2019 Leslie Jerkins added it

Shelves: 2019

This book is bonkers. I couldn’t even begin to rate it!

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Jun 01, 2009 Leslie rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2009-reads

This book was pretty messed up, though actually a bit tamer than I expected it to be. I won't say that it was great, but it definitely had me wanting to know what happened next, and I almost even want to read the sequels just because I want to know if Cathy ever gets her revenge.

EDIT: Never mind, I think that reading the spoilery reviews for the remaining books in the series is enough for me. Still, it was good, trashy fun. ...more

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Feb 02, 2009 Debbie rated it really liked it

Shelves: realistic-fiction, thriller

After the death of their father, the Dollanganger children are shut up in the attic of their grandmother's house. Their mother insists that it will only be for a short time--until she can convince her father to forgive her for sins in her past. The children try to be good, try to be quiet, but as more and more time slips away, they begin to think they will never escape the attic... ...more

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Jan 04, 2008 Lisa rated it it was ok

Shelves: don-t-recommend

I watched the movie and had to read the book. I ended up reading the series and liked each book less and less. They were such that I had to keep reading to find out what happened, but not one of those books that you recommend or say that it was really worth spending time on.

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