Christopher's Diary: Echoes of Dollanganger (Diaries, #2) in V.C. Andrews

Oct 17, 2016 Brooklyn Tayla rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: my-own-book-collection, spooky-ish, october-reads-2016

Okay, that was painful. I mean, the first one was amazing; this was meh to say the least. Kane's character constantly grinded me and Kristin became tiresome. The only parts I even remotely liked were Christopher's Diary entries. It's a shame because I loved book one, but now I can't say I'll bother about book 3 anytime soon. ...more

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Feb 01, 2017 Janet rated it liked it · review of another edition

I liked this book, however, I thought the first one was better. Although I was compelled to read both Christopher Diaries in the hope of uncovering new information about the Dollanganger children which only occurred at the end of the second book and was fairly predictable, I actually became interested in the life of the teenage girl, Kristin who was the main character in the book.

Really, the Christopher Diaries are no where near as gripping or as exciting as the Flowers in the Attic Series. If ...more

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Sep 10, 2016 Leigh rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, why-did-i-read-this, dnf-awful, worst-book-of-the-year, 2016

Was creepy and weird and I feel like a part of my teen years has been violated. Too many plot holes and way too many inconsistencies. The ending was the worst as it basically makes all the events in the original series pointless. I tried to see it as fan fiction, but no real fan would write this way, we grew to love and care for those four children. The ghostwriter showed in this book that he doesn't get it. The Dollangangers and V.C. Andrews are just a way for him to make money even if it means ...more

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Mar 08, 2021 Maida added it · review of another edition

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Jun 23, 2020 Marissa Mariano rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This series felt a little weird but I will read anything about this family. I liked the main character and her father despite what others think and I liked how it stayed true to the original series.

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