Tragedy strikes early in this book for Tain. Her future goes from promising to crumbling apart completely. Honestly, VC Andrews protagonists are generally very tragic figures, but Rain takes the biscuit here.

I really enjoyed this. I must get the next book in the series. Its the last one too.

One thing I liked about this series was the covers. I really liked the shiny outer covers and the stepbacks could be fun to look at.

I enjoyed the earlier books that Andrew Neiderman wrote after V.C. Andrews' death, namely the Cutler series. But after that, each series he wrote became progressively less like the masterpieces VCA herself would write. The Landry and Logan series were enjoyable, and the Orphans and Wildflowers miniseries were all right. But I was glad when Neiderman announced his return to a full-length series. I read Rain and Lightning Strikes, but both books were disappointing, and this book no less so. VCA did a superb job with family secrets and villains, but Neiderman plays with mental illness and even trivializes it for entertainment/shock value. In Lightning Strikes, there was the crazy great-aunt and uncle in England. And in this book, Victoria - VICTORIA - the person I thought least susceptible to craziness - snaps and displays her insanity in a pathetic, befuddling way that was so out of character even for her that I could not take this book seriously.

I was also disappointed with the fact that Grandma died - it felt like nothing more than a convenient plot twist for Neiderman to set up the events that would befall Rain, including her paralysis. Everything was just thrown together in a mishmash of 'convenient' plot devices (such as Victoria's true paternity) Nobody is explored in depth, and the family skeletons were just contrived and offered no real depth or good explanation.

i liked the first two books of this series better. i wish rain would have continued to pursue acting instead of marrying the man who was supposed to help her body recover after her accident but instead impregnated her. kinda gross.

This book was INSANE! Nearing the end when Victoria went crazy, I couldn't put the book down. I kind of wish that she didn't die, because I want to see what would have happened to her afterwards. Would she go to prison? Or be put in a mental institution? I am so glad that Rain and Austin got married and had a child. They are a really cute couple.

This one made me sad. The Whatever Happened to Baby Jane ending had me on the edge of my seat.

This was the last in the series. You got to follow the life of a young girl throughout her trials and joys. The author had you feel her sadness and enjoy her happiness. The ending of the series stopped in her adult years and brought to end her issues finally. She was finally was happy.

This was the third book in a very enjoyable series. This was one of the better series put out in V. C. Andrews name in recent years.

This book actually made me angry... I don't know if it's d horrible tragic storyline or the fact that I know it wouldn't have been so horrible if the real vc Andrews had written it.
like seriously this new author is just spoiling her name... I know vc Andrews also wrote "family saga" and "Gothic horror " but the feeling you get from reading her actual books is just totally different ... look at the dollangager series... I know it had Oll d drama nd incest nd oll but the writing was good...
rain never even got the opportunity to b an actress ..lyk WTF?
vc Andrews wud have at least made rain an actress before she had dat accident
d whole book was just annoying ...or shud I say from d third book in d series which is dis one... "rain" nd "lightning strikes " was actually okay.
I just feel dis stupid writer shud stop spoiling vc Andrews image... that is annoying... ugh!!!

I read this series many years ago, I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish.

This review will contain spoilers, so proceed with caution.
What the heck happened?!? Now, I've never been blown away by a VC Andrews book, but go in expected juicy and ridiculous drama that fans all seem to expect. This had your treasure trove of Andrews cliches...like every single card was thrown. This is where the spoilers are...We have psychotic family member that lives in a fantasy land, tragic accident leading to paralysis, accidental death of a family member, tragic death of the only nice character in the bunch, and of course the unexpected pregnancy. Remember in the first book when Rain rose above the squalor of the ghetto and really proved to be a strong individual? Remember in the second book when despite coming from a poor community Rain stuck to her guns and proved herself to the rich English kids? Now we have the third book where Rain lets everyone bully her into deciding what's right. She had no spine at all and everything that happened was her fault. Brody tries to rape her and she STILL DOESNT SAY SHE'S HIS SISTER. Why?!? Because she feels it isn't her place. Rain is paralyzed and not only did she lose her legs but her ability to make decisions and act rationally.
Very disappointed in this book...as well as a weak and laughable plot, the editing was terrible. Aunt Victoria was sometimes Aunt Veronica, there were missing quotation marks and random page breaks...this was a dredge and i found myself skipping parts all together. Hope the final installment is better than this slosh.

one of the best, most loved series/authors of all time. V.C. Andrews books are something so easily recognizable and new books continue to evolve to go with the times and bring in a whole new generation of loving readers