Rain

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Summary: Same story line?
Review: Does V.C. Andrews ever come up with a new story line? She uses the same poor-girl-finds-new-rich-family story line. If you have read any of her other works, you will understand what i am saying. Same old. Same old.

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Summary: Rain
Review: This was one of the best books with the name of V.C. Andrews on it for a long time. It brought you in and really made you care about Rain and her life.

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Summary: okay
Review: I liked parts of this book. The characters were pretty run of the mill V.C. Andrews, but I liked the message it sent out at the beginning of the book, when Rain wasn't afraid to be different even though everyone thought she was stuck up and she didn't fit in. I also liked how she didn't come across as bratty and spoiled like the wildflowers. But then the second part got boring and even though Rain was in a better environment, she still seemed stuck up to me, so I really didn't like her character that much, and the plot seemed to borrow from every other V.C. novel that's been written.

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Summary: Rain Rain come again...
Review: I don't know what the fuss is all about... I enjoyed rain a lot. Yes, the book did follow the same line as other stories... but V.C andrews always did that. It was just the way she worked. It may be predictible but these books enthall me. The writer hasn't lost his touch yet because he still has me addicted. Bashing doesn't help to much... And you can't get these books confused because all of the characters come from different back grounds... I liked the fact that the book settled on characters besides the main one... you may be a little confused it the ghost writer didn't tell you more than you needed to knwo about every character. This book was wonderful... It involved poor life... a bi racial girl and for once a NICE grandmother. I don't think the writer could have done any better... does anyone agree?

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Summary: VCA Must Be Rolling Over in her grave....
Review: Dawn, I mean Ruby, i mean Rain, yeah, Rain was just the same old thing only repackaged in a different form. It gets very tiresome that the ghostwriter doesn't use his own material when he writes these novels then they would be very exciting and might actually be good. Not really looking forward to Secrets of the Morning, oops, i mean Lighting Strikes. With the mini-series, I lost all faith in the VCA francise for it seem to degrade VCA's memory and writing talent. His excuse for writing the crappy mini-series is that he felt that VCA would have moved onto today's problems. If she didnt write about today's problems when she was alive, why would she write about them now if she was still living? It's just an excuse to churn out these sappy TEEN oriented novels and kick us older readers to the side. So, mr author of the DEvil's Advocate, i read your the novels that you wrote under your real name why cant you add some of your writing to VCA?

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Summary: RAIN
Review: I THOUGHT RAIN WAS AN EXCELLENT BOOK AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE TO COME OUT. I WAS KIND OF DISAPPOINTED IN THE ENDING I THOUGHT MAYBE IT COULD OF ENDED WITH MORE OF A CLIFF HANGER. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

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Summary: A different twist
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I have read just about all of the V.C. Andrews's books. This one has a different twist, not only do we go from a girl being transported to a higher class but we have one finding out that she is part of different race. Rain not only has to deal with a new economic level, but a whole social level as well. I think Rain will turn out to be one of the strongest characters yet. I think it is a must read.

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Summary: RAIN - I loved this book!
Review: Well I would have to say that this is one of my favorite VC Andrews books. I picked it up when it first hit the shelves and couldn't believe how much I got into reading it. It really pulls at your heart strings. I cannot wait until the next book comes out. I really want to know what happens with Rain.

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Summary: I'm a born again fan!
Review: I was very disappointed with the last two series - Orphans and Wildflowers...so much so that I never even finished the first book in the Wildflowers series. I was skeptical to pick up Rain, but once I did, I couldn't put it down. I was thoroughly surprised and delighted with this character, as she is not the naive girl that you usually see in VC Andrews' books. She is strong-willed and determined and an excellent heroine. I liked that the Grandmother was not made out to be an evil and wicked woman, as is usually portrayed in Andrews' books. I am looking forward to reading more!

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Summary: Not again....
Review: Ok, I have kept quiet all these years, but after reading Rain, Iam going to let out all my feelings about these books that are written by this untalented ghostwriter. First of all, why is the main character always so wimpy and so whiny? Why are they always on the verge of tears? What gives? Every page I turn, they are always crying? ANd why is it that there always an evil overweight ugly small minded sister in the book? (Clara Sue, Gisselle, etc) and why do they always get away with it when they insult the main character? If you notice, the main character never defends herself..she is on the verge of crying? After reading the book, it occured to me that the brother had liked Rain even before he knew that they werent related! He found out that they werent related and he wasted no time into getting into Rains pants. Thats dumb. Another that really bothers me, and I think that anyone can agree with me...Why does the main character waste her time whether to sleep with an unimportant character or not? At least 5 or 6 chapters were wasted on her deciding whether to sleep with Corbette or not. I found that part of the story to be a waste of paper and the ghostwriter shuld not waste our time on reading about unimportant characters in the book. Those 5 or 6 chapters should be about Rain finding out more about her family. And why does the ghostwriter always waste 2 or 3 pages on a very unimporttant character?, like the homeless person that saved Rain. Those pages were a waste of time. I found the book tremendously boring and a big disapointment. That is why I gave the book one star. I can tell you already what Lightning Strikes is about...Rain goes to another country, finds her father, who wants nothing to do with her...thats only the first 2 chapters. The next 14 chapters will be Rain deciding whether to sleep with some loser and the last 3 chapters will have her return home and get insulted again by her bratty sister. All in all the story will come to absolutly NO conclusion and be as boring as the first. One more thing. the part where Rain hears the dead Beni whispering in her ear that she is unsexually active and she should sleep with that absolute loser Corbette, the real V. C. Andrews would have had Rain reminded that sleeping around is what caused Beni's death in the first place. To the ghostwriter....so far, you are killing the books...find a new plot and a new character with a BACKBONE! And FAST!