Book Review: Family Storms by V. C. Andrews

Title: Family Storms
Author: V. C. Andrews
Genre: Fiction
Page Count: 378
Copyright: 2011 by Vanda General Partnership
Publisher: Pocket Star Books
Series: March Family Series (Book One) Sequel: Cloudburst

About the Author:
One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has a been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of the spellbinding classic Flowers in the Attic. That blockbuster novel began the renowned Dollanganger family saga, which includes Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday and Garden of Shadows. Since then, readers have been captivated by more than sixty novels in nearly twenty bestselling series. V.C. Andrews's novels have sold more than 106 million copies and have been translated into twenty-two foreign languages.
Credit: Simon & Schuster

Synopsis:

IN THE EYE OF THE STORM...
Living on the streets with her destitute mother, selling knickknacks and trinkets just to survive, Sasha Porter dreams of someday having a normal life, with a real home and family. But she never dreamed a devastating tragedy would bring her those very things: on a stormy night by a rain spattered highway, a speeding car veers out of control, striking and killing her mother and badly injuring Sasha.

...IS ANYWHERE TRUELY SAFE?
In the hospital, Sasha is whisked off to a fancy private suite at the requst of wealthy Mrs. Jordan Marsh, a complete stranger who keeps watch by Sasha's bedside and insists she come and live at her family's sprawling, luxurious mansion. Sasha soon learns Mrs. March never recoved from the loss of her daughter Alena, and with nowhere else to go, Sasha agrees to use Alena's room, sleep in her bed and wear her clothes. But someone will make sure that Sasha never takes Alena's place: a jealous sister dead set on making Sasha's life a living hell.

My Thoughts:

I absolutely adored it!
I literally couldn't put the book down. It kept me wanting to read more and that is what I love about certain books. It had a really good plot line with lots of twists and turns and a very surprising turn of events. The way Andrews' tricks readers into believing that the older sister Kiera is really up to something good when really she's plotting and using Sasha. The hostile relationship between Jordan March and her daughter Kiera also makes me wonder what secrets the family holds and the way they act towards each other makes it seem like something else is going on or Andrews has withheld the reason why Kiera is so hostile towards her mother. It makes me also wonder whether or not there is some truth to the fact that Jordan March is trying to turn Sasha into her late daughter Alena; with Sasha sleeping in Alena's old bedroom and wearing her clothes. Hopefully all will be revealed in the second book Cloudburst.

Thanks for reading, I welcome any comments or feedback or your opinions on the book.
Happy Reading

Sincerely,
Lady M