Seeds of Yesterday - Book 1 and 2 Review

             
              V.C. Andrews' Seeds of Yesterday is split into 3 books. In this post, I will be reviewing books 1 and 2. I would give these two books a 2.5/5 Stars. So far Seeds of Yesterday cannot compare to the first book in the series Flowers in the Attic.


              Why would I give such a low rating? Well, the characters I feel are now unlikeable and somewhat annoying. The character that I find the most irritating is Cathy, who constantly changes from siding with someone to turning against them in the matter of pages. Her stance on certain issues changes so often that it's difficult to remember whether she was for or against an idea. The once independent girl that I enjoyed watching grow had turned into a character that couldn't make any decision without doubting herself 2 minutes afterwards.


              Another reason I gave this such a low rating is how some issues and topics are brought up and never addressed again. One example of this is when someone caused Jory, Cathy's first born son, to break his back during an accident. During the ballet he was performed in, pillars were supposed to fall on him and kill the character he was playing. As the pillars fell, a stage hand would release the sand in the pillars, causing the effect without any harm to Jory. Someone wet the sand and caused Jory to be injured. V.C. Andrews drops the issue of who wet the sand entirely in the second book, and it is not brought up again. Unless we find out who wet the sand in the third book, this will bother me to no end.


             But, on a positive note, Seeds of Yesterday contained some vocabulary that is used in the dancing industry that I did not know, and had to look up. Throughout the book, they use higher leveled diction more suitable for high school students and older. I do hope that the story improves in the third book and we find out more answers.


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