I recently finished this book and am disappointed by the ending and how the plot progressed. Overall, I would rate Seeds of Yesterday a 2/5 stars. I thought of taking a break from the story multiple times as it los. t my interest. The plot was slow, the characters were unlikeable, and the ending was well.... predictable. I feel that the further I got into the Dollanganger Series, the less I enjoyed the books.
The character Joel had potential to be developed and give more insight as to what it was like to live with Malcolm Foxworth. Joel was a monk that returned to Foxworth Hall after it was rebuilt for reasons never fully explained. He also acts as an important influence in Bart's decisions and is one of the main suspects for the wet sand incident of Book 1 that was never brought up again. Joel constantly is in Bart's ear, telling him what he should and should not do but we never get an explanation as to why Joel became who he was. Who influenced Joel? Why does Joel feel the need to influence Bart's decisions? These questions were never answered.
Chris was a main character throughout the series but in this novel he only appeared when convenient to the plot. This was a shame since I found Chris to be one of the most likeable characters in the book. Also, in Book 2 when Chris had taken a job that would require him to stay at work Monday through Friday, only coming home on the weekends, that provided a huge clue as to what would happen to him in the end. Chris' work habits and schedules were almost identical to the one his father had. Knowing the series this far, I had a feeling history would repeat itself.
I did not like this book as much as I enjoyed the ones before it. But, if you have read the other books in the series, I would recommend reading this too. Although it was difficult to stick with and did not have as much action and description as the other books did, I did feel satisfaction that I stuck with it until the end.
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