What do You think about Twisted Roots (2002)?
Willow obviously had PTSD in this one, and after everything she went through, who could blame her? Told through her daughter's point of view, Twisted Roots takes place 16 years after the events of Wicked Forest. It didn't have the drama I was used to in the other VC Andrews books. It wasn't terrible, but really didn't live up to the hype the first two books created. Hannah was whiny, and frequently admitted it, Heyden was predictable, and the evil twins didn't get the spotlight they probably deserved. And the Disney-style ending? Really? Hoping the last 2 books prove to be better...
—Chelsea Gouin
I read this book in about a week. It quickly changed my view of Willow. I felt sorry for Hannah her daughter from Thatcher Eaton. She had so many issues just coming into the world not being truly excepted by any of the Eatons. And then having a new baby brother arriving from her mother (Willow) and her step-father Miguel. How could a girl not feel out of place? Her mother was so strong in the other two novels of this series. Where did her courage go? She seems as weak and fragile as Bunny Eaton. Willow didn't connect with me anymore. I felt a resentment towards her actions. She should have known better. The love that transpired between Hannah and her boyfriend seemed too quick and too fast. There choices that involved Uncle Linden were a downward spiral but in the end I was left feeling dissappointed by the whole story. It didn't make sense to me for the series to start so intense and to end so flat. I know there are two more parts to this series but I don't think I will be reading them.
—Mizzashley
A little predictable, not as strong as other VC Andrew's work. What happened to the strong, capable Willow? She was portrayed like just another weak, selfish Palm Beach character in this. I thought things were getting better once they did the whole running away thing but then we were expected to then get to know a whole different family with weird dramas of their own. I was more interested in what was going on with the main characters, although I can see how it would cause Hannah to make the decision to return home. The SIDS storyline was current but Willow's character didn't handle it as I expected she should. The spoiled twins were just annoying and seriously - incest? Again? Nothing more original out there???? I will continue with the series because I feel like I am committed now. It has been so long since I read Andrews but now I am beginning to wish I had just re-read the earlier stuff.
—Loraine
