Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews
I just read Petals on the Wind, the second book after Flowers in the Attic. One day I’ll find copies of both that I needn’t buy online. D:
In a way, Cathy reminded me of Magdalen from Wilkie Collins‘ No Name. Both of them planned to have revenge - and acted upon it - while they both had siblings who didn’t. Chris for Cathy and Norah for Magdalen. Cathy and Magdalen were both hurt and had endured a lot of suffering that needn’t have come their way if the didn’t set out to take vengeance with so much hatred. However, in the end, they both had their happy ending.
I could sympathize with Cathy mostly because if I were her and experienced those three and more years in the attic, I would have wanted revenge as much as she did. I would probably be too cowardly to actually carry it out but I would have wanted to make my mother suffer too. And when you’re a child, you grow with the hurt and the hate that even when you’re an adult and you know its wrong, those ugly memories just creeps in and banishes good conscience.
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