A twisted story, but good. The best of this series. ( )

The Casteel series was by far my favorite of the VC Andrews series. I read these as a teenager and now even in my adulthood enjoy picking them up and reading them again!! ( )

Five for Heaven and Cal's relationship!!
I don't care if it's sick and wrong, I thought he was good to her, and she deserved love.

Fatherly by day,
Lover by night!! ( )

This was actually one of my favorites of all the classic Andrews books. It's a pretty controversial story, but nothing you don't see on TV these days. This was the only Casteel series book where I actually really liked Heaven. ( )

This book has no redeeming qualities whatsoever, but it brings back such fun memories! I was about 14 when I first read this book, giggling with my girlfriends over all the dirty parts. Re-reading it as a "grown-up" cemented my love for the book - it's horrible, tasteless, trashy and loads of fun!

I see it as a poor man's Little House on the Prairie (if they had lived in West Virginia) You've got Ma, Pa and a bunch of unkempt children sharing a one bedroom house. Of course, there are a few parts that are different. In this book, Pa gets an STD and sells all his kids at $500 a pop. Plus, some of the brothers and sisters aren't exactly appropriate with each other. And at one point, the kids contemplate eating the family dog because they're hungry. But other than that, it's EXACTLY the same... ( )