Beneath the Attic by V.C. Andrews

Publication Date 08/27/2019 

I thought it was time to revisit an old "friend" and  when given the opportunity to read an advanced readers copy of Beneath the Attic - I jumped at it. Yes, I know it's a ghost writer and I also know I probably shouldn't have been reading these books when I was 10 and 12. I reread them as an adult and nostalgia pulled me back into the world of V.C. Andrews. 

Beneath the Attic takes place decades before Dollanganger's existed.  It is the 1890's and Corrine is our main character. I need to explain that is about Garland's wife Corrine and not Chris and Catherine mother, Corrine. I need to point this out because while the book takes place in the late 1890's is reads more modern as the character(s) do things that the never would have done during that time period. I had to keep reminding myself this is Garland's wife! 

There is quite a bit of historical inaccuracies but I was able to brush them aside and keep on reading despite me expecting Corrine to pull out a cell phone and start texting. Corrine is absolutely nothing like I imagined but it does relate to and add to the actions of later generations and the way they use their beauty, which is then in turn used against them to bring them harm.

I am neither disappointed or thrilled about this book. It's a fast read and didn't take up too much of my time. If your curious pick it up because why not?

* I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.