The Unwelcomed Child by VC Andrews

The 411:

I have been a huge fan of VC Andews series books since I was a child. Not even sure why, since I was a child with such a tumultuous past you would think I would hate books that centered on dysfunctional families yet that is VC Andrews writes. 

The Unwelcomed Child is a stand alone VC Andrews book about Elle a young girl who is being raised by her overly religious grandmother, sheltered from the world and alone. Elle has spent her life hearing how evil her father was. How unbalanced her mother was and how protected her future should be. 

As the child of "rape" her mark on the earth according to grandmother Myra would be one of damnation and she needs to repent and repent and repent.  No time for idle hands, her days are spent, helping to cook, clean, pray and do her homeschool work. 

When she is finally given some freedom by being allowed to go to the lake alone and draw she meets the twins Mason and Claudine. These very wordly, very affluent teens are polar opposites of Elle and thankfully are good and do not take advantage of her innocent nature. 

I cannot wait to hand this book over to my sister another VC Andrews long time fan to get her take. I thought it was well written. Sits well with the VC Andrews library and I am thrilled that her family contract with like minded writers to keep the genre fresh and new. I was thrilled that the sinister part of the book was not played up and that the innocence of Elle was allowed to remain.

Great book for VC Andrews fans or a great way to introduce younger readers into the world of VC Andrews.