Ruby (Landry Saga) by V.C. Andrews Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Ruby (Landry Saga)
Book Review: Finding the truth of a life of lies
Summary: 4 Stars
In the book, Ruby, written by V.C. Andrews, a young lady by the name of Ruby Landry has been living a life of lies and secrets. This exciting drama includes the struggles and encounters she must face after her Grandmere Catherine dies and she discovers the truth about her whole life. The book becomes more interesting as more and more secrets about her life are revealed. As Ruby finds out these secrets her pain can be felt by the reader. It is a story which displays one of the most painful secrets a person could encounter in their life. Though Ruby finds a love with Paul Tate, she knows little about what she will discover of him and her unknown family. This book is very interesting as everything that could possibly go wrong, goes wrong in Ruby's life. It makes the reader want to keep reading to find out what is going to be revealed next about her life. If you read Ruby and think it is a good book, you should read the other books in V.C Andrews, Landry series.Book Review: First Book in the Landry Family Series
Summary: 5 Stars
In "Ruby," we go deeper into the South, into Cajun country (Houma, Louisiana), where 15-year-old Ruby Landry lives in poverty with her grandparents, Grandmere Catherine and Grandpere Jack, never knowing who her parents were (her mother's dead, and her father is unknown at the moment). This is also one of the few books where the reader is aware of the time period in which the book takes place--the early 1960s.As is typical with every V. C. Andrews heroine, Ruby has tremendous artistic talent and is encouraged by her grandmother to pursue her dreams of becoming a successful painter. However, several life-altering secrets arise to detour her from doing so. For starters, Ruby finds out her boyfriend (Paul Tate) is really her half-brother. (Imagine that.) Yet that doesn't really bother either of them, because they still get hot and heavy. Forbidden fruit and all that, I guess.
Ruby's second surprise comes when she finds a photo of her father, Pierre Dumas, and discovers that she has a twin sister living with him somewhere in New Orleans. Shortly after Grandmere Catherine confesses all of this, she dies, leaving Ruby in the care of her despicable, alcoholic Grandpere Jack, which was an obvious mistake, because he tries to sell her just like he did with her other two illegitimate siblings. So, Ruby flees Houma and searches for her wealthy family in New Orleans during Mardi Gras, a terrifically authentic setting that horror writer Anne Rice uses quite often in her own books; and it works just fine for V. C. Andrews as well in this series.
It's always interesting when I shop for V. C. Andrews books, because either her books are tucked away in the romance section, or they're mislabeled as horror. I've even found them in the kids section, but those are usually the recent miniseries books. While "Flowers in the Attic," for one, could probably be considered horror, most of her books are just dramatic family sagas, aka general fiction. There's nothing remotely scary about these books. It's more psychological, involving lurid family secrets (like rape and incest, which are hardly romance-friendly topics); that's probably why these books are branded "gothic horror."
Anyway, "Ruby" pretty much follows the same paint-by-numbers storyline that has been haunting practically every latter-day series by V. C. Andrews. Yet this is still a captivating series, filled with Cajun-style superstitions and horrible family secrets. Following "Ruby" comes "Pearl in the Mist" (#2), "All That Glitters" (#3), "Hidden Jewel" (#4), and "Tarnished Gold" (#5).
Book Review: First love and first betrayal are in this book.
Summary: 4 Stars
You get to experience the innocence of Ruby fading away as she steps into life. No longer shadowed by the Bayou she longs for a larger more unshielded life. As she go on, lots of her past which was unbeknownst to her is unveiled.Book Review: GOOD BOOK BUT...
Summary: 4 Stars
All of the books in this series are "good", but I really wanted to see Ruby ***at ANY point*** in the series get a backbone!!! If she had a backbone, Giselle would not have been crippled in a car accident--she would have most likely been found at the bottom of the stairs...Ruby just takes crap from everyone. If she could just get a backbone, I would rate every book in this series a 10!Book Review: GREAT START!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a great novel that I read in only 2 days!