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Kindred #2
Daughter of Light
The thrilling sequel to Daughter of Darkness featuring a young woman who runs to a new life away from the vampire world she grew up in—but escape is not as easy as it sounds….
In this enthralling vampire novel, V.C. Andrews returns to the story of a beautiful girl desperate to escape her secret family legacy—bred to be a lure for unwitting victims of her father’s blood appetites. Determined to break free and embrace a life outside the shadows, Lorelei runs away from the only world she’s ever known. In a quiet rooming house, she finds refuge among the tenants of elderly Mrs. Winston, and the beginnings of a new love with Liam, her landlady’s handsome grandnephew. But Lorelei soon discovers that burying her past is not so sinister nightmares torment her, and even her waking hours are plagued with the fear that at any moment, Daddy could destroy all she holds dear. Can a child of darkness ever truly feel safe in the light?
In this enthralling vampire novel, V.C. Andrews returns to the story of a beautiful girl desperate to escape her secret family legacy—bred to be a lure for unwitting victims of her father’s blood appetites. Determined to break free and embrace a life outside the shadows, Lorelei runs away from the only world she’s ever known. In a quiet rooming house, she finds refuge among the tenants of elderly Mrs. Winston, and the beginnings of a new love with Liam, her landlady’s handsome grandnephew. But Lorelei soon discovers that burying her past is not so sinister nightmares torment her, and even her waking hours are plagued with the fear that at any moment, Daddy could destroy all she holds dear. Can a child of darkness ever truly feel safe in the light?
376 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 30, 2012
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V.C. Andrews
370 books9,099 followersBooks published under the following names - Virginia Andrews, V. Andrews, Virginia C. Andrews & V.C. Endrius. Books since her death ghost written by Andrew Neiderman, but still attributed to the V.C. Andrews name
Virginia Cleo Andrews (born Cleo Virginia Andrews) was born June 6, 1923 in Portsmouth, Virginia. The youngest child and the only daughter of William Henry Andrews, a career navy man who opened a tool-and-die business after retirement, and Lillian Lilnora Parker Andrews, a telephone operator. She spent her happy childhood years in Portsmouth, Virginia, living briefly in Rochester, New York. The Andrews family returned to Portsmouth while Virginia was in high school.
While a teenager, Virginia suffered a tragic accident, falling down the stairs at her school and incurred severe back injuries. Arthritis and a failed spinal surgical procedure forced her to spend most of her life on crutches or in a wheelchair.
Virginia excelled in school and, at fifteen, won a scholarship for writing a parody of Tennyson's Idylls of the King. She proudly earned her diploma from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth. After graduation, she nurtured her artistic talent by completing a four-year correspondence art course while living at home with her family.
After William Andrews died in the late 1960s, Virginia helped to support herself and her mother through her extremely successful career as a commercial artist, portrait painter, and fashion illustrator.
Frustrated with the lack of creative satisfaction that her work provided, Virginia sought creative release through writing, which she did in secret. In 1972, she completed her first novel, The Gods of the Green Mountain [sic], a science-fantasy story. It was never published. Between 1972 and 1979, she wrote nine novels and twenty short stories, of which only one was published. "I Slept with My Uncle on My Wedding Night", a short fiction piece, was published in a pulp confession magazine.
Promise gleamed over the horizon for Virginia when she submitted a 290,000-word novel, The Obsessed, to a publishing company. She was told that the story had potential, but needed to be trimmed and spiced up a bit. She drafted a new outline in a single night and added "unspeakable things my mother didn't want me to write about." The ninety-eight-page revision was re-titled Flowers in the Attic and she was paid a $7,500 advance. Her new-generation Gothic novel reached the bestseller lists a mere two weeks after its 1979 paperback publication by Pocket Books.
Petals on the Wind, her sequel to Flowers, was published the next year, earning Virginia a $35,000 advance. The second book remained on the New York Times bestseller list for an unbelievable nineteen weeks (Flowers also returned to the list). These first two novels alone sold over seven million copies in only two years. The third novel of the Dollanganger series, If There Be Thorns, was released in 1981, bringing Virginia a $75,000 advance. It reached No. 2 on many bestseller lists within its first two weeks.
Taking a break from the chronicles of Chris and Cathy Dollanganger, Virginia published her one, and only, stand-alone novel, My Sweet Audrina, in 1982. The book welcomed an immediate success, topping the sales figures of her previous novels. Two years later, a fourth Dollanganger novel was released, Seeds of Yesterday. According to the New York Times, Seeds was the best-selling fiction paperback novel of 1984. Also in 1984, V.C. Andrews was named "Professional Woman of the Year" by the city of Norfolk, Virginia.
Upon Andrews's death in 1986, two final novels—Garden of Shadows and Fallen Hearts—were published. These two novels are considered the last to bear the "V.C. Andrews" name and to be almost completely written by
Virginia Cleo Andrews (born Cleo Virginia Andrews) was born June 6, 1923 in Portsmouth, Virginia. The youngest child and the only daughter of William Henry Andrews, a career navy man who opened a tool-and-die business after retirement, and Lillian Lilnora Parker Andrews, a telephone operator. She spent her happy childhood years in Portsmouth, Virginia, living briefly in Rochester, New York. The Andrews family returned to Portsmouth while Virginia was in high school.
While a teenager, Virginia suffered a tragic accident, falling down the stairs at her school and incurred severe back injuries. Arthritis and a failed spinal surgical procedure forced her to spend most of her life on crutches or in a wheelchair.
Virginia excelled in school and, at fifteen, won a scholarship for writing a parody of Tennyson's Idylls of the King. She proudly earned her diploma from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth. After graduation, she nurtured her artistic talent by completing a four-year correspondence art course while living at home with her family.
After William Andrews died in the late 1960s, Virginia helped to support herself and her mother through her extremely successful career as a commercial artist, portrait painter, and fashion illustrator.
Frustrated with the lack of creative satisfaction that her work provided, Virginia sought creative release through writing, which she did in secret. In 1972, she completed her first novel, The Gods of the Green Mountain [sic], a science-fantasy story. It was never published. Between 1972 and 1979, she wrote nine novels and twenty short stories, of which only one was published. "I Slept with My Uncle on My Wedding Night", a short fiction piece, was published in a pulp confession magazine.
Promise gleamed over the horizon for Virginia when she submitted a 290,000-word novel, The Obsessed, to a publishing company. She was told that the story had potential, but needed to be trimmed and spiced up a bit. She drafted a new outline in a single night and added "unspeakable things my mother didn't want me to write about." The ninety-eight-page revision was re-titled Flowers in the Attic and she was paid a $7,500 advance. Her new-generation Gothic novel reached the bestseller lists a mere two weeks after its 1979 paperback publication by Pocket Books.
Petals on the Wind, her sequel to Flowers, was published the next year, earning Virginia a $35,000 advance. The second book remained on the New York Times bestseller list for an unbelievable nineteen weeks (Flowers also returned to the list). These first two novels alone sold over seven million copies in only two years. The third novel of the Dollanganger series, If There Be Thorns, was released in 1981, bringing Virginia a $75,000 advance. It reached No. 2 on many bestseller lists within its first two weeks.
Taking a break from the chronicles of Chris and Cathy Dollanganger, Virginia published her one, and only, stand-alone novel, My Sweet Audrina, in 1982. The book welcomed an immediate success, topping the sales figures of her previous novels. Two years later, a fourth Dollanganger novel was released, Seeds of Yesterday. According to the New York Times, Seeds was the best-selling fiction paperback novel of 1984. Also in 1984, V.C. Andrews was named "Professional Woman of the Year" by the city of Norfolk, Virginia.
Upon Andrews's death in 1986, two final novels—Garden of Shadows and Fallen Hearts—were published. These two novels are considered the last to bear the "V.C. Andrews" name and to be almost completely written by
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June 27, 2012After the first one? NO THANKS.
Dear V.C. Andrews Estate: You need a new ghostwriter. Most of the newest ones are terrible.
My dream was to own all of VCA's books. That dream was shattered after reading "Daughters of Darkness." I will never, never, never buy it. I will now be content to just own her original books!
Dear V.C. Andrews Estate: You need a new ghostwriter. Most of the newest ones are terrible.
My dream was to own all of VCA's books. That dream was shattered after reading "Daughters of Darkness." I will never, never, never buy it. I will now be content to just own her original books!
November 28, 2012
Not good at all. These books keep getting worse with each one. I think V.C. Andrews estate should reconsider having the ghost writer they have.
December 20, 2014
Daughter of Light is the second book in the Kindred series by V.C. Andrews.
Lorelei returns in the stunning sequel to Daughter of Darkness. In the sequel, she is running from her secret family legacy—brought up to be a lure for victims of her father's blood appetites. Lorelei turned out to be different from her father's past daughters. She fell in love, which she was told to never do. Then she ran away, losing everything, including Buddy—for his safety.
Now, Lorelei is on the run, fearing that her father will find her. While on a flight, she discovers a magazine which leads her to the small town of Quincy. And there, she finds refuge in the Winston Rooming House, run by elderly Mrs. Winston, and even falls in love with Liam, the landlady's grandnephew.
The only thing I expected to happen was Buddy making an appearance. I don't know why, but I think he should've been part of it. It would've been nice to have another complication in her life, something of a love triangle. But then again is that what V.C. Andrews writes about? Not really. Without him included, I was still happy. I actually think Liam is better for Lorelei.
Happy ending.
Note: It was actually written by a ghostwriter.
Lorelei returns in the stunning sequel to Daughter of Darkness. In the sequel, she is running from her secret family legacy—brought up to be a lure for victims of her father's blood appetites. Lorelei turned out to be different from her father's past daughters. She fell in love, which she was told to never do. Then she ran away, losing everything, including Buddy—for his safety.
Now, Lorelei is on the run, fearing that her father will find her. While on a flight, she discovers a magazine which leads her to the small town of Quincy. And there, she finds refuge in the Winston Rooming House, run by elderly Mrs. Winston, and even falls in love with Liam, the landlady's grandnephew.
The only thing I expected to happen was Buddy making an appearance. I don't know why, but I think he should've been part of it. It would've been nice to have another complication in her life, something of a love triangle. But then again is that what V.C. Andrews writes about? Not really. Without him included, I was still happy. I actually think Liam is better for Lorelei.
Happy ending.
Note: It was actually written by a ghostwriter.
December 4, 2012
i tried, i really did, again. i knew i would be dissapointed, but i still insisted on reading it just because its a v.c andrews book. this one was absolutely awful. took me forever to finish it, without reading anything else to distract me. i found myself falling asleep with it a few times, and skimmed a great deal of it. the ending was retarded. the content was retarded. the best thing about the whole book was ava. ive been reading vc andrews since i was really young, and it really hurts to say that i think i give up. ive read every single book, and the last three have just left me feeling just horrible. ugh.
May 1, 2013
i read book only because i read first and got the second before i dove in. this was better but still as awful as the first! too much back tracking for a second book lorlei spent the majority of the book talkin about what daddy would say or do or her sister Ava... damn give me a story... same as the first dragged on and then when got decent was last 150 pages n was rushed n poorly done... she ran all that way and gave in so easily. and again so many questions and barely good enough answers. And why is everything so easy for an 18 yr old? i wish her life was more a challenge after she left! and damn wish i could get over love that easy! poor book and a disgrace to the vca name!
December 21, 2012
Daughter of Light is the second novel in the Kindred series and vastly superior to its prequel, Daughter of Darkness. To recap Daughter of Darkness is a pretty sick and twisted novel about a young woman who discovers that she and her sisters have been bred for the specific purpose of luring bait (think virile young men,) to their bad, vampire Daddy, Sergio Patio. Once his daughters grow too old for the task, old Sergio marries his own daughters and expects them to produce more live bait, I mean daughters who'll trap some food for him and then marry him when they get too old and produce more babies and ugh ... I'm sure you get the idea. When the heroine of the novel, young Lorelei Patio discovers her fathers plans for her, she is disgusted and runs away.
Daughter of Light tells the story of Lorelei's attempts to make it on her own. Ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman has made some attempts to address the many problems with the first novel, and explain some of the plot holes, such as why Lorelei would simply ditch her boyfriend at the end of Daughter of Darkness. (She feared that he knew too much and that his association with her would make him a target for her father.) Annoying younger sister Marla is pleasingly removed from the plot, and bossy older sister Ava remains a minor character. Instead, this novel focuses on Lorelei trying to make a life for herself away from her vampire family. Naturally, this life means falling in love with a wealthy and now-reformed womanizer named Liam, from who she hides her history. Liam wants to marry her, Lorelei fears that her father and Ava are watching her, a young male resident from the town goes missing, Lorelei's fears grow and ...
Well, I was looking forward to a shocking, action packed and possibly even violent ending, anyway. I was half expecting that perhaps, one, we would find out what did happen to Buddy when Sergio did catch up with him, and two, what would happen when Liam discovered that his fiancee is the daughter of a vampire? Perhaps Sergio and Ava would even abduct Liam as a way of luring Lorelei back to the family home? Perhaps Lorelei would even plot and find a way to put an end to Sergio's evil once and for all. Stake in the heart, anyone?
Nope.
In an ending that is just as disappointing as that of Breaking Dawn where the characters talk their problems out, Lorelei simply strikes a deal with Sergio that will grant her freedom. She can marry Liam and become human, on the condition that if her firstborn is a girl, she will be handed over to Sergio to raise, use as bait and then procreate with. Surprisingly, Lorelei (who I considered up until then to be fairly intelligent,) agrees to this. But then, fortunately, her firstborn is a boy, Sergio buggers off to Europe and Liam never discovers that his wife was once a vampire. And they all live happily ever after, but for a woman in Norfolk Virginia who continued to spin in her grave ...
Daughter of Light tells the story of Lorelei's attempts to make it on her own. Ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman has made some attempts to address the many problems with the first novel, and explain some of the plot holes, such as why Lorelei would simply ditch her boyfriend at the end of Daughter of Darkness. (She feared that he knew too much and that his association with her would make him a target for her father.) Annoying younger sister Marla is pleasingly removed from the plot, and bossy older sister Ava remains a minor character. Instead, this novel focuses on Lorelei trying to make a life for herself away from her vampire family. Naturally, this life means falling in love with a wealthy and now-reformed womanizer named Liam, from who she hides her history. Liam wants to marry her, Lorelei fears that her father and Ava are watching her, a young male resident from the town goes missing, Lorelei's fears grow and ...
Well, I was looking forward to a shocking, action packed and possibly even violent ending, anyway. I was half expecting that perhaps, one, we would find out what did happen to Buddy when Sergio did catch up with him, and two, what would happen when Liam discovered that his fiancee is the daughter of a vampire? Perhaps Sergio and Ava would even abduct Liam as a way of luring Lorelei back to the family home? Perhaps Lorelei would even plot and find a way to put an end to Sergio's evil once and for all. Stake in the heart, anyone?
Nope.
In an ending that is just as disappointing as that of Breaking Dawn where the characters talk their problems out, Lorelei simply strikes a deal with Sergio that will grant her freedom. She can marry Liam and become human, on the condition that if her firstborn is a girl, she will be handed over to Sergio to raise, use as bait and then procreate with. Surprisingly, Lorelei (who I considered up until then to be fairly intelligent,) agrees to this. But then, fortunately, her firstborn is a boy, Sergio buggers off to Europe and Liam never discovers that his wife was once a vampire. And they all live happily ever after, but for a woman in Norfolk Virginia who continued to spin in her grave ...
November 16, 2012
The first book started as an airport book for me. I then realized this one was available after. I rather enjoyed the second book. It had a way better story then the first. I still feel like there could had been more. It did take quite a long time to climax and it was only the last few chapters is when it got really good and then it just kind of ended! That's the Only downfall, I would had liked to heard more about their life together!
November 18, 2012
Daughter of Light is the second offering in the Kindred series. This is definitely NOT a stand alone. If you do not read Daughter of Darkness, you will have absolutely no idea what is going on here.More scripted V.C. Andrews plot. Girl runs away to new place, but can't get over past. Basically, the synopsis with a bit of a surprise (anti-climactic) at the end.
This is a cross post from my blog.
April 9, 2013
This book is not well done at all. The writing seems amateurish, and the protagonist is difficult to like. Don't waste your tome on this one, it's not worth it. I won't post any spoilers, but if you are looking at this book because you like V.C. Andrews (like I was). this one does NOT come anywhere near the earlier works.
November 27, 2012
Ok,so this wasn't the best VC Andrews book ever. To me, it barely felt like a VC book...it was too neat and clean. A true VC book would have had the relationship between Lorelei and Liam be filled with ghosts. That being said, I still enjoyed the story.
April 30, 2013
Blech...This was a bad Twilight imitation....not a horror or vampire book as it is listed.....more of a teenage romance novel, but without a good story. I'm glad there isn't a Kindred #3 so I don't feel like I have to read it!
November 11, 2012
Airport book...eh
July 23, 2014
Nothing much happened in the first 3/4 of the book and then when her sister and father came I thought that finally something would happen...however it fizzled like Breaking Dawn.
January 24, 2013
Lame ending. I miss good VCA.
February 13, 2013
It was "ok." I wasn't drawn in, and they never mentioned who Mr. Bogosian was to Mr. Patio. I wanted "more" from the book and got nothing, therefore I have nothing more to say about it.
January 26, 2015
I love the real V.C. Andrews, but the ghostwriters, really?
Did we need a new vampier saga???
Did we need a new vampier saga???
August 30, 2020
Eigenlijk zou ik dit boek liever 1 ster geven, maar het is ook weer niet zo verschrikkelijk slecht geschreven. En dan heb ik het puur over het taalgebruik. Inhoudelijk is dit boek een ramp, het plot slaat nergens op, en waar in het eerste deel de emoties nog oprecht overkomen, lukt dat in dit deel niet. Ik heb een vreemde fascinatie voor de boeken van Virginia Andrews, maar deze was echt een verspilling van mijn tijd.
February 5, 2018
not a good book nothing related to Vampires...
November 3, 2016
This one was a lot better then the first book in this series
January 14, 2023
I don't know why the first book stuck with me so long and I had to buy the second one years later after being unable to get it from by library, but here we are. Was it worth it? Well, I'm glad it's finished and I can stop thinking about it.
This whole book was Lorelei telling you "I'm not like other girls", "I'm different and they have no idea", "I'm so pretty all the men are lining up to see me" and if not that then then "daddy always said blah blah blah". And conversations with the love interest were so boring and repetitive.
Over halfway through the book and basically nothing had happened and the writing was meh, we get this on one of the authors many drawn out tangential deep dives into Lorelei's brain:
"I couldn't describe it exactly, but there was something exotic about me, something that would make me both exciting and attractive. I wasn't as obviously sexy as Ava, but I was sexy. What would I do with this power now that I was no longer one of Daddy's daughters of darkness?"
To be honest, that's all you need to read of the book because it's just that paragraph rephrased and on repeat *EYEROLL*
The writing improved in the last 100 pages and the story wrapped up nicely but it was such a drag to get there and the whole book felt a bit pointless.
This whole book was Lorelei telling you "I'm not like other girls", "I'm different and they have no idea", "I'm so pretty all the men are lining up to see me" and if not that then then "daddy always said blah blah blah". And conversations with the love interest were so boring and repetitive.
Over halfway through the book and basically nothing had happened and the writing was meh, we get this on one of the authors many drawn out tangential deep dives into Lorelei's brain:
"I couldn't describe it exactly, but there was something exotic about me, something that would make me both exciting and attractive. I wasn't as obviously sexy as Ava, but I was sexy. What would I do with this power now that I was no longer one of Daddy's daughters of darkness?"
To be honest, that's all you need to read of the book because it's just that paragraph rephrased and on repeat *EYEROLL*
The writing improved in the last 100 pages and the story wrapped up nicely but it was such a drag to get there and the whole book felt a bit pointless.
September 27, 2024
If I could give this book zero stars I would. What absolute garbage. Not sure what I was thinking since I didn’t really care for the first one but I thought it would be cool to see what happened to the character.
This is a snooze fest. Nothing happens until the end. You are just left reading (I listened) to chapters that had nothing to do with anything. Character development was not there. No plot. Horror? This was labeled as horror. I guess the horror was having to go through this. Just horrible.
This is a snooze fest. Nothing happens until the end. You are just left reading (I listened) to chapters that had nothing to do with anything. Character development was not there. No plot. Horror? This was labeled as horror. I guess the horror was having to go through this. Just horrible.
July 26, 2018
So I have read all of V.C Andrew's books and I have to say, the first book Daughter of Darkness and this book, Daughter of light caught me off guard. The only thing in common this book has from V C. Andrew's is incest. The whole vampire concept seemed so bizarre for a VC Andrew read. It was written really well, but I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book.
October 1, 2023
This book was nothing like the other books I have read by this author. This has been described as being a gothic romance.
Imagine wanting to runaway from your life
Imagine just wanting a normal life
Imagine meeting someone and falling in love
But
There is a catch because
You are a vampire
you are a vampire
Imagine wanting to runaway from your life
Imagine just wanting a normal life
Imagine meeting someone and falling in love
But
There is a catch because
You are a vampire
you are a vampire
December 25, 2024
This second book in the Kindred series was way less full of creepy incest than the first, so it was at least an improvement there. Lorelei flees her home and makes her way to the suburbs of Boston to build a new life, but can she escape her dark past?
December 17, 2017
A much better sequel to an otherwise forgetable series.
August 28, 2018
I really thought this book was decent and it had a great ending.
October 1, 2018
Better
Better than the first book!!! I'm so glad that Lorelei and Liam had a chance at their marriage! I didn't expect Sergio to let her go !
Better than the first book!!! I'm so glad that Lorelei and Liam had a chance at their marriage! I didn't expect Sergio to let her go !
January 4, 2019
Very good read love vs andrews
I enjoyed both books and I love vc andrew s
I enjoyed this book because I have read almost all of her book series Nd this one was different.
I enjoyed both books and I love vc andrew s
I enjoyed this book because I have read almost all of her book series Nd this one was different.
February 26, 2019
Loved it!! Still not sure how I feel about the relationship between the daughter and father, but the story itself was super romantic and amazing!!! Love this writer!!
September 5, 2022
This had zero substance. Like the first book brought so many questions and had a substantial plot. This was just good awful.
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