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Darkest Hour (Cutler, Bk 5)
Darkest Hour - Cutler, Bk 5
Author: V. C. Andrews
Growing up on the thriving plantation called The Meadows, Lillian Booth cherishes the brightest, happiest dreams.... — Lillian's world is full of grand parties, of sunshine and promises, as thrilling as the fairy tales Mama spins for her and her little sister, Eugenia. No one, not even her cold, stern Papa and her Bible spouting sister Emily, can...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671759339
ISBN-10: 0671759337
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: 400
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Atria
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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lovemyhillsong avatar reviewed Darkest Hour (Cutler, Bk 5) on + 3 more book reviews
I liked this book. However, I was disappointed with the ending. Lillian had arranged Dawn's kidnapping in the "Dawn" book, yet "Darkest Hour" didn't lead up to it. I read the other series from V.C. Andrews and it lead up to certain events. With this, Dawn wasn't mentioned. Good book overall.
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Second best book in the Cutler family series. A must read if you like Andrews' books.
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Cutler Series Book #5

Lillian's world is full of grand parties, of sunshine and promises, as thrilling as the fairy tales Mama spins for her and her little sister, Eugenia. No one, not even her cold, stern Papa and her Bible spouting sister Emily, can crush her spirits -- until the day Emily reveals the shattering secret at Lillian's birth, a secret Mama sadly cannot deny. Still Lillian refuses to believe Emily's hateful claim that she is evil, a curse...even when sweet, gentle Eugenia loses her fragile hold on life, and Mama retreats further into her fantasies. But when tragedy befalls her best friend, the one boy whose tender heart mirrors her own, Lillian comes to believe Emily's grim words. Meekly, she endures her penance, finding a strange solace in the endless repetition of prayers in a room stripped of all comforts. Lillian's heart is torn anew when, in a drunken haze, Papa subjects her to the most brutal degradation. Then Papa loses The Meadows in a card game, and Lillian is faced with a new and terrifying prospect. Arrogant, handsome playboy Bill Cutler will return the plantation -- if Lillian will marry him! Now Lillian must leave her girlhood home behind, and make a bold new beginning as the mistress of a hotel called Cutler's Cove...
lovemyhillsong avatar reviewed Darkest Hour (Cutler, Bk 5) on + 3 more book reviews
I liked the book. My only problem was when Bill Cutler was discovered to be an adulterer it never mentioned Randolph and Laura Sue's wedding nor was Laura's rape from Bill. No mention of Dawn's birth nothing. The other novels led up to the events of the first book. Like when Olivia turns into a hateful hag. Or why Tony Tatterton was a loser. This did not.


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