Hidden Jewel vs Pearl in the Mist: Which Should You Read?

Hidden Jewel V.C. Andrews · 1995 ★★★★☆ 4.0 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Moderate

Pearl hopes for happiness, but destiny is drawing her deep into the shadows of her family's tainted past.... Raised in a New Orleans mansion filled with kindness and laughter, Pearl Andreas dreams of going to college…

Pearl in the Mist V.C. Andrews · 1994 ★★★★☆ 3.9 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Moderate

Fate whisked Ruby from a simple life in the Louisiana bayou. But her new riches bring more treachery than happiness.... Even after a year as a Dumas, Ruby still wonders at the splendor of the family's New Orleans…