If There Be Thorns vs Seeds of Yesterday: Which Should You Read?

If There Be Thorns V.C. Andrews · 1981 ★★★★☆ 4.3 379 pages · ≈ 7 h 01 m · Moderate

“Whenever Dad didn't drive me home from school, a yellow school bus would let me off at an isolated spot where I would recover my bike from the nearest ravine, hidden there each morning before I stepped onto the bus.”

If There Be Thorns is a novel by Virginia Andrews which was published in 1981. It is the third book in the Dollanganger series. The story takes place in the year 1982. The book is narrated by two half-brothers, Jory…

Seeds of Yesterday V.C. Andrews · 1984 ★★★★☆ 4.1 382 pages · ≈ 7 h 04 m · Moderate

“And so it came to pass the summer when I was fifty-two and Chris was fifty-four that our mother's promise of riches, made long ago when I was twelve and Chris was fourteen, was at last realized.”

Seeds of Yesterday is a novel written by V. C. Andrews. It is the fourth book in the Dollanganger Series. The story continues from the point of view of the protagonist, Cathy, following her from the age of 52 until her…