Out of the Rain
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- Author：V.C. Andrews
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Reviews
Barbara Powell
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This is book 2 of the Umbrella series and it picks up where book 1 left off。 Saffron has left her grandmothers home after she passed away and heads to find her father， Derick。 Derick had abandoned Saffron many years ago and Mazy took her in。 Upon Mazy’s death， saffron finds letters from her father that give her an idea of where to find Derrick so she decides to go to him and get him to take her in， as she has no where else to go。 When she gets there， he agrees to take her in on the condition tha This is book 2 of the Umbrella series and it picks up where book 1 left off。 Saffron has left her grandmothers home after she passed away and heads to find her father， Derick。 Derick had abandoned Saffron many years ago and Mazy took her in。 Upon Mazy’s death， saffron finds letters from her father that give her an idea of where to find Derrick so she decides to go to him and get him to take her in， as she has no where else to go。 When she gets there， he agrees to take her in on the condition that she claim him as her uncle and not her father， as his father has built his new life and family upon a house of cards。 Saffron finds life stressful living with all the lies but doesn’t know how she can do anything else。 Once she meets her new grandfather figure， she gets some ideas of what she needs to do。 While some books in a series can be read as a stand-alone， I don’t really think that can be said of this one。 You really need the background of the characters that is laid out in th first one。 And the ending of this one leaves me thinking that there will be a third book to come。 Thanks to Gallery Books and Netgalley for this Arc in exchange for my review。 。。。more
Kathleen A Cannon
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Leaves you wanting more。This one was so much more interesting than the first book。 Very enjoyable and more so like the V。C。 Andrews I have grown to love。
Rebecca
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I won a copy from a Goodreads giveaway。 All opinions are my own。
Kivalina Mauck
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OkayGreat book but will there be a book 3？ Are we left hanging as to what happened？ What did she decide
Brittany
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I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my review。 All opinions are my own。 I wasn't expecting to enjoy this one， because I think I have basically had it with Andrews' ghost writer at this point， but I decided to do it anyway。 And I was pleasantly surprised。 It wasn't the best thing I've ever read， but it also wasn't as bad as the books he tried to revive the Dollanganger series with。 I probably should have read the first one， but these books are usually pretty easy to und I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my review。 All opinions are my own。 I wasn't expecting to enjoy this one， because I think I have basically had it with Andrews' ghost writer at this point， but I decided to do it anyway。 And I was pleasantly surprised。 It wasn't the best thing I've ever read， but it also wasn't as bad as the books he tried to revive the Dollanganger series with。 I probably should have read the first one， but these books are usually pretty easy to understand without reading the previous one， so I didn't。 And I don't feel like I missed out on much。 The story kept me interested， but I felt like a lot of it was far fetched。 There's no way in this day and age someone could get away with calling his daughter his niece。 It just seemed sort of 。。。 extra。 All in all it was a quick easy read， but nowhere near the OG VC。 The publishing date for "Out of the Rain" is 11/02/2021。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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Saffron， who was kidnapped and held by the Umbrella Lady in the first book in this series， is now 13 and she's found her father Derick。 He's married into a wealthy and powerful family and for some twisted reason， tells Saffron that she must pose as his niece rather than his daughter。 Much of the novel is about how Saffron copes with this new family， not just Ava but also her half sisrer Karen and baby Garson。 To be honest， I always liked Andrews for the creepy gothic nature of the novels but tis Saffron， who was kidnapped and held by the Umbrella Lady in the first book in this series， is now 13 and she's found her father Derick。 He's married into a wealthy and powerful family and for some twisted reason， tells Saffron that she must pose as his niece rather than his daughter。 Much of the novel is about how Saffron copes with this new family， not just Ava but also her half sisrer Karen and baby Garson。 To be honest， I always liked Andrews for the creepy gothic nature of the novels but tis one is missing that。 It's an interring portrait of a teen trying to navigate a world where she's unsure of herself and others and perhaps would have been better packaged that way。 Gotta say， though， her dad is really a rat。 Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC。 I'm curious about a possible third installment。 。。。more
Mary Lehnertz
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Great book。 I was not expecting it to end。 Hurry， I am ready to read what happens next。Thank you for this advanced reader copy。 I am sucked in by the storyline。
CYIReadBooks （Claire）
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Out of the Rain picks up where The Umbrella Lady left off。 Saffron Anders now known as Saffron Dazy has left the confines of her grandmother’s home in search of her father， Derick Anders。 Derick abandoned Saffron at a train station many years before， leaving Saffron frightened and confused。Years have passed and now at a crossroads due to Saffron’s grandmother’s death， Saffron uncovers correspondence that point to her father’s new place of residence。After arriving at Derick Anders’ splendid home， Out of the Rain picks up where The Umbrella Lady left off。 Saffron Anders now known as Saffron Dazy has left the confines of her grandmother’s home in search of her father， Derick Anders。 Derick abandoned Saffron at a train station many years before， leaving Saffron frightened and confused。Years have passed and now at a crossroads due to Saffron’s grandmother’s death， Saffron uncovers correspondence that point to her father’s new place of residence。After arriving at Derick Anders’ splendid home， Saffron discovers that Derick has remarried and now has two children with his new wife。 Shocked at the surprise visit by his daughter， Derick concocts a plan to conceal Saffron’s true identity， thus securing his position in a financially secure family。 A family rich beyond his dreams。Being that Out of the Rain is the sequeal to The Umbrella Lady， it cannot be read as a stand alone。 To get the feel and flavor of the story， one must read The Umbrella Lady to understand the background of Saffron and Derick Anders。 In Out of the Rain， readers are introduced to several new characters so a fundamental knowledge of the prior characters is essential for the enjoyment of the story。 Personalities， and motives are revealed in the sequel which really add to the intrigue。The plot is a little convoluted as Derick’s intentions， though honorable， is laced with selfish and self-centered motives。 The reader will wonder whether Derick’s means justify the ends。Out of the Rain is a spine tingling novel that will give new meaning to the word sinister。 Four stars — only because of the open ended finale which begs the question of whether there will be another installment， or if readers are to draw their own conclusions。I received a digital ARC from Gallery Books through NetGalley。 The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions。 。。。more
Margie Shaw
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I just finished reading Out Of the Rain by author V。C。 Andrews and have to admit I enjoyed it immensely。 I have been reading other peoples reviews and am seeing a lot of negativity。 I personally don’t understand this。 I have enjoyed this authors work right from the beginning and still do to this day。 And yes， I’m fully aware that after Virginia’s death， a ghost writer by the name of Andrew Neiderman has taken over。 I still enjoy these stories and am proud to say I own every single book in the co I just finished reading Out Of the Rain by author V。C。 Andrews and have to admit I enjoyed it immensely。 I have been reading other peoples reviews and am seeing a lot of negativity。 I personally don’t understand this。 I have enjoyed this authors work right from the beginning and still do to this day。 And yes， I’m fully aware that after Virginia’s death， a ghost writer by the name of Andrew Neiderman has taken over。 I still enjoy these stories and am proud to say I own every single book in the collection！ That being said， Out Of the Rain picked up right where The Umbrella Lady left off。 These stories are written in series so at the end you are left hanging and have to wait for the next books release to find out the continuation of the story。 I only wish the author could write a little faster！ This book tells about what happens to Saffron after the death of Mazy Dazy， her maternal grandmother， also known as The Umbrella Lady。 It shows just how lying and deceitful her father really was。 It’s a story of greed and deceit and proves just how twisted some people can be。 I enjoyed it so much I finished it in record time。 If you’ve never read a V。C。 Andrews book， I recommend you start with this series。 I believe I prefer it over some of the authors previous work。 If you’re into gothic style stories where the characters lives are sometimes twisted with deceit and perhaps even a little incest thrown in， then you’re sure to like these books。 I wonder what that says about me？ Oh well， I love reading them and am giving this book a 5 star rating！ I’d like to thank author Andrew Neiderman and Gallery Books for accepting my request and NetGalley for the arc to read， review and enjoy。 。。。more
Beth
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While I won’t be buying this title for my high school library， I did really enjoy it， it was a quick read， though not overly exciting。 It feels like a filler squeal， the first title had more going on， this one sets the stage for what I’m sure is going to be a third in the series， which will hopefully have more going on in it。 Overall， an annoyance read。
Shirley McAllister
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Her Father's SecretsA story of Saffron， a young girl from the book "The Umbrella Lady"。 At the age of fourteen the young girl's grandmother with whom she was left dies and Saffron is free from her over protective grasp。 She finds letters her father sent and knows where to find him。 Saffron sets off on the train with her backpack in search of the father that abandoned her seven years ago when she was eight。 When she finds him she is told to pose as his niece and must make up stories about her lif Her Father's SecretsA story of Saffron， a young girl from the book "The Umbrella Lady"。 At the age of fourteen the young girl's grandmother with whom she was left dies and Saffron is free from her over protective grasp。 She finds letters her father sent and knows where to find him。 Saffron sets off on the train with her backpack in search of the father that abandoned her seven years ago when she was eight。 When she finds him she is told to pose as his niece and must make up stories about her life。 She finds the whole family is nothing but lies and there in no honesty or truth in their household。 Everyone is an actor and she is not very good at it。It is a story of a young girl yearning for the love of her father。 Instead of finding that love she finds out secrets about her father that she did not want to know。 The secrets go back to the fire that took the life of her mother。 She is devastated by what she finds。She decides that it isn't worth it to live a life of lies even if it is a life of luxury。 The book ends in a cliffhanger rather abruptly leaving me with a lot of questions。 I really hope there is a book three so I will know the rest of Saffron's story。The book was a good book and I enjoyed reading it。Thanks to V。C。 Andrews， Gallery Books， and NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy for my honest review。 。。。more
Wynter J。
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***3。5 Stars***Brief Synopsis: After the death of her grandma， thirteen-year-old Saffron Anders finds herself orphaned again and is determined to find her birth father who abandoned her years ago。 She is shocked to find that he is married with children， one of which is her own age。 In order to keep his previous life under wraps， her dad asks Saffron to pretend to be his niece。 With nowhere else to go， she ultimately agrees。 Saffron is learning to adjust to her new life， while trying to untangle ***3。5 Stars***Brief Synopsis: After the death of her grandma， thirteen-year-old Saffron Anders finds herself orphaned again and is determined to find her birth father who abandoned her years ago。 She is shocked to find that he is married with children， one of which is her own age。 In order to keep his previous life under wraps， her dad asks Saffron to pretend to be his niece。 With nowhere else to go， she ultimately agrees。 Saffron is learning to adjust to her new life， while trying to untangle the web of her father’s lies。 Will she be able to keep up with the charade？Thoughts: Though this is a follow-up to another book， it can be read as a standalone novel with no issues。 The story is well-written and easy to follow， but it can be super slow at times。 In addition， I didn’t feel much suspense or emotion from the text。 With the exception of the dad， all of the characters and their actions/personalities are believable。 Saffron is a likable， witty main character。 I know that the dad’s character was not meant to be likable， but I didn’t feel much of a believability factor towards him。 In fact， his narrative felt repetitive and juvenile。 I felt closure from the ending， but it’s also setup in a way that another book could follow。 Thank you to V。C。 Andrews， Gallery Books， and NetGalley for a copy of this book。 Overall it was a good， light-themed read。 Take a few extra minutes to review the author’s notes at the end， it definitely added value to the book for me。 。。。more
Donna Wetzel
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Thanks Goodreads for my copy of Out of the Rain by VC Andrews。 This story is a great read with interesting character development。 It is a story about Saffron， a little girl you will come to root for， as she overcomes life's obstacles。 Great book！ I recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Flowers in the Attic。 Thanks Goodreads for my copy of Out of the Rain by VC Andrews。 This story is a great read with interesting character development。 It is a story about Saffron， a little girl you will come to root for， as she overcomes life's obstacles。 Great book！ I recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Flowers in the Attic。 。。。more
Starlight Wymore
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After losing her mother and her home to a deadly house fire， Saffron sets off with her father to their “new home。” Except she takes a huge detour when her dad leaves her on the bench at the train station and NEVER COMES BACK。 Lucky for Saffron， he made prior arrangements with the grandmother Saffron never knew to come find her at the train station， raise her for the next five years and never mention she was her grandmother。 Until the end of the first book， I thought Grandma Mazy was a crazy kidn After losing her mother and her home to a deadly house fire， Saffron sets off with her father to their “new home。” Except she takes a huge detour when her dad leaves her on the bench at the train station and NEVER COMES BACK。 Lucky for Saffron， he made prior arrangements with the grandmother Saffron never knew to come find her at the train station， raise her for the next five years and never mention she was her grandmother。 Until the end of the first book， I thought Grandma Mazy was a crazy kidnapper。 Unfortunately， Grandma turned out to be not only the good guy， but also she died。 This book， the second in the series， starts out with Saffron off to find her dad in his new house with his new family。 No phone calls。 No heads up。 The plan is just to show up。 Conveniently， Dad answers the door and without so much as a “good to see you，” sends Saffron to stay at the hotel down the street。 The next day， he shows up， says “Hey， I’m rich now， but the money all belongs to your new step-mother （who， btw， doesn’t know you exist）。 We don’t want to piss her off， so let’s tell everyone I’m actually your uncle。”What。And on it goes。 I’m honestly not sure what the point of the book was。 The only thing I liked about the book was the main character。 Saffron is a sweetheart and I just loved her。 Grandma Mazy grew on me towards the end of the first book。 Every other character in this book， with the exception of a couple minor characters， is an absolute twit。This one comes out on November 2， 2021， but unless you have some sort of VC Andrews collection and you just have to have this book， there are better options to spend your money on。 Thanks to the author， publisher and Netgalley for this ARC in return for my honest review。 。。。more
Jessica
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I enjoyed this book more than I expected to。 The depth of characters was perfect。
Ginger
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I received this book as a GoodReads Giveaway。 V。C。Andrews has written better books。 This book was very slow to start and had similar slow spots in the book。 It was not the thrilling book as some of Andrews books are。
Stuart Jennings
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This is a good read if you like this kindof gothic read。。。Even tho this is ghostwritten。。。the storyis good。。。Entertaining。。。
Raini Leveen
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I really enjoyed the sequel to the Umbrella Lady series。 I found the story interesting to follow along and liked seeing Saffron’s life after the Umbrella Lady。 The sequel did not reveal anything crazy from the first book but rather just continued on with the story。 I would have liked for a nice twist or reveal but still liked the book without it。 The only thing that I found to be distracting in the book was the constant use of personal reflection questions。 After the 100th time of Saffron questi I really enjoyed the sequel to the Umbrella Lady series。 I found the story interesting to follow along and liked seeing Saffron’s life after the Umbrella Lady。 The sequel did not reveal anything crazy from the first book but rather just continued on with the story。 I would have liked for a nice twist or reveal but still liked the book without it。 The only thing that I found to be distracting in the book was the constant use of personal reflection questions。 After the 100th time of Saffron questioning if someone will tell if she’s lying I found myself rolling my eyes。 I did however appreciate the character development for Saffron and even chuckled at the witty dialogue。 I would recommend anyone who loves VC Andrews to read this series and definitely continue with the sequel after finishing the first book in the series。 。。。more
ʚϊɞ Shelley's ʚϊɞ Book Nook
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3。5 StarsThis one started a little slow for me， picked up in the middle and left me hanging in the end。 Book three maybe will help remedy that？ I also must mention that I love the cover so much。 I know， we aren't supposed to do that but I am cover girl at heart。 I liked the writing style， the story and Saffron。。。her father was a real piece of work though。。。kinda reminded me of my own。 She is amazingly "normal" for someone who went through so much bullshit。 She is also wise beyond her years。 Ther 3。5 StarsThis one started a little slow for me， picked up in the middle and left me hanging in the end。 Book three maybe will help remedy that？ I also must mention that I love the cover so much。 I know， we aren't supposed to do that but I am cover girl at heart。 I liked the writing style， the story and Saffron。。。her father was a real piece of work though。。。kinda reminded me of my own。 She is amazingly "normal" for someone who went through so much bullshit。 She is also wise beyond her years。 There is SO much dysfunction in this family atmosphere and I really felt bad for Saffron。 I mean what kind of father makes you call him "uncle" and never tells his new wife about his first kid！？ I was able to read this in one sitting as it is short and interesting enough。 This kind of remind me of The Two Towers， in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy， in the sense that i think you need to read book three to fully appreciate it。With many thanks to NetGalley， V。C。 Andrews and Gallery Books for the ARC。 。。。more
Yamil
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This is the 2nd book in the Umbrella series following the previous， The Umbrella Lady， where young Saffron was abandoned by her father after the death of her mother ， with her grandmother。 Out of the rain continues with a now teenage Saffron， after finding her grandmother dead， leaving to find her father。 What she finds however is him with his new family and his insistence that she not complicate his current situation where no one is aware of her existence。 This is a heartbreaking story where I This is the 2nd book in the Umbrella series following the previous， The Umbrella Lady， where young Saffron was abandoned by her father after the death of her mother ， with her grandmother。 Out of the rain continues with a now teenage Saffron， after finding her grandmother dead， leaving to find her father。 What she finds however is him with his new family and his insistence that she not complicate his current situation where no one is aware of her existence。 This is a heartbreaking story where I continued to fall in love with Saffron。 New secrets are made while old hidden secrets are coming to light。 I loved the complicated relationship that Saffron and Mazy had in the first book and was able to better understand the strong connection they had in this one。 This series is simply amazing and after the cliffhanger of an ending， I cannot wait for book 3！！！ 。。。more
Anna Shull
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I must preface this review by saying that this is my first V。C。 Andrews （or ghostwriter as V。C。 Andrews） novel so I do not have the full context of the author's other works。 However， I do not believe my opinion of the novel would be much altered if I had read previous books。 If anything， I might have been more disappointed。The teaser on the back of my ARC describes the novel as "spine-tingling。" Not only did my spine never tingle， but I also found myself in a constant state of needing more as I I must preface this review by saying that this is my first V。C。 Andrews （or ghostwriter as V。C。 Andrews） novel so I do not have the full context of the author's other works。 However， I do not believe my opinion of the novel would be much altered if I had read previous books。 If anything， I might have been more disappointed。The teaser on the back of my ARC describes the novel as "spine-tingling。" Not only did my spine never tingle， but I also found myself in a constant state of needing more as I progressed through the story。 Saffron， a supposed 13-year-old， returns to the town she was born in to find a father who abandoned her and created a new family without her。 Rather than welcoming her with open arms， her father enlists her to exist in a web of lies concealing that she is his real daughter in order to not rupture his new family。 Will Saffron live in a lie？ There it is。 That's the whole book。 291 pages of Saffron deciding if she can live in a lie with small pinches of an underdeveloped romance， a shallow teenage stereotype， and hints at other characters' backgrounds and personalities that are never expounded upon。 I don't know what happens at the end of this book。 Not because it didn't tell me， but because I did not understand it。 I closed the back cover with a feeling of utter confusion。Though this is a minor issue within the book， I found myself distracted by Saffron's age throughout my reading。 She is supposed to be 13 but in Grade 10 due to being an exceptional student but her sister/cousin is younger than her but in Grade 9。 Doesn't add up。 Additionally， Saffron speaks in proverbs and calculates others' actions not in the way of a mature 13-year-old， but in the way of a character whose age was forgotten about as she was written。Despite being tempted by a one-star rating， "Out of the Rain" earned a second star due to the writing itself。 Despite the utter flaws in the plot and characters， I did not need to power through this book; literarily， it read smoothly。Thank you to NetGallery for my Advance Reader's Edition。 。。。more
Vernon Luckert
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Review is of a free ARE。 I have not， to my knowledge， previously read any of this author's work。 Overall I enjoyed her writing and style; perhaps I will try to read other works by this author in the future。 I did not particularly like the ending - was it a cliff-hanger for a followup novel？ Or is the reader supposed to form their own opinion of Saffron's decision？ It was an effective tool， but I would have preferred that the author not leave the reader hanging。There are a couple of quotes from t Review is of a free ARE。 I have not， to my knowledge， previously read any of this author's work。 Overall I enjoyed her writing and style; perhaps I will try to read other works by this author in the future。 I did not particularly like the ending - was it a cliff-hanger for a followup novel？ Or is the reader supposed to form their own opinion of Saffron's decision？ It was an effective tool， but I would have preferred that the author not leave the reader hanging。There are a couple of quotes from the book that I believe provide good life lessons; especially， but not exclusively， for young people。 First， "I knew that being a child forever really wasn't something to desire if you had self-pride and self-respect and wanted the respect of others as well。"And， ""Only care about what someone you respect cares about you，" she said。 。。。more
Monica C
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Out of the Rain is the second book in the Umbrella Lady series。 Picking up where the Umbrella Lady left off， Saffron travels to Saddlebrook to find her father。 Once she arrives， she realizes her life will continue to be shrouded in secrets as her father lets her know his new family does not know about Saffron。 He concocts a story where Saffron will be his niece， rather than his daughter。 In spite of her misgivings， Saffron goes along with it until she finds something in her "aunt's" jewelry case Out of the Rain is the second book in the Umbrella Lady series。 Picking up where the Umbrella Lady left off， Saffron travels to Saddlebrook to find her father。 Once she arrives， she realizes her life will continue to be shrouded in secrets as her father lets her know his new family does not know about Saffron。 He concocts a story where Saffron will be his niece， rather than his daughter。 In spite of her misgivings， Saffron goes along with it until she finds something in her "aunt's" jewelry case that makes her question the circumstances of the fire that took her mother's life and changed hers forever。As a fan of the original VC Andrews's books， as well as many of the books written by her ghost writer， I look forward to reading the next installment。 Out of the Rain left in a place that has me ready to find out what happens next and see if my instincts about Saffron's next moves are correct。Thank you to Gallery Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC。 。。。more
Darlene
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Out of the Rain， book #2 in The Umbrella series， follows Saffron Anders as she hunts down the father who abandoned her。 Her grandmother who raised her has recently passed away and her estranged father is her only option to stay out of foster care。 Her father takes her in on one condition。 She must pretend he is her uncle because he never told his new wife and daughter that he already had a child。This is definitely slow to build up and is not a stand-alone novel， but it is a real treat for reader Out of the Rain， book #2 in The Umbrella series， follows Saffron Anders as she hunts down the father who abandoned her。 Her grandmother who raised her has recently passed away and her estranged father is her only option to stay out of foster care。 Her father takes her in on one condition。 She must pretend he is her uncle because he never told his new wife and daughter that he already had a child。This is definitely slow to build up and is not a stand-alone novel， but it is a real treat for readers like me who relish really interesting， well-developed characters。 It's a great character-driven narrative。 I would recommend reading the series in order。 I received this one as an ARC and had not read the first book in the series。 I now need to go back and catch up。 It did fill in some of the background but I still feel like I am missing a lot。 However， I am anxiously awaiting the next installment in the series。 This is a slow， steady build-up to a surprise twist ending and I loved it。 I can't wait for the next one to come out。 。。。more
{erika}
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Thanks to NetGallery for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。Anyone following V。C。 Andrews for any amount of time will be aware that as Virginia Andrews herself passed away in 1986， her estate has employed a ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman （author of Pin and Devil's Advocate to name a few） to carry on in her stead。 These ghostwritten books vary in quality， with a heyday of the 90s with series like Dawn and Ruby and in recent years have tapered off in quality。 I've been a devoted fan since chil Thanks to NetGallery for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。Anyone following V。C。 Andrews for any amount of time will be aware that as Virginia Andrews herself passed away in 1986， her estate has employed a ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman （author of Pin and Devil's Advocate to name a few） to carry on in her stead。 These ghostwritten books vary in quality， with a heyday of the 90s with series like Dawn and Ruby and in recent years have tapered off in quality。 I've been a devoted fan since childhood first and foremost of the original， gothic books of the original VC （Flowers in the Attic and Heaven） but I do have a soft spot for the oddness of Neiderman VC。Out of the Rain （and the first book The Umbrella Lady） feels like a step in the right direction from some of the more recent ghostwriting work。 It's not the original author， not even like the same ghostwriter of the 90s， but it isn't the exact same formula we have been given over and over。 Telling the story of Saffron， she journeys to find her father after he abandoned her and is made to pretend to be his niece。 There isn't a huge amount of action in this book but there is a clearly set up follow up based on the ending。 I think this book was interesting because of the cliffhanger from the first book alone。 There is some originality I didn't expect。 You can really see the family dysfunction and a lot of the characters are aware of it and that is refreshing。 More than ever in recent ghostwritten VC books， I wanted to see what would happen and continue to do so。 I want the secrets to be revealed and want everything to come crashing down around her father。 I think this is a series worth sticking around for---I'll read the third book when released to see how this all plays out。 。。。more
Mandy Hazen
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This book was a page turner from beginning to end。 Very captivating with amazing character development。 VC Andrew’s is amazing。 For。 Real。 She does it again。 A woman finds out she has been abandoned by her family and ends up with no one left to care for her so goes back to her birth father。 Without knowing if he will take her back in。 How will it turn out and what secrets will be revealed along the way。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。
Carlton Phelps
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Saffron， is a girl/woman， who as a child was abandoned by her father after her mother was killed in a fire。Mazy was the Grandmothers name。 Saffron had no idea， as a little girl， who mazy was。Her father left her at a train station with a coloring book and a ticket。 She thought her father would return for her。Surprize， the father was having an affair and had gotten the mistress pregnant。When Mazy died， Saffron found letters from her father to Mazy with his address。 So Saffron sits out to either re Saffron， is a girl/woman， who as a child was abandoned by her father after her mother was killed in a fire。Mazy was the Grandmothers name。 Saffron had no idea， as a little girl， who mazy was。Her father left her at a train station with a coloring book and a ticket。 She thought her father would return for her。Surprize， the father was having an affair and had gotten the mistress pregnant。When Mazy died， Saffron found letters from her father to Mazy with his address。 So Saffron sits out to either reunite with her father or continue on her way。 She was only in high school and knew following Mazy's death Social Services would come for her and place her with a family she didn't know。From here Saffron learns that her father married into a wealthy family with a lot of power and that her father had never told anyone about having a daughter。And so the lies begin。 It is a great story and making choices， and then living with those choices。 But at what cost。 。。。more
Judy
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Out of the Rain by V。C。 Andrews is book #2 after The Umbrella Lady。 It picks up right where that book ended。 I know secrets are a fundamental part of these books， but， honestly， so far I’m not getting why the need to call Saffron a niece instead of daughter。 I’ll still read book #3 to see if more of that puzzle is revealed。 Thank you to Netgalley and Gallery Books for the ARC。 All opinions expressed are my own。
Tina
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This is a Fiction， and this is the second book in the Umbrella series。 This took me awhile to get into this story， but I found it interesting once I was pulled in。 I did find this book had no closer at the end， and I felt the story went no where。 I found that this book had no point。 I wanting it to go somewhere and solve some of the suspense that was built up through out this book。 I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher （Gallery Books） or author （V。 C。 Andrews） via NetGall This is a Fiction， and this is the second book in the Umbrella series。 This took me awhile to get into this story， but I found it interesting once I was pulled in。 I did find this book had no closer at the end， and I felt the story went no where。 I found that this book had no point。 I wanting it to go somewhere and solve some of the suspense that was built up through out this book。 I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher （Gallery Books） or author （V。 C。 Andrews） via NetGalley， so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book。 I want to send a big Thank you to them for that。 。。。more
Claire
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