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Petals on the Wind

V. C. Andrews (1980)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesDollanganger Children #2
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.82
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Child AbuseIncestSexual AssaultCaptivityEmotional AbuseManipulationMental IllnessSuicideDeathForbidden RelationshipGroomingRevengeToxic RelationshipsTrauma

Positive tags

SurvivalHealing ArcSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Doctor

Heroine archetypes

DancerVengeance-Driven HeroineTortured Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistVengeance-Driven

Tropes

Forbidden LoveVengeance ArcDark SecretsFamily CurseGothic RomanceTwisted RelationshipsComing of Age

Themes

RevengeTrauma and HealingFamily DysfunctionForbidden DesireConsequences of AbuseIdentity After TraumaCycle of Violence

Synopsis

Petals on the Wind is a novel written by V. C. Andrews in 1980. It is the second book in the Dollanganger series. The timeline takes place from the siblings' successful escape in November 1960 to the fall of 1975. ---------- Also contained in: [Flowers in the Attic / Petals on the Wind](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16524231W)

Tags

Gothic HorrorPsychological ThrillerSouthern GothicFamily Saga