I had to stop reading, and spent the next ten minutes ranting about stupid it was, and seriously considered DNF’ing the book right then and there. Gone with the Wind was published in 1936-but this book is set in 1890! If I had been reading a physical book, I would have thrown it across the room. This most maddening, shove-you-right-out-of-the-story problem came when Corrine thinks to herself that she is just as spoiled as Scarlett O’Hara. I’m sure the final version of the book will inform readers that it’s part of a series, but it should have been made clear to early reviewers, as well. No indication is given that this is the first in a series of books, so it felt like the book ended abruptly. It’s an understatement to say I was perplexed that they were still in preparation mode for the wedding when the book ended.

The blurb states that Corrine and Garland get married, but the book ends before the marriage takes place. Unfortunately, Beneath the Attic is plagued with problems that left me feeling frustrated. My need to know more demanded it, and for that reason I’m glad to have read this book. I was excited to read about the enigmatic Corrine and young Garland. Despite being disappointed by a previous title, I was cautiously optimistic about this novel. This novel presented an opportunity to (finally) know who she was, and I was unable to resist it. Very little was said about her, and what information readers do have came from a character whose knowledge may not be wholly accurate. For me, the most mysterious member of the family was the first Corrine (whose namesake did terrible things for the sake of the family fortune). It’s been thirty-two years since I first ‘met’ the Foxworth family.

Flowers in the attic sequel book