This book wasn't my favorite in the series in regards to plot (that role still goes to the original Flowers in the Attic), but it's the ending that won me over and convinced me to give it the full 5. 
 The ending left me breathless. I'm not going to spoil it for those who gave yet to read the series, but I thought it was bittersweet--a proper end to a family's decades-long struggle. In an odd way, I feel a sense of relief. 
 The Dollanganger story may be over, but the Foxworth story isn't. It's now time to read Garden of Shadows...the prequel to it all.