This was not what I was expecting at all!
When I seen this book I jumped all over it.
should have known.

This book Was ok. I just didn't do it for me. I melt reading though hoping for something to jump out at me.
Nope! Never did.

Overall- Ok Book

I was so excited to read this book once it was available. Being a huge fan of V.C Andrews and Flowers in the Attic; I was hoping this would be much of the same. However, with the loss of V.C Andrews, we also have lost the terror and gothic horror that a story like this would have been imbued with. It tried very hard to encapsulate a feeling of desperation and mystique, but in all reality, it was just all over the place. The story seemed to take longer to get to the climax of the story, lacking the terror/horror that we've come to expect from past V.C Andrews novels.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. I have been reading VC Andrews books since I was a young girl. This one did not disappoint. I was left with my mouth hanging open at the ending. No spoilers but I did not think the book would end the way it did. Cannot wait for the next one!

Whispering Hearts, written under V.C. Andrews, is a coming of age story about a young girl who leaves home to pursue her dreams. As a young girl in England, Emma has grown up singing at every possibly opportunity and basking in the praise she receives about her natural talent. Her father is stern and stringent and has very solid feelings about how to secure a solid future in the world though. Finding success through singing is an unacceptable, ridiculous and unfathomable approach to surviving in the real world, and he forbids Emma to continue on the path she has set into motion. She spent years working as a teenager to earn enough money to leave England to begin a life in New York City. She knew she was destined for big things, and that the only way she could reach fame, recognition, and stardom was to be discovered in NYC. Her father warns her that if she leaves she is never welcome to return and will no longer be part of the family, but she refuses to give up on her dreams and leaves her mother, sister, and father in search for the life she’s always dreamed of.
Once in New York she is fortunate to have a place to stay and a job at a diner because a teacher she had in England helped secure those basic necessities for her before she left. Within the first few hours she is in NYC though she learns a lesson the hard way, and it is only one of many experiences that threaten to overwhelm her. Never one to give up though, Emma forges ahead and manages to handle each obstacle that comes her way. Nothing comes easily though. She desperately needs a roommate in order to be able to afford her apartment, but finding a reliable roommate is harder than she expected. She knew there would be a staggering number of hopeful singers at auditions too, but there are more than she could’ve possible imagined and she is rejected time and time again. When the bills start piling up and she starts falling farther and farther behind, she is greeted with an unexpected and unusual opportunity to make an astronomical amount of money.
Samantha and her husband want Emma to be a surrogate and carry a baby for them. Cut off from her own family and sworn to secrecy, Emma has to weigh the pros and cons on her own and make a life altering decision that will change the course of her future forever. She agrees to be a surrogate mother, and moves into the Wyndemere mansion with Samantha and her husband, Dr. Davenport. Nothing goes as planned though, and as one eerie and somewhat creepy thing leads to another, Emma knows that her life will never be the same.
This book wasn’t for me. Although I appreciate the author’s hard work, I felt that the story was very basic and dragged on. I enjoyed the way the author intertwined the wisdom Emma gained from her father throughout different parts of the story and the mysterious undertone to the setting of the mansion, but I felt that the book fell short to other works by V.C. Andrews. The ending had the twisted trademark that I love about V.C. Andrews books, but other than that, it just wasn’t for me. I falsely assumed that Whispering Hearts was an original book written by V.C. Andrews that had never been published before for whatever reason, and was not aware that it was written under her name and not necessarily written by or with her in the past. Although I can see the similarities, it didn’t pull me in the way other books by V.C. Andrews always did.
Thank you V.C.Andrews, Simon & Schuster eGalley, and Netgalley for allowing me the privilege of reading Whispering Hearts. My review is voluntary and expresses my honest opinions.

This is a typical V.C. Andrews book! By this I mean that it has all of the wonderful characters and mysterious situations that all of her stories have. It does not disappoint.

Emma arrives in New York from England looking for the bright lights and big city. She desperately wants to be an actress. New York offers this and she is determined to find it there. Once she arrives she sees that it isn't all its cracked up to be. Nothing is going easy and nothing is free. She ends up being propositioned by a couple who want to have a baby and want Emma to carry it for them. She is desperate not to return to her controlling father in England so she takes them up on their offer.

Things are strange and uncomfortable from the very beginning when she enters this agreement with the couple. All of the people involved are mysterious and strange. Again, typical V.C. Andrews and very much a page turner. I enjoyed this book very much. Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC. I am honored to be part of the reviewing process.

I saw that there was a new offering from V.C. Andrews available and immediately knew I had to check it out. Now, the original Andrews of Flowers in the Attic fame has been long gone for a while now, but the spirit clearly remains in enough of an incarnation to write a new novel.
The story follows Emma, who is an aspiring singer, as she reaches adulthood in England and decides to move to New York.
Unfortunately, in the loss of V.C Andrews, we also have lost the terror and gothic horror that a story like this would have been imbued with. It tried very hard to encapsulate a feeling of desperation and mystique, but in all reality, it was just all over the place.
Don't get me wrong, the story was compelling as hell and easy to read so I crushed it in less than two days. However, it left me with a feeling of "...but what comes next". Perhaps I have jumped into the middle of a series unknowingly, or there will be a sequel as there so often is with Andrews' novels. Sadly, I didn't find it as engaging and overwhelming as other books of the genre normally are.
I would suggest reading it as an easy read on a nice weekend away, but if you're looking for something to relive your teenage years like I was, keep searching.

This ebook was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I know these are no longer fully written by VC Andrews. But I will say I wish the estate had hired a better writer to finish her books. The last 3 I have written are just dull. Not awful, just no oomph to them. Maybe it’s time I stop trying to read her books.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. I have been a fan of V C Andrew's for years. Emma who is from the United Kingdom is currently living in New York. A wealthy couple ask Emma to be a surrogate because the wife can't have kids. This story had me interested from the first page.

First, I am a huge fan of V.C. Andrews and her Flowers in the Attic series among the most famous. So I was excited to see this book, Whispering Hearts, appear on NetGalley and quickly requested and downloaded it. It started well, and I was looking forward to diving into a "traditional" Andrews story. Unfortunately, I was left feeling a bit disappointed as I wanted to read a story that had a true Andrew's plot with twists, intrigue, and page-turning excitement. Whispering Hearts felt a bit flat, and I kept waiting for more to happen.

I don't feel I missed anything by not reading the other two books in the series. And I will continue to read some of the newer V.C. Andrew's books to see if they hold up to V.C.'s original writing and storytelling.

I give this book a 3.25 out of 5-star rating.

This book was super good. It was super original and I flew through it. It didn't feel like anything I've read in the past. Can't wait to read more from the author!! This book was unputdownable.