Dark Angel

From Library Journal This posthumously published novel by Andrews, who is best known, perhaps, for Flowers in the Attic (1979), is the sequel to Heaven (Pocket Bks., 1985). Dark Angel is the saga of a teenage girl, Heaven Casteel, who is transported from her poverty-stricken life in Appalachia to the richly luxurious home of her maternal grandmother. Unfortunately, it is a formulaic naive-heroine-meets-darkly-mysterious-relatives/rags-to-riches story, with a lot more detail than needed about new clothes, hairstyles, makeup, and more. In fact, the heroine often comes off as a shallow, petulant, and at times ridiculously love-starved and man-dependent young woman. The production values of the cassette program are adequate, and the story's reader, Jami Castell, does a fine job portraying the teenager's voice. Nevertheless, as a purchase, even for YA collections, Dark Angel is not recommended.?Kristen L. Smith, Loras Coll. Lib., Dubuque, Ia.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.