Azdaema

I finally read Flowers in the Attic (and Petals on the Wind), and wow is there a lot to unpack there.

First in line for discussion, though, is this: Cathy reminds me of Cersei in a few ways that I think are really illuminating of why Flowers in the Attic has been so beloved of adolescence girls, and why I was so enchanted by Cersei in my own teen years. (I'm pretty sure I was 15 when I first came across Cersei, and I've heard 9–14 cited as main age of girls reading the Dollanager series.)