Eve's Reads

Letters from The Lighthouse by Emma Carrol

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Hello Readers! As we all know, Christmas has just passed (my personal highlight of the year) and what even is Christmas, without truckloads of new books 😊!

This book is one from my Christmas stack and I was so happy I received it; having read ‘Secrets of a Sun King’ I know Emma Carrol is an amazing author with her books a twist of reality, fun fiction and action. This book is no different…

A great read!

Set in February 1941, Olive and her siblings live in war-terrorized London. Schools have shut, most children evacuated with basically nothing to do but wait for the war to halt. With her family already facing harsh difficulties effected by war, Olive is mostly distraught though she can’t quite see it.

When her older sister Suki decides to treat her with an entertaining trip to the pictures, everything seems fine until it’s not. Olive and her Brother are evacuated to Devonshire Coast with the past hazy and the future seemingly un-bright.

I absolutely worship this novel. I personally love historical fiction, especially WWII, and this is no exception! The way Emma Carrol writes is so captivating that I could hardly put the book down!

I would recommend this book for 10+ reader and both genders because I think everybody who loves reading historical fiction would thoroughly enjoy this book.

If you’re learning about WWII and evacuees at school, suggest this book to your teachers as it shows you how evacuees would’ve felt leaving their war-torn homes so suddenly.

I award this book 4.5 stars out of five as it was AMAZING! If you love Emma Carrol (like I do 😊) visit her website to receive her updates on new books and more!

Eve Williams

Harry Potter Books by J.K. Rowling

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Hello fellow readers! I have just finished reading the whole of J.K Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ series and I am now completely in awe of Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, Hagrid and anything wizard or witch-like!

If you haven’t heard of Harry Potter it starts of with a young eleven year old boy named Harry. From the beginning it is easy to see that  he’s had a very difficult, frustrating life as his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon are not the best replacement parents. Not forgetting his spoiled, bratty cousin who likes to think of Harry as a punching bag.

Harry has always felt different from the people around him; strange things happen to ,him, like a snake talking back to him. And when a huge man as large as a giant discovers him and tells Harry he is a famous wizard,  Harry willingly is lead into a whole new world, wilder the he could imagine!

Think epic a journey filled with spine-chilling, mischievous fun that can throttle your brain and make your mind work!

I would recommend the first to third books for 9 plus, but as you go through the series the books can get quite confusing and dark. These books are for both genders and not at all for a certain age group as I think everybody would enjoy them.

I would rate these books 100000 out of 10 because I loved them so much! The movies are a roller coaster of entertainment and J.K Rowling’s other two books (Quidditch through the ages & Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) are amazing reads as well.

To get more Wizardry fun visit Pottermore  and J.K Rowling’s website.

Eve

Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll

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Secrets of a Sun King is an action packed novel based some time ago in England when there was a great deal of poverty.  Lilian Kaye is an intelligent young girl, who although she is poor attends a posh school, where she has is unmistakably unhappy.

She has no friends and only enemies. Her relationship with her Grandfather is really important to her, so when he becomes sick and has to go to hospital her life is in turmoil.

 

One day her grandfather receives a parcel containing a mysterious Egyptian package. The contents of the package are a mystery which Lily is determined to unravel, even though it contains  the secrets of a pharaoh and his cursed death. Will Lily and her friends save her grandfather’s mysterious curse?

 

I would 100% recommend this book to confident readers, especially if you enjoy adventure books or realistic fiction. Some parts are a bit gruesome so if you are squeamish I would suggest you stay clear.

 

Emma Carroll’s website is packed with information  about her other wonderful books, including one of my favourites, Letters from the Lighthouse.

 

Eve

 

Dancing the Charleston by Jacqueline Wilson

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Hello all!

I have just finished reading Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s latest book called Dancing the Charleston!

It is based in the 1920’s and focuses on a young girl named Mona and her Aunt. Mona’s parents both died in World War 1 and Mona only has her Aunt to look after her. They live in a small cottage on the picturesque land of Somerset Manor.

When Lady Somerset dies, Mona and her Aunt’s lives are thrown into turmoil!  Will Mona make friends with the young Somerset children or be rushed of onto the streets?

This book also includes a well-favoured character from Jacqueline Wilson’s other stories and is filled with various plot twists and turns!

I personally loved this book: I couldn’t put it down!

If you want to find out more about  Jacqueline Wilson visit her website, jacquelinewilson.co.uk and you will find many fun and entertaining games as well as hidden facts and posters!

You can find out more about that time period of the 1920’s and 1930′s .

I would definitely recommend this story to 9+ and as it faces many problems only dealt by girls, I would say it would be more enjoyed by females but both genders would be entertained. I would rate this story 8/10!

Eve

Malory Towers by Enid Blyton

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Enid Blyton is one of the world’s most famous authors. She wrote over a 100 novels, ranging from mystery to adventure. One of her most popular series are; her boarding school books, Malory Towers, St Clare’s and The Naughtiest Girl at School. These books were based on her own childhood.

Although boarding schools today are very different, it is interesting to see what they were like when Enid Blyton was a girl.

In the entire series of Malory Towers, there are six books, focussing on one class of girls as they go from first form to sixth form. Throughout the series Blyton focusses on an independent, hard working girl named Darrel Rivers. Darrell is at the start of all the stories and starts her new school at the age of twelve.

In the first stories, you see the majestic school for the first time, hilarious pranks and difficult situations develop. I particularly enjoyed the fifth form stories because the girls are putting on a fabulous pantomime with the story of Cinderella.

There is much hustle and bustle with Moira and Alicia, but somehow the girls made it all work with the audience rocking with laughter.

Overall, I would rate this series a perfect 5 star rating because I loved every bit of the stories and didn’t want them to end.

Eve

Eve’s rating: *****

Rose Rivers by Jacqueline Wilson

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Rose Rivers by Jacqueline Wilson

 

 

Rose Rivers is an unusual story about unlikely friendships, love and heartbreaking events.

Set in industrial Victorian times, the book overlaps with other of Wilson’s characters including Clover Moon and the lively Hetty Feather.

The three girls form a friendship that isn’t highly approved of by Rose’s family. Also Rose’s heart  is lifted as she discovers who she really loves deep in her heart.

Jacqueline Wilson did a fantastic job of letting the reader see the story visually inside their head.

I would recommend the book for girls 10+ because the book deals with quite a lot of difficult, mature problems.

The reason I don’t think many boys would enjoy this book is because it gets a bit girly and romantic toward the end.

I would rate this book five full stars because I absolutely loved it and it was very enjoyable.

Eve’s rating: *****