Families Book Reviews

Name: Lucy Georgeson
29 January 2019;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall, is cursed. Forced to repeat the autumn of his 18th year over and over, he can only be freed by love. But at the end of each autumn he is transformed into a beast hell-bent on destruction, and after so many failed attempts, his kingdom and its people are bare...

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Name: Linda Brown
29 January 2019;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Over the years there have been many retellings of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. This is what the author wanted to complete and she has managed it, but with a much darker theme woven into the love story. A Curse So Dark and Lonely is simply enchanting and well worth...

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Name: Alison Kelly
28 January 2019;

Genre: Poetry

The idea of words arranged to form a shape stretches back to ancient times. There are examples from Greek Alexandria in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE, where words have been shaped to form an egg, wings and pan pipes. It's a very natural form to have been adopted by children's poets with its im...

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Name: Lola Age 11
28 January 2019;

Genre: Fantasy

I liked this book because of the mysteries - it shows that magic doesn't just solve problems. Many people believe Tilly is just seeing things when she says she has seen Alice from Alice in Wonderland and Anne from Anne of Green Gables - then she discovers the Book Wanderers...

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Name: Lucy Georgeson
28 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Charlie hopes that the school ski trip will be the escape from his unhappy home life he so desperately needs. But there is something wrong with the remote ski village of Kaldgellan. Something is out there, something ancient and evil, among the pines and the deep untracked drifts, watching and wai...

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Name: Catherine Age 10
27 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

I like this book because tons of events happen and surprises pop up along the way. It was filled with secrets and it was soooo good - I found it hard to put the book down.

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Name: Catherine Age 10
27 January 2019;

Genre: School Stories

I liked this book, although it wasn't my favourite, but it was funny and I laughed throughout the whole story. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a good laugh-out-loud story. He was warned there would be consequences.... Then the naughtiest boy finds himself turned into the head teache...

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Name: Bryony Davies
27 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Charlie has a secret. He can change into animals. This hilarious story follows Charlie - with the help of his friends - to figure out why he is changing and how to stop it. Friendship and family are themes running through the story as Charlie navigates a bully and sick brother. The narration sp...

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Name: Catherine Age 10
27 January 2019;

Genre: Animals

I liked this book because tons of happy and sad events occur. the plot is good and interesting. It's a wonderful book and I absolutely loved it.

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Name: Catherine Age 10
27 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

I loved this book because there was many surprises along the way and lots of exciting events occurred. It was an interesting story.

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