On a cold, dark night, we huddled in Lisa's front room to discuss this book. Is it just me or has someone flicked a switch and turned summer off? I was enjoying that. Anyways ...
This book is really short! We were divided on how much we enjoyed the weird fantasy style of this book and how it gets totally bizarre towards the end. It was just like dipping into a child's imagination, lots of action but no substance. We thought the characters, although interesting, were a bit one-dimensional.
The climatic magic part was a bit of a let down, the grandmother basically told the nasty things to go home because she says so.
Concept: 8/10
Plot: 7/10
Ending: 5/10
Page Turner - 10/10
Who to slap? The lodger for killing the cat
Where's the cheese? Naked nanny
Would we recommend? 0/10
Better as a ... cartoon
Add a twist - Proper magic at the end
Total: 6/10
Our next book will be 'Wonder' by R.J. Palacio which we'll be reading for our December meeting. Next meeting is at Gill's house and Kate will host in December.
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