Reviews and Comments

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this! I loved the meta-ness, I loved the trail of clues that I didn't quite manage to follow to the solution, and I loved visiting all the London locations. Great fun.

I've been having a hard time finding really good books lately. To change things up a bit I thought I'd try a different genre to what I would usually read. Considering I don't read romance novels because I can't stand the tropes (love triangles, ugh), I quite enjoyed this book. It still made me cringe at times, and was fairly predictable, but over all it was an enjoyable story which kept me interested until the heartwarming end. Bonuses: the "true love's first kiss" and the happily-ever-after ending didn't make me gag, and I enjoyed deciphering the French dialogue with my new language skills.

Based on my memory of reading this book when I was 10 or 11 years old, I had given this book 5 stars and considered it a favourite. However after reading it aloud to my children (11 and 8) I realise that I remembered only the first half of the book (the part which was adapted for film in 1984) and that I had all but forgotten the second half. The reason for this is that it is interminable and dull. So, to update my star rating: 4 stars for the first half and 2 stars for the second half, which averages out to 3 stars. The kids agree with me.

Flamboyant New Yorker orders books from England and gets really good customer service.

Good fun. 3.5 stars. (Could do with another proofread though)

I loved this book when I was about 11 or 12 years old and on the verge of puberty. I planned to re-read it before passing it to my own 11 year old daughter, but she had gotten hold of it and raced to the end before I managed to. And she loved it too! I'm glad it hasn't dated too badly and is still very relatable for young girls (and the descriptions of sanitary products has been updated). I can't believe my little girl will be going through this phase of her life soon cries

I've read this before, and I enjoyed revisiting the book, but I think I actually prefer the movie... Anyway, this time I read it aloud for my kids, 11 and 8 years old. Doing the dialogue the same as it was in the film was a lot of fun! One star off for the author's interruptions and for "Buttercup's Baby" (which I wish I had skipped entirely) as they detracted from the flow of the story.

Very good.

Blegh. Could not read any more of this tortured torture porn. Stopped at page 338.