Maybe 3.5 stars, since I have wavered between three and four stars. Some of it amazed and delighted me, but it was a couple of hundred pages too long, with not enough character development considering the length, and I was left feeling like I'm not clever enough to "get" the complexities of the plot and how it all related to astrology. I'm still trying to place everything in some sort of timeline in my mind, because I feel like something is missing from the wrap-up. It could just be the sense of disappointment I feel having got through such a big book without much reward. Ugh, there are better reviews than mine here on Goodreads, go and read those :-)
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Thea Stilton and the Star Castaways Geronimo Stilton Unnumbered Paperback by Elisabetta Dami
An Adventure in Space!
The Thea Sisters are headed on a fabumouse mission...to the moon! After much preparation, the mice …
Amber Dickson reviewed The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the West …
Review of 'The Luminaries' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Amber Dickson rated The Secret Seven: 3 stars
The Secret Seven by Enid Blyton
It's their very first adventure, and the Secret Seven super-sleuths are already on the trail of some really weird clues. …
Cicada (2014, Allen & Unwin)
A stunning novel of terror, love and survival in the greatest wilderness on Earth. A …
Review of 'Cicada' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
3.5 stars
Review of 'My Little Pony: Under the Sparkling Sea' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
The illustrations are very eye catching, but I find these kind of stories painful. I'm sure my daughter would give it 5 stars.
Amber Dickson rated Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: 4 stars
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2012, Transworld Publishers Limited, Random House Export)
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Harold Fry has recently retired and now, he doesn't do very much. Even mowing the lawn, like his wife Maureen …
Amber Dickson rated George's Marvellous Medicine: 4 stars
George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
What's the only cure for the meanest grandmother in the world? George creates a fierce and fantastic bubbling brew, the …
Amber Dickson rated Now We Are Six: 4 stars
Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne
A collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the …
Amber Dickson rated Thea Stilton and the Prince's Emerald: 3 stars
Thea Stilton and the Prince's Emerald by Elisabetta Dami
Geronimo's sister Thea Stilton narrates this tale packed with action, mystery, and friendship!
When the Thea Sisters' friend Ashvin is …
Amber Dickson rated Just William and Other Animals: 3 stars
Amber Dickson rated The Martian: 4 stars
The Martian by Andy Weir
I'm stranded on Mars.
I have no way to communicate with Earth.
I'm in a Habitat designed to last 31 …
Amber Dickson rated The Visitors: 3 stars
The Visitors by Rebecca Mascull
Imagine if you couldn't see couldn't hear couldn't speak ... Then one day somebody took your hand and opened up …
Amber Dickson rated Dr Seusss Box of Fun by Dr Seuss: 2 stars
Amber Dickson rated How many jelly beans?: 4 stars
How many jelly beans? by Andrea Menotti
"How many jelly beans are enough? How many are too many? Aiden and Emma can't decide. Is ten enough? How …