Great story, but one thing really bugged me all the way to the end. At the start of chapter eleven (page 58 in the copy I read), in the 6th paragraph, the Chandler's housekeeper, Mai, says "Mrs Carmichael always have me decorate on Christmas Eve." It should have read "Mrs Chandler". Pity an editor didn't pick up this mistake. My mind just started trying to figure out the connection between the Chandler's housekeeper and the Carmichaels. I didn't realise it was a red herring error until I got to the end of the book and it wasn't revealed to be a plot twist!
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Amber Dickson rated Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet: 3 stars
Amber Dickson rated Dress-up disaster: 4 stars
Dress-up disaster by Kelly S. DiPucchio (Crafty Chloe)
After telling each of her best friends that her costume for The Parade of Books will match theirs, Chloe must …
Amber Dickson rated Who's that banging on the ceiling?: 3 stars
Who's that banging on the ceiling? by Colin McNaughton
People on each floor of an apartment building try to guess what is making the noise they hear coming from …
Amber Dickson rated And the Mountains Echoed: 4 stars
Amber Dickson rated Wonder: 5 stars
Amber Dickson reviewed Brumby's Run by Jennifer Scoullar
Review of "Brumby's Run" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Great story, but one thing really bugged me all the way to the end. At the start of chapter eleven (page 58 in the copy I read), in the 6th paragraph, the Chandler's housekeeper, Mai, says "Mrs Carmichael always have me decorate on Christmas Eve." It should have read "Mrs Chandler". Pity an editor didn't pick up this mistake. My mind just started trying to figure out the connection between the Chandler's housekeeper and the Carmichaels. I didn't realise it was a red herring error until I got to the end of the book and it wasn't revealed to be a plot twist!
Amber Dickson rated The Husband's Secret: 4 stars
Amber Dickson rated The night guest: 3 stars
The night guest by Fiona McFarlane
An elderly Australian woman lets a mysterious and possibly sinister caretaker into her beach-side home and into her life.
Amber Dickson reviewed The coat by Julie Hunt
The Coat stood in a paddock at the end of a row of strawberries. It …
Review of 'The coat' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Hard to read, because of the cursive font printed over the top of the illustrations.
Amber Dickson rated Study Guide: 4 stars
Amber Dickson rated The Happy Prince and Other Stories: 3 stars
The Happy Prince and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde
This facsimile of the 1913 edition includes, along with the title story, "The nightingale and the rose," "The selfish giant," …
Una misteriosa amenaza planea sobre el rancho de Nicky, en Australia... pero las chicas del …
Review of 'Thea Stilton and the Mountain of Fire' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I read this to my daughter over several nights and we both really enjoyed it. It's a shame there are so many American words in a book set in Australia - we don't use the words gallons, miles, feet, inches, ranch, prairie, grits, sweater, gas... But never mind, it was good fun to read about the Thea Sisters' Australian adventure!
I read this to my daughter over several nights and we both really enjoyed it. It's a shame there are so many American words in a book set in Australia - we don't use the words gallons, miles, feet, inches, ranch, prairie, grits, sweater, gas... But never mind, it was good fun to read about the Thea Sisters' Australian adventure!
Amber Dickson rated Just What Kind of Mother Are You?: 3 stars
Paula Daly: Just What Kind of Mother Are You? (2013, Transworld Publishers Limited)
Just What Kind of Mother Are You? by Paula Daly
Lisa Kallisto is one of those overworked, overscheduled mothers who never secure enough sleep at night. After getting her three …