Joan Aiken

Advantages: Great exciting strory
Disadvantages: (supposed to be for kids,and i like it)

...I loved this book and read it recently, as i loved the film when I was younger. It's about cousins Sylvia and Bonnie and their adventures with horrid miss slighcarp and the wolves around the giant house they live in. Really worth reading if you like adventure and suspense. At point in the story you can't read the book quick enougth so that you find out what happens next. The characters are all very unique and interesting and make you want to read more about them. The story and the people in it has a sense of mystery about it and intrigue making you want to read on. I'd reccomend the book for 12 to 15 year olds or maybe for those a bit younger or older as the story is fun and enjoyable. I love the way which Joan Aiken describes the big house which the two girls live in and it reminded me of the huge house described... Read review

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Advantages: Once you pick it up you can't put it down.
Disadvantages: It is not a well known book.

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Advantages: Exciting, good historical background, well-written, main character very believable
Disadvantages: Some unlikely coincidences, could seem old-fashioned to modern teens, a few rather gruesome descriptions

...Joan Aiken is probably best known for her children's book 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase'. She has also written several other books for older children, as well as some rather chilling ones for adults. I personally much prefer her children's books, and recently read 'Go Saddle the Sea' to my teenage sons. * Brief synopsis * This book, which is told in the first person, is the first in a trilogy set in the early 19th century. It features Felix, an orphan who is twelve years old at the start of this book. He is strong-willed, rather arrogant, impetuous, and also very lonely, having experienced little affection in his life. He lives in a large house in Villaverde, Spain, with his maternal grandparents and some great-aunts who dislike him. His mother died when he was born, his father in battle. He is taught at home by Father Tomas... Read review

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