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lunarchar_'s review
4.0
Loved this but has slight issue with the discussion of mental health. Hoping the next part isn’t too long away!
bananatricky's review
4.0
I was hooked when I saw the blurb, like Malory Towers for grown-ups, and it really is.
Maggie Adair is a schoolteacher from a rough inner city comprehensive in Glasgow who swaps it all for a position at an exclusive girls' boarding school called Downey House in Cornwall.
The second book ended on a bit of a cliff-hanger for Maggie and David, the English teacher from the boy's boarding school just over the hill from Downey House and book 3 starts with the fall out from those events.
I have no idea why I bought this in three parts when the book was available so I am just going to review the whole thing. Neither school is happy with what happened and David has been forced to leave, Maggie has been instructed not to contact David in any way if she wants to keep her job. Both of them face massive upheaval (which I totally won't spoil) and there is a new scholarship girl joining the school.
So if you wished that Enid Blyton had written books for adults then this lovely series could be the one for you.
Maggie Adair is a schoolteacher from a rough inner city comprehensive in Glasgow who swaps it all for a position at an exclusive girls' boarding school called Downey House in Cornwall.
The second book ended on a bit of a cliff-hanger for Maggie and David, the English teacher from the boy's boarding school just over the hill from Downey House and book 3 starts with the fall out from those events.
I have no idea why I bought this in three parts when the book was available so I am just going to review the whole thing. Neither school is happy with what happened and David has been forced to leave, Maggie has been instructed not to contact David in any way if she wants to keep her job. Both of them face massive upheaval (which I totally won't spoil) and there is a new scholarship girl joining the school.
So if you wished that Enid Blyton had written books for adults then this lovely series could be the one for you.
casacostello's review
3.0
I think I've reached the end of the road with this series. It was light and fairly enjoyable but I definitely found myself feeling something was lacking from my reading experience and have headed straight for a gritty murder afterwards.
There seemed a bit too much missing each other by co-incidence here. We all knew they would get together at the end - there could have been much more of a story around the other characters. I'm not sure the new girl, Isme added much to the equation, other than for another thing for Fliss to fixate on. Will someone please do something about that girl's confidence?
What was the story with Ash all about too? Seemed like that was just thrown in there. A couple of comments about it not being good to go back to a relationship after a suicide attempt but actually that is exactly what happened. And then we are made to believe it wasn't a 'real' attempt! Ugh!
On the other hand, I thought the writing was strong enough when discussing David in his new school. This seemed fairly realistic (although are Ofsted seriously going to keep that Headteacher in there?)
There seemed a bit too much missing each other by co-incidence here. We all knew they would get together at the end - there could have been much more of a story around the other characters. I'm not sure the new girl, Isme added much to the equation, other than for another thing for Fliss to fixate on. Will someone please do something about that girl's confidence?
What was the story with Ash all about too? Seemed like that was just thrown in there. A couple of comments about it not being good to go back to a relationship after a suicide attempt but actually that is exactly what happened. And then we are made to believe it wasn't a 'real' attempt! Ugh!
On the other hand, I thought the writing was strong enough when discussing David in his new school. This seemed fairly realistic (although are Ofsted seriously going to keep that Headteacher in there?)
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