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veereading's review against another edition
5.0
This book was actually the first one I read from this series, back when I was about 9 years old. I absolutely loved it and I loved its sequel, Dido and Pa. This books is what sparked my interest in the whole series and I'm so happy to get the chance to read it now in the correct order! I wanted to know if, after reading about all of Dido's other adventures, whether my opinion on this novel would be different or not ... so here is my review:
Once again, we are in for a wacky adventure. Every time Dido had a remark or thought about something, I couldn't help but laugh - she is just that funny and sarcastic of a character. There's quite a bit of witchy magic going on in this novel, which was super fun to read about. This novel was a bit darker than Dido's time on Nantucket, but I really liked that because it gave it a bit more depth. Of course, depth doesn't mean that this novel was more serious; if anything, the story was even wackier than any before it! We have the presence of an elephant again, which was something that I just didn't understand, and didn't like as much, but overall, this story was just as fun to read as every other one in the series. After rereading this book, I think it is still one of my favorite novels in this series! Now, time for the next one!
Once again, we are in for a wacky adventure. Every time Dido had a remark or thought about something, I couldn't help but laugh - she is just that funny and sarcastic of a character. There's quite a bit of witchy magic going on in this novel, which was super fun to read about. This novel was a bit darker than Dido's time on Nantucket, but I really liked that because it gave it a bit more depth. Of course, depth doesn't mean that this novel was more serious; if anything, the story was even wackier than any before it! We have the presence of an elephant again, which was something that I just didn't understand, and didn't like as much, but overall, this story was just as fun to read as every other one in the series. After rereading this book, I think it is still one of my favorite novels in this series! Now, time for the next one!
nigellicus's review against another edition
5.0
At the height of her powers, there's no-one to match Aiken for the verve and ingenuity of her stories, and for heroines, there's precious few to match the inimitable Dido Twite. Returned at last from her voyaging, Did quickly becomes ensnared in another Hanoverian plot to do something utterly mad at the coronation ceremony of the new king. Witches and smugglers and lost twins and scheming cousins and cheerful smugglers and sinister puppet shows are all elements of this rollicking tale. Fantastic.
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