Reviews

Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay

vampirerat's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense

4.5

the changing perspectives of this one always take me out of the story very slightly but it's still a cool idea to hear all their voices. the whole saffy and the balloon part haunts me.

rose singing "I know a song that will get on your nerves" is so my gran coded.

mkhare's review against another edition

4.0

3.75 stars

jackiehorne's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

hfleur's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

brandypainter's review against another edition

4.0

Rose somewhere along the way completely took over apparently. Really all of these last four books are all about Rose, even though Indigo and Caddy get their names mentioned in two of the titles. Caddy is actually the Casson represented the least in this volume. I did like the format though. It made for a somewhat disjointed narrative, but the switch to first person and having each kid narrate a different section really made their personalities stand out. I found each part to distinct and individual, sounding genuine to the characters I've come to know. Caddy's part is as ditsy and scatterbrained as she is. Rose's parts (she gets two) sound much younger than the others and her observations are delightful. I love her childhood assurance that she is so wise while at the same time demonstrating she has so much to learn. Saffy continues to be remote, even in first person, but is smart and wonderful. I loved watching her weather a difficult time with Sarah. Which brings me to Indigo, who, this book cemented it, is my absolute favorite. He is awesome. One of those silent lazy types you need to watch out for because when they are only silent and lazy until they want something. And his date for the Valentine's Disco? Did not imagine that would happen, but I liked it and would have liked to see more come of it.

erinmp's review against another edition

3.0

Caddy, Saffy, Indigo, and Rose are back in the next volume of the Casson family. This time it's a little different as all the children narrate throughout the book. Saffy and Sarah are dreading the upcoming Valentine's dance and Saffy is haunted by a balloon. Rose is still mooning over Tom in America and sets out to make him a perfect Valentine's Day card...as well as a perect night sky for herself. Indigo is determined to change the traditional rules for the dance. And Caddy is moving on after Michael. All of the stories are completely intertwined and we see more of the Casson family than we have before.

I still haven't liked any of the books quite as well as the first, Saffy's Angel. But this was a nice twist on the series--although I was hoping for a book all Caddy's own, as she is one of my favorite characters and I feel like we still don't know enough about her. I don't think that this one was as funny as the previous ones, either. Nonetheless, it is an important volume in the series.

maddsreich's review against another edition

3.0

I was way confused. Probably because I didn't know it was the fourth book in the series!!

camoshamo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

amber_hastings's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

It's really an indulgence to be back in the Casson world, and the joy of that is mostly what carried me through the book. Like other reviewers, I thought it was a shame that we've switched to a third-person perspective, and this was probably a bit harder to come to grips with when listening to the audiobook rather than reading it. However, Rose, whose perspective dominates the book, is the most compelling and interesting of the Cassons for me, and it is delightful to see more of her inner world than the first three books could give. As for plot ... I couldn't really engage with the plot until it was Caddy's wedding, and then it got quite thrilling! 

ccolleen's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0