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jammy_bean's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ninonrvr's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mannahnasir's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
pixiebix's review against another edition
4.0
Storyline
Summer's Dream is about a girl called Summer, who loves dancing and takes it very seriously, but the dancing she loves the most in ballet. She has always been 'the one to succeed', and when she is asked to go to a boarding school for ballet, she feels like she has been asked if she wants oxygen. But Summer feels like she is too fat, and starts losing weight, and survives on apples and salad leaves, until eventually she got anorexia. She doesn't even realise that she is risking her own life for dance. Will Summer realise what she's doing to herself before it's too late? And will Summer soon realise that Aaron, her boyfriend, isn't for her, and really Alfie Anderson, known as the most Annoying Boy in the World, to Summer, is her match?
Comment
This book is AMAZING, and I am still recovering from my racing heart. It is a story about love, confusions, and choices. This book will probably also help people with anorexia. Also, Cathy Cassidy has added in helpful links at the end of the book for worried parents, underweight children that need help etc.
Rating
I rated it four stars because of how amazing it is. The story is addicting and full of mystery, problems and choices. It also has hints and tips at the end of the book for people that might be going through what Summer went through i.e Anorexia. This is the latest book from the Chocolate Box Girls series.
Pictures
Like most of the Cathy Cassidy books, there were only illustrations at the beginning of a chapter and the end of a chapter. As I have said in my Ginger-snaps review.
Age Group
I would suggest this book to 8+ for something to do, but then for 11 years olds, 12's and 13's, or higher if you are losing confidence and need tips. Like I have said in my Ginger-snaps review, you shouldn't really let children below seven read Cathy's books, apart from if it's the Daizy Star ones.
My Favourite Character
I think my favourite character in this book is Alfie, because he is always there for Summer and by her side, even though Summer is always mean to him and tells him to back off. He is a very nice person and very thoughtful, which is secretly the kind of boyfriend I would want!!
Suggestion to the Author
I am glad to say that there is nothing I want to suggest to the author in this book, only that I want Coco Caramel to come early, even though it can't!! This book, I think, is addicting, amazing, helpful and keeps you occupied, so I think the book is more or less perfect!!
Faye xx
Summer's Dream is about a girl called Summer, who loves dancing and takes it very seriously, but the dancing she loves the most in ballet. She has always been 'the one to succeed', and when she is asked to go to a boarding school for ballet, she feels like she has been asked if she wants oxygen. But Summer feels like she is too fat, and starts losing weight, and survives on apples and salad leaves, until eventually she got anorexia. She doesn't even realise that she is risking her own life for dance. Will Summer realise what she's doing to herself before it's too late? And will Summer soon realise that Aaron, her boyfriend, isn't for her, and really Alfie Anderson, known as the most Annoying Boy in the World, to Summer, is her match?
Comment
This book is AMAZING, and I am still recovering from my racing heart. It is a story about love, confusions, and choices. This book will probably also help people with anorexia. Also, Cathy Cassidy has added in helpful links at the end of the book for worried parents, underweight children that need help etc.
Rating
I rated it four stars because of how amazing it is. The story is addicting and full of mystery, problems and choices. It also has hints and tips at the end of the book for people that might be going through what Summer went through i.e Anorexia. This is the latest book from the Chocolate Box Girls series.
Pictures
Like most of the Cathy Cassidy books, there were only illustrations at the beginning of a chapter and the end of a chapter. As I have said in my Ginger-snaps review.
Age Group
I would suggest this book to 8+ for something to do, but then for 11 years olds, 12's and 13's, or higher if you are losing confidence and need tips. Like I have said in my Ginger-snaps review, you shouldn't really let children below seven read Cathy's books, apart from if it's the Daizy Star ones.
My Favourite Character
I think my favourite character in this book is Alfie, because he is always there for Summer and by her side, even though Summer is always mean to him and tells him to back off. He is a very nice person and very thoughtful, which is secretly the kind of boyfriend I would want!!
Suggestion to the Author
I am glad to say that there is nothing I want to suggest to the author in this book, only that I want Coco Caramel to come early, even though it can't!! This book, I think, is addicting, amazing, helpful and keeps you occupied, so I think the book is more or less perfect!!
Faye xx
caitlinwatt's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
cloe_chc's review against another edition
4.0
Summer's dream is about being a ballerina, and her dreams finally get to come true! She tries and practices hard to get into the Rochelle Academy of dance, but things begin to twist out of control.
I liked Summer in this book, but she did get on my nerves sometimes. But it was interesting to see how she was fighting anorexia.
I liked Summer in this book, but she did get on my nerves sometimes. But it was interesting to see how she was fighting anorexia.
butterfly_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant book! I loved the way the author dealt with the issue of anorexia. When I read it the first time when I was younger it made me understand what anorexia was and what the warning signs were.
lydialoooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rubygranger's review against another edition
5.0
Though there must be a trigger warning for eating disorders, this is one of the most sensitive books about anorexia I have read. We are told what Summer eats, but not too much and not in relation to calories. The focus is more on her mental state and the extreme amounts of pressure she is putting on herself for her ballet audition.