Reviews

Die Mitternachtsfee by Jacqueline Wilson

danabanana252's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

amy_b97's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

iainkelly_writing's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

4.0

Given to me by my daughter (9) after she had read it. Aimed at early teens, this deals with some big life topics in a gentle and simple form and is very well written. The plot is basic, but nice to read a book aimed at teens that isn't fantasy, magic, wizards, werewolf based. Just family and friend life in all it's complexities, at a level that younger readers will understand.

jsx27's review against another edition

3.0

I have no idea what this one was about from memory, but I do recall having a massive crush on the character Will, and that crush intensified when Wilson wrote that it wasn't just girls who liked him at school. I think that's the first time I'd ever seen queerness alluded to in a book, and reading it at a young age made a big impression on me.

aimsro's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0

elur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

AMAZING AMAZING AMAAAAZING!!!!!!

emerwalsh's review against another edition

5.0

comfort read - easily my favourite jw book

gengray47's review against another edition

4.0

I had an urge to re read this book as I remember it from my childhood, and it feeling a bit like a fever dream.

It's such a great book, definitely one of my favourites of JW. So many topics are tackled here- family dynamics, the power dynamic between Will and Violet, Violet's awe of Casper Dream, Jasmine seeming like this incredible grown up girl but her parents neglecting her most of the time for their own careers. I wish she still wrote books like this!

cosmicillusion's review against another edition

4.0

Re-read of childhood favourite 🥲

merin_aran's review against another edition

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

3.75