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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls Are you ready for something different? Ready for something deliciously creepy? Brace yourself and open the pages of Claire Legrand's The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls.
From the first page I was completely enamored with Miss Victoria Wright. Practically perfect in every way, Victoria is the epitome of order. A pristine room, impeccably clean clothing, and an eloquence far beyond her age. This is why it is so charming to see her paired with Lawrence. The exact opposite of her in every way, he brings out the best in her even when it seems that the two of them are incompatible.
Which is why it is so much fun to follow them on the eerie journey that they undertake. In the name of friendship, Victoria faces nightmarish rooms and horrific entities. Fiendish things go on behind the doors of the Cavendish home, and it is the slow buildup that set the mood. Mrs. Cavendish is a baddie of the highest caliber. The kind that sneaks under your skin and brings on goosebumps while you read. Perfect, yet deadly. In fact, the perfect nemesis for our heroine Victoria!
I don't generally like to compare books, but the highest compliment that I can give to Claire Legrand's book is that it is on par with Coraline. A gorgeous mix of a coming-of-age story and a shiver inducing, fiendish plot. If you aren't a fan of critters that scurry in the dark, beware the tiny illustrations that pepper this book! I honestly can't gush enough about how bewitching this book really is. What I can say is that it deserves a place at the tip-top of your reading list!
From the first page I was completely enamored with Miss Victoria Wright. Practically perfect in every way, Victoria is the epitome of order. A pristine room, impeccably clean clothing, and an eloquence far beyond her age. This is why it is so charming to see her paired with Lawrence. The exact opposite of her in every way, he brings out the best in her even when it seems that the two of them are incompatible.
Which is why it is so much fun to follow them on the eerie journey that they undertake. In the name of friendship, Victoria faces nightmarish rooms and horrific entities. Fiendish things go on behind the doors of the Cavendish home, and it is the slow buildup that set the mood. Mrs. Cavendish is a baddie of the highest caliber. The kind that sneaks under your skin and brings on goosebumps while you read. Perfect, yet deadly. In fact, the perfect nemesis for our heroine Victoria!
I don't generally like to compare books, but the highest compliment that I can give to Claire Legrand's book is that it is on par with Coraline. A gorgeous mix of a coming-of-age story and a shiver inducing, fiendish plot. If you aren't a fan of critters that scurry in the dark, beware the tiny illustrations that pepper this book! I honestly can't gush enough about how bewitching this book really is. What I can say is that it deserves a place at the tip-top of your reading list!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
The first thing I’d like to say is this is one creepy book. I believe it’s a middle grade, and it sure is strange. Victoria is a perfectionist whose can-do attitude propels her to the highest reaches where she can feel the excessive depth of failure- such as receiving a B in school. Many lessons are woven through this story. It’s about believing in yourself, not being a lemming. It’s about strength and determination, and courage to save others. It’s about history and how history will try to repeat itself. Or you could simply view it as one creepy story obsessed with cockroaches and let it happen again.
First and foremost: this book is messed up. It actually gave me the chills and I wasn't expecting it to do that.
It gives me big Coraline vibes, if Coraline could be even more messed up. It kind of ends like it too; a cliffhanger that makes you wonder if the wickedness is coming back to town. Or it kind of gives you the feeling that it will. Anyways, it will leave you with an uneasy feeling and honestly I'm not mad about it. I wanted something creepy and this book did it for me. It was as wonderful as it was scary. Well done.
It gives me big Coraline vibes, if Coraline could be even more messed up. It kind of ends like it too; a cliffhanger that makes you wonder if the wickedness is coming back to town. Or it kind of gives you the feeling that it will. Anyways, it will leave you with an uneasy feeling and honestly I'm not mad about it. I wanted something creepy and this book did it for me. It was as wonderful as it was scary. Well done.
I am utterly in agreement with every five-star review on this page. If I could rate this book higher, I would.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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4/5 ✨
This is one of the creepiest MG books I have ever read.
The Cavendish home at the end of the street is a Victorian manor, dark and gleaming with secrets that seems to be the key to the disappearance of the town kids. In this novel, we follow Victoria who is trying to find her missing friend, Lawrence. Before long, Victoria gets herself lost in the spooky-but-gorgeous Victorian manor house, The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, where she meets the creepy but charismatic Mrs. Cavendish and learns that all is not what it seems in Stepford-like Belleville.
With a lovely description meant to haunt you—the dark walls move and breathe in the house—and a great sense of foreboding, this book will leave you looking under your bed at night.
4/5 ✨
This is one of the creepiest MG books I have ever read.
The Cavendish home at the end of the street is a Victorian manor, dark and gleaming with secrets that seems to be the key to the disappearance of the town kids. In this novel, we follow Victoria who is trying to find her missing friend, Lawrence. Before long, Victoria gets herself lost in the spooky-but-gorgeous Victorian manor house, The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, where she meets the creepy but charismatic Mrs. Cavendish and learns that all is not what it seems in Stepford-like Belleville.
With a lovely description meant to haunt you—the dark walls move and breathe in the house—and a great sense of foreboding, this book will leave you looking under your bed at night.
adventurous
dark
Now that was a GOOD READ!
It was creepy, spooky, scary, icky, wicked, and horrifyingly delicious. I can’t believe I waited so long to take this off of my shelf and give it a go. The story was amazing and fun and a few parts gave me the creeps, which is hard for books to do to me sometimes. I applaud this book for that.
This is about a young snooty twelve-year-old girl whose peculiar best friend goes missing and of course she has to find out what happened to him and that is when the creepiness begins. I thought I knew what this book was going to be about before I opened it and even 50 pages in I thought I still knew but then it took a turn and twisted into something completely different. This felt like two amazing books in one. It started out as a contemporary spookfest and then slammed right into a fantastical and horrifying roller-coaster, I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWWWWWWN.
If you enjoyed The Spiderwick Chronicles or Coraline then I’d say to read this NOW! Also, I’d recommend keeping a can of bug spray nearby in case you start to feel like creepy little beetles are nuzzled in your sleeves or ticking around in your blankets, cause this book will do that to you, trust me.
- Richard
It was creepy, spooky, scary, icky, wicked, and horrifyingly delicious. I can’t believe I waited so long to take this off of my shelf and give it a go. The story was amazing and fun and a few parts gave me the creeps, which is hard for books to do to me sometimes. I applaud this book for that.
This is about a young snooty twelve-year-old girl whose peculiar best friend goes missing and of course she has to find out what happened to him and that is when the creepiness begins. I thought I knew what this book was going to be about before I opened it and even 50 pages in I thought I still knew but then it took a turn and twisted into something completely different. This felt like two amazing books in one. It started out as a contemporary spookfest and then slammed right into a fantastical and horrifying roller-coaster, I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWWWWWWN.
If you enjoyed The Spiderwick Chronicles or Coraline then I’d say to read this NOW! Also, I’d recommend keeping a can of bug spray nearby in case you start to feel like creepy little beetles are nuzzled in your sleeves or ticking around in your blankets, cause this book will do that to you, trust me.
- Richard