Reviews

October, October by Angela Harding, Katya Balen

amberindia's review against another edition

5.0

This book utterly destroyed me. I cried about 12 times throughout and couldn't stop crying towards the end I don't know how I finished it when I couldn't see half the words through the tears.

Absolutely it's going onto my 'most favourite books ever' list, such a beautiful, whimsical, cosy and completely raw, emotional story. The book I'd have loved as a child but it is even more special that I got to read it as an adult.

ellimiele's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

emmavardy2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.0

joeybarbs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

geegee_74's review against another edition

3.0

I think my students had bigged this up too much before I finally read it so although I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, it wasn't the runaway sensation that I thought it was going to be. A wonderful depiction of alternative lifestyles though which I'm definitely here for.

hewlettelaine's review against another edition

5.0

I cannot rate this highly enough. What a wonderful, beautifully written book about wild-ness, wilderness and being free

marimar1730's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

Eg hadde elsket den enda meir då eg var yngre. Garatert.

destobie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

indrad173's review against another edition

5.0

All the feels! Perfect for an autumnal read. Absolutely stunning prose. I'm not normally a fan of YA, let alone middle grade reading, and even though the audience for this book is that age range, it somehow felt very mature at the same time. A very meaningful message by the end.

goodywilliams's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5