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flick_reads's review
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
speelingmistake's review
4.0
This is probbably my favourite Cherry Ames book. Maybe cos I love a good boarding school story. This one also has one of the more compelling mysteries and the chemistry set up they improvise in the infirmary is actually really interesting. Cherry meets another nice young Dr who seems determined to marry her and to be honest I kinda ship it. The romance angle on these stories is usually it's weakest aspect but I actually really liked Dr Alan - the Dr who was so willing to give up his time and do all that extra work for someone else's project, the guy who was willing to tear down a wall for her, who she bonded with over work and who lives so close to her home town! I know she meets a nice Doctor on every job but Dr Alan is probably my favourite.
However - Cherry herself is a bit of a problem with this story. She's frequently referred to as being nearly the same age as the pupils - but we're 17 books in - so surely she's at least mid 20's by now? She's insecure, constantly on edge looking for approval from others - from the Drs, from the headmistress, from the pupils. Cherry is so scared to be a telltale that she doesn't inform anyone in authority that one of the girls is sneaking out and having secret dates - even when that results in the girl having quite a serious injury. This is hugely irresponsible of Cherry and probably would have been a firing offence if anyone had found out. She's also happy to enable another pupil to break school rules for the sake of the mystery they're solving and doesn't inform the headmistress what's happening on her watch cos she doesn't want to be told not to do these things!
She's just so immature. She is more like the teenage pupils than like an adult nurse who has experienced war. Which is very frustrating. Cherry Ames needs to grow up a bit. The books are for a young audience but Cherry is not a child. She should not be behaving like one.
However - Cherry herself is a bit of a problem with this story. She's frequently referred to as being nearly the same age as the pupils - but we're 17 books in - so surely she's at least mid 20's by now? She's insecure, constantly on edge looking for approval from others - from the Drs, from the headmistress, from the pupils. Cherry is so scared to be a telltale that she doesn't inform anyone in authority that one of the girls is sneaking out and having secret dates - even when that results in the girl having quite a serious injury. This is hugely irresponsible of Cherry and probably would have been a firing offence if anyone had found out. She's also happy to enable another pupil to break school rules for the sake of the mystery they're solving and doesn't inform the headmistress what's happening on her watch cos she doesn't want to be told not to do these things!
She's just so immature. She is more like the teenage pupils than like an adult nurse who has experienced war. Which is very frustrating. Cherry Ames needs to grow up a bit. The books are for a young audience but Cherry is not a child. She should not be behaving like one.