The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls by Judith Rossell

4.24 AVERAGE

dmfsharp's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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tjduyvo's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

haveyoureadabooktoday's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

diana_reads_and_reads's review against another edition

4.5
I have really got to start writing down where I hear about books, because I want to know where the quality middle grade recs are coming from! Sometimes when I read middle grade, I wonder if my older perspective skews my feelings. In this case, it is so easy to imagine how much my kids would have loved this book between ages 8-10. The stakes were real without being truly scary, and the useful skills essays that are interspersed with the chapters would have been a big hit. They would have been attempting Morse code and tying knots all around the house. I liked that the world was just a little off of our reality, which I think helps with that not truly scary aspect, and that there were highly competent kids *and* adults in the story. 

What knocks this down to 4.5 for me is the repeated use of real for really or very—real scary, real funny, real quick. I can accept a verbal tic for a character, but this was so much that it was grating, plus I think we underestimate the vocabulary of middle graders when we don’t just use stronger words to convey the intensity of something. 

kitty_revolt's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
A really fun read! And I LOVED the many illustrations, many of which are incorporated into the typesetting of the page. If you read this as an ebook, make sure you still get to see the illustrations!!
When you’re immersed in the book, it really works. It’s gripping and thrilling - but once you’re not in it, it can seem kind of thin, and the world’s not terribly convincing. So just go along for the ride

screwedthepooch's review

4.0
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

charlmax's review

4.0
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

clockwork118's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny informative fast-paced

brittanylove1259's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

c_vanryswyk's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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: No