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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
I’m a big fan of Juno’s writing, so I was happy to get a copy of her new book! Margot & Me feels slightly different to the author’s previous books, but it’s wonderful all the same. I always know I’m getting a decent read when I pick up a Juno book and this book didn’t let me down.
It centres around Fliss who lives in London. Fliss and her mother move to her grandmother Margot’s farm in Wales for some rest. Fliss hates the country life but her mother needs some time to recuperate as she is in remission from cancer. Life is very dull until Fliss finds a wartime journal. It belongs to her grandmother. Fliss finds herself getting to know her grandmother in a way that she never expected. Margot used to live in London but was evacuated to Wales after the Blitz. Fliss is desperate to find something incriminating in the journal, but she finds herself bonding with the young Margot. The journal excites Fliss. There’s so much intrigue, friendship, mystery and romance, made even more intense by the war going on at the time. Fliss is engrossed and really immerses herself in her grandmother’s past.
I absolutely loved this book because it had an incredible amount of depth. There was some humour as well which was much needed in a very emotional story. I loved the detail to the eras, especially the mention of some ’90s gems. I felt like I got a great sense of young Margot’s era as well due to the journal entries which were a fabulous addition to the story.
Margot & Me really touched me. It had such lovely moments throughout and it didn’t take me long to devour. Yay for Juno Dawson, I say!
It centres around Fliss who lives in London. Fliss and her mother move to her grandmother Margot’s farm in Wales for some rest. Fliss hates the country life but her mother needs some time to recuperate as she is in remission from cancer. Life is very dull until Fliss finds a wartime journal. It belongs to her grandmother. Fliss finds herself getting to know her grandmother in a way that she never expected. Margot used to live in London but was evacuated to Wales after the Blitz. Fliss is desperate to find something incriminating in the journal, but she finds herself bonding with the young Margot. The journal excites Fliss. There’s so much intrigue, friendship, mystery and romance, made even more intense by the war going on at the time. Fliss is engrossed and really immerses herself in her grandmother’s past.
I absolutely loved this book because it had an incredible amount of depth. There was some humour as well which was much needed in a very emotional story. I loved the detail to the eras, especially the mention of some ’90s gems. I felt like I got a great sense of young Margot’s era as well due to the journal entries which were a fabulous addition to the story.
Margot & Me really touched me. It had such lovely moments throughout and it didn’t take me long to devour. Yay for Juno Dawson, I say!
7th July
Finally have time to write the review! I had been pushing this one sooo much futher but i’m so glad i picked this one up. The plot was sooo facinating as it had many aspects in it - how Felicity adapted to the new environment, her new friends and relationships with her grandma; her mother’s illness and Margot’s diary. There were some aspects that i would liked to have learned more about because they weren’t like completed? (etc. the forest and river) Anuway the book was a lovely and really cute for summer. The ending was written like there could be a sequel (which i totally would read!!).
22nd June
Review will come when i’ll arrive to Greece. Also i have had this book since september? and just discovered it is signed!!!!!
Finally have time to write the review! I had been pushing this one sooo much futher but i’m so glad i picked this one up. The plot was sooo facinating as it had many aspects in it - how Felicity adapted to the new environment, her new friends and relationships with her grandma; her mother’s illness and Margot’s diary. There were some aspects that i would liked to have learned more about because they weren’t like completed? (etc. the forest and river) Anuway the book was a lovely and really cute for summer. The ending was written like there could be a sequel (which i totally would read!!).
22nd June
Review will come when i’ll arrive to Greece. Also i have had this book since september? and just discovered it is signed!!!!!
This book is incredible - so funny, clever and sad. Juno Dawson is so very good at capturing how it feels to be a teenager - both in writing Fliss's story and in writing Margot's, two very different women living through such different times and challenges. Having spent my teenage years in a comprehensive school in North Wales Fliss's experience rang almost uncomfortably true, right down to the dreadful toilets and excitement of getting your first mobile phone!
3.5 STARS
This was a decent book most of the way through. I was a little confused on the target age of this, because we had some sexy times, but it also felt very juvenile. I enjoyed the use of the diary to take us back to the 1940s. The ending was very emotional, and brought it up from 3 to 3.5 stars, but it was a little predictable.
This was a decent book most of the way through. I was a little confused on the target age of this, because we had some sexy times, but it also felt very juvenile. I enjoyed the use of the diary to take us back to the 1940s. The ending was very emotional, and brought it up from 3 to 3.5 stars, but it was a little predictable.
Every cliche in the book plus a teen girl trying to convince a teacher at least ten years older than her to find her attractive with the power of cupcakes. So gross and screams "adults writing teens"
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The first book that made me cry this year!
putain mais quand c’est le pov de la meuf principale on se fait chier ? y’a que là grand mère qui est intéressante…. les gens dans les reviews…. get help