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De kongelige kaninene i London by Santa Montefiore

annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition

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4.0

Het is altijd leuk om met mijn moeder door een boekwinkel te lopen. Vooral omdat zij altijd net weer andere dingen ziet als ik. En zo vonden we dit boekje: de Koninklijke Konijnen van London. Het boek zag er werkelijk prachtig uit en trok meteen onze aandacht en het plot klonk echt te leuk en schattig voor woorden. En aangezien ik toch ruimschoots boven mijn gemiddelde van 300 pagina's per boek zit momenteel, was dit het perfecte moment om het boekje even snel te lezen.

En wat is dit een ongelooflijk schattig verhaal. Het verhaal gaat over het plattelandskonijntje Shylo. Hij is verlegen, heeft een lui oog waarvoor hij een ooglapje draagt, is wat onhandig en niet al te snel. Maar dan moet hij op missie naar het grote London om de koningin voor een ramp te behoeden. Het kleine konijntje is meermaals bang, maar volgt alle goede raad van Ned Stark op: Hij zet toch door en met zijn sluwheid lost hij alle problemen ook nog eens helemaal zelf op. En zo zie je maar weer dat je niet altijd kan zien hoe nuttig iemand is.

Het schattige plot, dat op een leuke en mooie manier verteld wordt, wordt aangevuld door wondermooie prentjes. De prenten zijn weliswaar in zwart wit, maar ze voegen wel echt wat toe aan het verhaal en doen wonderen voor de beeldvorming. Ze laten het schattige, dappere konijntje Shylo zien, maar ook de Ratzi's en de Corgi's.

Als je kleine kinderen hebt, is dit boek heel geschikt om voor te lezen, maar ook als volwassene is het verhaal vermakelijk en onderhoudend. Het is bijna onmogelijk om het dappere konijntje Shylo niet in je hart te sluiten.

jackdziatkowiec's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring 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? No

3.25

Rabbits on a daring mission to save the Queen from the evil Ratzis, who want to steal her soul! My animal companion is a rabbit. It was fun imagining him as the hero of this book.

varsh31's review against another edition

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4.0

Super adorable!

c_loves_books's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This book would be more suitable for younger readers under 8 or 9. This book would be a great book for children that are starting to read longer books. I didn't like how fast the story went it felt as if they made the book a bit too short for the story. 

bickie's review against another edition

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3.0

Perfect for readers who are moving beyond Beatrix Potter.
Photos the (pappa)Ratzi want to take are of the Queen in her "nightie," which would be embarrassing. This is described as "soul-stealing" by the old mentor rabbit, Horatio, because it is an invasion of privacy (to which everyone is entitled).
Peril is present but not really super scary.
Great for younger but skilled readers in grades 1-2 as well as older readers (grades 3-5) who might pick up on more details (Hopsters, for example).
I wish the illustrations of the Pack looked more like Corgis.

misty_muskrat's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted tense

4.0

mangopits's review against another edition

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from the child rabbit's reverent whispers about "empire" I deduced this was written by a white supremacist imperialist foot soldier n a glance at the authors bio confirmed surprise surprise his day job is peddling anti communist propoganda bye n d**

in_and_out_of_the_stash's review against another edition

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4.0

Oh dear. I was all ready to give this a 5 star rating and then two things happened. One was minor and probably warranted a 1/2 star drop; the other big enough that I really debated how low to go. In the end I chose a 4 star rating because what bothers me may be acceptable to others.

I enjoyed the story. There was bullying and bravery but neither of which were rammed down your throat so the reader could make up their own mind.

The little point that annoyed me - the use of the word gotten. I know there is much debate if it is correct grammar. That's not my problem. It is an American word and would not be used by an English person in an English book.

The major problem I had
Spoilerwas the when the dogs attacked the rats. The description of bones crunching etc. I was not sure was age appropriate. The author said that the book had been approved by her 15-year old. But this book is aimed at a younger audience. What would they think of this?

bookhamster88's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ellispaw's review against another edition

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3.0

read my full review here: https://ellispaw.wordpress.com/2018/04/10/let-the-rabbits-save-the-queen/