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373 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781913696405
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Chicken House
Publication date: 02 June 2022
Description
England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris.The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discoverin...
Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews
Moods
mysterious 69%
emotional 65%
informative 60%
hopeful 43%
inspiring 34%
lighthearted 26%
sad 21%
tense 21%
funny 17%
dark 13%
reflective 13%
relaxing 8%
challenging 4%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 30% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 94% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Animal cruelty, Violence, Child abuse
373 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781913696405
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Chicken House
Publication date: 02 June 2022
Description
England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris.The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discoverin...
Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews
Moods
mysterious 69%
emotional 65%
informative 60%
hopeful 43%
inspiring 34%
lighthearted 26%
sad 21%
tense 21%
funny 17%
dark 13%
reflective 13%
relaxing 8%
challenging 4%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 30% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 94% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Animal cruelty, Violence, Child abuse