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dragontomes2000 's review for:
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls
by Claire Legrand
A brilliantly crafted creepy yet totally tons of fun middle grade. This is my first read by Claire Legrand and it was such a treat. I never wanted to put it down hence why I finished it in about 2 days.
This is a middle grade novel so it was a bit cheesy but it was surprisingly not that predictable. I mean there were a couple parts where I was like, "Yeah that was obvious" but I found myself being pleasantly shocked by some of the twists and reveals sprinkled throughout this story. The main character Victoria was a nice fire cracker and I adored her. Some of the side characters were fun to.
There was a nice underlying theme throughout this book. From what I gathered, it's pretty much about the world isn't perfect. No one is and there is not one single person who can change you besides you. I really like this theme because the youth of today (since this is geared towards middle grade) really needs to hear this. Live your life doing what makes you happy.
All in all this middle grade standalone was just the right amount of creepy and fun and I enjoyed myself immensely.
This is a middle grade novel so it was a bit cheesy but it was surprisingly not that predictable. I mean there were a couple parts where I was like, "Yeah that was obvious" but I found myself being pleasantly shocked by some of the twists and reveals sprinkled throughout this story. The main character Victoria was a nice fire cracker and I adored her. Some of the side characters were fun to.
There was a nice underlying theme throughout this book. From what I gathered, it's pretty much about the world isn't perfect. No one is and there is not one single person who can change you besides you. I really like this theme because the youth of today (since this is geared towards middle grade) really needs to hear this. Live your life doing what makes you happy.
All in all this middle grade standalone was just the right amount of creepy and fun and I enjoyed myself immensely.