A review by roshreviews
Awful Auntie by David Walliams

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Typical David Walliams this, containing everything a children's book shouldn't have: weird relatives, scary birds, murders, children being locked and threatened for their property, ghosts,... And yet, my daughter was laughing out loud and cheering for the protagonist at almost every scene! What am I missing? The mommy in me wants to give it 5 stars for bringing so much joy to my little one, but the adult in me is creeped out at what passes in the name of children's fiction nowadays. This won't be among my favourite Walliams works. I'd rather read The Midnight Gang again. 

I want to give this book 2 stars. My daughter as always insists on doling out 5 stars. So here we go with a mathematical compromise: 3.5 stars which rounds up to 4. Sigh.