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A review by ashleylm
Gargoyle Hall by Angie Sage
4.0
So nice to see Araminta again! I thought Angie Sage had finished with the series, but turns out she wrote two more.
These are happy books. Most of the characters (except the villains) are well-meaning, do their best, struggle against the odds, and so forth, and I love that (from time-to-time, not always). Araminta's indomitable, doesn't doubt herself, and gets the job down, ably assisted by Wanda who is sometimes useful.
The tone's consistent throughout, and it was a pleasure to read. As usual, I wouldn't suggest starting here (why? unless you were marooned, and only had this volume to read), but it could be read out of sequence and understood.
(Note: I'm a writer myself, so suffer pangs of guilt every time I offer less than five stars. These aren't ratings of quality, just my subjective account of how much I liked them: 5* = one of my all-time favourites, 4* = enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)
These are happy books. Most of the characters (except the villains) are well-meaning, do their best, struggle against the odds, and so forth, and I love that (from time-to-time, not always). Araminta's indomitable, doesn't doubt herself, and gets the job down, ably assisted by Wanda who is sometimes useful.
The tone's consistent throughout, and it was a pleasure to read. As usual, I wouldn't suggest starting here (why? unless you were marooned, and only had this volume to read), but it could be read out of sequence and understood.
(Note: I'm a writer myself, so suffer pangs of guilt every time I offer less than five stars. These aren't ratings of quality, just my subjective account of how much I liked them: 5* = one of my all-time favourites, 4* = enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)