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The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls
by Claire Legrand
I got this book in a random lot from a library and thought it looked interesting so i thought i'd give it a shot
What did i think of this book? Well, i'll say the good things.
1. I liked the main character. She was kind of a bitch which i thought was refreshing. It was one of those, 'i'm a jerk, but a well meaning jerk'. Usually the kind of character she is would be the annoying antagonist of the main female character. not the villain, but that popular perfect girl in school that the main character can't stand. and honestly, it was very nice to see this kind of character as a main character. i liked it and i liked following her.
2. it read fast. I got this book done in 3 days and i only felt myself checking how much i had left in the book a few times.
3. The premise was enough to catch my attention
4. the first half of the book. I adored the main girl running around looking for her friend, looking for clues and the like.
Now for the stuff i didn't like.
1. the second half of the book. I don't know what happened, but once Victoria (main girl) got into the actual cavendish home i began to lose interest. It became one of those "perfection school" stories and while Victoria kept some of her spunk it came and went and felt really awkward at times
2. the ending. holy crap was the ending short. I remember looking at the book and going "there's 40 pages left. how are they going to answer all the questions and end it in 40 pages?" it honestly felt like the author went "oh crap. i've already hit 300 pages. i need to end this! umm.. then this and this happened. wrap everything upppp um.. (Throws stuff in a bag) here you go. here's the end." I don't normally say the book should have been longer, but.....the book should have been longer.
3. I lost track of some of the kids in the school. they were very forgettable with really no personalities and felt like they were there just to signify that there were indeed other children in the school.
4. the epilogue was extremely eyerolling.
Overall...it was OKAY but i felt like once victoria actually GOT to the house, the author didn't know what to do. it almost was like the school should have either been not really visited at all, or should have been the whole book. 1/2 the book was too short and a LOT of questions weren't answered. she tried to fit too much in too little of the second half of the book. overall a straight 3/5. Had some good ideas and good elements, but not fully fleshed out. I see that this is the author's first book, but i would definitely give her another chance.
What did i think of this book? Well, i'll say the good things.
1. I liked the main character. She was kind of a bitch which i thought was refreshing. It was one of those, 'i'm a jerk, but a well meaning jerk'. Usually the kind of character she is would be the annoying antagonist of the main female character. not the villain, but that popular perfect girl in school that the main character can't stand. and honestly, it was very nice to see this kind of character as a main character. i liked it and i liked following her.
2. it read fast. I got this book done in 3 days and i only felt myself checking how much i had left in the book a few times.
3. The premise was enough to catch my attention
4. the first half of the book. I adored the main girl running around looking for her friend, looking for clues and the like.
Now for the stuff i didn't like.
1. the second half of the book. I don't know what happened, but once Victoria (main girl) got into the actual cavendish home i began to lose interest. It became one of those "perfection school" stories and while Victoria kept some of her spunk it came and went and felt really awkward at times
2. the ending. holy crap was the ending short. I remember looking at the book and going "there's 40 pages left. how are they going to answer all the questions and end it in 40 pages?" it honestly felt like the author went "oh crap. i've already hit 300 pages. i need to end this! umm.. then this and this happened. wrap everything upppp um.. (Throws stuff in a bag) here you go. here's the end." I don't normally say the book should have been longer, but.....the book should have been longer.
3. I lost track of some of the kids in the school. they were very forgettable with really no personalities and felt like they were there just to signify that there were indeed other children in the school.
4. the epilogue was extremely eyerolling.
Overall...it was OKAY but i felt like once victoria actually GOT to the house, the author didn't know what to do. it almost was like the school should have either been not really visited at all, or should have been the whole book. 1/2 the book was too short and a LOT of questions weren't answered. she tried to fit too much in too little of the second half of the book. overall a straight 3/5. Had some good ideas and good elements, but not fully fleshed out. I see that this is the author's first book, but i would definitely give her another chance.