Hi! Hope you enjoy the FIRST Book talk for 2020!
I have reviewed these books:
The Peacock Detectives by Carly Nugent, Born to Dance by Jean Ure and Truth Cookies by Fiona Dunbar.
A quick recap:
The Peacock Detectives- Cassie a Peacock Whisperer (kind of, she's just really good at tracking Peacocks) had a really great, normal life up until now. Her parents start fighting any time they see each other, her sister moves out (into the Garden) and dramas follow.
Born to Dance- Maddy, a ballet dancer was asked by Miss Lucas her gym teacher to do a part in the school play but Maddy said it was stupid as Miss Lucas always gave her bad choregraphy. Maddy decided just to perform the dance for Miss Lucas's sake and when Maddy met Caitlyn a new problem formed.
Truth Cookies- Lulu's evil step-mother to be, Varaminta Le Bone, is an ex-model who tries to marry Lulu's dad. Her biological mother died a few years ago. Varaminta has a son called Torquil and they move to the Baker's (Lulu and her dads) house where they blackmailed and fired Aileen, the family's maid/cook so that Grodmila, Varaminta's evil friend, could be hired.
The book I liked the most is, The Peacock Detectives. I'm not saying that Born to Dance or Truth Cookies were horrible... I am just implying that The Peacock Detectives touched on subjects that are quite realistic and likely to happen at home. The Peacock Detectives is in first person (I, me, myself) so, you get to connect to how Cassie is feeling and her emotions. As the reader, you understand that it's normal to feel that way if you're going through what Cassie did.
Here is some information
The Peacock Detectives- HERE posted it on the 19th of January 2020
Born to Dance- HEREposted it on 26th of January 2020
Truth Cookies- HERE posted it on 25th of March 2020
Hope you enjoyed the 2020 Book talk so far! Love-bookworm blog.
Monday, May 25, 2020
Thursday, March 26, 2020
The Truth Cookies
Hi! I hope you enjoy this book review on The Truth Cookies!
Author- Fiona Dunbar
Genre- Fiction, Mystery
Theme- Be who you are I will explain why later in the post
Target audience- 10+ I will know explain why later in the post
I chose the main theme as be who you are because in The Truth Cookie Lulu Baker stays true to herself despite her dad wanting to marry someone cruel (Varaminta Le Bone).
This book is about Lulu trying to stop Varaminta Le Bone marrying her dad. Her mother died when she was just starting school. To make matters worse Torquil and Varaminta move in to their house and Varaminta wants her dad to be skinnier so she puts him on a boiled eggs diet. Then when her dad goes on a long New York city trip Varaminta puts in a closet going into Lulu's room. Then later Lulu gets the Apple Star book. It has recipes that are magic. They can make you silent, say the truth or even make you hear what the other person is thinking. Lulu got this amazing book from Cassandra. She thinks she got it from her mum. Then, more trouble. Varaminta fires Aileen (their cook/ maid) and replaces her with Grodmila. Grodmila is somewhat evil, too.
I give this book 3 out of 5 ⛦ stars because sometimes it got confusing as too much was happening. Then, other times nothing was happening. Otherwise it was great!
The question of the blog is would you want a model as a mum? I personally think I wouldn't because then, your mum would probably want to make you skinny and look beautiful like her. We are all beautiful in our own way!
The other books in this series are, Cupid Cupcakes and Chocolate Wishes. If you want tell me in the comments and I can review them if wanted.
I hope you enjoy this book review on The Truth Cookies! Love-bookworm blog
Author- Fiona Dunbar
Genre- Fiction, Mystery
Theme- Be who you are I will explain why later in the post
Target audience- 10+ I will know explain why later in the post
I chose the main theme as be who you are because in The Truth Cookie Lulu Baker stays true to herself despite her dad wanting to marry someone cruel (Varaminta Le Bone).
This book is about Lulu trying to stop Varaminta Le Bone marrying her dad. Her mother died when she was just starting school. To make matters worse Torquil and Varaminta move in to their house and Varaminta wants her dad to be skinnier so she puts him on a boiled eggs diet. Then when her dad goes on a long New York city trip Varaminta puts in a closet going into Lulu's room. Then later Lulu gets the Apple Star book. It has recipes that are magic. They can make you silent, say the truth or even make you hear what the other person is thinking. Lulu got this amazing book from Cassandra. She thinks she got it from her mum. Then, more trouble. Varaminta fires Aileen (their cook/ maid) and replaces her with Grodmila. Grodmila is somewhat evil, too.
I give this book 3 out of 5 ⛦ stars because sometimes it got confusing as too much was happening. Then, other times nothing was happening. Otherwise it was great!
The question of the blog is would you want a model as a mum? I personally think I wouldn't because then, your mum would probably want to make you skinny and look beautiful like her. We are all beautiful in our own way!
The other books in this series are, Cupid Cupcakes and Chocolate Wishes. If you want tell me in the comments and I can review them if wanted.
I hope you enjoy this book review on The Truth Cookies! Love-bookworm blog
Monday, January 27, 2020
Born to Dance
Hi! This is another book review. This book review is on Born to Dance.
Author- Jean Ure
Genre- Fiction, Everyday Life
Theme- Have persistence
Target Audience- 8+ I will explain why later in the post
I will now explain why l chose have persistence for the theme. I chose have persistance for the theme because Maddy was certain that Caitlyn was a dancer. When Maddy asked Caitlyn, she denied she was a dancer. Once Maddy finds out the truth, she keeps asking her Mother about Caitlyn, because her Mother teaches ballet. Maddy kept persisting about asking and trying to help Caitlyn believe in her abilities to dance.
I will now explain why l chose 8+ for the target audience. I chose 8+ for the target audience because the words aren't confusing or too long and is great if you want to start reading longer books (this is the perfect one to start with). This book is also entertaining, so an added bonus!
This book is about Maddy always thinking that Caitlyn was a dancer. Liv and Jordan think that Maddy is being silly. Then, Miss Lucas wants Maddy to be in the school play but Maddy thinks it's stupid. Maddy does it and then starts to rehearse in the gym but what does Maddy think when she sees Caitlyn trying to teach herself ballet?
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars ⛦ because although really good, it wasn't the best book in the world. The way to improve the book would probably just have vocabulary that's more difficult, because that makes you want to read the book more.
The question of the blog is can you dance ballet? I chose this question because the only type of dance they do in this story is ballet. I don't dance ballet and I don't really think I ever will because I do not have the leg strength to dance ballet. Also I don't know how to speak French (not that you have to know) but it would be easier to start when knowing French because ballet moves are in French.
I hope you enjoyed this book review on Born to Dance! Love-bookworm blog
Author- Jean Ure
Genre- Fiction, Everyday Life
Theme- Have persistence
Target Audience- 8+ I will explain why later in the post
I will now explain why l chose have persistence for the theme. I chose have persistance for the theme because Maddy was certain that Caitlyn was a dancer. When Maddy asked Caitlyn, she denied she was a dancer. Once Maddy finds out the truth, she keeps asking her Mother about Caitlyn, because her Mother teaches ballet. Maddy kept persisting about asking and trying to help Caitlyn believe in her abilities to dance.
I will now explain why l chose 8+ for the target audience. I chose 8+ for the target audience because the words aren't confusing or too long and is great if you want to start reading longer books (this is the perfect one to start with). This book is also entertaining, so an added bonus!
This book is about Maddy always thinking that Caitlyn was a dancer. Liv and Jordan think that Maddy is being silly. Then, Miss Lucas wants Maddy to be in the school play but Maddy thinks it's stupid. Maddy does it and then starts to rehearse in the gym but what does Maddy think when she sees Caitlyn trying to teach herself ballet?
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars ⛦ because although really good, it wasn't the best book in the world. The way to improve the book would probably just have vocabulary that's more difficult, because that makes you want to read the book more.
The question of the blog is can you dance ballet? I chose this question because the only type of dance they do in this story is ballet. I don't dance ballet and I don't really think I ever will because I do not have the leg strength to dance ballet. Also I don't know how to speak French (not that you have to know) but it would be easier to start when knowing French because ballet moves are in French.
I hope you enjoyed this book review on Born to Dance! Love-bookworm blog
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