欧宝娱乐

Thank you Constance for introducing me to this very memorable book/series. You've provided an abundance of book pleasure; you鈥檝e read so many children鈥檚 books that aren鈥檛 esoteric, but were unknown to me and apparently to many others as well! Hope I can acquire/borrow all the books about the Marlow family; I see that they鈥檙e not easily found.

I have a feeling this first book might end up being my favorite. The author is a terrific storyteller and has created engaging characters. (And, like Madeleine L鈥橢ngle, I enjoy stories about 12 year old girls. I did when I was 12 and I do now.)

I so wish I had read this book when I was 12 or thereabouts. Would have been a good cozy comfort book for me at the time. I鈥檝e always been fascinated with twins, and I鈥檝e always wanted sisters & to be a part of a large family, and I could have really used this book for vicarious gratification. Even reading it as an adult, I did not want to put it down.

It鈥檚 a very well written book, although the word negligently was a tad overused in my opinion 鈥� only mentioning because it was so noticeable to me: it didn鈥檛 detract from my enjoyment of the book.

I loved how all the girls, including the twins, had very distinct personalities. I appreciated both the twin bond and how they also quarreled with one another. I correctly guessed some of what was coming up in the plot, something I don鈥檛 think I鈥檇 have done reading it as a kid, but that did not make reading the book any less satisfying for me.

Note: Never again will I be so smug by informing my friends what deprived childhoods they had because they had not read some of my favorite childhood books. Since I鈥檝e been a member of 欧宝娱乐, I have discovered many children鈥檚 books that I somehow missed reading when I was a child. This is one. Betsy-Tacy another. Suspect I鈥檒l find many more.

P.S. I got one with a different cover, and, as usual, I prefer the cover of the book I read.