Sidmouth Insiders
Popcorn
I loved it so much i relate to the storyline and the main character so much it is writen so well it was a very happy endding please can you make more like this your pcituers are unessary so i just ignored them all
Madison
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
So good i loved it i want to read more your booksi have never read something so intresting before 10 out of 10
Madison
Twenty Four Seconds from Now
I did not really like the book because it was hard to follow and very inapropriate and by very i mean VERY bad for people my age i think there was too much information about bras at one point and one thing you did not mention was how did they meet was this on purpous or a mistake and if you write any more books please make sure to tie up loose ends like that one and next time please do not make sex a big part of the story it made me and probleylots of other people feel quit uncomfortable when they are reading this story i think it probley made girls more uncomfortable than boys because if they did have sex then she would become pregnant and most likely have a baby and me persanly think that they are to young to have children at there age it should not even be something that they even consider in the book so in conclusion i hated this book so much i do not even have words for it.
Madison
Popcorn
When i first read popcorn, to me, i felt the characters seemed as if they were 8 or 9 and it only became apparent that they were middle schoolers once it had been explicitly stated, i think this is a definite weakness. Plus, since the characters are middle schoolers and the readers are aimed to be 9 year olds i feel there is a significant mismatch in the themes and environment the characters are dealing with, therefore meaning that readers won't be abke to relate to the story,
Furthermore, when i was reading it i felt that the issues being dealt with were just crammed in for the fun of it just to try and make the book seem more serious or more 'adult'. I also feel the issues were always presented from an adults point of view but put in the words of someone younger creating this weird divided sensation where characters either felt scaled up or scaled down depending on how it was written.
Another thing to add is that because there were so many issues presented in the plot that none of them were really developed (as far as i read) and that it would've been better if bullying or alzhiemers or anxiety or ocd were presented seperately in different books if they were the issues the author wanted to tackle.
I also think that when what i believe ocd was presented in the book it could have been entered into the storyline a little more seamlessly and subtly so that you didnt feel like it was screaming into your face as just an extra add on to this guys life.
In addition, the whole metaphor of anxiety being like popcorn should've been introdiced much sooner as its introduction felt sudden.
However, i feel the illustrations would help the book feel more accessabke to readers who dont always like seeing a massive block of text on a page and i think this is a strength.
I was'nt even able to get halfway through this book, although i am older than 9 and read for ages significantly higher than my own anyway and this should be taken into account.
Izzy
Not Going To Plan
I feel Not going to plan would make reading feel more accessable and less damanding to people who dont read often because of how it is set out on the page and i feel this is a strength, plus the storyline also carries through well and you get to know the characters extremely early on thanks to each viewpoint being extremely distinct - something not found in all books.
I feel the plot was good though i think some of the themes were extremely rushed and not explored to the extent that they could've alongside the storyline such as sexuality and identity
Izzy