Yardleians

Wolf Siren
'Wolf Siren' is an imaginative re-telling of 'Red Riding Hood' with a strong female lead: Red. There were many things about Red that I enjoyed, in particular it was refreshing to see a protagonist with a disability as Red is partially sighted. The author effectively showed some of the difficulties that Red has to overcome as a result of this, though I might have liked to see this developed further when Red is in her wolf form. As well as this, I really enjoyed the subversion of male and female roles from the traditional fairy-tale- in 'Wolf Siren' women are strong and powerful rather than damsels in distress in need of saving! They are resilient and stand up for themselves and others which is inspirational to see. Whilst there were some lovely things about this text, I do think it lost momentum towards the end of the novel. The reunification of the town and forest was glossed over too quickly for my liking and I would have liked to see more about how the wolves and humans came to live alongside one another.

Ms Austin

Birdie
In this book, it really did make me feel Birdie's sorrow in my heart and she is a very relatable character with realistic struggles and understandable mindset. I love her determination but she can be a bit hard headed and thick-skulled. Maybe a bit stubborn. Although the ending is a bit boring and happy go lucky. The fact that Mr Duke happened to be alive after surviving impossible circumstances is a bit anti-climatic. I wouldn't change anything about the book other than the ending.

Tasmia

Birdie
The book Birdie was such an amazing and intriguing book because this was the kind of book that has an adventurous journey to it

Ramiee

Wolf Siren
This was a wonderful book but I really felt that there were quite a few loose threads and unexplained loopholes. First of all, wolves are meant to have amazing sight but if anything, the main characters sight worsens and she practically becomes legally blind. But the ending... I really wouldn't have it any other way but Aerona's death needed a little more attention than it got. Zac's stance on Red Tammel made sense to start with but he did need way more character development before he ever apologized to her.

Tasmia

Birdie
amazing book. very nostalgic. remind me of my childhood books. its a little mysterious which piques my interest

Mui