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avrilhj's review
3.0
This is the final in the 'Blue Door' series and I bought it only for completeness, not being a fan of Maddy. But this isn't actually too bad a book. Maddy is much less obnoxious than she was in 'Maddy Alone' and there's a lot of fun social history about the beginning of television.
matamgirl's review
4.0
I’ve owned this book for years and I have read all the other Blue Door books but I never got around to this one. After Maddy Alone which was slightly disappointing I was worried about Maddy Again. Maddy is the most well developed of the Blue Doors and she is less terrible in this book. It was a nice ending to the series although this one did feel a little more “let’s talk about careers in television for children” than the others. Still it was a nice ending to the series.
avalinahsbooks's review
4.0
I was all "no more review copies for me" and all that, but then I saw Maddy Again on Edelweiss, and I turned all grabby hands in a moment. And read it in one sitting on the same day.
#noregrets
I am absolutely in love with The Blue Door series (you might have already heard me fangirl about it). So I was super excited to see the last book in the series and jumped at the chance to read it. I feel like book 4 rounded up the story of the main group of characters pretty well, but I feel like you could keep telling stories about Maddy for ten more books!
So first of all, Maddy is still my absolute favorite character of all, perhaps not just in this series, but in any book at all! She is absolutely enough for you to drop everything and just read this series already. If you'd like to learn more about why you should, you should read my reviews for these books: [b:The Swish of the Curtain|717843|The Swish of the Curtain|Pamela Brown|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1477785431l/717843._SY75_.jpg|704093], [b:Maddy Alone|2729338|Maddy Alone|Pamela Brown|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1369380675l/2729338._SY75_.jpg|2754973]
I really enjoyed Maddy Again, especially for the glimpses it gives you into the world of the first real decade of TV- a time when TV would be on for a few hours of the day only - because there was nothing transmitted for the rest of the day. A time when TV was live and only live, which made it so complicated. A time when most people did not have a TV set in the house. And as is usual for Pamela Brown, she gives a lot of detail about all of it! I really enjoyed reading about all that and learning the way things used to work.
Despite really loving the story, there's one thing that disappointed me - I felt the ending was quite abrupt, especially considering this is the last book. Perhaps the author was planning another one? But I can only find the 5 books if I look for the series, so I am not sure. All I know is that l'd read plenty more books about Maddy!
I thank the publisher for giving me a free ebook through Edelweiss in exchange to an honest review. It has not affected my opinion.
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#noregrets
I am absolutely in love with The Blue Door series (you might have already heard me fangirl about it). So I was super excited to see the last book in the series and jumped at the chance to read it. I feel like book 4 rounded up the story of the main group of characters pretty well, but I feel like you could keep telling stories about Maddy for ten more books!
So first of all, Maddy is still my absolute favorite character of all, perhaps not just in this series, but in any book at all! She is absolutely enough for you to drop everything and just read this series already. If you'd like to learn more about why you should, you should read my reviews for these books: [b:The Swish of the Curtain|717843|The Swish of the Curtain|Pamela Brown|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1477785431l/717843._SY75_.jpg|704093], [b:Maddy Alone|2729338|Maddy Alone|Pamela Brown|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1369380675l/2729338._SY75_.jpg|2754973]
I really enjoyed Maddy Again, especially for the glimpses it gives you into the world of the first real decade of TV- a time when TV would be on for a few hours of the day only - because there was nothing transmitted for the rest of the day. A time when TV was live and only live, which made it so complicated. A time when most people did not have a TV set in the house. And as is usual for Pamela Brown, she gives a lot of detail about all of it! I really enjoyed reading about all that and learning the way things used to work.
Despite really loving the story, there's one thing that disappointed me - I felt the ending was quite abrupt, especially considering this is the last book. Perhaps the author was planning another one? But I can only find the 5 books if I look for the series, so I am not sure. All I know is that l'd read plenty more books about Maddy!
I thank the publisher for giving me a free ebook through Edelweiss in exchange to an honest review. It has not affected my opinion.
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