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Mortlock by Jon Mayhew

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So!!!!!!! Alot of the Waterstone's readers really liked this book but I didn't think it was that great! I loved loved loved Alfie and I loved the wickedness of the aunts but that was about it!
The 'battle' at the end was a little limp and disappointing!! It doesn't matter who Mortlock turns out to be the end battle should have been soooooooo much better!

anton_chigurh's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

gemmaduds's review

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4.0

The Victorian streets are rife with knife throwers, evil old ladies, a deadly circus and so much more. A really chilling but edgy tale for kids of all ages to step back in time with (and adults too). Pretend you're twelve and read it under the quilt cover with a torch. Perfect.

k4ychain's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

shereadsbookssometimes's review

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3.0

This book has many twists and confusing plots that keeps you entertained however the book often changes pace making it interesting at one point and dull at another.

Josie is a teenage girl living with her alcoholic guardian Cardamon, but when three strange ladies (The Aunts) appear at her door and kill Cardamon his dying wish being that she finds her brother. When she finds her twin Alfie together they embark on a mystery journey to find and destroy the amarant which is cursing their lives. Together they protect each other and get themselves into a lot of danger.

Yet again Jon Mayhew has wrote a good book with a confusing plot. However the drastic changing pace and continuous repetitive text 'Josie did this then Josie did that *yawn*' makes this book only 3 stars.

savk's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

emilyschofie's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

psalmcat's review

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3.0

Possibly the best part of this book is the complacent acceptance of supernatural elements that the characters exhibit. They are freaked out but only as much as they would be freaked out by a tree branch going through a window of their house. There is magic, long-life elixir (sorta), dead people walking, nasty human-like carrion birds....all the standard tropes of YA adventure of late. Not bad.

I admit, I really bought it for the cover, though.