A Place Called Perfect: 1

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All in all, I'd say A Place Called Perfect is the perfect choice if you're looking for a brilliantly spooky, wildly imaginative story this Halloween season- or any time of the year, really. You'd no doubt appreciate the wonderfully creepy world and the fantastically crafted characters, and if you, like me, like your horror in mild doses, this book is for you! Recommended to fans of Coraline, Tim Burton, and the Wizard of Oz. It is amazing for me since I am really into suspense and I love how the author described everything in such detail Unfortunately I found myself getting bored and struggling to plough through it after about the halfway mark. The only thing that would have made the book even more gorgeous is illustrations. A bit in the style of the chapter headings. On a better note, the writing was deliciously eerie and gripping. It definitely reads like a thriller-mystery. The book is also quite easy to read, which is a plus since the target audience is under thirteen. My only complaint is that the pacing felt off at times. It went from 0 to 100 far too many times, and the transitions weren’t very smooth. Nevertheless, Helena Duggan still delivers a great story!

She enjoys reading and writing middle grade, still searching for another Narnia. At present, her first novel ‘Otto Vintage and the Doomquaker’, a thriller about an angel boy destined to join the celestial St Wisewings military academy, is on submission to publishers. I am from Kilkenny, a medieval, haunted city in the south of Ireland, which was the inspiration for the town in A Place Called Perfect. I write stories full of adventure because I get bored really easily. A Place Called Perfect, the middle-grade debut of graphic designer Helena Duggan, follows the story of Violet Brown who finds life as she knows it thrown up in air as her parents decide to move to a place called Perfect. Her father, a renowned ophthalmologist had been offered an attractive new job in this strange little town and Violet can do nothing but agree to this sudden turn of events- who cares if she has to leave her friends and everything she holds dear in her old life?I found this book cool as it was interesting but spooky. It is about a girl called violet who goes to live in a new town but ends up uncoveering a whole new side to perfect! A place Called Perfect was another one of those books that I just couldn’t put down, full of suspense, evil characters, plants with eyes, sibling rivalry, love, friendship and a lot of imagination. I found the story was starting to drag. Things were happening too slowly for my liking and I just wanted everything to hurry up already! Whispering Stories was established in 2015. The blog is here to share our love of books and the bookish world, alongside our other passions in life. We are based in the UK. Violet never wanted to move to Perfect. Who wants to live in a town where everyone has to wear glasses to stop them going blind? And who wants to be perfectly behaved all the time?

Eugene, Violet's father, suddenly disappears. The Archers say that Eugene has been sent on an opthalmic conference, but Violet does not believe this. Rose, Violet's mother is of no help as she has already turned into a perfect citizen. This book was so exitingand full of mystery. So much happens in just the first few chapters. It can also be creepy but I loved this book and would 100% recommend it to anyone over 7. The Archer brothers are Dahl-like and the world seems so convincing that I’m rather worried as I slurp my cup of tea whilst writing this review!J’ai aimé les personnages, l’univers, l’intrigue, et j’y ai vraiment trouvé beaucoup de bonnes choses. C’est une petite lecture simple et facile parfaite pour la période de fêtes.