The Earl’s Hideaway, No Ladies Allowed by Esther Hatch

(The ones in this book also didn't seem as appealing-clown lips? YUCK!) So, as an adult reader of a middle grade book, this book is good as a parent, this is definitely a book I'd give to my kids. There aren't as many new magic candies in this book, which was something I really enjoyed about the previous books.

It's great that there's a carnival map at the beginning of the book to help readers see where everything is. I'm sure that wouldn't ever happen, but maybe the author will give us a bonus scene sometime in the future.I can only hope!) Easily one of my favorite books of the year and one I definitely want to re-read soon!įor me as a reader, this is probably a 3-star book: the plot and setting are well-developed and very detailed the characters are relatively flat (I'm a character-driven reader so that was a bit of let-down for me) and the language/writing style is all right. (Actually, I'd love to see ALL of the scenes from his POV as well as Ginny's. It is adorable as it.but man, even a few scenes from his POV would have been amazing. The only thing that might have made this book any better is if we had some chapters from Jack's POV. And Jack is my favorite type of hero-he's got a little bit of the bad boy element to him but has a good heart and tries to support Ginny rather than hold her back. Ginny is my favorite type of heroine-she's smart and independent and not about to sit by while Jack does all of the work. Oh man, I love characters who are intelligent and witty and have good banter, and Ginny and Jack both fit the bill. It just has it all-great writing, a compelling plot, a great setting, amazing characters, and fantastic banter. Oh my goodness, I loved this book so much! I seriously smiled so much as I read it.

The Earl’s Hideaway, No Ladies Allowed by Esther Hatch