I really didn’t like this book at all, which is a bit odd as I usually like stories written by this author. But this particular tale I just found dull and boring. A lot of pages seemed to pass with little to nothing of interest happening. In some books that may be OK, but I didn’t care for the snail pace in this one. I found myself skimming the pages and skipping forward, hoping to find something that would make the tale worth reading. If it weren’t for that, I would have fallen asleep or given up totally on this hardcover. A faster pace would have been
better I think and possibly add a little more suspense or something. But that didn’t happen. A lot of the pages simply dealt with everyday stuff, like setting the table and making breakfast.
I also strongly disliked the main character, the older sister. Her bad behavior was so awful it just made the book impossible to read. She was just too bossy, whiney and one of those bossy perfectionists. She can also be qualified as a “know-it-all”. I just couldn’t stand the things she was doing to her slightly younger sister. She was really evil and saw nothing wrong with what she was doing – and she does ...
