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Petronella & The Trogot
Petronella moves to a cottage in a seemingly ideal village. But she soon comes into contact with its weird inhabitants, a tree-monster that appears in her garden, gets spooky night-time visits from a hooded horseman, and finds a boy-ghost in her house. How do creepy ghosts and scary monsters fit in with the invasion of spirits all over Fort Willow?
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
October 1st 2012
by Sparkling Books
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Petronella & The Trogot by Cheryl Bentley is a very original and unique young adult book that initially reminded me of Wicked, and turned into something closer to the mythology of Orpheus and his journey through the underworld or Dante's Inferno. Petronella is a good hearted woman, with an unusual appearance. When she buys and moves to a cottage near a village that seems peaceful. However, a strange tree in her yard and villagers that judge her by her appearance lead her to live a fairly sol...more
Petronella & The Trogot
By Cheryl Bentley
Let me start by saying that I rarely give up on a book without completing it. However, after getting a third of the way through Petronella & The Trogot by Cheryl Bentley, I have had enough. It was a bit torturous to even read that far due to the poor writing and incredibly annoying language of some of the characters.
The book centers on Petronella, a character who is described as having green skin, a big humped nose, and yellowish, uneven teeth—the...more
By Cheryl Bentley
Let me start by saying that I rarely give up on a book without completing it. However, after getting a third of the way through Petronella & The Trogot by Cheryl Bentley, I have had enough. It was a bit torturous to even read that far due to the poor writing and incredibly annoying language of some of the characters.
The book centers on Petronella, a character who is described as having green skin, a big humped nose, and yellowish, uneven teeth—the...more
Check out this review and more at: http://apocalypsereads.blogspot.com/
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars
Favorite Quote: “But only good folk like you, Pe…tro…ne…lla, can be happy because their souls be beautiful. Folks with ugly souls liveth a life of misery. If ye soul be ugly ye cannot be happy.” -The Hooded Horseman, Part 2
Firstly I would like to thank NetGalley, Cheryl Bentley, and Sparkling Books for the opportunity to preview Petronella & the Trogot.
Petronella & the Trogot is introduced as a sup...more
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars
Favorite Quote: “But only good folk like you, Pe…tro…ne…lla, can be happy because their souls be beautiful. Folks with ugly souls liveth a life of misery. If ye soul be ugly ye cannot be happy.” -The Hooded Horseman, Part 2
Firstly I would like to thank NetGalley, Cheryl Bentley, and Sparkling Books for the opportunity to preview Petronella & the Trogot.
Petronella & the Trogot is introduced as a sup...more
This novel, categorised as Young Adult, is an imaginative story about a woman called Petronella. Her efforts to save the Strincas, the people who used to live in the village of Fort Willow, are full of strange creatures and adventures.
However, there is little to recommend this book by Cheryl Bentley. The writing was grammatically weak and the historical details were so inaccurate. For example, in the 9th century, when the Strincas had lived in Fort Willow, there would have been no Lord Fortesque...more
I loved this book.
The plot was unique to me and the creatures were amazing, there is no need for illustrations as the description of the characters is so good that they leap into your imagination in picture form.
This book has mild horror, adventure, and morality which all work so well together. The main character – Petronella – becomes a much loved focus of the book and the change in the village is masterfully worked. Some children may find the old english speech of some of the characters hard t...more
The plot was unique to me and the creatures were amazing, there is no need for illustrations as the description of the characters is so good that they leap into your imagination in picture form.
This book has mild horror, adventure, and morality which all work so well together. The main character – Petronella – becomes a much loved focus of the book and the change in the village is masterfully worked. Some children may find the old english speech of some of the characters hard t...more
First reviewed on http://bookswritingtea.wordpress.com/
Paperback, 192 pages
Expected publication: October 1st 2012 by Sparkling Books
ISBN13: 781907230455
Edition language: English
*This book was sent to me by Sparkling Books & Netgalley. I always review books honestly.
Petronella, a woman who is described as ugly, moves into a village, Fort Willow. But all is not well - Strincas, the villages inhabitants from thousands of years ago are waking up and moving in to the village and a hooded horseman...more
**This review, along with others, can be found at my blog, Whimsically Yours.**
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"Folks with ugly souls liveth a life of misery. If ye soul be ugly ye cannot be happy." - The Hooded Horseman
I enjoyed reading Petronella & The Trogot; it was a chilling tale however I wasn't fully hooked until the second part. The first part of the story was confusing; it started off by introducing the main character, Petronella but I wasn't able to make a real connection with her until later in the book...more
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"Folks with ugly souls liveth a life of misery. If ye soul be ugly ye cannot be happy." - The Hooded Horseman
I enjoyed reading Petronella & The Trogot; it was a chilling tale however I wasn't fully hooked until the second part. The first part of the story was confusing; it started off by introducing the main character, Petronella but I wasn't able to make a real connection with her until later in the book...more
If took me a while to finish reading this book for the following reasons. No 1 it is not my type of genre. It was difficult for me to imagine some of the creatures, but this has nothing to do with the book , but with my own imagination. Secondly, for some reason I lost what the plot was about where Petronella and Percy went under the giant tree. I had to stop there as I was not sure where the story was going. I was able to finish the book eventually but I was disappointed.
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