Reviews from Charles Thorp Comprehensive

One of the nicest things about being published is hearing from enthusiastic readers. A couple of weeks ago, Beth Kahil from Charles Thorp Comprehensive School got in touch to tell me that the school reading group had read Black Heart Blue and  that they'd loved discussing it. She also sent me her own review and those of some of her students. So, I'm posting some of their comments here  - thank you so much Annie, Sam and Beth! You made my day.

I was a bit tentative when I first started this book because it is very dark and mysterious but I was hooked from the first few pages! I could not put it down! This book is emo-tional. At times I felt like crying along with Hephzi and I ached inside for Rebecca. Their Mother was too filled with hatred to care what happened to them and their Father was even worse. I got so angry at the Father because the twins didn’t deserve any of what they got. The book is written so that not every tiny detail is explained but that’s good because you sort of got it anyway. Every time the girls were beaten I felt like I had been hit, their pain was so excellently described. As disturbing as this book is, it is also one of the best books I have ever read.

Annie Dab - Year 8