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The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat by Kate Temple, Kate Temple

wirilli's review

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adventurous fast-paced

3.0

Had several passages at the beginning that are very memorable! Recommended middle grade read.

miranda_mic's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
I’m here for the lemony-snicketification of kids books <3

bookswithkellie's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

2.0

filliefanatic's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

usually this is My Style of writing, what with the opinionated narrator. but something just niggles at me about this, & idk what or why

cateemma's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

kateybellew's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

atlantabushnellbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat by Kate Temple is a super fun and exciting middle grade adventure. 

First of all the story is narrated by a Tasmanian Tiger named Benjamin, which I absolutely loved, and I know MG readers will love too. It completely sets the tone for the wild and entertaining ride this story is. It follows Trilby Moffat, who is thrown headfirst into a time bending adventure when she and her mother go to live with her Glorious-Aunt Thumbelina.  

Trilby is resourceful and brave and I loved her as a main character. She doesn’t let anything or anyone stop her from getting to the bottom of the mysteries and strange circumstances that she suddenly finds herself in the middle of. 

I would recommend it to fans of the World Between Blinks series, The Ship of Clouds and Stars by Amy Raphael and other MG time travelling adventures. 

Thank you Hachette Australia for the #gifted review copy. 

tripleareads's review against another edition

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Just not vibing with the writing style honestly, nothing wrong with it just not for me!
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