222veronika222's review against another edition
4.5
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thomasmannia's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
titanic's review against another edition
5.0
Love it. This book has been my favourite for so many years, and it's all down to Jacqueline. Her writing style and the fact that she takes the horror of the world and the too-awkward-to-mention topics and brings them into a realistic but enjoyable story, always equates to a 5 star for me. Honestly, I love this book so much. Just writing this now makes me want to grab my battered and bruised copy and re-read it for the umpteenth time.
llerrumhannah's review against another edition
4.0
Candyfloss is an amazing book to read as it tells the story of a young girl faces problems with her family. Her mum wants to move away to a different country while her dads chip shop, with his famous chip butty, is going into bankrupt what will floss do. She must help her father before it is too late. all in the end we find she can turn into her own little candyfloss! I love this book and cannot keep reading it, and I would recommend it to any teen.
angharadmair's review against another edition
2.0
It's good, although I wouldn't say it's anything special. That probably has more to do with the fact that it's aimed at 12 year olds and not 18's. Nevertheless, this story does tell the tale of a little girl whose life changes dramatically, and as always with Jacqueline's writing, she takes the worst of a bad situation and dawns a light on it so when you see it from her point of view, it doesn't seem so bad; and that's definitely something that I appreciate.
mercury_p's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
mystic_dragon's review against another edition
4.0
Childhood Book Club Read for the Month!
I was so excited to get back into this book. My paperback is a Very well read copy with bent cover and browning pages galore, but it is a very different experience reading this as a 22 year old, as has been the case with the few other Jacqueline Wilson books I've revisited in the last couple of years, [b: Midnight|17167166|Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)|Sarah J. Maas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391580481l/17167166._SY75_.jpg|21581860] being one that particularly stands out as detailing a story I never understood as a 10 year old.
[b: Candyfloss|511635|Candyfloss|Jacqueline Wilson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1330101091l/511635._SX50_.jpg|1665982] is about a young girl, Flora, known as Floss to friends and family, who's living with her mum, stepdad, and stepbrother, and sees her dad on the weekend. When her mum and stepdad decide to move to Australia, Floss makes the decision to stay with her dad, saying that he has no one else in his life. When I read this as a young girl, I was incredibly jealous of the tightknit bond Floss had with her well-meaning, loving father. But reading it now, I can't help but have all these realities of life coming into my head when I think about her new living situation. I can't think of a time when the courts are going to be in favour of this sort of arrangement, especially as her mum and stepdad have a well-to-do, stable family home, and are able to provide Floss with both the necessities and niceties of life. Her dad on the other hand is in huge debts, struggles to keep a roof over their heads, is borderline emotionally manipulative, and can't provide Floss with the stability that she really needs as a pre-teen girl.
Despite all this, I could still enjoy seeing how loving their relationship was, and I was empathetic towards Floss because she really seemed to be at odds with her living with her mum, where she feels like more of an afterthought to her mum's new family, than the pride of place she takes in her father's life. Seeing her friendships with toxic people die and welcoming the friendship of a truly good person was so great to see. I couldn't help but have a bit of a child-like nostalgia take over me when reading this. But, as with what I think would be many of Jacqueline Wilson's books, I can't read them with all the 'childlike innocence' I had as a kid, and knowing at least some of the realities of life, it makes for hard reading where Floss' situation had me wanting to throw my phone across the room.
I'm giving this a 4 star - It still has pride of place as one of my childhood favourites, but has soured a little when reading this as an adult.
I was so excited to get back into this book. My paperback is a Very well read copy with bent cover and browning pages galore, but it is a very different experience reading this as a 22 year old, as has been the case with the few other Jacqueline Wilson books I've revisited in the last couple of years, [b: Midnight|17167166|Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)|Sarah J. Maas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391580481l/17167166._SY75_.jpg|21581860] being one that particularly stands out as detailing a story I never understood as a 10 year old.
[b: Candyfloss|511635|Candyfloss|Jacqueline Wilson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1330101091l/511635._SX50_.jpg|1665982] is about a young girl, Flora, known as Floss to friends and family, who's living with her mum, stepdad, and stepbrother, and sees her dad on the weekend. When her mum and stepdad decide to move to Australia, Floss makes the decision to stay with her dad, saying that he has no one else in his life. When I read this as a young girl, I was incredibly jealous of the tightknit bond Floss had with her well-meaning, loving father. But reading it now, I can't help but have all these realities of life coming into my head when I think about her new living situation. I can't think of a time when the courts are going to be in favour of this sort of arrangement, especially as her mum and stepdad have a well-to-do, stable family home, and are able to provide Floss with both the necessities and niceties of life. Her dad on the other hand is in huge debts, struggles to keep a roof over their heads, is borderline emotionally manipulative, and can't provide Floss with the stability that she really needs as a pre-teen girl.
Despite all this, I could still enjoy seeing how loving their relationship was, and I was empathetic towards Floss because she really seemed to be at odds with her living with her mum, where she feels like more of an afterthought to her mum's new family, than the pride of place she takes in her father's life. Seeing her friendships with toxic people die and welcoming the friendship of a truly good person was so great to see. I couldn't help but have a bit of a child-like nostalgia take over me when reading this. But, as with what I think would be many of Jacqueline Wilson's books, I can't read them with all the 'childlike innocence' I had as a kid, and knowing at least some of the realities of life, it makes for hard reading where Floss' situation had me wanting to throw my phone across the room.
I'm giving this a 4 star - It still has pride of place as one of my childhood favourites, but has soured a little when reading this as an adult.
swiftiesophie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Abandonment
fandomjaxxox's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-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
2.5
suejiel's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75