Reviews

I really enjoyed this book and the parallels between the plague and current Covid restrictions is startling! If it wasn’t for the historic elements, it could’ve easily been a book written about the current climate which I think is one reason I enjoyed it.

nicole_shiku's review against another edition

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5.0

I absolutely love this book, I was given it in school as a 'welcome to high-school gift' I was petrified... Firstly because we got to pick the book we wanted and I thought people were going to laugh at me for choosing the historical choice, secondly I thought I wasn't 'developed' enough to read a book about such a remarkable part of British history! But one day I started reading it and I loved from the beginning to the end, characters were amazing, storyline was impressive and it was a page-tuner!

mermaidsoph's review against another edition

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2.0

More about the different things people thought cured the plague then about the characters and this got slightly repetitive over time. It made the book slightly monotonous to read. I quite liked the main character but the story felt incomplete in my opinion.

nedge's review against another edition

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informative sad slow-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

3.5

alprnt's review against another edition

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3.0

3.4

tracemus's review against another edition

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3.0

This would be a great book to read with a group of children in the classroom. It's an interesting story, with a hint of romance, but still is very detailed about what life was like during the plague.

nightsong's review

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dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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