Reviews

Diamanten i Drury Lane by Julia Golding

marywatkines's review against another edition

5.0

This series has sky-rocketed itself to the top of my must-buy list! I started and finished it in one day. Golding is a superb author! I love all of her characters! Besides Brian Jacques she's the only modern author who makes me cry because I want so badly to be friends with her characters. And props to Cat for her smarts, she figures things out faster than heroines usually do! And she isn't annoyingingly fiesty and quarrelsome either, she knows when to stop and let it go. Add to that a more creative mystery and delicious boys and this series is tops! I am now scrounging up money to buy this wonderful series!

librarianinperiwinkle's review against another edition

4.0

A fun, fast-paced read. Just a delightful book with a spunky heroine. There's even a glossary in the back to help teens understand some of the British slang circa 1790. What little swearing there is, is mostly archaic (i.e. "...you old fogrum!"), and there isn't any sexual content, so it's "safe" for tweens and teens to read. The narrator/heroine is about 10 years old, and most of the other main characters are her age up through about late teens or so. Julia Golding brings the streets and alleyways of London to life, so I'm glad this is apparently the first book in a new series.

isabeldownes08's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

bea_g_i's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

geenag90's review against another edition

5.0

The cat royal series is probably my favourite series ever, a brilliant and instantly likeable young heroine who saves the day, wish we could have some more books in this series, cat royal has many adventures left to have :)

heidenkind's review against another edition

3.0

I didn't get a chance to finish it before I had to return it, but I think it has a happy ending.

shadowrocks8's review against another edition

4.0

I liked it Jenna.

beccakatie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

This was a simple, delightful adventure mystery. The start of a six book series, it was engaging to read the beginnings of these characters and their friendships. 
The different threads of Johnny’s life are spread out well throughout the book for the reader to grasp before or at the same time as Cat, creating an ongoing sense of discovery and danger rather than a rushed climax.
I first read this book when I was around the same age Cat is, and was absolutely transported into her world of adventure. Now, as an adult reader, I do keep getting caught by her age. Although she does not know her age, she can’t have been more than 11. Which makes the romantic undertones, or even explicit references to kissing from the 17 year old antagonist quite off-putting.

vlogginglefaye's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

yasamanvf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0