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Review by Jessica (280211) Rating (6/10) Review
by Jessica When Ellie Searle moves to East London so that her father, ex-footballer Chris, can run the pub called Regent’s Arms, she immediately becomes aware of a strange atmosphere. This atmosphere is even odder on a Friday evening when singer, Ivy Stardust, performs for the pub’s punters. Stage speakers are erected but never used - Ellie suspects it is cigarette smuggling and that the speakers are used to transport cigarettes into the pub but sadly there is something more serious happening. Amongst all of this her friend’s mother is getting more and more close to her own father. Ellie is uncomfortable, especially as it’s only been a while since her mother was found dead in a bath, thus resulting in Ellie’s biggest phobia - water. Will Ellie uncover in time the awful truth of what is really happening? And how will her father cope with the pub which doesn’t exactly attract many customers.
A fairly reasonable read. It didn’t really hold my attention as
much as I’d hoped as I felt the characters in places became a
little wooden. Although Ellie is quite realistic I felt some of
the other characters didn’t come alive as much. The way in which
the locations are described is quite accurate. Not the best book
of its genre but definitely readable. |
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