“Preparations are under way for the Full-Moon Fete
and the Great Ghastly-Gorm Bake Off. Celebrity cooks are arriving at the hall
for the big event, and as usual Maltravers is acting suspiciously. On top of all
this, Ada's elusive lady's maid Marylebone has a surprising secret, and
everyone seems to have forgotten Ada's birthday!”
What were your initial thoughts on the book?
As I had recently read
the Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse, and enjoyed it, I knew that this book
would be good because it looked like a similar type of book. When I started to
read the book I got a bit bored because it had some bits that I had already
read in the first book so they were a bit uninteresting. But as it new characters
where introduced and a new adventure began, I started to feel entertained and
found that the book was actually very intriguing and full of mystery.
Who was your favourite character and why?
My favourite character
was Marylebone, Ada’s lady’s maid because of how kind and caring she is to Ada.
When Ada was young and her mother died, her father wanted nothing to do with
her so Marylebone cared for her. I thought that this was sweet and that
Marylebone was the best lady’s maid ever. I also really liked Marylebone
because of the fact that she managed to get Ada a gift, even though she is too
afraid to leave the wardrobe, when everyone had forgotten it was Ada’s birthday
and had left her out and even though she was scared she helped Ada feel less
alone. I loved how finally she had the courage to face her fears and step
outside the wardrobe.
What was your favourite part of the book and
why?
My favourite part of
the book was when at the end when the clock struck midnight and it was finally
Ada’s birthday. I liked this part because out of nowhere she gets a marvellous
present, a beautiful card signed by all her friends and a delicious, giant cake.
Ada went from having only her lady’s maid remembering her birthday to having
the proper birthday she had always wanted. I really liked this because it was a
really happy ending and finally the mystery was solved and everything was back
to normal in Ghastly Gorm Hall or about as normal it can get in a house that
has ghosts roaming around.
What was your overall impression of the book?
As a whole the book
was great, I really enjoyed it and there were some really good chapters but I
still think that it could have been better. Even though there were good parts
there were also some bad parts. I found that this book had some really boring
bits especially the descriptions. I found that when the characters were
described dull and tiring as they were very long and useless as we were also
given a drawing of the characters. I also found the book a bit difficult as
there were a lot of new characters and that, apart from Ada’s friends and
family, there weren’t any of the characters in the first book. I still think
that the book could have been better but the book was still great and very
enjoyable.
Which book did you like better, the first or
the second?
I think that I prefer Goth
Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death because it took me less time to be absorbed
into Ada’s adventure, than in Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse, and it was
much more interesting. I found that it was also a bit more entertaining and
that the new characters were more fun and exciting. I also really liked the
fact that we were introduced to Marylebone, Ada’s lady’s maid; because in the
first book Ada’s clothes just appeared out of nowhere and her room was
magically kept tidy, and then in the second we found out that there was
actually a bear in her wardrobe who laid out her clothes every night! I also
really liked that Ada was not the only one to get a happy ending with an
amazing birthday but Marylebone was able to take up the courage to leave the
wardrobe and marry the bear she loved.
Would you recommend this book?
I would recommend this
book to children around 11 and up. If you have read and enjoyed any of the
other Goth Girl adventures, you are sure to enjoy this exciting, mystery filled
book.
Summarise the book in one sentence. (Verdict)
An amazing, mysterious
and adventurous book with more trouble added in every chapter.
Reviewed by Jimena Gutierrez Reviriego
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