“Meet Ada Goth. She lives in Ghastly-Gorm Hall with
her father, Lord Goth, lots of servants and at least half a dozen ghosts, but
she hasn't got any friends to explore her enormous, creepy house with. Then,
one night, everything changes when Ada meets a ghostly mouse called Ishmael.
Together they set out to solve the mystery of the strange happenings at
Ghastly-Gorm Hall, and get a lot more than they bargained for…”
What were your initial thoughts on the book?
When I first got the
book I knew that I would like it right away because I had been given the book
in Spanish and read it, but when I first got the book in Spanish I didn’t
really know if I would like it. My first thought was actually that it was going
to be dark and gloom and maybe a little bit creepy because of the front cover,
as it had a black and dark coloured cover, but after a little bit of reading I
realised that they have nothing to do with the usual witches and monsters that
books with dark covers are normally about, though it did have ghosts. As I
hadn’t chosen it and it was given to me as a gift, I was thinking that it
wasn’t the sort of book that I usually read and that if I had been at a
bookshop I definitely would have chosen a different book, but, after reading a
few chapters, I really began to enjoyed it after all.
Who was your favourite character and why?
My favourite character
was Ada Goth because she is very adventurous; she is also very brave and is
very imaginative. Ada is also quite smart and can come up with very interesting
plans with her friends, she is keen on looking for mysterious things happening
in her home. Finding mysterious things in Ghastly Gorm Hall is very easy to do
as her house is very, very big, and even Ada hasn’t been into some of the
rooms- especially the ones in the broken wing (an area in her house that is in
need of repair). I like how curious she is and that she will always try to
solve any issue in Ghastly Gorm Hall. My favourite thing about her is that she
is kind and that she doesn’t care about the fact that she is the lady of the
house and she isn’t meant to talk to the servants, she will be nice to everyone
no matter who they are and now some of the servants are her best friends.
What was your favourite part of the book and
why?
My favourite part of
the book is when Ada is finally recognised by her father and her father shows
that he does care about her. Throughout the book Ada’s father doesn’t seem to
want to talk to her or even look at her, he gave her clumpy books to make sure when
he heard her he could get out of her way. I found this upsetting and I was
especially annoyed when Ada asked for her father’s help during the book and he
dismissed her without another look. I realised that Lord Goth didn’t want to
see her because she looked like her mother and I understood but I really like
it when he began to really care about her as he was the only parent Ada had and
he should have realise that earlier.
What was your overall impression of the book?
Overall I liked the
book but I also found it a bit boring and confusing at some parts. Usually when
I read mystery books I only need to read one chapter to get into the book but
it took me a bit longer to begin to enjoy this one so I found the first few
chapters a bit boring. Another part that I found a bit boring was the chapters
where the guests arrived and the indoor hunt began as it wasn’t very
entertaining, I also didn’t like how there was too many descriptions and, as we
were also given pictures, they weren’t very necessary. I also got a bit
confused because the mystery began to unravel very quickly instead of it being
spread out through the book so I got muddled when it came to the mysterious
characters but I also really liked the book and found some chapters were very
fun and creative.
Would you recommend this book?
I would recommend this
book to children aged 10 upwards who especially enjoy adventures and mysteries.
I think that every child that opens this book will definitely love reading
every chapter in it!
Summarise the book in one sentence. (Verdict)
An amazing and
creative story that I think everyone who reads the first few chapters will love
up until the very end.
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