Book reviews – Blyton


Reviews of physical books are first, with audio book reviews at the bottom of the page.

The Adventure Series (Fiona)
An introduction to the series
The Island of Adventure
The Castle of Adventure
The Valley of Adventure
The Sea of Adventure
The Mountain of Adventure
The Ship of Adventure
The Circus of Adventure
The River of Adventure
The Adventure Series (Stef)
My First Impressions
The Island of Adventure
The Castle of Adventure
Valley of Adventure 
The Sea of Adventure
The Mountain of Adventure, part 1
The Mountain of Adventure, part 2
The Ship of Adventure
The Circus of Adventure
The River of Adventure
The Adventure Series (Chris’ favourites)
The Castle of Adventure
The Mountain of Adventure
The Valley of Adventure
The Adventurous Four
The Adventurous Four by Chris
The Adventurous Four by Laura
Amelia Jane
Naughty Amelia Jane!
Amelia Jane Again! part 1
Amelia Jane Again! part 2
More About Amelia Jane! part 1
More About Amelia Jane! part 2
The Amelia Jane Bumper Book
The Barney Mysteries
The Rockingdown Mystery
The Ring O’ Bells Mystery
The Rilloby Fair Mystery
The Rubadub Mystery
The Rat-a-Tat Mystery
The Ragamuffin Mystery
The Caravan Family
The Saucy Jane Family
The Queen Elizabeth Family
The Pole Star Family
The Seaside Family
The Buttercup Farm Family
The Caravan Family
The Children of Cherry Tree Farm 
Part 1 and part 2
Collin’s Colour Camera Books
Humpty Dumpty and Belinda
Father Christmas and Belinda
The Famous Five 
Five on a Treasure Island by Fiona
Five Go Adventuring Again by Fiona
Five Go Adventuring Again (Poppy’s Book of the Month)
Five Go Adventuring Again by Chris
Five Run Away Together part 1 by Fiona
Five Run Away Together part 2 by Fiona
Five Run Away Together by Stef
Five Go to Smuggler’s Top part 1 by Fiona
Five Go to Smuggler’s Top part 2 by Fiona
Five Go to Smuggler’s Top part 3 (Uncle Quentin) by Fiona
Five Go to Smuggler’s Top by Corinna
Five Go Off in a Caravan part 1 by Fiona
Five Go Off in a Caravan part 2 by Fiona
Five on Kirrin Island Again part 1 by Fiona
Five on Kirrin Island Again part 2 by Fiona
Five on Kirrin Island Again by Corinna
Five Go Off to Camp part 1 by Fiona
Five Go Off to Camp part 2 by Fiona
Five Go Off to Camp by Corinna
Five Go Off to Camp (reblogged from March House Books)
Five Get Into Trouble by Fiona
Five Fall Into Adventure part 1 by Fiona
Five Fall into Adventure part 2 by Fiona
Five on a Hike Together part 1 by Fiona
Five on a Hike Together part 2 by Fiona
Five Have a Wonderful Time part 1 by Fiona
Five Have a Wonderful Time part 2 by Fiona
Five Go Down to the Sea part 1 by Fiona
Five Go Down to the Sea part 2 (George and Henry) by Fiona
Five Go Down to the Sea part 3 by Fiona
Five Go Down to the Sea by Chris
Five Go to Mystery Moor by Fiona
Five Go to Mystery Moor part 2 by Fiona
Five Go to Mystery Moor part 3 by Fiona
Five Go to Mystery Moor by Corinna
Five Have Plenty of Fun part 1 by Fiona
Five Have Plenty of Fun part 2 (Quentin and Elbur) by Fiona
Five Have Plenty of Fun part 3  by Fiona
Five on a Secret Trail part 1 by Fiona
Five on a Secret Trail part 2 by Fiona
Five on a Secret Trail part 3 by Fiona
Five Go to Billycock Hill part 1 by Fiona
Five Go to Billycock Hill part 2 by Fiona
Five Go to Billycock Hill part 3 by Fiona
Five Go to Billycock Hill by Corinna
Five Get Into a Fix part 1 by Fiona
Five Get Into a Fix part 2 (All about Aily) by Fiona
Five Get Into a Fix part 3 by Fiona
Five on Finniston farm part 1 by Fiona
Five on Finniston farm part 2 by Fiona
Five on Finniston farm part 3 by Fiona
Five on Finniston Farm by Chris
Five Go to Demon’s rocks by Fiona
Five Go to Demon’s rocks part 2 (Jeremiah Boogle & the Wreckers) by Fiona
Five Go to Demon’s rocks part 3 (Fanny, Quentin & Prof Hayling) by Fiona
Five Go to Demon’s rocks part 4 by Fiona
Five Have a Mystery to Solve part 1 by Fiona
Five Have a Mystery to Solve part 2 by Fiona
Five Have a Mystery to Solve part 3 by Fiona
Five Are Together Again part 1 by Fiona
Five Are Together Again part 2 by Fiona
Five Are Together Again part 3 by Fiona
Five Are Together Again part 4 by Fiona
Five Have a Puzzling Time by Fiona (and Brodie)
The Famous Five Annuals 
2014, part 1 and part 2
2015, part 1 and part 2
2016, part 1 and part 2
The Famous Five as read to Brodie
Five on a Treasure Island
Five Go Adventuring Again and Five Run Away Together
Five Go to Smuggler’s Top and Five Go Off in a Caravan
Five On Kirrin Island Again and Five Go off to Camp
The Famous Five Series Synopsis
Who are the Famous Five?
Books 1-3
Books 4-6
Books 7-9
Books 10-12
Books 13-15
Books 16-18
Books 19-21
The Short Stories, part 1
The Short Stories, part 2
The Famous Five Graphic Novels
An introduction
The Faraway Tree / Enchanted Wood
The Enchanted Wood by Laura
The Magic Faraway Tree by Laura
The Enchanted Wood, part 1
The Enchanted Wood, part 2
The Enchanted Wood, part 3
The Magic Faraway Tree, part 1
The Magic Faraway Tree, part 2
The Magic Faraway Tree, part 3
The Magic Faraway Tree, part 4
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Poppy’s Book of the Month)
The Magic of the Faraway Tree
The Five Find-Outers
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage
The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat
The Mystery of the Secret Room
The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters
The Mystery of the Missing Necklace
The Mystery of the Missing Necklace (Poppy’s Book of the Month)
 The Mystery of the Hidden House, part 1
The Mystery of the Hidden House, part 2
The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat
The Mystery of the Invisible Thief
The Mystery of the Vanished Prince 
The Mystery of the Strange Bundle, part 1
The Mystery of the Strange Bundle, part 2
The Mystery of Holly Lane, part 1
The Mystery of Holly Lane, part 2
Malory Towers 
First Term
Second Form
Third Year
Upper Fourth
In the Fifth
Last Term
First Term (Poppy’s Book of the Month)
Malory Towers, continued
Noddy
Hurrah for Little Noddy
Noddy Gets Into Trouble
Noddy and His Car
You Funny Little Noddy
Noddy and the Bumpy Dog
Noddy goes to Sea
Do Look Out Noddy!
Noddy Goes to Toyland
Here Comes Noddy Again
Well Done Noddy!
Noddy Goes to School
Noddy at the Seaside
Noddy and the Magic Rubber
Be Brave, Little Noddy
Noddy Has an Adventure
You’re a Good Friend, Noddy!
Noddy and the Bunkey
Noddy Goes to the Fair
Mr Plod and Little Noddy
Noddy and the Tootles
Noddy and the Aeroplane
Noddy and Tessie Bear
Cheer Up Little Noddy
Noddy Meets Father Christmas
Noddy and the Farmyard Muddle by Sophie Smallwood
The Big Noddy Book #2
The Secret Series
The Secret Island part 1: The evil aunt and uncle
The Secret Island part 2: Planning to run away
The Secret Island part 3: Making homes
The Secret Island part 4: Feeding the runaways
The Secret Island part 5: Collecting, buying and selling
The Secret Island part 6: Hiding from visitors
The Secret Island part 7: The end and the nitpicks
The Secret Island (Poppy’s book of the month) 
The Secret of Moon Castle by Chris
The Secret Seven
The Secret Seven
Secret Seven Adventure
Well Done Secret Seven
Secret Seven on the Trail
Go Ahead Secret Seven
Good Work Secret Seven
Secret Seven Win Through
Three Cheers Secret Seven
The Secret of Old Mill
Hurry Secret Seven, Hurry & The Humbug Adventure
Adventure on the Way Home
An afternoon with the Secret Seven & Where are the Secret Seven?
Short Stories
An Introduction
Chimney Corner Stories (Dean) part 1
Chimney Corner Stories (Dean) part 2
From Enid Blyton’s Happy Story Book
From Rainy Day Stories
Holiday Stories – Introduction and story one
Holiday Stories two and three
Holiday Stories four and five
Holiday Stories six and seven
Holiday Stories eight to ten
Holiday Stories eleven to thirteen
Holiday Stories fourteen to sixteen
Holiday Stories seventeen to eighteen
Holiday Stories nineteen to twenty
Holiday Stories twenty-one to twenty-two
Holiday Stories twenty-four to twenty-five
Holiday Stories twenty-six to twenty-seven
St Clare’s
The Twins at St Clare’s by Stef
The O’Sullivan Twins
Summer Term at St Clare’s
Second Form at St Clare’s
Claudine at St Clare’s
Fifth Formers of St Clare’s
The Wishing Chair
The Adventures of the Wishing Chair
The Wishing Chair Again
The Zoo Book
Chapters one to three
Chapters four to six
Chapters seven to nine
Chapters ten to twelve
Chapters thirteen to sixteen
Stand Alone Reviews
Birds of Our Gardens
The Bom Annual
Boody the Great Goblin and Other Stories
The Book of Brownies
The Boy Next Door
The Children at Green Meadows, part 1
The Children at Green Meadows, part 2
The Children at Happy House
The Christmas Book 
Come to the Circus!
Comparing Hollow Tree House and The Secret Island
Enid Blyton’s Book of Christmas Treats
Enid Blyton En Francais!
Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories
Enid Blyton’s The Enchanted Village
The First Christmas
House-at-the-Corner
The Land of Far-Beyond
Merry Mister Meddle
Mr Galliano’s Circus
Real Fairies
Round the Year with Enid Blyton: Autumn Book
Silver and Gold
Smuggler Ben
The Story of Our Queen
The Treasure Hunters by Fred
The Treasure Hunters by Fiona

Audiobooks
The Famous Five 
Five Go to Smuggler’s Top
Five Get Into a Fix
Five Go off to Camp
Five Go to Billycock Hill
Five on a Hike Together
Five on Finniston Farm
Five Go to Demon’s Rocks
Five on a Treasure Island
Five Go to Mystery Moor
Five Go Down to the Sea
Short Story Collection, part 1
Short Story Collection, part 2
Five Get Into Trouble
Five Fall Into Adventure
Five Go Adventuring Again
Five Have a Mystery to Solve
Five on a Treasure Island – unabridged
Malory Towers Audiobooks
First Term at Malory Towers
The Second Form at Malory Towers
Third Year at Malory Towers
Upper Fourth at Malory Towers
In the Fifth at Malory Towers
Last Term at Malory Towers
Miscellaneous Audiobooks
Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories
The Island of Adventure
The Secret Island

Last updated 18/04/24

5 Responses to Book reviews – Blyton

  1. Anonymous says:

    What happened to the Naughtiest girl in the school? That was the best book in my opinion

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  2. Tin Tin says:

    Any reviews of the other Find Outers books imminent? Having just completed the series, I would be interested in another opinion.

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    • Fiona says:

      Definitely not imminent, but I wouldn’t rule it out at some point in the future.

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      • Tin Tin says:

        Here is mine then. Mystery of the Strange Messages, is probably the best one of the whole series. Almost all (sorry Larry) contribute and as of the previous book (Missing Man) Fatty misjudges the situation and has to be rescued. Not so clever after all! They are a far tighter unit and seem more together as a result, though towards the end Fatty, and the no longer outsider Ern, do dominate. For once, the Author does not give the reader hints at the start of the story as to what may be going on (like in Spiteful Letters) even to the adult mind. A very enjoyable read .

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