Category Archives: Book reviews

Third Year at Malory Towers

Posted on December 27, 2012 by pippastef

Warning: Spoilers Third Year at Malory Towers isn’t quite the entire full year that the title suggests. In fact it is only the spring term (at closest guess) as the girls come back in the cold and are squabbling over … Continue reading →

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The Magic of the Faraway Tree

Posted on December 16, 2012 by worldofblyton

by Corinna When I joined the Enid Blyton Society  in 2011 and started posting (albeit most infrequently!) on the forums I chose “Faraway_Tree” as my forum name for two reasons.  The first reason was that I wanted “Shadow” as some … Continue reading →

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Series Synopsis: The Famous Five Books 16-18

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Fiona

Here we are at the penultimate instalment of my Famous Five series of posts. Thanks to anyone who’s stuck with me and actually read them all. As always there may be spoilers, I accept no responsibility for ruining your enjoyment of … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Book – A Review

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Fiona

This is the first time I have read The Christmas Book despite having bought it from Su over a year ago. I had planned to leave it until Christmas-time to read but I managed to lose it! Well, it wasn’t really lost – … Continue reading →

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Series Synopsis: The Famous Five Books 13-15

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Fiona

Welcome to post number 5. You know the drill – there might be spoilers here if you’ve not read (or can’t remember) these books. Again, we are extremely lucky that these books were even written. After succumbing to her readers’ … Continue reading →

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: Five Go Adventuring Again

Posted on December 4, 2012 by worldofblyton

By Poppy Hutchinson age 11 Title: Five Go Adventuring Again Series: The Famous Five Main Characters: George, Anne, Julian, Dick and Timmy Published: 1943 First Published By: Hodder & Stoughton Rating (Out of 5): 4/5 You will most probably all have … Continue reading →

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Series Synopsis: The Famous Five Books 10-12

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Fiona

This is part four of the series of Famous Five posts. If you’ve not yet read these three books you might find this gives away some things you didn’t want to know, so read on at your own peril. FIVE … Continue reading →

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Second Form at Malory Towers

Posted on November 30, 2012 by pippastef

Warning: Spoilers Second Form at Malory Towers is (surprise, surprise) the second book in the Malory Towers series. First published in 1947, a year after First Term at Malory Towers.  Once again we join Darrell Rivers on her way to Malory … Continue reading →

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Series Synopsis: Famous Five Books 7-9

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Fiona

Welcome to the third in the series of Famous Five posts. As usual, there may be spoilers for the books you’ve not read yet (if so, shame on you, get reading!) Interestingly, Blyton had intended to finish the series with … Continue reading →

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Series Synopsis: The Famous Five Books 4-6

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Fiona

A guide to the Five’s next three adventures, and again, if you haven’t read the books this might contain some spoilers. FIVE GO TO SMUGGLER’S TOP, 1945 The Locations: Smuggler’s Top is a huge, old, rambling house on top of … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers

Posted on November 13, 2012 by pippastef

First Term at Malory Towers is the first of six Malory Towers books by Enid Blyton. Malory Towers is the third school series written by Blyton, and was started the year after she finished the St Clare’s series. Malory Towers was inspired … Continue reading →

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: The Secret Island

Posted on November 10, 2012 by worldofblyton

By Poppy Hutchinson age 11 Title: The Secret Island Series: The Secret Series Main Characters: Jack, Peggy, Mike & Nora Published: 1938 First Published by: Basil Blackwell Ltd Rating (out of 5) : 5 out of 5 The Secret Island (the … Continue reading →

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Series Synopsis: Famous Five Books 1-3

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Fiona

A short guide to the first three Famous Five adventures. There are some spoilers if you haven’t read the books yet. FIVE ON A TREASURE ISLAND, 1942 The Location: Kirrin Bay. The Kirrin Bay area has belonged to Aunt Fanny’s … Continue reading →

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