The book is so powerful that I read the majority of it in one sitting despite being super tired. And I'm very glad I did.Įmma Carroll has managed to create two stories that fall in together perfectly. It sat on one of my bookcases for a few weeks but after seeing someone on Twitter say it was great I decided to pick it up. I really wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but I'd heard good things about it so I bought it. I shall certainly be recommending it to the Year 5-6 team at my school (10-11 year olds) as I think they’d lap up this highly atmospheric book! Strange Star is unnerving without being scary which I really appreciate. It was a real page turner and a pleasure to read. I also really liked Felix and particularly enjoyed reading his narration.Īs soon as I started Strange Star, I really didn’t want to put it down.
I loved reading about the sisters and the special bond that they had with one another. This was especially the case with Lizzie and Peg. It was incredibly clever and very compelling.Įmma Carroll is absolutely fantastic at creating characters that I really come to care about. I absolutely loved how Emma Carroll used Frankenstein to explain Lizzie’s story and explore the possible reasons for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Strange Star explores the story of Lizzie’s sister, Peg, who has been taken by Mary Shelley, a scientist. Some of the narration is also told by Felix, who we hear from before and after Lizzie tells her tale. Felix is serving Lord Byron and his guests including Mary Shelley. Strange Star is mainly narrated by Lizzie, who appears at Villa Diodati. It’s creepy but not too creepy for the middle-grade audience that it is geared towards. I thought Strange Star was a fantastic addition to her repetoire. I always find myself pulled into her stories before long and become completely immersed in the world. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I love Emma Carroll’s books.
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