Passion Flower

Diary #7

by Jean Ure

Of course, Mum shouldn't have thrown the frying pan at Dad. The day after she threw it, Dad left home

Genres: Young Adult, Childrens, Fiction

202 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Prolific English children and young adult author.

Had her first book published while still in high school, then studied theater at Webber-Douglas in London. Her most well-known work is the Point Crime novel Dance with Death. Others include Plague 99, After the Plague (previously "Come Lucky April"), Big Tom, Family Fan Club and Shrinking Violet, as well as the fantasy The Wizard In the Woods.

Today, Ure is very popular with British female teenage readers with novels such as Shrinking Violet, Family Fan Club and Passion Flower.

Ure has also translated Danish writer Sven Hassel's WWII novels to English.

Reviews

[ES Ordinary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book showed the story of a young teenager who learnt how life is more different in her father's presence than her mother's. It teachers younger readers that sometimes fun things aren't always fun in the end. An amazing lesson taught! :)

[Crystaltwins2 · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love this book anyone who reads jean ure books should read this but dont read shrinking violet of bannana becky there boring

[Farah Abtar · Rating 5 out of 5]

want to reread this!!

[Bia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really fun little teenage read. Can't wait to get my hands on other books from Jean Ure!
💛🪷💛

[Amy]

Book I read when I was a preteen

[Ainsyukriah · Rating 5 out of 5]

makes me fells grateful for my mother's too protective attitude

[Abbey · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5

[Amelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cool teen book by one of my favourite authors for teenage girls. This and "Boys On The Brain" are probably my favourites when it comes to Jean Ure books.

This book is about 14-year-old Stephanie and her little sister (who she calls the "afterthought" because her parents didn't plan on having her!) The parents either divorce or split up (I can't remember as it's been a while since I've read this) Anyway, the girls go and live with their dad in Brighton: sun, sand and arcade games galore!

I liked Steph. She's a cool, trendy teen and feels like a real person.

One thing that irritated me about her was, because she's a vegetarian, she has the tendency to be preachy. I felt like saying "Hey we're not all like that!"

I like how Steph and her younger sister become closer later on in the book. In times like those, sisters need one another (but then what would I know, I don't even have a sister)

At first, I felt that Steph's mum was a little bit controlling (example: not letting her read teen magazines because she sees them as too "adult") but by the end of the book, I saw just how much she loves her girls, how she was simply trying to protect them.

I liked Steph's dad at first but he later showed his true colours near the end of the story (where he was going to take the girls to go live with him in France, I think) I can't believe that he'd persuade the girls into thinking their own mother didn't want them! And leaving their pet kitten in the car? It's no wonder Steph's little sister started crying!

Another character I liked until I didn't was Zed. At first I was like "Oh he seems like a cool, cute guy" but he also later showed his true colours by drinking too much at a party and trying to get Steph to drink too (He was unsuccessful and Steph managed to get home safely) Glad that she saw sense!

The book has a pretty, funky, eye-catching cover with a passion flower (what else could be better?!)

The book has quite a bittersweet ending. Although it was kind of sad about the girls not seeing their dad anymore (well, Steph's sister certainly didn't want to see him anymore, after declaring that she hates him!) they are definitely better off with their mum.

[Sumayyah · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book was soo unbelievable. who would through a prying pan at your husband? weird. but overall i enjoyed it. due to the facts that this incident happened dad left home. but after a while dad decides to take them for a holiday. they had soo much fun, going around cities,playing games. with dad their is no rules but just normal. everything turns out to be good and fantastic. Samantha bought a cat. Stephanie met boys and they became friends but bit much more to that. because dad was in deep trouble and Samantha wanted to take her cat with her, their dad abounded them, left them on a deserted beach. when their mum finds out what had happened, they go to her and live with her. Samantha and Stephanie both have cats not.(which i want) and Stephanie will always remember the flower on her head and the tattoo done . passion flower!!!
i found this book sad as-well as good.

[Malaika Opany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book.Abit dark tho he likes kidnaps them.

[Rinaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to read something light & picked this off my shelf. A young adult novel, pre-teen actually, didn't expect much. But surprisingly this book proved engrossing & although i finished it in 2 hours flat, it made for a good read. It's a bit dark if you consider that it's supposed to be a kids' novel. But it's funny & relatable too.

[Lily]

I think that this book was ok. The ending of the book was rushed I think and didn't;t give a lot od details. I would rate this book an 8/10.