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A Stella Montgomery Intrigue #3
El Rey de la Montaña
Las tías de Stella envían a su sobrina a estudiar a un sombrío internado femenino donde los caracteres más díscolos y tozudos son puestos en cintura. Sin embargo, cuando una de sus nuevas amigas desaparece misteriosamente, Stella no puede quedarse cruzada de brazos y decide iniciar su búsqueda sin importarle los peligros a los que tenga que enfrentarse. Una nueva aventura de riesgo y emoción protagonizada por Stella Montgomery.
294 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2018
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December 16, 2018I love this whole series and this is a wonderful ending. In this one I particularly liked the generosity and bravery on display - there's no question that the kids will step up for friends in need. We'll miss you Stella!
July 31, 2019
Spannender Abschlussband
Stella Montgomerys ältliche Tanten sind bisher daran gescheitert, aus ihrer wissbegierigen Nichte eine Dame zu machen. Die Wakestone-Hall-Akademie, ganz in der Nähe des vorigen Abenteuers in Wormwood Mire gelegen, soll Stella nun endlich Disziplin, Gehorsam und eine würdevolle Körperhaltung einbläuen. Stella ist noch aufgewühlt in Gedanken an ihre Zwillingsschwester Luna und von der Neuigkeit, dass sie selbst magische Fähigkeiten hat. Auch das Schicksal von Stellas Mutter ist noch ungeklärt. In Wakestone Hall schließen sich die drei „Neuen“ eng zusammen, Stella, Ottilie und Amaryllis, und schließen einen Pakt miteinander. Völlig im Gegensatz zum „brav und sittsam alle Tage“ der Schulhymne bekommen die drei Freundinnen umgehend Ärger mit der Schul-Direktorin. Dass die Direktorin Miss Garnet die Persönlichkeit ihrer Schülerinnen in Form von Scherenschnitten in einem Album gefangen hält, lässt nichts Gutes vermuten.
Als Ottilie überraschend von einer farbenfrohen Kutsche abgeholt wird, geraten Stella und Amaryllis auf der Suche nach ihrer Verbündeten in ein gefährliches Abenteuer. Es führt sie auf den Rummelplatz und in die Welt der Abwasserkanäle und Tunnel unter der Stadt. Entführt wurde Ottilie offenbar wegen ihrer eigenen magischen Fähigkeiten – in Wakestone Hall haben sich demnach zwei Mitglieder des Feenvolks gefunden.
Ottilie hat offenbar genug Abenteuerbücher gelesen, um für ihre Retterinnen versteckte Nachrichten zu hinterlassen und ihre Spur zu kennzeichnen. Judith Rossell arbeitet mit der bewährten Regel, dass sich in Kinderbüchern gute Taten bezahlt machen und Kinder ihre Abenteuer weitgehend ohne Hilfe Erwachsener bestehen sollten. Ihre Begegnung mit Joe, dem jungen Müllsammler, verschafft Stella den entscheidenden Rat eines in magischen Angelegenheiten gut informierten Erwachsenen, dem sie ohne Joes Vermittlung vermutlich kaum getraut hätte. In der magischen Welt unterhalb unserer bekannten Welt werden am Ende die Entführten gerettet und alle unbeantworteten Fragen Stellas aus den Vorgängerbänden beantwortet. Dort wo magische Wesen leben, gibt es auch magische Fähigkeiten, so einfach ist das.
Stellas Aufenthalt im Internat hat sie weder sittsam noch brav machen können, sie findet in der Fremde jedoch neue Verbündete, erfährt anschaulich, was Armut ist, und kann das Rätsel ihrer Herkunft lösen. Ein runder Abschlussband einer viktorianischen Trilogie für Leser ab 10 – viel spannender und gefährlicher, als die Illustrationen vermuten lassen …
Stella Montgomerys ältliche Tanten sind bisher daran gescheitert, aus ihrer wissbegierigen Nichte eine Dame zu machen. Die Wakestone-Hall-Akademie, ganz in der Nähe des vorigen Abenteuers in Wormwood Mire gelegen, soll Stella nun endlich Disziplin, Gehorsam und eine würdevolle Körperhaltung einbläuen. Stella ist noch aufgewühlt in Gedanken an ihre Zwillingsschwester Luna und von der Neuigkeit, dass sie selbst magische Fähigkeiten hat. Auch das Schicksal von Stellas Mutter ist noch ungeklärt. In Wakestone Hall schließen sich die drei „Neuen“ eng zusammen, Stella, Ottilie und Amaryllis, und schließen einen Pakt miteinander. Völlig im Gegensatz zum „brav und sittsam alle Tage“ der Schulhymne bekommen die drei Freundinnen umgehend Ärger mit der Schul-Direktorin. Dass die Direktorin Miss Garnet die Persönlichkeit ihrer Schülerinnen in Form von Scherenschnitten in einem Album gefangen hält, lässt nichts Gutes vermuten.
Als Ottilie überraschend von einer farbenfrohen Kutsche abgeholt wird, geraten Stella und Amaryllis auf der Suche nach ihrer Verbündeten in ein gefährliches Abenteuer. Es führt sie auf den Rummelplatz und in die Welt der Abwasserkanäle und Tunnel unter der Stadt. Entführt wurde Ottilie offenbar wegen ihrer eigenen magischen Fähigkeiten – in Wakestone Hall haben sich demnach zwei Mitglieder des Feenvolks gefunden.
Ottilie hat offenbar genug Abenteuerbücher gelesen, um für ihre Retterinnen versteckte Nachrichten zu hinterlassen und ihre Spur zu kennzeichnen. Judith Rossell arbeitet mit der bewährten Regel, dass sich in Kinderbüchern gute Taten bezahlt machen und Kinder ihre Abenteuer weitgehend ohne Hilfe Erwachsener bestehen sollten. Ihre Begegnung mit Joe, dem jungen Müllsammler, verschafft Stella den entscheidenden Rat eines in magischen Angelegenheiten gut informierten Erwachsenen, dem sie ohne Joes Vermittlung vermutlich kaum getraut hätte. In der magischen Welt unterhalb unserer bekannten Welt werden am Ende die Entführten gerettet und alle unbeantworteten Fragen Stellas aus den Vorgängerbänden beantwortet. Dort wo magische Wesen leben, gibt es auch magische Fähigkeiten, so einfach ist das.
Stellas Aufenthalt im Internat hat sie weder sittsam noch brav machen können, sie findet in der Fremde jedoch neue Verbündete, erfährt anschaulich, was Armut ist, und kann das Rätsel ihrer Herkunft lösen. Ein runder Abschlussband einer viktorianischen Trilogie für Leser ab 10 – viel spannender und gefährlicher, als die Illustrationen vermuten lassen …
December 29, 2018
Judith Rossell’s marvellous magical Victorian series comes to a conclusion with Wakestone Hall. She has captured the hearts and minds of many young and older readers.
Orphan Stella Montgomery’s life has been filled with tragedy, drama and heartache. She has discovered new friends, learnt to self-reliance and discovered an inner magical self. Stella is packed off to Wakestone Hall, her three aunts and her mother’s former boarding school. Here it is expected that she will learn to follow the guidelines, live by the strict rules and become an obedient child. Stella’s unhappy and finds school life most difficult. There are so many regulations, from no conversation after lights out and no arising from their bed until morning. Late one-night Stella rescues a cat from the rooftops, and so begins a chain of events that leads her down a different and dangerous path. Ottilie and Agapanthus the two new girls assist Stella in releasing the cat and they become secret friends. Miss Garnet the head-mistress a strict disciplinarian is hiding a cruel secret that Stella needs to solve as well. She wants to know more about her poor mother’s history and delves into her aunts’ school life as well. Ottilie’s mother has disappeared and the young girl looks for clues on their school excursions to the museum and gardens. When Ottilie is kidnapped by the evil men from the Fair, Stella and Agapanthus step up to investigate.
Their dangerous mission leads them behind the scenes at the fairground, where they are chased by the evil Gabbro Brothers. Stella and Agapanthus meet two young boys, scrappers who make a living by searching the underground passages under the town looking for anything that can be sold to make money. Through underground passages, in slum apartments, driven by the need to find answers and a sense of belonging, Stella and her friends learn resilience as they rely on each other’s’ abilities.
Rossell’s world-building is shaded with darkness and light, beautifully written with powerful messages of hope, growing into one’s true self, belonging, acceptance and resilience. Her gorgeous purple-toned illustrations and vignettes, bring the Victorian era alive. Her evocative characters heighten the elements of good and evil, and her touch of magic adds to the delight of reading these stories. Fans both young and older, myself included will be saddened by the end of Stella Montgomery’s journey.
Orphan Stella Montgomery’s life has been filled with tragedy, drama and heartache. She has discovered new friends, learnt to self-reliance and discovered an inner magical self. Stella is packed off to Wakestone Hall, her three aunts and her mother’s former boarding school. Here it is expected that she will learn to follow the guidelines, live by the strict rules and become an obedient child. Stella’s unhappy and finds school life most difficult. There are so many regulations, from no conversation after lights out and no arising from their bed until morning. Late one-night Stella rescues a cat from the rooftops, and so begins a chain of events that leads her down a different and dangerous path. Ottilie and Agapanthus the two new girls assist Stella in releasing the cat and they become secret friends. Miss Garnet the head-mistress a strict disciplinarian is hiding a cruel secret that Stella needs to solve as well. She wants to know more about her poor mother’s history and delves into her aunts’ school life as well. Ottilie’s mother has disappeared and the young girl looks for clues on their school excursions to the museum and gardens. When Ottilie is kidnapped by the evil men from the Fair, Stella and Agapanthus step up to investigate.
Their dangerous mission leads them behind the scenes at the fairground, where they are chased by the evil Gabbro Brothers. Stella and Agapanthus meet two young boys, scrappers who make a living by searching the underground passages under the town looking for anything that can be sold to make money. Through underground passages, in slum apartments, driven by the need to find answers and a sense of belonging, Stella and her friends learn resilience as they rely on each other’s’ abilities.
Rossell’s world-building is shaded with darkness and light, beautifully written with powerful messages of hope, growing into one’s true self, belonging, acceptance and resilience. Her gorgeous purple-toned illustrations and vignettes, bring the Victorian era alive. Her evocative characters heighten the elements of good and evil, and her touch of magic adds to the delight of reading these stories. Fans both young and older, myself included will be saddened by the end of Stella Montgomery’s journey.
November 4, 2018
This is the third and final book in the Stella Montgomery series, about a plucky young orphan living with her dreadful aunts in Victorian England. In this one, Stella is sent to a terrible boarding school whose headmistress has a sinister secret, and is forced to investigate when one of her new friends goes missing. If anything, there's too much happening in this with a few loose ends left, but overall it's a nice ending to Stella's tale.
October 28, 2018
A beautiful ending to an enchanting series!
November 10, 2018
A perfect conclusion to the series. The best series of all the middle grade fiction set in Victorian era ☺️☺️☺️
February 1, 2019
*Sigh* I loved every bit of this book - the characters, the language, the suspense, the imagery, all of it. My primary school-aged self would have been obsessed.
February 6, 2021
okay but how did i not review this before. I FUCKING LOVE IT...i remember i read it for the year 7 library challenge and ms carmyn actually recommended it (agh kinda disappointing but f her who cares) i love it
lmao not like its an actual review anyways
lmao not like its an actual review anyways
October 30, 2024
Will always love these books, a childhood favourite :)
December 2, 2019
Der dritte Teil hat mir sogar noch besser gefallen als der Vorgänger (Teil 1 kenne ich leider nicht). Es geht um einiges mysteriöser und fantastischer zu und Stella erfährt auch mehr über ihre Familie, so dass sich viele Fragen über Stellas Herkunft und ihre magische Eigenschaft endlich auflösen lassen.
Der Anfang gestaltet sich erstmal harmlos: Stella kommt in ein furtchtbar strenges Internat, wo sie nur zögerlich neue Freunde findet. Warum alle anderen Mädchen wahre Musterschülerinnen sind, erfährt Stella bald am eigenen Leibe. Dabei spielen Scherenschnitte (die titelgebenden magischen Bilder) eine Rolle, aber mehr mag ich nicht verraten. Als Ottilie ganz plötzlich verschwindet, machen sich Stella und Amaryllis auf die Suche nach ihrer Freundin, und enthüllen eine unglaubliche Verschwörung.
Ein würdiger Abschluß der Trilogie, der mich wirklich gefesselt hat. Ich kann die Geschichte(n) von Stella Montgomery nur empfehlen!
Der Anfang gestaltet sich erstmal harmlos: Stella kommt in ein furtchtbar strenges Internat, wo sie nur zögerlich neue Freunde findet. Warum alle anderen Mädchen wahre Musterschülerinnen sind, erfährt Stella bald am eigenen Leibe. Dabei spielen Scherenschnitte (die titelgebenden magischen Bilder) eine Rolle, aber mehr mag ich nicht verraten. Als Ottilie ganz plötzlich verschwindet, machen sich Stella und Amaryllis auf die Suche nach ihrer Freundin, und enthüllen eine unglaubliche Verschwörung.
Ein würdiger Abschluß der Trilogie, der mich wirklich gefesselt hat. Ich kann die Geschichte(n) von Stella Montgomery nur empfehlen!
January 2, 2020
I have enjoyed reading this series with my daughter. Whilst I would rate the series overall higher this 3rd book in the trilogy wasn't our favourite. I would recommend this series to readers who love history, adventure and magic.
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March 28, 2021This was an extraordinary book !! It had an amazing twist at the end and carried on from the second book beautifully. I would definitely recommend and would 100% read it again.
December 24, 2021
Written amazingly well, with plot twists and adventure. 8+
September 21, 2023
An enjoyable trilogy.
January 25, 2024
Solid 4.5 stars. The best children's adventure series since The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
September 22, 2019
After reading all three of these in less than a week, I am utterly enchanted (and now accordingly despondent that the experience is over). I can't believe I've only stumbled upon Stella Montgomery and her adventures now! This thrilling conclusion to the series is once again impeccably plotted and enchanting in its execution, with lovable new characters but a familiar feel that will draw loyal readers immediately back in.
Wakestone Hall is a miserable place and we feel for Stella and her new friends, Ottilie and (the unfortunately named) Agapanthus, as they navigate the strict rules and impossible standards of the boarding school. Once again, Rossell's writing is hauntingly wonderful, with her descriptions of the fair among some of my favourite in its evocative brilliance. She nails the gothic thrill while being restrained in the nature of her descriptions so as to not tread into gory territory. A satisfying end to the ongoing mystery of the entire series as well.
Love, love, love this. I do hope there will be many more series from Rossell in the future!
Wakestone Hall is a miserable place and we feel for Stella and her new friends, Ottilie and (the unfortunately named) Agapanthus, as they navigate the strict rules and impossible standards of the boarding school. Once again, Rossell's writing is hauntingly wonderful, with her descriptions of the fair among some of my favourite in its evocative brilliance. She nails the gothic thrill while being restrained in the nature of her descriptions so as to not tread into gory territory. A satisfying end to the ongoing mystery of the entire series as well.
Love, love, love this. I do hope there will be many more series from Rossell in the future!
September 10, 2022
Enjoyable but not as good as the second volume, imho. Stella is sent to a dreadful boarding school chosen for her by her prim and proper aunts who are alumni. She teams up with the other two new girls to find out what's going on in the Headmistress' quarters. I had got the impression in Vol 2 that her cousin Hortense was to attend the school with her, but Rossell must have changed her mind between ending one book and starting another, as the cousins and uncle are conveniently shuffled out of the way to the Sargasso Sea, leaving Stella to save the day yet again.
TBH some of the adventures were a little weird and wearing this time around; the very end sounded more interesting than some of what I read along the middle. Therefore only three stars.
TBH some of the adventures were a little weird and wearing this time around; the very end sounded more interesting than some of what I read along the middle. Therefore only three stars.
July 21, 2021
The worst thing about this book was finishing the Stella Montgomery trilogy. I wish there were 10 more to read.
January 31, 2020
Stella, das Mädchen mit ein wenig Feenblut und einer meist unsichtbaren Schwester wurde von ihren drei schrecklichen Tanten nach Wakestone Hall ins Internat gesteckt. Immerhin waren die Damen sowie Stellas Mutter ja auch dort gewesen. Doch das Internat ist schrecklich – lieblos und voller strenger Regeln. Und als Ottilie verschwindet macht sich Stella mit ihrer Freundin Amaryllis auf die Suche. Diese wird gefahrvoll und bringt Stella auch auf die Spur ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit.
Auch ohne die Kenntnis der vorhergehenden Bände ließ sich der dritte Teil um Stella sehr gut lesen. Alle Informationen, die man aus den vorhergehenden Teilen eventuell benötigt, erhält man immer zur gegebenen Zeit, so dass man die Handlung des vorliegenden Buches vollständig genießen kann. Die Autorin gestaltet diese sehr flüssig und hat allen Charakteren eine tiefere Persönlichkeit gegeben, so dass man als Leser die drei Mädchen sehr sympatisch findet und auch die suspekteren Charaktere wie z. B. die Internatsleiterin und ihren Bruder als durchaus unsympatisch wahrnimmt. Die vielen detektivischen Elemente machen das Buch zudem (nicht nur für Kinder) spannend.
Abschließend bleibt für mich noch zu erwähnen, dass die schönen Illustrationen, die die Autorin selbst gezeichnet hat, das Buch wundervoll ergänzen und bereichern.
Stella Montgomery und die Bilder von Wakestone Hall ist ein liebevolles, spannendes und absolut fantastisches Buch für Kinder und junge Jugendliche, dass ich wirklich gerne weiterempfehle.
Auch ohne die Kenntnis der vorhergehenden Bände ließ sich der dritte Teil um Stella sehr gut lesen. Alle Informationen, die man aus den vorhergehenden Teilen eventuell benötigt, erhält man immer zur gegebenen Zeit, so dass man die Handlung des vorliegenden Buches vollständig genießen kann. Die Autorin gestaltet diese sehr flüssig und hat allen Charakteren eine tiefere Persönlichkeit gegeben, so dass man als Leser die drei Mädchen sehr sympatisch findet und auch die suspekteren Charaktere wie z. B. die Internatsleiterin und ihren Bruder als durchaus unsympatisch wahrnimmt. Die vielen detektivischen Elemente machen das Buch zudem (nicht nur für Kinder) spannend.
Abschließend bleibt für mich noch zu erwähnen, dass die schönen Illustrationen, die die Autorin selbst gezeichnet hat, das Buch wundervoll ergänzen und bereichern.
Stella Montgomery und die Bilder von Wakestone Hall ist ein liebevolles, spannendes und absolut fantastisches Buch für Kinder und junge Jugendliche, dass ich wirklich gerne weiterempfehle.
May 3, 2019
Wakestone Hall is the final Stella Montgomery Intrigue. Stella has been sent off to a boarding school by her aunts and finds an exciting time. As with the other Stella Montgomery books, there is a great adventure as the main part of the story. It's a fun, thrilling kind of adventure, and the story came to a very satisfying ending, but this was not as strong a book as the first one in the series.
I preferred the mystery of this book to the mystery of the first and second ones in the series, but this book did not have the same feel as the first one. On the whole, this book was better than the second adventure, but not as exciting or fun as the first one. I'm having a hard time saying more than this without spoiling the book for future readers, and I do not want to do that.
Stella is an intriguing character, and one I would like to call a friend, but the ups and downs of the adventure make it hard to figure out how to make friends with Stella. It was much easier to make friends with the supporting characters in this book, and unfortunately readers do not have nearly enough time with them.
Ultimately, the Stella Montgomery Intrigue was a fun and satisfying read, but this reader still has some remaining unanswered questions, and really wishes the books were more even and consistent. The series is definitely worth a read, but not as much fun or as engaging as other, similar series I have read.
I preferred the mystery of this book to the mystery of the first and second ones in the series, but this book did not have the same feel as the first one. On the whole, this book was better than the second adventure, but not as exciting or fun as the first one. I'm having a hard time saying more than this without spoiling the book for future readers, and I do not want to do that.
Stella is an intriguing character, and one I would like to call a friend, but the ups and downs of the adventure make it hard to figure out how to make friends with Stella. It was much easier to make friends with the supporting characters in this book, and unfortunately readers do not have nearly enough time with them.
Ultimately, the Stella Montgomery Intrigue was a fun and satisfying read, but this reader still has some remaining unanswered questions, and really wishes the books were more even and consistent. The series is definitely worth a read, but not as much fun or as engaging as other, similar series I have read.
January 28, 2024
This one was easily the creepiest of the series, and also just an excellently written book. It is as if Rossell concluded that her readers had withstood and enjoyed the past two books, so they would be able to manage the more intense last one. Though there was absolutely a main antagonist, who was strange and fantastical, it was also the series of accomplices and Devices that truly created the astonishing atmosphere. This being the only book of the series I've read only as an adult, and not previously as a child, I'm finding it almost difficult to comprehend how well written and structured it is, with the tension truly being worrying, and the inventions incredibly clever. This book made me glad people haven't the power to create some of the machines that Rossel has created.
I must also mention the enjoyment of the changing scenery. Whilst this book is titled wakestone hall, I enjoyed the scenery of the several locations that Stella temporarily based herself out of, they were really well described and designed.
One last thing, the addition to this family is more valuable than I perhaps realised, and feels to have finalised the selection of loose ends created by the previous books.
Overall, I think I may end up returning to these books in a later period of my life, they are just so well done.
I must also mention the enjoyment of the changing scenery. Whilst this book is titled wakestone hall, I enjoyed the scenery of the several locations that Stella temporarily based herself out of, they were really well described and designed.
One last thing, the addition to this family is more valuable than I perhaps realised, and feels to have finalised the selection of loose ends created by the previous books.
Overall, I think I may end up returning to these books in a later period of my life, they are just so well done.
March 29, 2021
Das Buch fängt langsam mit der Beschreibung dieses seltsamen Internats an, dann nimmt es an Fahrt auf um sich im dritten Teil zu überschlagen.
Mir haben die einzelnen Elemente des Buchs gefallen, es ist voller Magie sowie tapferer und mutiger Kinder die zusammen halten und gemeinsam kämpfen.
Trotz der Magie und Feenwesen ist die Geschichte in sich logisch aufgebaut und macht Spaß zu lesen. Mir haben ein paar Erklärungen gefehlt, z. B.: woher einiges Wissen kommt Dazu kommt das für mich der dritte Teil etwas ausführlicher, länger hätte sein können, da ging es mir zu schnell zum Happy End.Ich glaube auch junge Leser werden so empfinden so müssen sie die Geschichte in ihrer Phantasie etwas ausschmücken. Auch hätte ich gern gewußt wie es mit diesem seltsamen Internat weitergeht, aber vielleicht folgt das in einer nächsten Geschichte.
Mir haben die einzelnen Elemente des Buchs gefallen, es ist voller Magie sowie tapferer und mutiger Kinder die zusammen halten und gemeinsam kämpfen.
Trotz der Magie und Feenwesen ist die Geschichte in sich logisch aufgebaut und macht Spaß zu lesen. Mir haben ein paar Erklärungen gefehlt, z. B.: woher einiges Wissen kommt Dazu kommt das für mich der dritte Teil etwas ausführlicher, länger hätte sein können, da ging es mir zu schnell zum Happy End.Ich glaube auch junge Leser werden so empfinden so müssen sie die Geschichte in ihrer Phantasie etwas ausschmücken. Auch hätte ich gern gewußt wie es mit diesem seltsamen Internat weitergeht, aber vielleicht folgt das in einer nächsten Geschichte.
June 14, 2020
This book was a thrilling end to the series. It has a fantastic vocabulary, creative, exciting and mysterious themes and lots of twists to keep you reading. This novel is impossible to put down. Iloved it, nothing could possibly be improved.
Wakestone hall is a horrid place, and all the girls attending are miserable and bored. The dreary lessons at the boarding school bore holes in the girls heads, and the meals areenough to make you spew. Any girl who disobeys the stricter than strict rules is sent to the principal, Mrs Garnet, who turns the girls into mindless students who are always well behaved by the time they leave her office. Stella is sent their, after her mean aunts can't be bothered to care for her anymore.
Wakestone hall is a horrid place, and all the girls attending are miserable and bored. The dreary lessons at the boarding school bore holes in the girls heads, and the meals areenough to make you spew. Any girl who disobeys the stricter than strict rules is sent to the principal, Mrs Garnet, who turns the girls into mindless students who are always well behaved by the time they leave her office. Stella is sent their, after her mean aunts can't be bothered to care for her anymore.
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June 17, 2020
I loved the first two books in this series but this one was a slight disappointment. It had such a strong start and I loved the boarding school setting but then the book just went meh. It was a very anti climatic ending and everything wrapped up too easily (although this is a middle grade book!) I HIGHLY recommend this series to anyone that loves a mystery middle grade.
I loved the characters in this book quite a bit, especially Stella.
Representation: blind side character
Trigger warnings: abuse of children, death threats, death
I loved the characters in this book quite a bit, especially Stella.
Representation: blind side character
Trigger warnings: abuse of children, death threats, death
March 22, 2023
I think my favourite book was the first one, but this book was still good. I thought there would’ve been at least a little bit of her cousins but no. I liked Agapanthus and Ottilie and how they all swore on a fat walrus together. I liked Joe too. I wish there had been more Luna. The ending was slightly unsatisfactory as I thought the Aunts spell would be broken at least a little bit and there were some loose ends. Still good and exciting but my favourite was probably the first.
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January 14, 2019
I loved the wrap up book for this children’s series. Exciting, adventure, bad guys to beat, friendships, family. This was fun. These books are not marketed in the US, I’m not sure how I even stumbled upon it. You can buy them on amazon, but they are coming from Australia. The illustrations are amazing as well.
February 20, 2021
Such a wonderful conclusion to an equally wonderful series!
I don't know what I can say about this one that I haven't said about the others. Stella is such a great protagonist and it's been so nice to see her grow throughout the series and make some friends along the way. I'm kind of sad it's over now!
I don't know what I can say about this one that I haven't said about the others. Stella is such a great protagonist and it's been so nice to see her grow throughout the series and make some friends along the way. I'm kind of sad it's over now!
July 13, 2019
What a delightful story. Even for a 43 yr old I was engrossed and looked forward to each chapter and turn of events. I haven't read the first two (I won this) so think I might need to get the others. Lovely illustrations and very vividly written.
December 1, 2020
The conclusion to this exciting trilogy finds Stella at a boarding school, meeting new obstacles and villains, and making new friends. There is a very satisfying ending with a bit of a surprise with the aunts, who also attended this school.
May 25, 2025
The third (and last, I think) in a very charming old fashioned (in the best sense, but written fairly recently) set of mystery stories for children. You’ve got your plucky heroine, evil adults, scary monsters, a little magic, and the comforting feeling that all will be well in the end.
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