A thrilling read, with a powerful love story, set in a resonant fantasy world. Like the best fantasy books, it creates a new world which has parallels with our own. Addlington is a great storyteller and this ia a gripping and rewarding read. * The School Librarian *
An author who has made something of a speciality of weaving real historical threads into the imagined worlds of her futuristic novels. Classy...this is a complex novel which draws you into a world which feels both imaginatively strange and absorbingly familiar in these days of intense debate about 'God delusions'. I applaud it. * Books for Keeps *
There's a real sense of genuine female empowerment in this book. Interesting, exciting and moreish. * The BookBag *
PRAISE FOR THE DIARY OF PELLY D:
'a convincingly told and gripping story'
* TES *
... catches you by the throat and it doesn't let you go even when you have read the last paragraph. This is a brilliant example of storytelling at its most seductive ... a fastpaced, utterly absorbing novel that is hard to put down ... * Sunday Morning Post, John Millen *
L J Adlington's spare and concise voice brings Pelly D vividly to life ... will intrigue and grip from the first diary entry to the open-ended and chilling conclusion. * Pocklington Post *
Written in the breathless, racy style of a young teenager, Pelly's diaries just keep you reading ... It gives an old theme a fresh twist ... * York Evening Press *
... a clever, unusual story that readers looking for something different will find captivating. The book reveals its secrets slowly with maximum impact. * South China Morning Post *
Adlington has crafted an original and disturbing dystopian fantasy told in a smart and sympathetic teen voice. * Booklist *
This book is one thing: amazing. * Voya *
'In this powerful debut novel, Adlington deftly sketches in the background to Pelly D's increasingly totalitarian world, whilst allowing her sparky heroine centre stage.' * Books for Keeps September 05 *
A stunning novel: a gripping page-turner. * The Press *
Crammed with surprises... enjoyable and fast moving. * School Librarian *
A lively and compelling story that takes and interesting perspective to German WW2 history. * hackwriters *
There's a real sense of genuine female empowerment in this book. Interesting, exciting, and moreish. * Bookbag *
A willing exception for anything by LJ Adlington, an author who has made something of a speciality of weaving real historical threads into the imagined worlds of her futuristic novels. A complex novel which feels both imaginatively strange, and absorbingly familiar... I highly applaud it. * * * * * Books for Keeps *
Thrilling... with a powerful love story. Like the best fantasy books, it creates a new world which has parallels with our own. Adlington is a great storyteller and this is a gripping and rewarding read. * School Librarian *
