Book Review: The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls
Media Type: Print Book
Title: The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls
Author: Claire Legrand
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: Hardcover; 343
Release Date: August 28, 2012
Source: Library
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Content Screening: Nothing of note
HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart
Recommended to: Young readers who love big adventures with a darker side to them.
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Victoria hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The only smudge on her pristine life is her best friend Lawrence. He is a disaster—lazy and dreamy, shirt always untucked, obsessed with his silly piano. Victoria often wonders why she ever bothered being his friend. (Lawrence does too.)
But then Lawrence goes missing. And he’s not the only one. Victoria soon discovers that The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls is not what it appears to be. Kids go in but come out…different. Or they don’t come out at all.
If anyone can sort this out, it’s Victoria—even if it means getting a little messy.
Are you ready for something different? Ready for something deliciously creepy? Brace yourself and open the pages of Claire Legrand’s The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls.
From the first page I was completely enamored with Miss Victoria Wright. Practically perfect in every way, Victoria is the epitome of order. A pristine room, impeccably clean clothing, and an eloquence far beyond her age. This is why it is so charming to see her paired with Lawrence. The exact opposite of her in every way, he brings out the best in her even when it seems that the two of them are incompatible.
Which is why it is so much fun to follow them on the eerie journey that they undertake. In the name of friendship, Victoria faces nightmarish rooms and horrific entities. Fiendish things go on behind the doors of the Cavendish home, and it is the slow buildup that sets the mood. Mrs. Cavendish is a baddie of the highest caliber. The kind that sneaks under your skin and brings on goosebumps while you read. Perfect, yet deadly. In fact, the perfect nemesis for our heroine Victoria!
I don’t generally like to compare books, but the highest compliment that I can give to Claire Legrand’s book is that it is on par with Coraline. A gorgeous mix of a coming-of-age story and a shiver inducing, fiendish plot. If you aren’t a fan of critters that scurry in the dark, beware the tiny illustrations that pepper this book! I honestly can’t gush enough about how bewitching this book really is. What I can say is that it deserves a place at the tip-top of your reading list!
