Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine
When sixteen-year-old Lucas Swain makes a new friend, it’s quite an event. Lucas doesn’t make many friends. He prefers solitude and introspection.
A new friend for Lucas is even more of an event when that friend is, well, dead. Lucas comes across Violet Park (deceased) in a cab office while on his way home.
She resides in an urn on a dusty shelf in the controller’s office; a piece of lost property, left in a cab some five years and never claimed. Convinced that Violet is trying to communicate with him, Lucas and his grandmother hatch a plot to rescue her from the cab office. And then the coincidences begin…
There are 7 review(s) for Finding Violet Park
Review by MISHA N.O, Tuesday 12 February. Link
This was an absoloutely prodigious book…such an obscure yet primitive storyline. I have never read a book with such a passionate style. Every word holds great implication and is needed to clarify later issues. One main particular feature attracted me to read this book; the front cover. An Unforgettably fantastic book…
Review by Hattie , Thursday 17 January. Link
Finding Violet Park is a book about a teenage boy called Lucas who is (at the start of the book) still struggling to find himself and his place in the world.
The book is touching and it had a big impact on me for the next week.
Another thing that is great about the book is that As you slowly uncover things about Violet Park, you at the same time discover things about lucas and his family, and it turns out that Violet is not all who you expect her to be!!
Review by Katy, Wednesday 09 January. Link
I finshed this book in two days. As I enjoyed it so much. I found it really interesting beacause no other authers I know have written storties like this. A great read for all!!!
Review by Holly Moran, Saturday 08 December. Link
Finding Violet Park was really detailed. It was a good idea ans a bit similar to Jacqueine Wilsons book ‘Vicky Angel’. I liked the cover illustrattions. The book was a mixture of emotions, sad, happy, witty and lots more. I really enjoyed reading this book! 8/10!
Review by sumaiyah, Thursday 08 November. Link
finding violet park is an intresting and unique. This book is narrated. I loved the main character called lucas. he is great better than james bond. the part that was best was when the two mysteriesries were linked together at the end it made me guess when i was reading the book. it is so far the” best book “i have read i hope it wins!!.
Review by Rebecca, Saturday 03 November. Link
I love the unique, funny way in which this book is narrated. The main character is called Lucas and one thing I like about him is that, for a change, he is not a stereotypical teenage boy, but prefers mostly his own company, actually speaks, and is funny and clever. I also liked the way that although Lucas uncovers several mysteries, he does not go about it in a James Bond style approach- in fact, most of the mystery solving is done subconsiously. It was interesting that the two mysteries were linked at the end, and you could sort of guess what happens just before Lucas does. A really good book!
Review by sumaiyah, Tuesday 26 February. Link
This book is a page turner .I really liked it and how the writer made the book so interesting and fun to read. i hope this book wins and gets it reward for the effort that has been put into it.