Julia Golding is fast. It’s that, or she’s been hoarding manuscripts in her drawer for years, and they’re all coming out now. There have been so many of her books published in a short time, that the witch lost track months ago. I have no hope of reading them all. The latest for me is Ringmaster, and this is Alex Rider for girls. I think this is only right and proper, as the exciting life has been hogged by the boys for far too long.
Darcie is 14 and lives in Nairobi with her boring parents. Except they disappear, and then suddenly it turns out they’re really secret agents (as parents are) and now Darcie has to do their job to get them back. So, totally unrealistic, but who cares? I liked the Nairobi/Kenya setting, and reckoned I could understand the Swahili without the glossary provided.
The plot was perhaps just that little bit too obvious, with stereotypes everywhere. But still, an exciting read, and a step in the right direction for adventurous females. We will happily escape the evil baddies wearing nothing but designer ball gowns any day.
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Candy // June 9, 2008 at 20:09 |
i attended a talk by julia golding and she assured us that she doesn’t work very hard. blames costa coffee for her productivity
bookwitch // June 10, 2008 at 15:50 |
You mean Julia is really a Barbara Cartland in disguise? Kind of a new book every two weeks. Maybe I should go and sit in Costa’s. Or would it only work with coffee, and not tea, I wonder?
Darlingpaws // August 8, 2008 at 10:49 |
Does anyone know what happened to her official website?
JC // February 18, 2009 at 18:37 |
I just recently discovered Julia Golding through her series ‘Cat Royal’. Main character is a female, and a more wonderful heroine I have never met. I looked up Julia today and am stunned at how many books are out! Does this woman never sleep?? Cat Royal was started in 2006 and by now has 5 books, with the sixth coming out soon. Not to mention all the other books she has written. I would LOVE to know how she manages her time.