( Log Out / My favourite part in the story is when Old Sal tells Fliss she is the chosen one and that only she is the only one who could save Ellie-May and other people from whatever was in Room 13. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. Refugee friendship tale has strong tolerance, faith message. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2020. Mystery/romance with twists, making it more interesting. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This book was the most amazing thing in primary school, for 2 weeks i was excited to wake up and go to school for my english lesson. The setting was described in lots of detail and you could picture clearly what all the place the class went to looked like. I hadn't read this since I was about 12 and it obviously feels much shorter than way back then but I've enjoyed the trip down memory lane, remembering how scared this book made me, I probably would recommend it to readers over 10. If you grew up in a typical comprehensive during the 90’s & like a trip down memory lane you should read this too, a specific part about a stick of rock made me chuckle- there was always that one boy at your school! “One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. Teen Mr. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2019. Please try to improve your presentation. For the Edgar Wallace novel, see Room 13 (novel). To read is to voyage through time.”... To see what your friends thought of this book. All about Room 13 by Robert Swindells. Klasik bir İngiliz polisiyesi. Reviewed by Daniel Soule Hydra is available from Penguin here. Don't read this under the covers at midnight! Fliss is the mystery solver and she is the kind and caring one. Featuring Wallace's great detective, Mr J. G. Reede. The amount of time that passes in the story is a week. [In this book I'm right, John Gray is J. G. Reeder and the middle aged guy only works for him. Subscribe to posts. There is no room thirteen in the creepy Crow's Nest Hotel, where Fliss and her friends are staying on a school trip. Room 13 by Robert Swindells Book Review claireelouisee / October 4, 2016 While digging through some really old stuff from my childhood, I happened upon some of my school books from when I was 11. I’d recommend it to young readers of the 8-12 yr old margin but you know what even as an adult I quite enjoyed it. The story centres around a school residential trip to the English seaside town of Whitby. Lisa is the one who goes along with Fliss most of the time. A really great book with a resolution that I certainly didn't expect :! My most favourite part I was looking forward to!! There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Room 13 Press Reviews A splendid, spooky story with good characterisation, a believable setting, humour and the ability to make the unreal seem real. But at the end she is nice to Fliss. I’m glad to say that my handwriting has improved significantly, I’d like to think so has my writing style but I’ll leave that up to you! Or is there? I do remember actually enjoying the book quite a lot and it’s one that’s stuck in my memory even now. . Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Investigation, crooked men and a girl perhaps too naive, make the story quite amazing. Prime members enjoy fast & free shipping, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video and many more exclusive benefits. Now a full-time writer, he is the author of a number of bestselling titles for the Random House children's list. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Did you know that jail (or “gaol” as they spell it) was referred to as “boob” and that the guards were called “screws”? Robert E. “Bob” Swindells (born 20 March 1939) is an author of children’s and young adult literature. A gripping page-turner from a master of spooky suspense, award-winning Robert Swindells. The events that happened were unusual. There were parts of the book I had completely forgotten but still evoked memories of a very 90’s British childhood at school. i recommend every child to read it. There's a problem loading this menu at the moment. Subscribe to the LoveReading4Kids newsletter and get regular personalised book recommendations directly to your inbox. As far as I can tell every book after this the middle aged guy is J. G. Reeder and John Gray is never heard from again. I haven't read any of the other books, but from what I've read about them that is what happens. All rights reserved. I would recommend this to teenagers and adults who like a more gentle horror read. This book was one of the most scariest fantasies I have ever read but it was sooo good and dramatic. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Change ), View claire.louise33’s profile on Facebook, View @clairelouisee99’s profile on Twitter, View @clairelouisee99’s profile on Instagram, The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks Book Review, The Time Machine by H.G Wells Book Review. This was a great read eVen for an adult. I would recommend it for 9-14 year old readers who like to feel scared, or who like good to triumph over evil.