Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death: 2

OK so I'm grown up, but I love Chris Riddell's books!! They are witty and full of nods to various genres, the stories are engaging, the art is always stunning, as is the overall look of the books. His books are my go to gifts for children (and some adults) for all sorts of occasions, and without fail they are always enchanted. The Goth Girl series is absolutely recommended, but try the Ottaline books too, equally great!

Everything about this book pleases me. It is beautifully made. The end papers are exquisite. The book within the book is charming. The hard back is beautifully chunky and small enough for children's hands to manage wonderfully. The content is also flawless. Carrying on from the first and excellent Goth Girl and The Ghost of a Mouse, this doesn't disappoint as a sequel. All the wonderful in jokes continue along with countless new ones. I love Marylebone the Bear and the Hairy Hikers. I love Sydney Whimsey, a fabulous amalgam of The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sydney Carton and Lord Peter Whimsey. I love the gentle ribbing of our obsession with the Bake Off and Celebrity Chefs, and the art world with J. M. W Turnip and horses called Tracey and Damien. I loved everything.

My daughter (12) loves Goth girl. We also have Ottaline which she loves. Great, funny story with extra images dotted around. My daughter found these the perfect step between picture story books and 'proper' reading books without any images. She still loves the stories now and after reading edgewood is working away through the twig et al. series's. She did find the furgus crane books not as interesting (being about a boy) and more of that type of stepping stone book. Goth girl is suitable for good readers from about 8 years onwards, still an nice sharing book for those not so confident readers.

Very good in terms of drawings and descriptive writting, the personalities out shone the book the most but the odd chapter would be a bit confusing.

My 9 year loved this book & we are now working our way down the rest of the series!

My daughter had read the first book and enjoyed it so much that she was keen to read any other books in this series by the author. This was not a very thick book and she was able to read it in a day. She was not disappointed and thorougly enjoyed it.

My 11 year old daughter loves this book. The book is beautifully illustrated and the cover and pages are a lovely smooth quality. The story, well my daughter has not put it down so it must be great.

Chris Riddell is amazing.This book alongside goth girl 1, is one of my favorite books ever. If you have a child fond of mysteries, I would totally recommend it so who cares about the cost of super posh pages and if you want too encourage your child too read GET IT NOW!!!

Very cleaver story with artistic illustrations, it was pleasure to read to my daughter.

Alles, was für das erste Goth Girl-Buch galt, gilt auch hier: Wortspiele, Anspielungen, skurrile Ideen ohne Ende und ein Englisch, das man immer wieder gern laut vorlesen möchte. Wieder gibt es ein kleines Buch als Extra, nur handelt es diesmal statt von einer Maus von einer Bärin. Der erste Goth Girl-Band kommt übrigens im Frühjahr auf Deutsch: Ada von Goth. Schön, das.

La cubierta está muy rayada, se había dibujado en la primera página con un rotulador grueso cubriendo el título y tenía pegatinas que eran muy difíciles de quitar. Sin embargo, las páginas del interior no estaban dañadas. Me gusta mucho que los libros se reutilicen, pero cuando la condición es tan mala, debería ser a un precio más bajo. La historia y el ilustrador son increíbles.

Chris is a great author and illustrator. After finishing the Ottoline series we started Goth Girl. My 7 yr daughter loves them.

Ava and the attic club are at it again, just in time for her birthday! Will anyone remember? Marylebone has an admirer, will she ever come out of Ava's wardrobe? Such a cute story! Drawings are great for the imagination!