A lady of spirit
Shelley Adina
- Reading
- As a sixth series instalment, it may help to check whether your reader knows the earlier books; the extent of any recap here is unclear.
- Themes
- Family belonging: Lizzie travels to meet her maternal grandparents, while Maggie goes along as someone who is considered part of the family. Family membership and belonging are clearly relevant, but the outline does not show how the story evaluates them.
- Loyalty and courage: Maggie is described as plunging into danger for Lizzie’s sake and refusing to stand by while a cousin’s future is threatened. The outline foregrounds action on another person’s behalf, but does not establish the story’s wider view of risk or courage.
- Worth knowing
- The outline includes danger, an old nemesis preying on vulnerable people, and mystery around Maggie’s mother’s death. How these are depicted, and their intensity, remain unclear.