Told in a different style this time, but I liked how the story was pieced together from the different points of view.
How I love these characters, and the books have such wonderfully sweet endings. I want to read them again and again. ( )

This book was really good! ( )

A Casson family story --cover. ( )

22 October 2013
I can't decide if these are more like drugs or potato chips to me. And this is the last one. We left the library and plunked ourselves down, side by side, Natasha and I, she reading Saffy's Angel while I started this one. Then, at bedtime, when I was going to read just a little bit, I stayed up to finish it.

No regrets. This one makes a great October read, with its scary stories related by Rose, and Indigo, and Saffy (there's also one about Caddy). maybe I just love reading about a mother who isn't remotely interested in cooking or planning weddings. Well, that's true, but it's not all. Because the descriptions of Rose's art fascinate me.

Library copy ( )

Fourth in the Casson family series about a rather bohemian family. In this one, each of the children relate their own stories - intertwining, but separate. Rose writes about Valentine's Day, Indigo about the school disco and his negotiations with the slightly strange Oscar, who is keen on Saffy. Sarah, Saffy's best friend, doesn't really want to go to the dance until she's invited and persuaded that she can indeed dance...

As for Caddy, despite the book having her name in the title, she doesn't appear until part way through when she falls in love - yet again - after Oscar's car breaks down, with Saffy and Rose inside it. Then she finds herself preparing for a wedding...

Mildly amusing in places, and I liked the way that the different styles of each of the children came through with their separate entries. But nowhere near as wonderful as the earlier books in the series.

Still, worth reading if you've read the earlier ones. ( )