The Lights Under the Lake (Scarlet and Ivy, Book 4) Paperback – 31 Dec. 2018

When the summary of the book mentioned that it was like Harry Potter I was intrigued and bought the first few books.The plot seemed interesting and had lots of potential (I mean a creepy story about a missing twin- what could go wrong?) however the writing was simple and not one bit like Harry Potter which I found quite annoying!The series just went downfall from the first book and I soon found out that the writing was intended for younger readers which was quite irritating as I am 12 years old. The writing was not creepy at all and I am quite sad that I bought the first 4 books of the series- what a waste of money and time!I cannot force myself to read the rest of the series, it was terribly tedious just to plough through the 3rd and 4th book, therefore I will rate this book 2 stars as I feel guilty of just rating it 1. It is quite sad and infuriating to see many good reviews as I thoroughly expected this book to be a very good read. Despite the amazing 5 star reviews this book is not a page-turner and the main characters are shallow and not developed enough for my taste. Perhaps I am being too harsh after reading other detective/thriller books.I do not recommend this book for readers of Harry Potter and I do not think the book is a thriller. It is probably suited for younger readers who get scared easily. There is weak, bland detective air to this book. I am upset for buying this book :(

My 2 girls (10&8) absolutely adore this series. In her own words, my 8YO was particularly impressed that there was no "love stuff".The story is punchy, engaging, and pacy, with some lovely cliffhangers that means both my kids come hammering downstairs to update us and beg for the next book. For a bedtime read there hasn't been a series in our house this addictive for some time!

Great book,can't wait to read the next when it comes out!I reccomend it for anyone over the age of 9Great,tense,thrilling,wonderful,gripping book. Loved every second!(Scarlett and ivy go on a school trip,they think they have escaped the life at rookwood for a little-but have they?)

scalet and ivys school trip takes a reverting turn as another mystery begins to seep in the walls of shady pines hotel. There are strange things going on in the hotel such as things appearing from a sunken church and people's rooms being wrecked is Rose to blame?? Even scarlet ivy and Ariadne have teir doubts. this book makes you want to read to the end!!!!plsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsbyethisbook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!wirtten by Els aged 10writtn

WONDERFUL BOOK, CANT PUT IT DOWN

My 10 year old son is an avid reader who has read the whole of the Harry Potter series. I wanted to get him something different to see if he would enjoy that too and am pleased to say he did. In fact after getting the first one he asked me to get the others in the series. He did say they were good but definitely enjoyed the first one the best.

my granddaughter loved all four books for her birthday

I can not wait to read more books in this series.I have said before about how amazing books are and I want to say the same again. AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!!!!! So good

The book itself was very nice and the binding is beautiful. The content was enjoyable as was the rest of the series. My only down side to this was that they always use the same opinions on the first pages about previous readers.- Ania Richardson

OMG I love this book sooooooo much it was calming to read and I loved all the Mystery and Drama! I would recomend it to ... Everyone! Also good or fans who like 'The School For Good And Evil.' This is the best series eva!!!

It was so good I would recommend it to any one

My granddaughter and l are enjoying this series together so very much. It's a great insight into the past for us.