Hey Everyone! I am going to do my first review! I am doing the first 3 chapters of eight cousins. I was only going to do 2, but I decided that I would do 3 instead. :)Okay, so lets see...
Chapter 1-Two Girls
This Chapter Starts out telling about a 13 year old girl named Rose Campbell. Her mother had died when she was very little, and her father has just recently died. She was very sad over her fathers death, and didn't like to look on the bright side of things. Her great Aunts all live in one big house, and that's where Rose would be staying until her father's brother-Her Uncle Alec came to take her to live with him. Rose loved her Aunts, but they were always telling her what, or what not to do. And they had many rules for her to follow. And one of the other reasons she didn't like it there, was because there was no one her age. But then one day. She hears a sound that sounds like ten different birds calls that sounds like it's coming from downstairs. Rose, who is very interested, goes to figure out what it is. She thinks it's a mocking bird. But to her surprise, it was no bird at all. It was a girl! She was making the chirping sounds. Rose asked where she has learned to do that, and the girl answered "From the birds." Rose soon found out that the Girl's name was Phebe Moore, and that she was a worker of the head made, Dolly. Phebe didn't know if she was going to live at the house, but she had come to try the work for a week, and if she did a good job, she would stay there. Rose became very interested in Phebe's story, and watched as she cleaned so diligently. Rose was having such a good time with Phebe, that when Dolly came in the room, saying that her Aunt Myra wanted Rose, she didn't want to go. But she went, got cleaned up, and when to see her aunt. And what her aunt had for her surprised Rose very much.
I thought that this chapter was very well written. It was easy to see what was going on, and I enjoined it very much. :)
Chapter 2-The Clan
Rose saw standing in front of her Seven boys. From ages 16, down to 6. There names were Archie, Prince Charlie, Mac, Steve, Geordiem, Will, and Jamie. She was introduced to them as her cousins. Before she knew it, she was being shown there new dog-cart and Shetland ponies. And they even preformed a dance for her. Rose enjoined herself very much with the boys. Soon, it was time for them to all go home. Rose was disappointed that they had to go, but they preomised that they would be back soon. After they has left, Rose fell asleep on a sofa, and soon opened her eyes to see a brown bearded man that looked a lot like her father. Then the man said to her, "I am your Uncle Alec."
This chapter wasn't as good as the first one. It was very hard to remember all the boys, and who was who. And I wished that there would be at least one girl cousin. This was a rather disappointing chapter.
Chapter 3-Uncles
The next morning, Rose woke up early. She didn't know if she had really seen her Uncle, or if it was just a dream. She got dressed, and looked out her balcony window, and saw her Uncle walking in the yard. He saw her, and asked what she was doing up so early. She answered that she wanted to make sure that he was real. He laughed, and asked if she could come down to see him, but she wasn't aloud out of her room before breakfast. So he decided that he would come up and meet her. So, her uncle climbed up one of the pillars into her room. They talked for a while, and when Uncle Alec (Who is also a doctor) Saw the medicine that was on her dresser and realized that the medicine was not good for her. So, he dumped all her medicine down off the balcony. Phebe later came in with Rose's coffee, and when Uncle Alec saw that, he told her that she had to have milk, and not coffee, and he poured to coffee off the balcony too. That morning, the family went to church, and Rose's cousins were there, but they were behaving very badly. Drawing in the hymnals, climbing of the pews and talking really loud. Uncle Alec did not like that, and said that they would have to wait to see what gifts she had gotten them. They were not very happy about that.
This chapter was better than the second one, but still not as good as the first one. This one seamed very long. But I am looking forward to Chapter 4 to see what happens next.
Well, that's it for today. I will try to post tomorrow or the next day on the next two or three chapters. Anyway, I hope you liked it so far!! Thanks for reading!!! :)
~Sammy
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