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|comment= Hi Hope, thanks for writing in. I don't review books with an eye to my personal preference; I review them with an eye to their 'slot' in a crowded market. Cathy's Key and Cathy's Book are both light books fairly short on literary merit and challenge and fairly long on product placement and brand awareness. As such, I - correctly, I hope - rank them some way below other books that are reviewed on the site. Two excellent mystery stories that might interest you are [[The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd]] and [[Bloodchild by Tim Bowler]], both of which have considerably more to offer than the Cathy series. I am sorry to say that I would object strenuously if this series was used as an educational resource at my children's school. Children in the UK finish primary school at age 11, and I certainly see nothing in these books objectionable for early years secondary children. The TV news is more explicit. We beg to differ, I'm afraid! But thanks for taking the time to share your opinion.
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