Customer Reviews

The Diamond Girls

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4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

This another one of my favourites, and again explores many issues that go on in the outside world. i can refer to this story from my own experiences especially with little mary and the way her mum treats her. I don't think this book is suitable for under 12's because of most of it is grown up stuff with the girls constant fights, teenage pregancy, physical abuse. I am 19 and i love this book so much so i had 2 get it in the hardback edition!

well actually they're called the diamond girls because that's their name. they're not fabulously rich or famous or beautiful. they're a bit rough,but their hearts are in the right place -they're rough diamonds! there are four diamond girls.there's martine,jude, Rochelle and Dixie. four girls,four different fathers.but only mum lives at home with the girls.so that makes five diamond girls really.buts that the end of the diamond girl can run because mums having another baby and this times its a boy. mum knows because they have seen it in the stars. that why they have to move. they need more space now there's a little footballer on the way
I'm doing this for all of us. We need a bigger place, now you're all having a little brother.' Mum patted her stomach.
She said it as if we'd all begged for a brother. We'd all been appalled and embarrassed when she told us she was going to have another baby.

Can you imagine what it's like living in a house full of girls, even if they are Diamonds? Maybe you already know what it's like? With the Diamonds there's a great deal of squabbling, and tears and tantrums, and oodles of nail varnish and pink fluffy bits and pieces and bottle blonde hair. And there are boyfriends, of course. They cause a bit of a stir. It's all a bit much for Dixie, who's a dreamer. She hangs on to Bluebell. A budgie. Up her sleeve. Pretend.

It's a bit much for Mum as well, what with the baby, and the move, and all. What they really need is a nice steady bloke with a heart of gold who'll come and help them move their stuff to the new place and sort things out for them a bit:

It was a small skinny guy with a bad haircut and round glasses. They didn't sit comfortably so he had to wrinkle his nose and hitch them up every few seconds.

Poor Bruce. He doesn't know what's about to hit him! Read on. It's another lovely Jacqueline Wilson story, full of high drama and gentle moments, and the blinding truth. Highly recommended. I know you'll love it.

i really enjoyed reading this book by j.w. it kept me in suspence the whole time because it's so easy to understand.The way j.w writes her books is different to the way other authors write their books. Even though this book is fictional it is almost real! All j.w books relate to young and old! if you think your family has difficulties and you dont know how to cope i recomend you read this book and alot more of j.ws books. Her books may all be the same but their the same in different ways. There about diferent problems that teens like you and me face every single day.i give j.w 'The Dimond Girls' and all of j.ws books 10/10

I am a 12 year old girl, so this is what a tween view on the book may be. There are four sisters all with different dads. Along the way they all get various problems. This is where it becomes not a book for under 12's but for late tweens and teens. It involves teen pregnancy, regular fights, dating with boys way to old for you, child abuse (however towards the end a reason for this is revealed) and various injuries. The family are also in a difficult financial and housing crisis and have a new born in the house. Although this may make the book sound daunting, it is a brilliant read that I would recommend, and JW handles the issues with caution and care to create an action packed, yet life like story.

Sure, it's a great story- but doesn't it always bug you that Jacqueline seems fo recently have the same story in all her books- a little girl has no dad and so she must depend upon her mother- whom she always seems to love. The girl and her mum fall out but it's OK in the end.

As a (semi) adult reader of Jacqueline Wilson, I have developed and increasing amount of respect for her books and the way they deal with so many awkward gritty issues, like child abuse, divorce, child neglect, etc... And in this book, bad parenting - not by the fathers, but by the mothers. I was touched by this book, highlighting the strength of children in the face of some of the darkest adversity. And the kindness and warmth of strangers, in Bruce. Most of all, it was Mary's story that saddened me. The book doesn't deliver a wishy-washy feel good ending either. Teen pregnancy, delusional mothers, absent fathers ... this book has it all, and gives it to you how it is. And, in the end, family's unconditional.

My daughter is a massive fan if Jacquline Wilson, she has read this and re-read this book over and over again. The way Jacquline writes her books is very capitavting. My daughter has loved the adventures in thsi book.

Diamond girls was a lovely book I chose it because their are lots of girls in my family I recommend it to ages eleven and up

Brilliant book! My favourite, it keeps you on the edge all time, I have read it again and again so many times!
I recommend this book to anyone!!

I love this book because it is very interesting.once I started reading this book I could not put it down.

This book is one of my fave books!!!! Jacky sure is the best author ever!! I like it because there is lots of characters!!