Book review by Kaitlin

Awful Auntie by David Walliams

Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Auntie Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has a secret-and slightly spooky-weapon up her sleeve...

The opening of the story is very slow, but also very exciting. The plot of the story is interesting but also has a spooky vibe to it. The ending of the story is cool because it like takes you in to the future and then tells you about the past. The book covers over 80 years.

The main characters are Lady Stella Saxby, Auntie Alberta (and her owl Wanger), Soot, Gibbon and Detective Strauss. Lady Stella Saxby is a little girl (who has got no parents). Auntie Alberta is no ordinary Auntie she is the meanest, evilest Auntie in the whole entire world/galaxy. Wanger is Auntie Alberta’s owl, he is a Great Bavarian Mountain Owl. Soot is a little boy and he gets forced to be a chimney sweeper. Gibbon is the ancient butler of Saxby Hall. Detective Strauss is one of the local policemen. They were not described much in the book but there were loads of pictures of them in it.

My favourite part was when Stella captured Auntie Alberta and Wanger, because it was like Stella’s revenge to them. I would recommend this book to people who love reading and having adventures. I rate this book 5 STARS out of 5 STARS!