I could not immerse myself in the events taking place, and I could not connect with 14 year old Alice. Alice is such a brilliant character by herself - why was it necessary to suddenly introduce a bloke in the last couple of pages? The only thing I don't like is the gratuitous romance at the end. I loved her frustration with the watchman who sits outside her house while she's quarantined - she calls him a "stupid creature" and is tempted to empty the chamber pot on his head. Of course, the plague forces Alice to grow up - she has to look after her Aunt Nell when she falls ill - but there's still a touch of humour to her entries. I might well have fallen on my head and split my skull. Next day: I have a large bruise on my thigh from my fall yesterday. If I never ride a horse again 'twill be too soon. Even Aunt Nell laughed which disappointed me greatly. To prove her wrong I rode the big bay but fell off on to some hay which made them all laugh. Here's a quote from near the beginning of the book:Īunt Mary teased me again about my distrust of horses. By far my favourite diarist in the My Story series! Although she writes like a 17th Century girl, she sounds just like a modern teenager. Re-read in February 2012: This is too cute! Not the plague stuff - that's all rather horrible, obviously - but Alice Paynton is hilarious and adorable.
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