The younger siblings, Jas and Twig, like their new Bosnian au pair, Zoran, but they find him an unacceptable replacement for the constant presence of their mom and dad. Flora, Blue's older sister, has developed a flair for the dramatic, complete with colorful hair dyes and a new boyfriend. Blue's parents pack their work schedules with lots of international travel so that they don't have to be home. Just send us an email and we'll put the best up on the site.Three years ago this December, Blue's twin sister, Iris, died in an accident, and nothing has been the same since. You can read more book reviews or buy The Diaries of Bluebell Gadsby: After Iris by Natasha Farrant at. You can read more book reviews or buy The Diaries of Bluebell Gadsby: After Iris by Natasha Farrant at .uk Amazon currently charges £2.99 for standard delivery for orders under £20, over which delivery is free. I think fans of this one will really like another book about a great family of siblings, the delightful Debutantes by Cora Harrison. I'll look forward to reading the next in the series! Despite this drawback, Farrant's easy to read writing style - including transcripts of videos Bluebell films, which really add to the story - a good plot, and some hilarious scenes mean that it's well worth checking out. As for Bosnian au pair Zoran, kind, caring and funny, he steals nearly every scene he's in! Her parents, on the other hand, and former friend Dodi, felt relatively weak. Bluebell herself is wonderful - trying her hardest to keep things going in a somewhat madcap family - and I found Flora, her older sister, and boy next door Joss to be realistic.

It didn't have as much of an impact on me as The Things We Did For Love did, but it's certainly a touching read.įarrant's characters are a little hit and miss here.

Once it gets closer to the end, it's definitely more likely to make you cry than laugh, though. Actually, though, much of it is a surprisingly light read, as Bluebell and her siblings try to cope with the new au pair and the absence of their parents, while Blue falls for the older boy next door. I was expecting this to be a massive tearjerker - partly due to the subject and partly because Natasha Farrant's The Things We Did for Love had me in floods of tears. Can she solve all her problems? And are the rest of her family coping with Iris being gone any better than she is? She's also having to cope with her parents' frequent absences, the new au pair, and the cute boy who's just moved in next door. Summary: Touching and well-written, this is a good start to the Bluebell Gadsby series, and I'm already looking forward to the next book.Ī few years after Iris's death, her twin sister Bluebell is still getting used to life without her.