The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. The sort of book that is easy to pick up and get lost in for an hour here and there or a book you can read straight through as it is only 350 pages long.

The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. Told from several perspectives and to flashbacks at the time of the crime and the subsequent court case. Each chapter was relatively short and sweet, the writing was easy to read with great cohesion and as I read it, I slowly got more on the edge. It’s been 19 years and Primrose, whose identity has now been Hazel since the scandal is at a hotel with her boyfriend to celebrate her birthday when coincidentally another toddler goes missing. Rosie now goes by the name Hazel, and whilst on a holiday in Devon with her boyfriend, another young girl goes missing at the hotel she is staying in.Each character was its own individual personality with vivid backstories and hooked you right in with how they all connected and surrounded the facts of the initial crime.

Clark-Platts created these characters expertly and really dove deep into this contemporary world where the Flower Girls have created such an impact in history as one of the most horrific crimes. This novel explored even more, including the reality of how a crime like this could have happened, how the media lies and changes people and the importance of not necessarily forgiveness but letting go. With warm art and sweet messages, The Most Special Flower Girl makes a beautiful gift for the little girl who made your wedding day extra dazzling. When she is put to the ultimate test, can Cherry find the courage to be herself, be a true friend and save losing everything she loves, forever?

This unreliability in these third-person narrators is even more interesting because you’re not actually sure whether they have any credibility, whether they are untrustworthy or not until the end either. The ending gives me chills everytime I think about it and is going to play on my mind for a very long time. Do we empathise with her plight of being the sister of the notorious Laurel Bowman, the child murderer? This joyous picture book about a Lebanese Muslim wedding is very much aimed at little girls, with delicate but vibrant and stylish illustrations, and plenty of pink and sparkle.

The danger of being exposed could also prove damaging to older sister Laurel’s upcoming case review before the parole board, and help re-ignite the campaign against her release.

I asked for a message to be included and was thrilled to see it was hand written and, for me, this attention to detail was the icing on the cake. Laurel is convicted and imprisoned, but Rosie is deemed too young to be held responsible, and given a new identity as Hazel. This is an exquisitely written, intense and disturbing story, and I raced through it in a single sitting; I was just too far in to put it down and it had activated my mind and created much food for thought. I bewildered many people because I couldn’t stop myself from yelling at this book while reading it, especially during those last 50 pages where the plot twists just kept coming. Having studied law at degree level the questions surrounding intent, age, brain capacity and responsibility of children for their actions were endlessly compelling to me.