A Place Called Perfect: 1

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Soon Violet’s new schoolteacher, Mrs Moody, is singling her out for “acting up in class” and she is diagnosed with IDDCS (Irritable Dysfunctional Disobedient Child Syndrome) for which the remedy are daily yellow pills.

Read more of Tom’s review below, and get stuck into the mystery right away with an extract from the book. I only link to products and companies that I trust and/or use myself, and you can always trust my reviews to be my honest opinion.Yess, that is his name, Boy and she immediately befriends him and together they go on their journey to discover the secrets behind the magical town. BOOK OF THE MONTH - the much awaited latest installment in this popular diary-style series for ages 7+. Violet is one of those citizens and very soon Mrs Moody, the school teacher diagnoses Violet as having IDDCS (Irritable Dysfunctional Disobedient Child Syndrome) and Violet is placed on medication. When she wears these spectacles, Violet finds that she can see a boy that she couldn't see at all when wearing the other spectacles. But as Violet and Boy investigate just what is going on within the town of Perfect they meet William Archer, the ostracised brother of Edward and George who enlightens them about the horrifying ‘bended reality’ rose-tinted spectacles that distort the retina and ensure that the wearer’s reality is controlled by his brothers, only permitting them to experience certain things, and the Hollowing machine that destroys imaginations.

Her father, a renowned ophthalmologist had been offered an attractive new job in this strange little town and Violet can do nothing but agree to this sudden turn of events- who cares if she has to leave her friends and everything she holds dear in her old life? The writing keeps you interested and you just constantly want to know what will happen to our characters next. The world-building is done wonderfully and you'd no doubt feel a shiver running down your spine a good few times. With echoes of Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman's Coraline, the Wizard of Oz and the films of Tim Burton, this is a charming, whimsical tale sure to appeal to those who enjoy quirky, imaginative stories. After university, she travelled the world experiencing everything from climbing Mayan jungle ruins to meeting witch doctors in Thailand's misty mountains before embarking on her next adventure: having children.The two set off on an adventure to locate Violet’s dad and find out just what it was that Perfect was hiding. At one point, violet saves Boy’s life and we’re treated to Boy getting really pissed off that a girl (ugh! Alles ist sauber, die Menschen freundlich, alle tragen rosarote Brillen und sind begeisterte Teetrinker. Boy saves Violet’s life several times (sort of) but she never seems to bother she’s been saved by a Boy.