Olivia Twist

Great fun!

What can I say? This book is great. I think even if you???re completely unfamiliar with the story of Oliver Twist (book, movie, or musical) you can enjoy this story, although obviously it doesn???t hurt to have some background knowledge. The author does a great job giving enough personality that everyone feels like a distinct character even if they only speak for a few lines. Olivia???s internal struggles of trying to be a proper lady while helping out the orphans as well as sometimes being so panicked she can???t think straight felt believable. Maybe the solution to one of the problems at the end felt a bit too easy, but I think any other solution would???ve felt super cheesy. I guess I???d give this a 4.5 star rating, so rounded up - 5!
Just a note to potential readers, this book draws more from the musical Oliver! than from the book Oliver Twist, although it includes book character Monks. If you???re familiar with the musical, you can spot a few pieces of dialogue that appear to be referencing song lyrics, which I thought was cute.