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Third must-have title in this gorgeous series from one of the UK's best-loved girls' authors, Cathy Cassidy. When Skye finds an old trunk, her life starts to change. Will she ever get out of her sister's shadow? And is there more to the trunk than it seems? She and Dad are moving to Somerset where a new mum and a bunch of brand-new sisters await. And on Cherry's first day there she meets Shay Fletcher - the kind of boy who should carry a government health warning. But Shay already has a girlfriend, Cherry's new stepsister, Honey. Cherry knows her friendship with Shay is dangerous - it could destroy everything. But that doesn't mean she's going to stay away from him... There's an added complication for Skye because she's a twin and people assume that they are the same. Even Summer fails to appreciate that Skye has her own preferences and expects that she will fit in with Summer's views. If Summer wants a birthday party then obviously Skye will want one too. Perhaps the most difficult point for Skye is that Summer dislikes her interest in the past and in consequence Skye can't tell her just how much she is being affected by the story of the girl who used to live in the house. Skye feels an isolation that will be understood by many girls of this age.
I’ve always loved Cathy and her books, ever since my best friend lent me Scarlett when I was nine. I don’t know how she does it but she always manages to create a realistic story, with a sense of magic included. All the teenage humours of romance, jealousy, friendship and sorrow rage freely in this brilliantly observed story of contemporary life.' - Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids.co.uk Marshmallow Skye starts off on Halloween, which was spooky. That was a nice change as Cathy hasn’t written a horror story before. Marshmallow Skye isn’t really a horror story anyway, but it’s still a lot different from her other books. It’s more of a mystery, I think. The next scrumptious story in Cathy Cassidy's Chocolate Box Girls series, following Cherry Crush and Marshmallow Skye. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson. Skye and Summer were identical twins. The first thing they did when they were born was hold hands (how cute?). They finished one another’s sentences, felt what the other felt. But recently, everything had changed. It had always been “we”; now there was “you” and “me”. It was so interesting seeing how the twin whole twin-thing works and how their relationship developed,
Another really good instalment in the series. Skye is trying to stay herself when everyone around her has decided to start ‘growing up’ by being into boys and such. But she has no interest in any of that and feels quite mature without it all. Skye also has a big interest in history and a certain mystery of the past that relates to their estate. I liked where that storyline went although it did get a bit cheesy at the very end of the book. Skye Tanberry was wonderful, rather mature and really sweet. I just instantly fell in love with her voice, her kindness, how devoted she was to her twin. She was addicted to history, something I loved – plus her fashion sense was awesome: history inspired! She was kind of a realist, but she was so supportive and caring. But poor Skye felt like she was living in Summer’s shadow, like she was second best and always would be. How wonderful she thought her twin was just ate away her confidence. She was sometimes jealous of Summer – I mean, she felt like the “shadow twin”, useless and dull compared to Summer. I felt so sorry for her. Because she wasn’t. She was wonderful. I loved Skye! I have no clue what it was, but I was addicted to Marshmallow Skye. I didn’t want to put it down. It was heart-warming, sad, hauntingly beautiful, perfect and super moreish. It didn’t have me on the edge of my seat; I wasn’t scared out of my mind. It was a sweet, 100% addictive story, with some pretty great psychological suspense woven in there, that had just left me wanting more Cathy, more Skye, Summer, Cherry… I can see why Cassidy is a “Queen of Teen”. The plot is suitable for tweens/teens growing up. I think this book is great if you're starting to feel a bit more grown up, around the age of 11/12/13. I love how there are problems in the story that I would have with my friends. Being a teenager, I think this book gives younger girls a little taste of what it's like coming into puberty, blah blah blah Life seems to be getting harder for Skye so will she stop thinking about Summer all the time and find her own chance to shine???
Cathy Cassidy was voted Queen of Teen in 2010 - beating Jacqueline Wilson and Louise Rennison to the throne.
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Marshmallow Skye was a beautiful, heart-warming, chocolate-filled story about finding yourself – with a scrummy side of an impossible romance, a tragic death, finding freedom – whether from a cage or your family – and a wonderful supernatural twist. And I was lift feeling all warm and squidgy inside – much like the namesake sweeties, marshmallows. I loved this book. I’m now desperate for Cherry Crush and Book Three. Whoever’s story it may be, I know – I know – it will be fantastic. (Fingers crossed for Honey, by-the-way.) Plus… Too Cute! Cathy's style of writing is brilliant. Similar to making her stories believable, Cathy's style of writing is amazing. I particularly like the way she describes every single detail, like the food spread out at the buffet, she carefully describes exactly what is there using all five senses. She creates a perfect image in my head, and I think that's why she is my favourite author. I can really connect with the book and her characters. I really enjoyed all the hidden mystery, secrets and history - this mixed in with an ordinary girl's life; falling in love, sibling rivalry etc, made the book a really good read. Also, I would call Cherry Crush a light read, but Marshmallow Skye was just amazing!