Title: Black Hearts in Battersea
Product review: Joan Aiken was one of my favorite writers as a child. As I was cleaning my bookshelves the other day, I noticed a copy of Blackhearts and immediately sat down to read it again. As a child I enjoyed Aiken's plot; the events that occur aren't plausible in a realistic fashion but they do fit in nicely with the context. As well, Aiken certainly takes her readers to another time and another world: one where there are strict dividing lines between good and evil. The characters in Blackhearts are wonderful from Simon to Dido to Sophie. And if the ending seems a bit too perfect, well, it certainly fits in with the incredulous problems the characters faced throughout. Aiken's children's books are completely delightful, with this one no exception.
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