Horrible Histories: The Slimy Stuarts - Terry Deary

The Horrible Histories series was a slight obsession of mine when I was younger - I thought I'd read them all, but looking at the catalogue on here, I'm not sure anymore! I stopped reading them when I was about 14, however this was not before also devouring the Murderous Maths offshoots (which make maths a bit more bearable)! Why have I chosen to review this particular book? Well, quite simply, it was my favourite one. The illustrations through out are mesmerising, the language is sophisticated enough for a child to read without feeling patronised but silly enough for those of all ages to get involved in! The content of the books never goes too deeply into ...  Read the complete review

Horrible Histories is a collection of books written by the wonderful author known as Terry Deary. In this collection there are many books and one of these is the Slimy Stuarts. Cover: I know they say you should never judge a book by its cover, but lets face it, most of us do it! This cover is certainy very attractive. It has a main colour of a golden brown, and we can see three shadowed men. In the spotlight there is a petrified looking man kneeling down. It all looks very exciting! 'Plot': The book covers the time period owned by the Stuarts. It was not a topic I knew a lot about, so I was keen to read. By the end I found out plenty of ...  Read the complete review