A lot of mixed feeling by people about this book. I thought it was really good! I read a few reviews by people saying there is no way Paula could actually speak the way she does, given she is only 2. But my nephew is 2 as well, and sometimes he said things that you wouldn't expect from a 2 year old. I'm sure that some of what Paula says, she doesn't necessarily understand. Children often repeat what they have heard others say. This book did keep me interested from start to finish. I look forward to reading more of Cathy's books. I enjoy Cathy Glass books, but oh my days do I get annoyed by the woman! Its becoming a love/hate relationship! Beth's story is certainly interesting, my problems however are with the small things which repeatedly crop up throughout every Cathy Glass book. Such as the excessive detailing which is unnecessary, for example "I used acetate on cotton wool to remove her nail varnish." REALLY???!!! Why would anyone say this?!! Surely "I removed her nail polish too, or, I was glad to take off her make up and nail polish."I thought it was irresponsible to write about letting Adrian use matches to light the candles on his own birthday cake! The kid was supposedly 7 years old, even though she said he was supervised would you really let a child who was turning 7 that very day handle matches? And even if you would, would you publish the fact in a book when your career is meant to mean you are responsible for children and their well-being?! However the most irritating thing I found with this book is the fact that it starts with Paula aged 2, and a couple of months from her third birthday, which coincidentally is exactly the same age as my daughter is now, yet some of the things that Paula is supposed to say is so unrealistic it just makes me question 'Cathy's' credibility as an author in general.Paula is still having a mid morning nap (something my daughter has not done for about 9 months now) and is still so young that she has to go in the pushchair to school which is five minutes away, at the end of the book she says the table is "too big" without Beth, (which is exactly the kind of comment I would expect at her age) rather than saying it feels empty, yet she can assess a situation well enough to say "you look worried mummy." More astonishingly, she can have a conversation with her mum, then retain the information and recall it well enough to say to her dad on the phone "Hello daddy, mummy has found your ring, so you can still worship her with all your worldly goods."There are many many points throughout the book which are like this and maybe it's because of my daughters age that I can relate to it and it annoys me so much?Or maybe it's just Cathy? If a woman called my house late at night while I were in bed and asked for my husband I would not be forgetting it anytime soon!? Yet Cathy never even questions it?! No wonder he had an affair and left her, she is obviously a very nice person but she is clearly somewhat naive and often dim as she said in her own words. (can you be at the hospital for 10am to participate in Derek's therapy? "yes, will Derek be there?" I asked... "Yes, it is his therapy you are joining" "of course" I said, feeling a bit dim..... -might not be word perfect but that was the gist of a conversation in the book.)I do enjoy the stories and I admire her work as a foster carer but I do find her immensely frustrating! I will read future books of hers and any existing ones I might have missed, but I will never again buy a Cathy Glass book, just loaning them from the library.
What do You think about Daddy’s Little Princess (2014)?
It took me less then a day to finish however like her other books I could not put it down.
—Elena
wow anouther fab book by cathy glass.
—AcrophobicBird
