Emerald Star is the third in the Hetty Feather trilogy - Hetty Feather, which is about Hetty's life in the foundling hospital, Sapphire Battersea, Hetty's discovery of her real mother, and finally Emerald Star.

I think it would be fairly easy to pick up with this book if you hadn't read the previous two, but you would be missing out!

It is time for Hetty to decide what to do. With her mother's death weighing heavy on her shoulders, she decides to search for her father.

When she finds him, she has mixed emotions. She loves him very much, but hates the place where he lives and feels out of place.

Hetty has to make a choice. Live with her father?

Return to London seeking work as a maid (although this would be difficult without a character reference - see Sapphire Battersea?)

Live with her foster brother Jem, who clearly adores her, but can't see that somebody else holds him dear?

Or, when a figure from Hetty's past appears, will she take that path?

I would love to give more detail here, and I know it is a very sketchy outline, but it is incredibly difficult to do so without giving anything away.

Oh, for goodness sake just read the book!!

My favourite part was when Hetty is trying to make her final choice. You could tell by the story that it was really hard for her, and it made my heart ache in sympathy.

My least favourite part is probably when Hetty "talks" to her mother in her heart, because I found it unrealistic. However I struggled to find a part that I disliked!

Emerald Star is an amazing book which I read pretty much in one sitting! It made me laugh, it made me think and sympathize with Hetty, and, quite a lot, it made me cry.

Being the third in the trilogy, you may think it was just a tying up of loose ends. It most certainly was not! One of the best books ever, with a detailed and exciting storyline. My praise could go on a lot longer!

Overall, I would rate this a 9 and 9/10 out of 10. (Or a nine and nine tenths out of ten, if that makes more sense) Because it is an amazing book which it is literally impossible to put down, at all. If anything, it should be longer!

Please please please, go out and pick this fantabulous book off the shelves. A fantastic end to the great trilogy.

A sad story with a very happy ending.

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