I found this book very interesting and it had a great storyline. One reason that I found the storyline great is that it was based on real events that happened in the authors life. This is a great book and you should read it!

This book showed many types of emotions that goes through all sorts of different peoples lives. This book isn't really my type as I prefer the adventure, action and mystery books I found the book a bit slow. However, I enjoyed the setting of the book and the overall ideas. The book was well written and easy to understand and if you are the type that enjoys the challenges of adolescence then this book is for you. overall a good book

THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING!!!

It was about a normal, everyday 13 year old girl. Well it was until her dad decided to sell their house and buy a boat. Then her father and his new girlfriend got married making her their step mother. After moving on to the boat, Lydia had to soon live with her new step siblings. Even though she hated everything about their new home and thought things couldn't get worse, it did she struggled with math. However

things weren't all bad as she met someone called Kay who became her best friend. If you enjoy books about boats or about the challenges of adolescence then this is the book for you.

Mud is an excellent book about how Lydia's life turns upside down in a matter of a few days! Lydia is a young girl who has quite a hard life. Her mother is dead, they have no money and they decide to move onto a boat. That's right! They buy a boat called The Lady Beatrice and Lydia and her siblings are mortified. How would people react at school if they knew they were to live on a boat?

I really liked this book as it was always taking sharp turns in the story which makes you want to read more. What I think would make it better is if the author would describe the contrast between their house to the crammed boat. Another thing that would make it better is some parts of the story were not as interesting as the rest which made it hard to pick up the book and want to read it. This is why I gave it a four out of five.

In summary, I think it is an amazing and funny story but could be made more interesting.

I enjoyed this book. Its about a girl who goes to live on a boat. I found the ending quite interesting. I also found the plot of the book interesting. Overall it was a good book.

I liked this book because it shows real life dilemmas and obstacles and I would definitely recommend it to people who like diary entry's for books.

It was interesting and funny but also sad at times. I really liked reading it because it was very well written and easy to read because it wasn’t very confusing. However it was never boring, I would recommend it to anyone looking for something to read.

Hello, I get why you could enjoy this book but it’s not really my type. For me it was a bit to slow and I enjoy adventure and mystery more. The ending just talked about mud which I didn’t understand and I didn’t like reading it. Overall not my type and wouldn’t really read again.

I liked the setting of the book and the building up of characters, but also how they changed developed as new characters were introduced. I also enjoyed the climaxes as they are unexpected and sudden.

It was a good book and it mirrored some of the harder problems of life whilst showing the reaction of people of various ages. It makes us feel fortunate for what we have and safe that people our age have the same fellings as us and that it is normal to feel these ways in these situations.

This book is a very tragic but heartwarming book. The book at the beginning starts right at the action of her dad telling her about...something you can find out. When they arrive, her school is full with snobby people. When she meets her friend Kay, they immediately hit off. But when she and her brother got together, I didn't really get why she was slight annoyed and angry by that. I didn't really enjoy the book because of its style and context, but the plot seemed interesting. ??ENJOY!!?

I really enjoyed the book and you definitely got me hooked to it, i thought it was very interesting as it shows things that happen to people in real life and if someone like that read the book they may have courage to help stop it.The onl6 thing I didn’t like was how it is supposedly a diary but is writte; like a story in present tense.

But it is a amazing book I think you have a very good chance at the awards.

I liked the story of it and it was quite original but there was no real plot to it except their dad was really struggling with grief and struggling to handle it resulting in becoming an alcoholic. He had never been good with money either. When he is left to deal with the money he ended up in significant money issues that he was struggling to keep under control. Then his kids are told that their lives are going to thrown completely upside down and they're going to live in an old, manky houseboat on the seashore. From then on there is no real plot to it, only hurdles along the way of them trying to get settled when they don't feel that ready. It doesn't have much of an ending to it either. I didn't find the book exciting or that interesting. The book isn't what I would pick out myself but I would recommend it for if you have lots of time because it's quite a slow pace book.

I liked this book quite a lot. It showed how easily people take the smallest of things like living in a decently sized house can be taken for granted. Lydia was a very smart girl and she handled everything to the best of her capability in my opinion. I love it!

I loved the book it was very sad when they were moving it was a very rushed ending and i would of liked to of read more but then as well it was a big book i liked bobs character and at one point i got confused i thought they were going to leave the cats.I would recommend this to my cousin because i think its for maybe just above 14 but That isa my opinion .

I found the book at the start not very understandable but then I began to like it I like how the cat is called Bob and his personality i would recommend this book to my older cousin because it has an older vibe I think the ending was a little rushed.

At the start I was not sure if I liked it but then it started getting interesting

I loved this book! It was a real joy to read. I loved how heartfelt story to read it was like I was there in the story with Lydia in the story and I could picture every detail in me head. I really really loved this story it was heart warming it brought me joy and happiness reading it!

I liked it, but the pacing was off. Some parts went by too quickly and some too slow. When Sam and Kay got together, I didn't understand why Lydia was upset

This is a story about Lydia who is 13. Her father gets married again and buys a boat called the Lady Beatrice and sails in the sea with his girlfriend, and her children and Lydia's brothers and sisters.

I don't like book because I don't think it's my sort of book. I think that the story was too long,it should be shorter.

I would rate mud 4 stars because I felt like I lived every moment within it! I fell in love with the book from the start and couldn’t put it down. The storyline was phenomenal and also very relatable for many people. It kept reminding me of many things I take for granted on a day to day basis. It was written perfectly and felt like the character’s age came across perfectly in the writing.

Mud was also very funny and definitely managed to feel sympathy and pleasure for the characters when good or bad things happened to them. I liked how the book skipped to a new year every so often reminding you of how long these problems lasted and how much damage can be done over time.

I also loved the pets in this book as they had their own qualities and felt more human than animal.

I didn’t enjoy this book, as I found it a bit too childish in the style of writing. This is probably due to personal preferences though.

This book was amazing, couldn't put it down . One of my favorites

It was AMAZING!

I really love this book. it really builds on the negatives in Lydia's life however among all the sadness there is a little ray of hope. it shows us that if god closes a door someway he opens a window. I do think that the author should really build on the fact that it is set in 1979-1981 as the story could still make sense in our day and age. but all in all i really like the book and I would definitely recommend it to others

I loved this book! I couldn't put it down. It was so exciting and thrilling to just read on and on. If I could I would read this book over and over again.

This book was very good and very original.

It explained how a girl felt with here family problems and it explained the problems and her feelings very well.

Good book, would read again.

Mud is about a girl called Lydia whose mother has recently passed and this book documents her feelings at the time and what is happening in her life. Her mother was in charge of the family’s spending but when she had gone and it was up to her dad the family’s money had finished so they had to go live on ‘Lady Beatrice’ with her father’s girlfriend who then turns into his wife and her kids. Lydia’s sister who she was the closest to is a very brainy girl and had gone to Cambridge University This book shows the struggles Lydia goes through moving to live on a boat from her trouble making friends and her trouble getting on with her new siblings

I really enjoyed this book because I really admire books in style of diaries I thought that this was also of the best books I have ever read I thought this brilliant gem of a book was perfectly suitable for the age category I was put it and couldn’t recommend it enough. However, I feel that If I saw this book on a shelf I wouldn’t necessarily pick it up because of the cover but I am really glad I was able to read this book. I would love to read books by this author again.

I really enjoyed this book and I’m sure other people can also relate to this story because it may be something that they have experienced.

It’s about a 13 year old girl named Lydia who’s father has recently re-married after his wife died 2 years ago. It is a book about romance and a girls life. It is written in first person which I like a lot and I also like how the author doesn’t make Lydia write her diary every day because most people don’t write in their diary every day.

Lydia’s father is very poor and can’t afford to pay much so he moves into a boat sort of house named ‘Lady Beatrice’ which isn’t the fanciest place to live in when you think about it.

Lydia’s new mother, Kate is nice but can’t deal with the pressure of her new husband as he is a bit woosy and doesn’t think of other people often.

This book is very good and I really enjoyed it, it was absolutely brilliant.

A 13 year old girl called Lydia is told she has to move out of her house to live on a boat with her father and his girlfriend and she does not want to leave her home

I don’t like this book because I find what she has to do is unfair.

Mud is about a young girl who has lost her mum due to a very bad illness. Her father wastes their money and he has to tell his family that they are going to live on a boat called the lady Beatrice. As the have to live on a boat she has to change schools and she meets a new friend called Kay and she and Kay have to stay together and keep themselves safe.

The book is written in the first person and this is good because it gives the personal feelings so we know how the character feels.

Personally I found the book boring and repetitive so the book wasn’t my type but the book is good and many people will enjoy but I found the book very boring.

My favourite character is Kay because of her bravery and strength and her ability to keep calm in certain situations.

This book is about a girl called Lydia and her family living on a boat. After Lydia’s mother passed away her father remarried a woman who already had 3 kids of her own. All they could afford was a boat called Lady Beatrice. During the story Kate and the father’s relationship is getting worse but on the other hand Lydia has friends and relationships.

I really enjoyed this story because it’s very interesting when someone’s relationship is getting bad but on the other side there’s romance in this story, and the story is set out like a diary which can show you when things happened and how long they had been through this situation. I completely like this book.

This book is about Lydia, her mum dies and her dad wants to go and live on a boat. I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would as it was not my type of book.

Believable, exciting, unpredictable, decent, educating.

Mud is a book that is set in the 1980s, written in a diary format. The person who supposedly wrote the diary was a girl called Lydia. Lydia didn’t write in the book every day, she missed out a couple of months here and there. She lived on a boat floating on an urban river. Lydia struggled to deal with her problematic home life. The quote on the front of the book said it was touching but I didn’t feel sad at any point. I enjoyed the book and the storyline made sense. There wasn’t a lot of actual action but when I read it, it still had that feeling as if it was an action book. It finished on an extremely good ending and the book felt complete.

oh. my. gosh.

This book was just everything that I've ever needed. Romance with a hint of action with a bit of adventure and then first person as well. Absolute perfection. The way it made the emotions sound so real and genuine. It actually felt like i was reading someone's life much rather than a book. The different struggles in life she goes through and all the different emotions that perhaps kids nowadays could relate to (maybe not so much the living on a boat part). The book had me in tears when there'd be a new twist in the book such as her and Jimmy dating after what seems like forever. Kate leaving and her feeling distraught. It genuinely made me feel so sympathetic for her.

Overall, i managed to read 403 pages of absolute perfection in the space of 3 days. i love this book like it's my child. I definitely recommend this book.

I enjoyed the book as it was about the experience of someone losing their mother and all the changes.

This is a good book. It is about a girl named Lydia who is 13.Her dad gets forced to cell the house and they have to move.It was so relatable and Elsa her sister was predicting everything.

It was an emotional roller coaster but it was really fun to read. I couldn't put it down even for 2 seconds. It took me 4 days to read but i was so excited everyday to read it and i wish it didn't end.I would definitively read this.

I have now finished Mud and I really loved the end. I was so into the last page turned it and found that was the end I was like "no that's the end".

It does take quite a long time for them to actually get onto the Lady Beatrice but things do happen so it doesn't get that boring.

the was very relatable.The story was a girl named Lydia who is 13 and her dad gets married to a woman named kate who has a lot of kids,they all lived together in ship

It’s actually amazing! I like how it’s relatable to a lot of people.

I haven't finished the book yet but so far I liked the start but when it gets to the middle it gets a bit personal this is more of a book for girls in some parts or maybe 13 plus.

Mud is a story about a girl named Lydia who is 13. Her dad gets married again to a lady who has lots of children and both families live together on a ship.

I did enjoy this book because I find it very interesting and it was set in the past were teenagers didn’t have social media.

This is a story about Lydia who is 13 and her father gets married again and buys a boat and sails in the sea with his girlfriend.

I don't like book because I don't think it's my type of book, I prefer action and adventure. I found the story hard to follow and would have preferred it to be shorter.

I have really enjoyed Mud so far and even though I am only part way through I really find myself feeling sorry for Lydia (the girl who writes the diary) and the storyline isn’t far fetched. My favourite character is Elsa because that is how I’d probably react if I was told that I was going to go and live on a boat.

I can’t describe this book in 3 words, or even 300!!!! It was so exciting and physically prevented me from doing my homework as I couldn’t put it down! I found it really interesting and relatable (even though I don’t live on a boat!) And I enjoyed how Lydia’s sister Elsa was right all along about what was to come, it was so funny!!!! I enjoyed reading about the character of Kay as she was enjoyably unpredictable. I would recommend this book to people aged 11+ because some of the themes are for older readers. It is about family life, emotions and it is also very funny! So stop whatever you are doing and read MUD right now!!! I promise you won’t regret it! ?

amazing - towards the end it got really exiting

Oh my goodness! What an emotional roller coaster!

You can't help but fall in love with Lydia, the main character of the book.

The story takes the reader through Lydia's journey of a new life living on a boat with her extended eccentric family. It covers everything from family and school problems to friendship and relationship issues.

This book will make you laugh, it will make you cry and it will make you appreciate all that you have.

A great read!

This book is more like a diary because it has dates at the top of the chapter saying January 14th etc. and it keeps going in order.

Lydia’s dad told the family that they are going to move and that he is going to get married again and that they are going to live on a boat.

I loved this book because it was in diary format and the best part was where he had lots of children and they didn’t all fit in the boat.

I loved this book as I just didn't know what would happen next and whether the situation would get better or worse.

It is about this young girl called Lidia and when her dad is forced to sell the house everything starts to go wrong. They move into an old run-down barge called 'Lady Beatrice' with her dad's girlfriend, Kate. Her mother passed away when she was only ten so she is left to deal with her own problems. Such as the fact that she has crazy feelings for her friends cousin, Jimmy but she doesn't know what they mean. Also her dad has been acting very strangely, could this effect her whole life?

I think that this book was amazing as it kept changing- one minute all would be fine and then the next a huge catastrophe would happen. Will Lidia's life ever be the same or will she live a life of dread. This book is for anyone who is looking for a short, quick read about an amazing adventure of emotions and quite literally an amazing journey.

I love this book and could not put it down . I thought that the way it was written was really good and enjoyed every page of it.

I felt the things the character felt. This book made me laugh and cry and was a really good example of family difficulties and this book could also help people going through the same thing.

I found I could rate this book to real day-to-day life. I felt all the emotions that the characters felt. This book gas definitely moved up into one of the top ten books that I have ever read, as it is so amazing. I could not put this book down and I was reading it well into the night as I could not tare myself away from it.

This book is more like a diary because it has dates at the top of the chapter saying January 14th etc. and it keeps going in order.

Lydia’s dad told the family that they are going to move and that he is going to get married again and that they are going to live on a boat.

I loved this book because it was in diary format and the best part was where he had lots of children and they didn’t all fit in the boat.

After the death of his wife Lydia’s father has let his parenting duties slide. The first Lydia knows of this is when he announces that the family are going to live on a boat with his new wife Kate and her three children. Lydia has to negotiate her way through this minefield of a life.

The novel addresses a lot of teenage worries in a sensitive yet amusing manner, Lydia has a real personality and the reader has great empathy for her plight.

I enjoyed this book enormously and would recommend it to all students. It is a bitter-sweet coming of age novel, written in a diary format and set in the late 1970’s, early 1980’s which should be quite a revelation to today’s teenager – no mobile phones and no social media, to me, it was another reason to just love it.

This book starts off with you meeting 'Lydia', the main character, whose mother has unfortunately passed away about two years ago. Lydia's dad has had to sell the house as he has had problems with money. Lydia leaves her old life behind as she goes onto live with her dad’s new girlfriend and they go to live on a boat. A rusty, old boat. Follow Lydia as she gets used to life without her older sister (Elsa) and life with a new mother and new house (well, if you can call it that) and we'll see how she gets on. She has too make new friend struggle with school work, and maybe just maybe get out of the stinking boat they call a house.

This book was good, just not my cup of tea it reminded me of real life, I don't necessarily like that in a book I like a book to help me get away from reality. If you do like books that are realistic and are something you can relate to than this book is definitely for you.