Adorable story. I purchased this for my library and recommend it to those looking for a bit of mystical mystery. Great middle grade read with a strong female character.

This was good. But I was expecting a full story, more pasion, more feeling. I can't feel all I wanted for this one, I supoused I had very high expectations and that was all.
The story just was flat for me, I really can't ended up.

Clara Voyant is a fun, light hearted middle grade brook which I really enjoyed. It had an interesting, tightly written plot and fun characters which all brought something to the story. 

Clara is new to her school, and as an aspiring journalist, she is keen to impress Wesley Ferris, the editor of the school newspaper. She joins the team, but is gutted to find that Wesley won't assign her to any investigative pieces, instead relegating her to the horoscopes section. Clara is gutted, not least because she doesn't believe in horoscopes. However, when Clara's horoscopes begin to come true, she wonders whether she was wrong to dismiss them. When a crime is committed at her school, Clara decides to use her newfound mystical powers to solve the mystery and prove herself as a brilliant journalist. 

The plot of this book keeps you interested from the beginning, with multiple storylines and mysteries unfolding at the same time. There is the mystery of the stolen school mascot, Clara's potential new powers, her best friend Maeve's audition for the school play, and many more smaller storylines unfolding in the background. It really was a perfect cosy crime novel. 

Despite the book having a wide range of characters, it never felt convoluted or busy. Each character stood out and played a role, however small, and added something to the book and plot. Clara is clever and ambitious, her best friend Maeve is bold and driven and the pair's friendship was very entertaining. I also enjoyed the adult characters in the book, such as Mrs Major, the school's custodian, and Clara's mother with all of her quirks. 

Overall, this book was a really enjoyable read that would be perfect for children and young teenagers. I think that this book is a standalone, but Clara definitely has the potential to lead her own series and I would happily read along.

This was another middle-grade miss. The writing was slightly better but I couldn’t care about the story. The main character is so judgmental. Yes, I know that I have said that I love unlikeable characters, but they have to be sympathetic. Being mean to the people who care and love you, laugh at their passions just because, it’s not something that I have a lot of patience for. I kept reading expecting Clara to apologize to her mother for how rude because she is just plain disrespectful to her mother, but she never did?? Also, I feel very uncomfortable about a group of white people practicing herbal medicine with a character that despises and mocks the idea of magic. I don’t think Rachelle understands the connotations of having a white girl calling smelly and dumb a practice done, historically, by people of color. Skip this one.

I was so glad to be given this ARC as an exchange for a review.

I was expecting a lot more from it, but what can I say. It was a story about friendships and learning something that you refused to learn and turning it to be something that you are good at."

The most interesting thing about this book is a funny and light story. I am no longer a teenager and hope that love will disappear for Clara. But this is a fresh story and an easy to understand storyline.
Horoscopes also become an acceptable aspect of the reader. That Clara's mother forced Clara to believe in a horoscope. And this story develops well without feeling overdone.
And of course with the shadow of the bulletin work in college, this story comes alive. The story of characters being chased deadlines, perfect news and this is really interesting for readers. Yes, indeed the end of the story is predictable, but it's still fine. I give praise to writers who raise the theme of youth journalism and this encourages all readers to work hard to develop their talents.

Clara has possibly the worst newspaper assignment she can imagine: the horoscopes?  She can't stand anything "woo" as her grandmother would call it.  But, what if she's actually kind of good at it? 

This cute little novel held my interest to the end, and I have to admit that I didn't figure out the mystery.  Everything else just felt kind of meh.  I wasn't very invested in Clara as a character and the writing didn't really stun me.  Three stars.

I finished this book last last month before the publishing date i forgot the month and also I forgot to give some reviews for this cute novel. Thanks for the eARC!

A middle grade novel that features horoscopes, mysteries, and a skeptical writer in the midst of it all. Despite the dreamy cover, this book was a funny and realistic fiction look at a middle school newspaper.

Clara is intensely judgmental of both her grandmother and her mother in a way that feels weird for her age and personality. Plus her mother almost seems as if her life just barely involves her kid. It all felt like the adults were written for the purpose of the story, so we'd sympathize with Clara more. I didn't like it very much, though it was cute.

This was a totally charming middle-grade read! Clara is an appealing character with a nice sarcastic/skeptical side. The plot moves briskly and confidently, and nothing feels extraneous. Every character has something to contribute. The novel also has a great sense of place, with the Kensington Market setting feeling very real.

Ha! Easy, quick summer or weekend read! Humorous story for 3, 4th grade up! Poor Clara, she wants to write serious news for her school newspaper, but finds herself assigned to write horoscopes- which, to her horror- come true! Very funny story kids will enjoy.

I loved this book! The full review will be posted soon at kaitgoodwin.com/books! Thank you very much for this wonderful opportunity to connect books to their readers!

What a fun story! Clara is a middle school girl whose life has just been turned upside down.
She used to live with her easy-going mother and more conventional and disciplined grandmother in a nice home. However, Grandmother decided to see her home and move to Florida. Clara and her mother had to find a new home and her mother new employment.

Her new life is hard to get used to and breaking into a new school is never easy. Clara longs for her old life. She works for her school newspaper, but can't seem to get a good assignment as a reporter. The editor gives her the assignment to write horoscopes for the paper. While her mother is very well versed in such things, Clara feels this is nonsense and just makes up things for each sign of the Zodiac. Her pen name becomes Clara Voyant when her predictions begin to come true. Clara has to learn to adjust to her new life, her new friends, her expectations, her dreams for the future, and learning just what her talents really are.

This is a great book, especially for the very trying middle school years, when youth have a hard time figuring out how to relate in a changing world.

Just like its cover, Clara Voyant is a fun and cute read. The story unfolds naturally and the characters are all well-developed; even the side characters are interesting. The author already wrote several MG books before, so I’m looking forward to check out more of her works!

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Clara is a very down-to-earth girl who dreams of having a column in the newspaper. Well, you know what they say, be careful what you wish for. The column she gets is the horoscope and her Bohemian mother is overjoyed. Read the book to see how Clara navigates middle school and comes to term with her new responsibilities.

I really liked this middle grade novel!

This story is set in Toronto, in Kensington Market. It’s a quirky area of the city, so it is perfect for Clara’s mystical mother.

I liked the twist on the story when Clara had to write horoscopes. She didn’t want to write them because she didn’t want to be like her mother, and then she was shocked when they started coming true! She was given the nickname Clara Voyant, but she suspected it was probably just a coincidence that her horoscopes came true.

One thing I would have liked to see more of was Clara’s grandmother. Clara used to live with her grandmother, but she recently moved to Florida. Her grandmother was so busy having fun at her new home that she didn’t even answer Clara’s phone calls! I found that strange, and I wish she would have communicated with Clara or visited her.

A simple but cute contemporary middle grade about coming to terms with change.

Clara and her mother used to live with her pragmatic, logical grandmother. However, when her grandmother retires to live in Florida, Clara and her mother move to a more alternative end of town where her mother is able to indulge her interest in “woo”, including painting all the walls in the house wacky colours and making friends with people who exorcise ghosts for a living and think home séances are fun. The only upside for Clara is becoming a Newsie on the school paper where she is able to start pursuing her interest in journalism and cold hard facts… only to be handed the astrology column.

The characters were great in this. Each fully realised right down to mannerisms and dialogue and Clara’s world feels full – you get to know her network, who’s important to her, and the community around her. Clara’s friendship with Maeve was particularly great.

This was a light, contemporary read and very fast to read – it just flowed really nicely and was quite moreish!

However, there wasn’t quite enough plot going on for my tastes. The story was character and theme driven, which was nice, but the mystery elements were a bit light on. Not all narratives have to be about mortal peril, but the book was more a slow, character-based arc about Clara coming to terms with her changed circumstances and making her peace with them. I think it would have been nice if that had been balanced with some sort of external narrative conflict to balance it out.

An advance copy of this book was kindly provided by Penguin Random House Canada, Puffin Canada and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you for giving me the opertunity to read and review this book prior to its publication date. Do events in my personal life, unfortunately I was not able to read this book prior to the Publication date. When I initially asked to read the book I found the premise to be interesting. I am looking forward to the release of other titles in your upcoming publican catalog. I would love to have the oppertunity again to read future publication titles. Thank you for your generosity and the time you spent reviewing my request to read this book. 

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This story was so fun and mystical!

Clara is a sixth grader who dreams of writing hard-hitting articles for her middle school newspaper, but she gets stuck writing the horoscopes. This is horrible for Clara since she hates all thing mystical and magical. But then her horoscopes start coming true and her classmates start relying on her clairvoyance to help guide their decisions - which also means she gets blamed if things go wrong! 

The cast of characters in this book were all so fun and entertaining and I loved seeing the relationships grow and change as the story develops. I also really enjoyed the way Clara dealt with her newfound “abilities” and how that played into her storyline later on. 

At the foundation, this story is about a girl finding herself and her voice when she’s put in new and uncomfortable situations. But this story also adds bit of wonder, mystery, friendship, and acceptance. All of this rolled together into Clara Voyant made for an entertaining and heartwarming reading experience. I have no doubt that there will be a lot of readers who absolutely love this story and characters!