Double Act won the prestigious Smarties Medal and the Children’s Book Award as well as being highly commended for the Carnegie Medal.

Escaping from Tanglefield’s Travelling Circus with her dearest friend Diamond, Hetty is determined to find them positions as glamorous music hall artistes. She is nearly carried away by a gentleman but Sissy rescues her and Hetty helps sell flowers with her. I absouloutly love this series, I loved it the first time I ever read it (this was a re-read) and I managed to force a few friends to read it too. But the Cavalcade proves a dangerous place, and Hetty must fight to protect her darling Diamond, who longs for a normal childhood. Seeing as this is the last book in the series (for now, I really hope we get more) I thought I would review the series as a whole instead of just the individual book.Meanwhile, Hetty struggles to understand her feelings for Bertie – and for Jem, whom she has never forgotten. Decided to reread them during a reading slump, and the ending is so perfect - hetty's story being complete now makes everything happy. I don't quite know how to put it, but I've found her a most interesting specimen, perhaps even more so than in her own POV book. The book was average, it wasn't something that will stick with me - unlike the rest of this series which I adore and will stand my favourite series from as a child, which I did absolutely relish when reading them.

I also love the developing relationship between Bertie and Hetty, and the brilliant lack of 'instalove'. A while later, Martha was sent back to the Hospital, then Saul and after it was Gideon and Hetty's turn. Fired from the music hall, Hetty and Diamond join the actors troupe and start rehearsing for a new show, David Copperfield, with Hetty playing a young Davy.

A new actors troupe joins and they want Diamond to play Alice in their new show, but she doesn't do well and they have Hetty instead. I really enjoyed this book, I originally read Hetty Feather when it came out and I've read each sequel as it came out. Before wrapping this (entirely too lengthy) review, I need to spare a word or two for the littlest Little Star, sweet tiny Diamond who seems to steal every heart (of anyone with a heart, that is) wherever she goes. Hetty's memoirs are still going strong, and after her hard past, I believe she deserves her successful future - its only just begun. Hetty and Diamond go to visit Madame Adeline, but all of Mr Marvel's monkeys and Mr Marvel himself have died, leaving only Madame Adeline and the baby monkey, Mavis.

As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children's Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children's Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. Indeed, since the second he first graced the pages of this instalment, my thought process, whatever it was, was instantly replaced by an excited rattle of 'Bertie Bertie Bertie Bertie Bertie'.One thing I would change is how the fact that Jem's wedding is only about 5 pages long, I was really expecting it to be a key event in the story however, I also like that it wasn't more than 5 pages because it really showed Hetty growing up and becoming more independent without needing Jem.

At the age of 20 I'm still keeping up to date with the Hetty Feather series after falling in love with it aged 14, but although the story of this volume was interesting, especially in terms of Hetty's further development into adulthood, I found it unfulfilling in relation to the story of the whole series.It's obvious that he still has feelings for Hetty and did not want to get married, instead wanting to run away with Hetty, but Hetty forces him to get married which makes an unhappy story for Jem, which I find sad as I really saw them having a chance. Getting back to the story, it was really strong, the charcters were very intresting and once again it delt with some dark area's like that older guy Simon lurking around, teaching really a moral not to go near guys that creep you out! Overall it was very enjoyable and a pleasure to read, a good finishing point at this story but there is still a lot more Jacqueline could do and I hope she does! She’s a plucky heroine and this fifth book about her trials and triumphs will appeal to intermediate-age readers who enjoy an entertaining historical novel.