[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraJan 6, 20204 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "*Scroll down for English & comments*"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Lefel her/challenge level: \u2756 \u2756"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "\u2606 \u2606 Cymraeg gwreiddiol - Welsh original \u2606 \u2606"}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Heb os, y diweddar Gareth F. Williams yw fy hoff awdur Cymraeg hyd yma. Dwi\u2019n gweithio fy ffordd drwy ei lyfrau ac mae gen i dipyn o ffordd i fynd! Yn wreiddiol, cafodd Hwdi ei ryddhau yn 2013 ond dwi\u2019n falch o weld y cafodd y gyfres Mellt (nofelau cyffrous wedi eu hanelu at ddarllenwyr 11-14 oed) ei hail rhyddhau yn 2017."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Os nad yw\u2019r clawr wedi gwneud hi\u2019n hollol amlwg i chi \u2013 llyfr arswyd pur yw Hwdi a dim byd arall. Dwi o\u2019r farn fod cael eich dychryn yn beth da \u2013 hyd yn oed i blant \u2013 ac mae\u2019r llyfr yma\u2019n sicr yn gwneud hynny. Tydi\u2019r awdur ddim wedi dal dim yn o\u0302l. Ydych chi erioed wedi clywed am y ffilm The Grudge? Dwi\u2019n dweud dim mwy..."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Mae Lois Evans, sy\u2019n bymtheg oed, wedi symud i\u2019r pentref gyda\u2019i Mam, Buddug, ar o\u0302l i\u2019w rhieni wahanu. Mae Mam Lois wedi troi at y gwin ers iddi golli ei busnes, ei bywoliaeth, a\u2019i phriodas ar yr yn pryd. Mae yfed Buddug yn creu problem rhwng y Fam a\u2019r Ferch. Dwi\u2019n hoff o\u2019r ffordd mae\u2019r awdur yn plethu thema\u0302u cyfarwydd fel ysgaru a trio ffitio i mewn yn yr ysgol i mewn i nofel arswyd. Dwi\u2019n siw\u0302r fydd nifer o ddarllenwyr yn gallu uniaethu gyda Lois, sydd yng nghanol y ffraeo. Mae rhai o\u2019r cyfeiriadau poblogaidd yn y nofel yn dechrau dangos eu hoed (e.e. Twilight) ond nid yw hyn yn amharu ar y stori."}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Gan mai hi yw\u2019r \u201chogan newydd\u201d mae Lois yn ffeindio hi\u2019n anodd gwneud ffrindiau yn yr ysgol, ac mae Sia\u0302n, Ifan a Marc yn tueddu i feddwl ei bod hi chydig bach yn weird oherwydd ei hymddygiad od. Cafodd hi ei gweld yn cerdded yn frysiog gan edrych o\u2019i chwmpas fel petai rhywun \u2013 neu rhywbeth \u2013 yn ei dilyn."}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Er fod Lois yn ceisio dweud wrth ei hun fod popeth yn iawn, mae pobl eraill yn dechrau sylwi ar \u2018rhywun\u2019 mewn Hwdi yn loetran o gwmpas y stryd, a does neb all ddadlau fod yna rhyw deimlad annifyr yn nhy\u0302 Lois. Mae \u2018na bethau rhyfedd yn mynd ymlaen. Tydi pethau ddim cweit yn iawn..."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Mae\u2019r stori yn cyflwyno\u2019r cymeriadau ac mi ydan ni\u2019n cael \u2018chydig o gefndir ond tydi pethau ddim wirioneddol yn dechrau digwydd tan ganol y nofel. Mae\u2019r awdur yn creu nifer o gwestiynau ac rydym ar bigau\u2019r drain eisiau atebion iddynt."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Wrth i\u2019r nofel nesa\u0301u at y diwedd, mae\u2019r arswyd yn cynyddu. Dwi\u2019n gaddo y cewch chi deimlad anesmwyth iawn wrth ddarllen. Mae\u2019r stori yn hynod o creepy."}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Ceir diweddglo annisgwyl iawn, sy\u2019n dreisgar ac yn wirioneddol frawychus. Dwi\u2019n falch fod \u2018na lamp yn agos achos mi oedd gen i dipyn o ofn - fi, rhywun 28 oed, heb so\u0302n am blentyn! Weithiau, mae awduron hy\u0302n sy\u2019n trio ysgrifennu fel plant yn eu harddegau yn swnio\u2019n annaturiol ac yn ffals, ond dawn yr awdur yw ei fod yn dallt yn iawn sut mae pobl ifanc yn siarad ac yn meddwl, gan hyd yn oed gynnwys y rhegi!"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Mae\u2019r stori yma\u2019n cael 9 allan o 10 gen i ac maen ffefryn personol. Rhowch gynnig arni, os \u2018dach chi\u2019m yn ormod o fabi!"}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Undoubtedly, the late Gareth F. Williams is my favourite Welsh author so far. I am working my way through his books and I've got some way to go! Originally, Hwdi was released in 2013 but I am pleased to see that the Mellt series (exciting novels aimed at 11-14 year-old readers) was re-released in 2017."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "The cover may have had you thinking that this would be a book about gangs or teenagers going off the rails, but be under no illusions \u2013 Hwdi is pure horror and nothing else. I think being scared is a good thing \u2013 even for children \u2013 and this book certainly does that. The author has not held back. Have you ever heard of the film the Grudge? I\u2019ll say no more."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Fifteen-year-old Lois Evans has moved to the village with her mother, Buddug, after her parents divorced. Lois\u2019 mother has turned to the bottle since she lost her business, her livelihood, and her marriage. Buddug's drinking poses a problem between mother and daughter. I like the way the author interweaves familiar themes such as divorce and trying to fit in at school into a horror novel. I'm sure many readers will be able to identify with Lois, who is caught is in the middle of her two parents. Some of the popular references in the novel are now beginning to show their age (e.g. Twilight) but this does not impact on the story."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "As she is the \"new girl,\" Lois finds it difficult to make friends at school. Sia\u0302n, Ifan and Marc tend to think she is a little bit weird because of her strange behaviour. She was seen walking hastily and looking back as if someone \u2013 or something \u2013 was following her."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "Although Lois tries to convince herself that everything is fine, other people are beginning to notice ' somebody ' in a hoody hanging around the street, and no one can deny that there is an uneasy feeling in Lois\u2019s house. There are strange things going on and things are not OK...."}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "The story introduces us to several characters and we get some snippets of background information but things don't really start happening until the middle of the novel. The author poses a number of questions with the strange goings-on and we are left desperate for some answers."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "As the novel approaches the end, the horror increases. I can promise that you\u2019ll feel very uncomfortable whilst reading. I got the shivers. The story is remarkably creepy."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "There is a very unexpected ending; rather violent and truly scary. I'm glad there was a lamp close to hand because I was quite scared, and I\u2019m 28! Some older writers who try to write like teenagers sometimes sound artificial and false, but this author has always been skilled in this area. He knows how young people talk and think, and even includes some swearing!"}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "This story gets 9 out of 10 from me and I consider it personal favourite. Try it out, if you\u2019re not too much of a scaredy cat!"}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "Mwy o Helynt - Rebecca Roberts"}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "Nid ydym yn gyfrifol am gynnwys gwefannau allanol."}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "Menter gwirfoddol yw So\u0302n am Lyfra sy\u2019n darparu adolygiadau dwyieithog o lyfrau Cymraeg i blant a phobl ifanc. Bydd hefyd yn cynnig llwyfan i sgyrsiau a thrafodaethau am lyfrau. 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