[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraFeb 23, 20216 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Themau trist,anodd/upsetting, tough themes: \u25c9\u25c9\u25c9\u25c9\u25ce"}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "Oed diddordeb/interest age: 13+ [addas i oedolion ifanc/oedolion hefyd]"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Oed darllen/reading age: 13+ [suitable for teenagers, young adults and adult readers]"}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Cynnwys rhai themau y gall beri gofid i rai."}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Contains themes that some may find upsetting."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "I chi sy\u2019n gyfarwydd a\u0302 chyfresi fel The Bridge a The Killing, anghofiwch am Scandi noir achos mae Bethesda noir wedi cyrraedd a dw i isio mwy!"}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Dw i wastad wedi bod yn hoff o ddarllen ond mi oedd ffeindio llyfr oedd wir yn dal fy sylw ac yn tanio\u2019r diddordeb yna mewn darllen yn ystod fy nghyfnod yn yr ysgol uwchradd yn gallu bod reit anodd ar adegau. O na fyddai Llechi wedi bod o gwmpas bryd hynny!"}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Rydan ni gyd yn gwybod am ddawn ysgrifennu arbennig Manon Steffan Ros erbyn hyn, ac yn siw\u0302r o fod wedi darllen ambell gampwaith ganddi bellach, neu wedi clywed am rai o\u2019i llyfrau o leiaf. Dydi Llechi yn sicr ddim yn siomi, ac mae gallu Manon i\u2019n tynnu i mewn i fyd ac i fywydau\u2019r cymeriadau nes ein bod wedi ymgolli\u2019n llwyr yn parhau i fod mor gryf ag erioed yn y nofel hon."}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Shane ydi\u2019r adroddwr \u2013 hogyn ysgol 16 oed. Fo sy\u2019n ein tywys trwy\u2019r holl ddigwyddiadau yn dilyn llofruddiaeth Gwenno, ei gyd-ddisgybl - hogan brydferth, glyfar a chle\u0302n, merch y teulu sy\u2019n cyflogi ei fam fel glanhawraig, a\u2019i ffrind pennaf (er nad oes neb arall yn gwybod hynny)."}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Mae marwolaeth Gwenno yn dipyn o ddirgelwch. Pa reswm yn y byd fyddai gan unrhyw un i fod isio lladd Gwenno o bawb? Mae hi\u2019n gwneud yn dda yn yr ysgol, mae hi\u2019n boblogaidd ac yn perthyn i deulu bach perffaith. Trwy lygaid Shane a\u2019i ffrindiau, fesul dipyn cawn wybod mwy a mwy am y teulu Davies ac am y Gwenno go iawn \u2013 Gwenno sy\u2019n wahanol iawn i\u2019r un sy\u2019n cael ei phortreadu ar y newyddion. Daw sawl ffaith a digwyddiad annisgwyl i\u2019r amlwg yn ystod cyfnod ymchwiliad yr heddlu, nes bod mwy nag un person dan amheuaeth gynnon ni."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Fe wnes i fwynhau\u2019r twist ar ddiwedd y nofel, a\u2019r ffaith ein bod ninnau fel darllenwyr yn cael ein twyllo fel yr heddlu a phawb arall yn y pentref trwy ran helaeth o\u2019r nofel. Gawn ni wybod pwy lofruddiodd Gwenno? Fyddwch chi\u2019n gallu dyfalu? Mi fydd yn rhaid i chi gael gafael ar gopi er mwyn cael gwybod!"}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Er mai nofel drosedd ydi hon yn bennaf, gyda mymryn o ddirgelwch, caiff thema\u0302u eraill eu trafod gan yr awdur, fel cam-drin emosiynol, iselder, dial, cyfeillgarwch, teulu, a dosbarth cymdeithasol. Mae cymeriad snobyddlyd a dauwynebog Glain Davies, mam Gwenno, yn cael ei gyfleu i\u2019r dim trwy\u2019r linell hon lle mae hi\u2019n so\u0302n am fam Shane:"}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Fe gawn ni hefyd sylwebaeth graff gan yr awdur ar sut y caiff Bethesda (ac o bosib Cymru yn gyffredinol) ei bortreadu gan y cyfryngau a gan bobl o\u2019r tu allan i Gymru:"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "\u2018Doeddan nhw ddim yn gweld yr holl bethau hyfryd, cynnes, cyfeillgar am Fethesda. Doeddan nhw ddim eisiau gweld hynny. Roeddan nhw o\u2019r farn fod byw mewn lle oedd ddim yn llawn Range Rovers a BMWs yn rhoi rhyw fath o esboniad i\u2019r ffaith fod hogan un ar bymtheg oed wedi cael ei lladd.\u2019"}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Roedd yr awdur yn dda iawn am daflu goleuni ar y ffaith fod pethau'n gallu edrych mor 'berffaith' ar y tu allan, ond bod y realiti tu o\u0302l i ddrysau caeedig yn wahanol iawn, fel yn achos y teulu'r Davieses'. Da chi byth yn gwybod pa gyfrinachau sydd gan bobl!"}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "Y neges bwysicaf ar ddiwedd y nofel ydi pa mor bwysig ydi hi i ofyn am gymorth os ydach chi eich hun neu rywun rydach chi\u2019n eu hadnabod yn mynd trwy gyfnod o iselder neu mewn sefyllfa anodd yn emosiynol. Mae\u2019n bwysig bod yn ymwybodol o\u2019r arwyddion ac i edrych allan amdanyn nhw \u2013 tydyn nhw ddim bob amser yn amlwg."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Fe wnes i wirioneddol fwynhau darllen Llechi. Mae\u2019n rhaid i mi gyfaddef fy mod i\u2019n euog am fod a\u0302 rhagfarn yn erbyn nofelau i bobl ifanc, oherwydd fy anwybodaeth am y ddarpariaeth sydd ar gael erbyn hyn, mae\u2019n siw\u0302r o fod. Doeddwn i ddim yn meddwl y bysan nhw\u2019n apelio ata i fel rhywun sydd o leiaf ddegawd yn hy\u0302n na\u2019r grw\u0302p oedran targed, ond mae\u2019n rhaid i mi ddisgyn ar fy mai. Mae\u2019r nofel yma\u2019n sicr yn un y gellir ei mwynhau\u2019n fawr gan bobl ifanc, ond sy\u2019n rhoi\u2019r un mwynhad i gynulleidfa hy\u0302n hefyd yn fy marn i. Braf ydi gweld mwy a mwy o nofelau fel hyn yn ymddangos yn ddiweddar; nofelau sy\u2019n pontio\u2019r cyfnod hwnnw lle mae rhywun yn raddol dyfu o fod yn berson ifanc i fod yn oedolyn. Mae angen mwy o nofelau fel hyn i sicrhau bod pobl ifanc yn dal ati i ddarllen ac i fwynhau darllen."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Those of you who are familiar with The Bridge and The Killing, you can forget scandi-noir because Bethesda-noir is here to stay!"}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "I\u2019ve always enjoyed reading from a young age, but I remember finding good books that grabbed my attention was quite a challenge when I was in secondary school. If only Llechi had been around back then!"}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "Most of us are familiar with Manon Steffan Ros's writing abilities by now, and will probably have read at least one, if not several of her many excellent novels. Llechi certainly doesn\u2019t disappoint, and her ability to draw us into the lives of her characters until we are fully engrossed is as strong as ever in this novel."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "Our narrator is a 16-year-old boy called Shane, and the story is told entirely from his point of view. He takes us through the events following the murder of his classmate, Gwenno - a beautiful, clever, likeable girl who is the daughter of a well-off family who employs his mother as a cleaner. She\u2019s also his best friend (though nobody else knows that)."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "Gwenno's untimely death is something of a mystery. What reason would anyone have to kill Gwenno of all people? She was doing well at school, was popular with her peers and has the \u2018perfect\u2019 little family. Through Shane and his friends, bit by bit the story unravels about her family life and about the real Gwenno \u2013 a very different girl to the one portrayed on the news. During the police investigation, a few mysterious facts come to light, that place several characters under suspicion."}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "Will we ever get to know why Gwenno was killed and by whom? I\u2019m giving nothing away here!"}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "Although this is primarily a crime novel with some elements of murder mystery, other themes come up such as emotional abuse, depression, revenge, friendship, family, and social class. The snobby, two-faced nature of Glain Davies, Gwenno's mother, is very accurately portrayed when she is caught talking about Shane\u2019s mother in a patronizing manner."}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "There\u2019s also some great social commentary from the author on how Bethesda (and possibly Wales in general) is portrayed by the media and by people from outside Wales. She also makes reference to how well some \u2018perfect\u2019 families give the impression that all is well on the outside, but the reality behind closed doors is very different. You never can tell what dirty little secrets people are hiding!"}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "The most important message at the end of the novel is how important it is to ask for help if you yourself or someone you know is going through a tough patch or is struggling emotionally. It\u2019s important to be aware of the signs and to look out for them \u2013 they aren\u2019t always so obvious."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "I really enjoyed reading Llechi. I have to admit that I was guilty of being a bit sceptical about Young Adult fiction, probably because I hadn\u2019t really given it much thought and I didn\u2019t realize there were so many good titles out there. Initially, I just didn't think they\u2019d appeal to a reader who\u2019s a good decade older than the target age group, but now I realize I was wrong. This is definitely one that will appeal to teenage readers, but equally is a great book for adult readers and learners too."}, {"text_idx": "#000034", "text": "Here's another great review of this awesome book from Nation.Cymru:"}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "*dewis personol yw'r Top 5 - bydd angen i athrawon wneud yn siwr bod y llyfrau'n addas gyntaf."}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "llechiquarryslatechwarelmurderllofruddiaethcrimetroseddffuglen arddegauteenage fictionBethesdaMysteryDirgelManon Steffan RosthrillerOIYAOedolion Ifanc"}]