Joseph, having now finished reading the whole of the MS here, my initial comments are:- Up Side Good story, nice twists, and strong characters to a degree, though I felt the pace was a little bumpy in places (some fo the descriptive breakaways making the flow pause a little too much for my tas... view book

Not usually my genre, but the writing is good, informative, and also has the ability to involve the reader (rather than put the reader outside of the experience with too many explanations and asides. Read with pleasure, and backed accordingly. view book

One liners tossed off with gay abandon, and a really good line in the absurdist skool of scribbling. Thoroughly enjoyed this sadly incomplete work, and I suspect that one of the indie publishers out there would be more than happy to pick this up and work its tail feathers off (and let's face it, if... view book

Not really my genre, but when I started to read this I found this to be a very British thing (it's a style we love to write in - Richard Curtis/Alan Bennett/Nick Hornby) which is something that appeals to me. Not sure about the quality of the YA elements - but the writing style is strong and confid... view book

It's large, and certainly in need of review to catch the typos and liverals ('friend from the bust stop' and 'me to describe it [to] you' being two I can see as I type this - plus it seems Ch21 is also out at Ch30) However. The writing is strong, emotive and engrossing - and as I reader I was ke... view book