I knew I was going to love this when I read the descriptions of the main characters - Ruth with 'breath like buttered toast' and Tolly with his 'forehead corrugated with questions'. A moving and gripping tale of innocence lost, and something else - ultimately - gained. Wisdom? Self-knowledge? But... view book

I see the nitpickers on the site have had a field day going over the shaggy pelt of this one. Sorry, but I enjoyed it. Ok, so the basic grammar, sentence structure, and POV is all to hell, but that can all be improved/learned/worked on. I think it will appeal to its target audience anyway. But w... view book

This sooooo deserves to be in print. It's a juicy, eyewateringly funny feast of a novel, with one sole purpose - to be enjoyed! And I certainly did - right from the first word of the pitch (masterful!) to the last full point at the end of Chapter 3. Chapter 3?? Come on man, pull your socks up and ge... view book

Thoroughly enjoyable, and all too readable. I sat down to read maybe two or three chapters and ended up reading the lot! John is an engaging mc - one the reader can cheer on, at the same time as wanting to give him a good slap. The writing is sharply observational and very well edited. To me, it ... view book

Great fun! What an engaging mc Noughtaless is. Highly original, and deserving of a wider audience. Backed! (ps 'quietens' is indeed a word - but it does look a little odd to the modern eye - pun intended) view book