Hi Juliet – Think I first read this on YWO – it’s been through a few changes since then. Titles too! (Am sunk in re-write hell myself – the words dog with a bone spring to mind...) The beginning is clearly very different. I really like these first two chapters - for me, the voice & the relat... view book

Am currently reading the whole thing. Worth every penny, people. Go buy it! view book

Hi Clair – This is a great read – lively & easy to read, bowling along & taking the reader with it. A fun and interesting concept too – reminds me of Allison Pearson’s ‘I Think I Love You’. I like that the amount the women won was huge, but not excessive – made the whole thing seem more real. You... view book

This is delightful. Is it really YA? I'd read on for sure. Have a feeling I had a look at MB1 at some stage in the past & enjoyed that a lot - but I'm enjoying this even more. Wonderful writing, voice & characters. Even without the period refs (always subtle; never intrusive) I would have been suck... view book

Gorgeous writing & after five chapters I'm hooked. Though it might not for everyone, the juxtaposition of two such different writing styles - the quasi-elegaic and the staccato - works for me. The only thing I'd say is that, for me at least, the long periods of dialogue might need a little breaking ... view book