I really liked the style of writing in this book which is warm and funny. Although the story deals with the tricky subject of a boy and his mother who are taken into witness protection following a knife crime incident, the first-person narrator has a wry sense of humour which lightens what could ...
This was funny, fast, and immensely readable. The protagonist, Lia, wasn't what I would call likable, but I think that was part of the book's charm. Lia is rash, selfish, and at times, incredibly rude. Despite that, you rarely read about a main character that possesses quite so much attitude. ...
I have to take the contact lenses out and put on a black woolly hat, pulled down to cover up all of my hair – which looks pretty stupid and feels way too hot. She wants me to wear shades too, but I tell her she has to choose between them and the hat because otherwise I will look like a total frea...
‘Get back to bed, girl.’ Shanice wraps her arms around me. ‘It’s Ty . . . Nathan, let him go! Let him go!’ And she aims a kick in his direction. Shanice is only seven so she’s not a great fighter. But Nathan lets go of my arm. I lie still on the carpet, crunchy with glass from the busted telly. ‘...