Review: Third part in a great series.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2014
I have read both of the previous two books in this series-Diary of an Expectant Father and Diary of a Hapless Father. I thoroughly enjoyed these and this instalment was the best of the lot. For me, I feel Pete Sortwell is best at this genre. This is written in diary format which works really well and is short and to the point with no waffle. Perfect for a quick read between other heavy-going blockbusters. This is a fictional diary but feels so true, Pete probably has children? It certainly feels as if he has experienced much of this in the book as it's told so well. There's light humour in this book, a few chuckles, yet it doesn't feel forced as if he's trying too hard to be funny-it just naturally flows out of ordinary everyday experiences/ family issues. As well as the humour, there are also more serious issues and these are dealt with so well. All good 'real' stuff which makes you feel for the character. I love the book covers for this series of books, excellent, that all really adds to the package for me. This could be read alone but the three books work so well together, why not get them all? Although this is supposed to be fictional it is written so that it feels like someone's intimate diary. It's very engaging-I couldn't wait to pick it up to read just a bit more to see what happened next. I don't often give five stars to short books, simply because it's difficult to compare with the content of much longer books but this is one of the occasions when it is justified. Pete packs so much into so few words. I hope he continues this series of diaries, this works so well and I would love to read more.