Review: humorous read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
Review originally written for Prism Book Alliance by BeverleyI wanted a humorous read and that is what I got! As this is a short book I won’t go over the synopsis, which is in the blurb. This is a very English book, as was the last I reviewed, am I seeing a pattern? I loved that I recognised the locations in London, the correct tube lines to Harrow and Wembley and the shuffling out of a Saracens rugby match, where no one minds if two men hug.The humour around Jez’s deception, regarding his knowledge of the comic book world, is so funny as are his lessons with his hospitalised pal Tel. Even the shortening of their names was so like London, it made me smile. When I found out that Rhys’s sister was called ‘Angharad’ I nearly spat out my coffee (a common happenstance since I joined this blog site) though this joke would need some explaining to a lot of people. Don’t worry it is explained further on in the story. I loved Jez’s thoughts that he’s never quite sure if he’s kept in his head,Or, Mangoes, as we experts like to call ‘em. S***. Manga. Thank God I hadn’t said that out loud.Rhys is the cool dude.Even his boot were cool, all straps and studs. Figured. My scuffed-up trainers tried to shuffle off unnoticed to hide in a corner.This quote reveals the only serious point in this story, the terrible self image and self esteem problem that Jez carries. His best friend, the rascally, straight Tel, tries to tell Jez that his cheating boyfriend had given him a warped self image but it takes the lovable Rhys to start a real change. This is a short, sweet, humorous read.I would like to thank Riptide Publishing for the ARC of this title in exchange for my honest opinion.