Tink's Book Reviews

There Is No Dog by Meg Rosoff In the beginning there was Bob. And Bob created the heavens and the earth, and the beasts of the field, and the creatures of the sea, and twenty-five million other species, including lots and lots of gorgeous girls. And all of this in six days. Six Days! Congratulations, Bob. No wonder Earth is such a mess. Imagine that God is a typical teenage boy. He is lazy, careless, self-obsessed, sex-mad - and about to meet Lucy, the most beautiful girl on earth. Unfortunately, whenever Bob falls in love, disaster follows. Let us pray that Bob does not fall in love with Lucy. Bob is you're typical teenage boy, being lazy and constantly thinking of sex. But when his mother Mona wins a poker game, that soon makes her goddess on the world, she decided she didn't want it and passed the job down towards her son, Bob. At first Bob is thrilled, and begins to create all the wonders of the world. Such as the animals, humans, the land and seas. The bui...

Falling For You by Jill Mansell Summary: NHS specs, unfortunate hair and wonky teeth were the curse of Maddy Harvey's teenage years. Thankfully she's blossomed since then. But when she meets Kerr McKinnon one starry summer's night...well, that's when the problems really start. Because everyone in Ashcombe knows what happened eleven years ago and her mother, Marcella, would rather tear that family to pieces with her bare hands than see Maddy with a McKinnon. And, OK, maybe Marcella isn't the real mother, but Maddy owes her so much. How can she possibly go against Marcella's wishes? It's Romeo and Juliet all over again. Quick, hide those sharp knives and that bottle of poison... What would you do if you fell in love with someone, but you're mother despised them and the person you love is from the same family that caused you're little sisters death? Well, that's what it's like for Maddy Harvey. When Maddy goes to a party one night sh...