Snails

by Lauren James, Wren James

This is a short story about Matt and Kate during their time at University of Nottingham, written for the university's alumni magazine.

It takes place during the 2039 timeline, during the events of The Next Together. The author described the story as taking place "between Kate and Matt’s first meeting, and the point when everything goes to hell. So… Chapter 2? :’)"

Matt and Kate are outside collecting snails for a project, when they discover a crate of fireworks. Things go downhill from there...

Genres: Young Adult, Ebooks

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

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Wren James is the Carnegie-longlisted British author of many Young Adult novels as ‘Lauren James’, including Green Rising, The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker and The Loneliest Girl in the Universe. They are a RLF Royal Fellow at Aston University and the story consultant on Netflix’s Heartstopper (Seasons 2 and 3).

Wren is the founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League, editor of the anthology Future Hopes: Hopeful stories in a time of climate change, and a member of the Society of Authors’ Sustainability Committee. They work as a consultant on climate storytelling for museums, production companies, major brands and publishers, with a focus on optimism and hope. They run a Queer Writers group in Coventry.

Their books have sold over two hundred thousand copies worldwide in seven languages. The Quiet at the End of the World was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and STEAM Children’s Book Award.

Their other novels include The Next Together series, the dyslexia-friendly novella series The Watchmaker and the Duke and serialised online novel An Unauthorised Fan Treatise.

Wren’s writing has been described as ‘gripping romantic sci-fi’ by the Wall Street Journal and ‘a strange, witty, compulsively unpredictable read which blows most of its new YA-suspense brethren out of the water’ by Entertainment Weekly.

Wren was born in 1992, and has a Masters degree from the University of Nottingham, where they studied Chemistry and Physics. They have taught creative writing for Coventry University, WriteMentor, and Writing West Midlands. Their next release is Last Seen Online.



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Reviews

[Penny · Rating 1 out of 5]

Returning back to a favourite piece of work is like going back home for the authors, however this little story had nothing to offer to the readers. It was more of a short post-credit scene, where nothing really happened. It certainly didn't add anything to the original story.

[Michael Travis Travis Jasper · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book for its humor, and original spin on reincarnation. However, despite the fact that there are really only two substantial characters and some frugally used side characters, it was difficult for me to follow in places. One of my fave genres, and my comprehension is good, but there were some plot points I couldn’t follow and some mysteries were not solved to my satisfaction. I look forward to reading the sequel, hoping it will provide added clarity.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not going to add this to my read list for 2017 because it's so short, but it was SO CUTE. Those two are absolutely adorable, eeeeek! I can't get enough of Matthew and Katherine; they make me so happy! *HEART EYES EVERYWHERE*

[Sarah]

Read for free online here: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/connecton...

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This can be read for free here: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/connecton...

Short and simple but cute and funny. A great little addition to the series.

[Kirsty · Rating 3 out of 5]

enjoyed this

[Emie Lee · Rating 2 out of 5]

No, just no! I didn't know what to do with this

[Kizzy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Een grappig kort verhaaltje 😝