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Snowflake
Lori Belkin has been dumped. By her parents.They moved out while she was away on holiday, and now, at the tender age of twenty-five, she must stand on her own two feet.While she’s getting to grips with basic adulting, Lori magically brings to life the super-sexy man she created from celebrity photos as a teenager.Lori learns very quickly that having your ideal man is not as satisfying as it ought to be and that being an adult is far harder than it looks.
Follow Lori’s riotous ride, featuring prehistoric pets, delinquent donkeys and learning to become the person you want to be, not the person everyone else expects you to be.
Follow Lori’s riotous ride, featuring prehistoric pets, delinquent donkeys and learning to become the person you want to be, not the person everyone else expects you to be.
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First published April 27, 2018
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July 19, 2018
4 Special Snowflake Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟
This was me the entire book😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 warning do not drink anything while reading this book!!! You all know how much I love humor in my books and this book was packed full of some of the funniest things I have read all year! This was such a fun book filled with fabulous characters and sprinkled with magic!
Lori returns from Holiday to find her parents have moved and left no forwarding address! Now 25-year-old Lori armed with a degree and determination, needs to learn to live on her own and real quick.... Lori was so real and so relatable and I’m sure each and everyone of us can see a piece of ourselves in her... she also has a fabulous BFF Cookie The two of them together was simply hilarious... from drunk baking... to some pretty interesting Amazon packages... to these creatures like no other... seriously my abs hurt after this book I was laughing so hard! (Perhaps I need to work out more)
This book was an absolute delight... and Who knew a book titled Snowflake would be the perfect summer read? I really had no idea what to expect, but I am so glad I took the chance on this wonderful book! A book all about discovering who you really want to be when you grow up...
Absolutely recommend when you are in the mood for a book that will make you smile and believe in magic✨✨✨
*** many thanks to the author for my copy of this book ***
This was me the entire book😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 warning do not drink anything while reading this book!!! You all know how much I love humor in my books and this book was packed full of some of the funniest things I have read all year! This was such a fun book filled with fabulous characters and sprinkled with magic!
Lori returns from Holiday to find her parents have moved and left no forwarding address! Now 25-year-old Lori armed with a degree and determination, needs to learn to live on her own and real quick.... Lori was so real and so relatable and I’m sure each and everyone of us can see a piece of ourselves in her... she also has a fabulous BFF Cookie The two of them together was simply hilarious... from drunk baking... to some pretty interesting Amazon packages... to these creatures like no other... seriously my abs hurt after this book I was laughing so hard! (Perhaps I need to work out more)
This book was an absolute delight... and Who knew a book titled Snowflake would be the perfect summer read? I really had no idea what to expect, but I am so glad I took the chance on this wonderful book! A book all about discovering who you really want to be when you grow up...
Absolutely recommend when you are in the mood for a book that will make you smile and believe in magic✨✨✨
*** many thanks to the author for my copy of this book ***
July 13, 2018
5☆ A Hilarious Witty Rom Com
How would you react if you just got home to find a letter addressed to you from your parents to say they have moved away leaving you to fend for yourself?
Well that's what happened to Lori!
Her parents had moved all her stuff to her brothers flat for a few days till she finds her own place. They Got her a job interview & disconnected their mobiles leaving no forwarding address.
Wow! What a predicament!
At 25years old and no way of contacting her family she has no option but to stand on her own two feet!
From the minute Lori got to her brothers Flat she had me in fits of laughter.
Her best friend Cookie arrives, they nearly burn the flat down making bread. Meet a naked intruder, Call the Police, Get an Amazon delivery box full of condoms that the police discover.
Oh wow the mayhem just kept on coming my jaw ached from giggling.
I Loved Lori and Cookie, they are two care free wild young women trying to find their way in the world. Both a bad influence on one and other, but so much fun together. Was brilliant just discovering all their antics.
Definitely going to be characters readers will relate too.
I absolutely loved Heide and Ian's witty humour. The writing was absorbing and very entertaining. I found the time just whizzed by so quickly it made for a compulsive read.
It was Fantastically plotted and perfectly paced.
A warm, feel-good read with plenty of laugh out loud moments.
The characters are very quirky and witty.
The romance simply fizzed along perfectly.
One of the funniest books I've read this year.
I can't recommend this book enough!
Perfect for lifting your spirits and escaping.
Thank you to Trapeze Books and The Book Club for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
My Review is also on my Blog Website:-
https://dashfan81.blogspot.com/2018/0...
How would you react if you just got home to find a letter addressed to you from your parents to say they have moved away leaving you to fend for yourself?
Well that's what happened to Lori!
Her parents had moved all her stuff to her brothers flat for a few days till she finds her own place. They Got her a job interview & disconnected their mobiles leaving no forwarding address.
Wow! What a predicament!
At 25years old and no way of contacting her family she has no option but to stand on her own two feet!
From the minute Lori got to her brothers Flat she had me in fits of laughter.
Her best friend Cookie arrives, they nearly burn the flat down making bread. Meet a naked intruder, Call the Police, Get an Amazon delivery box full of condoms that the police discover.
Oh wow the mayhem just kept on coming my jaw ached from giggling.
I Loved Lori and Cookie, they are two care free wild young women trying to find their way in the world. Both a bad influence on one and other, but so much fun together. Was brilliant just discovering all their antics.
Definitely going to be characters readers will relate too.
I absolutely loved Heide and Ian's witty humour. The writing was absorbing and very entertaining. I found the time just whizzed by so quickly it made for a compulsive read.
It was Fantastically plotted and perfectly paced.
A warm, feel-good read with plenty of laugh out loud moments.
The characters are very quirky and witty.
The romance simply fizzed along perfectly.
One of the funniest books I've read this year.
I can't recommend this book enough!
Perfect for lifting your spirits and escaping.
Thank you to Trapeze Books and The Book Club for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
My Review is also on my Blog Website:-
https://dashfan81.blogspot.com/2018/0...
July 25, 2018
This book really is a laugh out loud comedy read and I should have known better than to listen to it in public. I cringed, tittered and cried with laughing and as far as ever watching Star Wars goes Darth Vader won’t ever ‘measure up’ like he did before!
Lori is a brilliant character for all the wrong reasons because she, at 25, has not a clue how to do a darn thing. Mum and dad were like the bank of England for her for loans, the cleaners, cooks and general look after all her needs so she had never thought of leaving. Well they hadn’t gently coaxed her out of the nest to stand on her own two feet, the nest had been well and truly taken away when she returned from holiday, skint and in need of home comforts.
What takes place is a very real coming of age story as Lori faces life’s challenges just to survive each day but with hilarious and disastrous results. Now as I said I listen to books but this one made me talk back. OMG Lori really hasn’t any common sense to the point of me giving out advise that didn’t make any difference, a bit like her mum and dad really.
Then add a magic pendant, a pencil and a very impulsive quick fix Lori and it all becomes a cross between Home Alone and Jumanji, it is pure belly laughs. This is my best comedy read of the year. A brilliant duo of authors that write seamlessly together with what I am sure must be a Vulcan mind meld from Star Trek, to create a story line that any parent with grown up children living at home can easily relate to.
If you want a real pick me up read it is just perfect because you won’t be able not to laugh. The thing is I keep remembering bits of the story and still randomly seem to laugh for no apparent reason. My 28-year-old son, that still lives at home, thinks I have lost the plot! Little does he know! Absolutely loved this!
Lori is a brilliant character for all the wrong reasons because she, at 25, has not a clue how to do a darn thing. Mum and dad were like the bank of England for her for loans, the cleaners, cooks and general look after all her needs so she had never thought of leaving. Well they hadn’t gently coaxed her out of the nest to stand on her own two feet, the nest had been well and truly taken away when she returned from holiday, skint and in need of home comforts.
What takes place is a very real coming of age story as Lori faces life’s challenges just to survive each day but with hilarious and disastrous results. Now as I said I listen to books but this one made me talk back. OMG Lori really hasn’t any common sense to the point of me giving out advise that didn’t make any difference, a bit like her mum and dad really.
Then add a magic pendant, a pencil and a very impulsive quick fix Lori and it all becomes a cross between Home Alone and Jumanji, it is pure belly laughs. This is my best comedy read of the year. A brilliant duo of authors that write seamlessly together with what I am sure must be a Vulcan mind meld from Star Trek, to create a story line that any parent with grown up children living at home can easily relate to.
If you want a real pick me up read it is just perfect because you won’t be able not to laugh. The thing is I keep remembering bits of the story and still randomly seem to laugh for no apparent reason. My 28-year-old son, that still lives at home, thinks I have lost the plot! Little does he know! Absolutely loved this!
July 17, 2018
Lori Belkin is a 25 year old Snowflake – you know the type; a little bit flakey, a wee needy and a hella dependant on her parents. She’s never really had a job and spends her time drawing cartoons for her blog. Upon her return from a holiday in Crete (paid for using a business loan) she discovers her parents have sold the family home without leaving a forwarding address! This manoeuvre is supposed to give Lori a wake up call but it takes a lot more than being abondoned to get through to this Snowflake. Not only does she have to find a job to prove she is capable and worldly wise she has to contend with being in possession of a magical necklace that can bring inanimate objects to life. Such objects include her imagined teen crush (sausage obsessed Ashbert), some trilobites (super cute) and miniature versions of world leaders (super insane).
Hilarity ensues as is the norm with Heide and Iain’s books and I sniggered the whole way through. I loved Lori, she actually gave me a glimpse of what my teenage daughter may become so I’ll keep this book for future reference! Lori’s best friend Cookie also adds some giggles into the mix. Part hippy and part lunatic, she is the perfect chaotic companion.
Snowflake is a book about embracing who you are and not conforming to the norm, isn’t every snowflake unique after all? So go ahead, be yourself and follow your dreams, you never know what might happen!
Hilarity ensues as is the norm with Heide and Iain’s books and I sniggered the whole way through. I loved Lori, she actually gave me a glimpse of what my teenage daughter may become so I’ll keep this book for future reference! Lori’s best friend Cookie also adds some giggles into the mix. Part hippy and part lunatic, she is the perfect chaotic companion.
Snowflake is a book about embracing who you are and not conforming to the norm, isn’t every snowflake unique after all? So go ahead, be yourself and follow your dreams, you never know what might happen!
July 10, 2018
I love when a book can take you by surprise and lead you on a journey....this said journey had me guffawing loudly and a lot! Probably with a couple of snorts too!
Lori has come home from a “research” trip to Crete. Excited to be home to see her parents and get back to blogging, drawing and normality. What happens when she gets back to her home is completely the opposite. Her parents sold their house and moved all her stuff into her brothers flat and got her a job interview at the local university as a cleaner. I must say, I get the reasons her parents went, but to just abandon their daughter like that was a bit harsh, to say the least!
The escapades that ensue are so fricking hilarious, a naked man jumping through the window, the OCD of the Head of the flat association, her driving instructor, being drunk making bread, 3,000 condoms, and a donkey are just some of, rather a small amount, the funniest things that happen in this book. One thing I will add is...Ashbert! Ashbert is every girl's dream... I will not tell you how Ashbert comes into the story, but it is hilarious!
It took me two sittings to read this book, I didn’t want to leave Lori, literally everything she did ends in a disaster, bless her she did try! But everything got worse. She was naive and completely a deer in headlights but she was so endearing and I would love to be her friend because you know it would never be a dull moment with her!!
This book really did make me laugh! I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked this up but from the moment I met Lori, it was never dull. I want to sit and talk about this book all day and it would never get boring. There is so much entertainment in the pages, whilst Lori discovers how to do adulting and live the path she is meant to, although she doesn’t know what that path is just yet and no amount of Mcfly will help her! The authors have done such a fantastic job in keeping the humour going throughout the book, keeping you entertained and caring about Lori.
If you are looking for a book to make you giggle, cheer you up and teach you a couple of things then this is definitely the book for you! If you don’t, well you need to read it for Ashbert at least...it’s all written in the stars my little snowflake
Lori has come home from a “research” trip to Crete. Excited to be home to see her parents and get back to blogging, drawing and normality. What happens when she gets back to her home is completely the opposite. Her parents sold their house and moved all her stuff into her brothers flat and got her a job interview at the local university as a cleaner. I must say, I get the reasons her parents went, but to just abandon their daughter like that was a bit harsh, to say the least!
The escapades that ensue are so fricking hilarious, a naked man jumping through the window, the OCD of the Head of the flat association, her driving instructor, being drunk making bread, 3,000 condoms, and a donkey are just some of, rather a small amount, the funniest things that happen in this book. One thing I will add is...Ashbert! Ashbert is every girl's dream... I will not tell you how Ashbert comes into the story, but it is hilarious!
It took me two sittings to read this book, I didn’t want to leave Lori, literally everything she did ends in a disaster, bless her she did try! But everything got worse. She was naive and completely a deer in headlights but she was so endearing and I would love to be her friend because you know it would never be a dull moment with her!!
This book really did make me laugh! I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked this up but from the moment I met Lori, it was never dull. I want to sit and talk about this book all day and it would never get boring. There is so much entertainment in the pages, whilst Lori discovers how to do adulting and live the path she is meant to, although she doesn’t know what that path is just yet and no amount of Mcfly will help her! The authors have done such a fantastic job in keeping the humour going throughout the book, keeping you entertained and caring about Lori.
If you are looking for a book to make you giggle, cheer you up and teach you a couple of things then this is definitely the book for you! If you don’t, well you need to read it for Ashbert at least...it’s all written in the stars my little snowflake
November 21, 2018
This is just the sort of delightful insanity I love to read.
Lori returns from a holiday in Crete to find that her parents have moved and left no forwarding address. Lori is a 25 yo university educated woman who has been living her eternal childhood. She is also now the owner of a magic necklace. This necklace can bring things to life.
She is staying at her over achieving older brothers apartment where she unintentionally conjures up a boyfriend who is made of of the best facial features of the celebrities she crushed upon when she was 15. She also reanimates some trilobites, meets Mr. Mayberight, partially destroys her brother's flat, has a donkey and a child she is minding get locked in an Ikea van and learns to adult.
Lori can't cook, can't drive, can't function as an adult. She has been working as a cartoonist that she shares on her blog, and now she'll have to become a cleaner to earn a living...
She is essentially chaos on legs and we bound from one insanity to another depravity, from tricking people in the cafe to handing her their 1/2 eaten food to putting funny cards in the museum cases to wearing a bee keepers suit to drive a Jaguar to the car wash.
You really just have to read it.
Lori returns from a holiday in Crete to find that her parents have moved and left no forwarding address. Lori is a 25 yo university educated woman who has been living her eternal childhood. She is also now the owner of a magic necklace. This necklace can bring things to life.
She is staying at her over achieving older brothers apartment where she unintentionally conjures up a boyfriend who is made of of the best facial features of the celebrities she crushed upon when she was 15. She also reanimates some trilobites, meets Mr. Mayberight, partially destroys her brother's flat, has a donkey and a child she is minding get locked in an Ikea van and learns to adult.
Lori can't cook, can't drive, can't function as an adult. She has been working as a cartoonist that she shares on her blog, and now she'll have to become a cleaner to earn a living...
She is essentially chaos on legs and we bound from one insanity to another depravity, from tricking people in the cafe to handing her their 1/2 eaten food to putting funny cards in the museum cases to wearing a bee keepers suit to drive a Jaguar to the car wash.
You really just have to read it.
December 13, 2019
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW
Heide Goody and Iain Grant I am so glad I have just discovered your works. This book is crazy and made even more so by an amazing narration by Diana Croft. Lori Belkin comes home from an eventful holiday in Greece to find out her parents have sold their home (and her home as it’s their job to look after her) and have not told her where they have gone. All she has is a note under a rock saying she can stay at her brothers until she sorts herself out and even more of a liberty they have arranged her an interview at the museum. Lori has no money and nothing apart from a straw donkey and a questionable Spanish sausage to show for herself. What transpires is a hilarious story about a woman who has no clue how to adult or even live in the world and as she tries to do her best can’t help but to make things one hundred percent worse every time. Honestly you would not want to live or work with this girl but it would be a great night out with her if you don’t get arrested In the process. I love story it’s so clever and really different.
Heide Goody and Iain Grant I am so glad I have just discovered your works. This book is crazy and made even more so by an amazing narration by Diana Croft. Lori Belkin comes home from an eventful holiday in Greece to find out her parents have sold their home (and her home as it’s their job to look after her) and have not told her where they have gone. All she has is a note under a rock saying she can stay at her brothers until she sorts herself out and even more of a liberty they have arranged her an interview at the museum. Lori has no money and nothing apart from a straw donkey and a questionable Spanish sausage to show for herself. What transpires is a hilarious story about a woman who has no clue how to adult or even live in the world and as she tries to do her best can’t help but to make things one hundred percent worse every time. Honestly you would not want to live or work with this girl but it would be a great night out with her if you don’t get arrested In the process. I love story it’s so clever and really different.
September 28, 2018
Snowflake is one of those books which takes a sideways look at our world (or rather middle England) and highlights its inconsistencies and silliness. Heide Goody and Iain Grant have made quite a name as a writing team offering good characters, fresh dialogue, satire, potty humour and surreal juxtapositions, all spiced with threads of good sense and an eye for the underdog.
I loved Lori, a very special person who mixes aspects of being a dependent carefree child with the unrealistic good intentions and lack of forethought of, yes again, a child. So she certainly does need to grow into her chronological age of 25. Or as she puts it, learn some adulting. It seems her parents feel the same but haven't managed to push Lori out of the nest so they force the issue by running away!
You may try not to laugh but you will, guaranteed! Even as you try to look serious whilst reading Snowflake on the bus to work you will smile and chortle until some absurdity or witticism tips you over into a full unstoppable belly laugh. And if you try to explain what was funny you simply won't sound sane.
I thoroughly enjoyed the roller coaster ride though I admit I did rather lose track of those intriguing trilobites (on the book cover), a car and a lot of water in the excitement of the climactic ending. Snowflake could be the best novel from Pigeon Park Press yet. (Unless you keep an allotment.)
I loved Lori, a very special person who mixes aspects of being a dependent carefree child with the unrealistic good intentions and lack of forethought of, yes again, a child. So she certainly does need to grow into her chronological age of 25. Or as she puts it, learn some adulting. It seems her parents feel the same but haven't managed to push Lori out of the nest so they force the issue by running away!
You may try not to laugh but you will, guaranteed! Even as you try to look serious whilst reading Snowflake on the bus to work you will smile and chortle until some absurdity or witticism tips you over into a full unstoppable belly laugh. And if you try to explain what was funny you simply won't sound sane.
I thoroughly enjoyed the roller coaster ride though I admit I did rather lose track of those intriguing trilobites (on the book cover), a car and a lot of water in the excitement of the climactic ending. Snowflake could be the best novel from Pigeon Park Press yet. (Unless you keep an allotment.)
July 15, 2018
I jumped at the chance to take part in this blog tour due to the fact that I haven't read any books by Heide and Iain and having a few of their books on my TBR pile. So having no idea what to expect, I sure has hell wasn't disappointed.... I absolutely freaking loved Snowflake.
Grabbing me right from the start we meet Lori who comes back off her holiday in Crete which is actually where I have just came back off holiday from. The authors soon whisked me back there with their stunning descriptions. I would of been gutted to of come back home to find out that my parents had left me.....and this is exactly what happens to Lori!
We follow Lori on an unforgettable journey which will make you laugh out loud. The author's have a wicked sense of humor which is shown throughout the story. Lori and Cookie is a brilliant characters who you cannot help, but like them.
I couldn't get enough of this book and devoured it in one sitting. Now I am left wondering where the hell have I been and why I've not read any of the author's book before.
Snowflake is a fun, witty, quirky, entertaining read which I found really refreshing. It is nothing like anything I have read before and I cannot recommend it enough giving it all the stars.
If you are looking for something different and out of the ordinary then this is the book for you.
Grabbing me right from the start we meet Lori who comes back off her holiday in Crete which is actually where I have just came back off holiday from. The authors soon whisked me back there with their stunning descriptions. I would of been gutted to of come back home to find out that my parents had left me.....and this is exactly what happens to Lori!
We follow Lori on an unforgettable journey which will make you laugh out loud. The author's have a wicked sense of humor which is shown throughout the story. Lori and Cookie is a brilliant characters who you cannot help, but like them.
I couldn't get enough of this book and devoured it in one sitting. Now I am left wondering where the hell have I been and why I've not read any of the author's book before.
Snowflake is a fun, witty, quirky, entertaining read which I found really refreshing. It is nothing like anything I have read before and I cannot recommend it enough giving it all the stars.
If you are looking for something different and out of the ordinary then this is the book for you.
September 26, 2018
I'd read a few reviews of this book and I was really looking forward to reading it. It's not my usual genre but it definitely didn't disappoint, it was laugh out loud funny.
The main character, Lori, comes back from her holiday to discover her parents have ran off somewhere having sold the family home. Left homeless she moves into her quite uptight brothers modern flat. From then on, if it can go wrong it does and in spectacular fashion. Lori herself seems to attract disaster but due to a 'magic' pendant the strangest things happen around her.
Lori, as a character, is very lovable and her interaction with the other characters in the book is genuine and very believable.
Although very funny there is a serious side to it in looking at the world of millennials whose lives are lived in the security of the family and online and what they face when pushed out into the big bad world we all inhabit.
The 2 authors who bring us Snowflake, Heide Goody and Iain Grant work together well and I'll be happy to slip outside my normal comfort zone to read more of the books they have produced, with interesting titles like Clovenhoof, Satan's Shorts and Beelzebelle just a small selection.
The main character, Lori, comes back from her holiday to discover her parents have ran off somewhere having sold the family home. Left homeless she moves into her quite uptight brothers modern flat. From then on, if it can go wrong it does and in spectacular fashion. Lori herself seems to attract disaster but due to a 'magic' pendant the strangest things happen around her.
Lori, as a character, is very lovable and her interaction with the other characters in the book is genuine and very believable.
Although very funny there is a serious side to it in looking at the world of millennials whose lives are lived in the security of the family and online and what they face when pushed out into the big bad world we all inhabit.
The 2 authors who bring us Snowflake, Heide Goody and Iain Grant work together well and I'll be happy to slip outside my normal comfort zone to read more of the books they have produced, with interesting titles like Clovenhoof, Satan's Shorts and Beelzebelle just a small selection.
January 11, 2020
Audiobook review
I started this book at work...warning if you have to concentrate on a job do not start this. You will not be able to concentrate. Some of the one liners got me completely off balance. The Bounty line was definitely one of my favourites.
I’ve enjoy other books by these authors and honestly if you need a pick me up go pick one if theirs.
Twistedly funny, can’t go wrong.
Lori finds herself ousted by her parents and has to fend for herself. She has an amulet that becomes her go to item, a new job, erm a new man, honestly can’t do this justice.
Read or listen. Go go...read or listen
I started this book at work...warning if you have to concentrate on a job do not start this. You will not be able to concentrate. Some of the one liners got me completely off balance. The Bounty line was definitely one of my favourites.
I’ve enjoy other books by these authors and honestly if you need a pick me up go pick one if theirs.
Twistedly funny, can’t go wrong.
Lori finds herself ousted by her parents and has to fend for herself. She has an amulet that becomes her go to item, a new job, erm a new man, honestly can’t do this justice.
Read or listen. Go go...read or listen
September 23, 2018
Snowflakes fun!
Lori Belkin arrives home to find herself both homeless and parentless. Her parents want her to grow up and take some responsibility for herself.
This book is hilarious as Lori navigates herself around her first job, first crush and then her first foray into adulthood.
Cracking read as ever by Heidi and Iain never fails to entertain.
Lori Belkin arrives home to find herself both homeless and parentless. Her parents want her to grow up and take some responsibility for herself.
This book is hilarious as Lori navigates herself around her first job, first crush and then her first foray into adulthood.
Cracking read as ever by Heidi and Iain never fails to entertain.
January 10, 2020
A totally mad cap adventure with some laugh out loud moments and amazing escapades. Lori comes home to find everything has changed and she now has to live in the real world. Having to stand on her own two feet brings chaos, a bit of magic and some great characters. I never knew what to expect next with this book, but it was good hearted fun and an enjoyable few hours.
October 27, 2018
You can find my review of Snowflake on my book blog, Bastian's Book Reviews.
September 23, 2018
Yet another hilarious story from Heide Goody and Iain Grant. They really do deliver on the laugh out loud moments, with a large dose of silliness that will brighten anyone’s day.
Lori arrives home from holiday in Crete to find her parents have sold the family home and left her to her own devices. We get to join her in her exploits as she moves into her brother’s apartment and tries to ‘adult’, with varying degrees of success (or not), helped (or possibly hindered) by some initially unexplained magical happenings. I couldn’t stop laughing at her teenage crush, Ashbert, and his sausage obsession and endeavours to make her happy. Her relationship with James’ son, Theo, was delightful and demonstrates how the authors can build their characters’ relationships, not just rely purely on comedy. Add in a dash of romance, and what’s not to like?!
If you want a light-hearted read to take you away from real life for a while, then definitely give this a go.
Lori arrives home from holiday in Crete to find her parents have sold the family home and left her to her own devices. We get to join her in her exploits as she moves into her brother’s apartment and tries to ‘adult’, with varying degrees of success (or not), helped (or possibly hindered) by some initially unexplained magical happenings. I couldn’t stop laughing at her teenage crush, Ashbert, and his sausage obsession and endeavours to make her happy. Her relationship with James’ son, Theo, was delightful and demonstrates how the authors can build their characters’ relationships, not just rely purely on comedy. Add in a dash of romance, and what’s not to like?!
If you want a light-hearted read to take you away from real life for a while, then definitely give this a go.
September 2, 2018
Twenty-five year old Lori has had a pretty easy life - until now. She comes back from holiday to find the locks changed on her family home, and her parents gone, just leaving her a note that they've decided she needs to grow up. Her adventures, or maybe that should be misadventures, start there.
I don't think I've ever come across anyone as completely and utterly clueless as Lori. About everything. She has to learn how to look after herself, feed herself, wash clothes and find a job. Much of this she tries to do with the help of an electronic Alexa type device, and her best friend Cookie, who has a job and everything! The trouble with Cookie is that much of the time she is talking, it seems like she is quoting from fortune cookies!
But, of course, it's not as simple as just finding her feet. Because there is magic involved. And animals. And prehistoric insects. An ideal man, who may not be so ideal after all. A second man, who might be more ideal, but who thinks Lori is completely bonkers and a walking disaster. Oh, and the police, of course. And condoms.
Snowflake is essentially a coming of age story. And it's hysterical. I giggled all the way through. Initially, I worried that Lori would annoy me with her ineptitude. But she was kind of cute with it all, but naive, like a child. She tries really hard and always does her best - things just don't always turn out the right way. She has several run ins with the police and for me these were some of the funniest scenes in the book, as each time she tries to explain a scenario more bizarre than the last.
I don't think I have ever read a book quite like this before. I faced through it, keen to see what happened, laughing as I went. I found myself cheering (silently, otherwise that would be weird) Lori on, wanting things to work out, as she starts to find her feet in the world. It's a glorious riot of a book - full of fun, excitement and heart. Lori is delightful and beautifully described, as are all the characters. The pacing is brilliant and the conclusion is perfect. A truly satisfying read.
This is the first book by these authors that I've read, although I have one or two in my insanely large TBR pile. But based on my enjoyment of Snowflake, they will be making their way towards the top of the pile.
I'm always intrigued by how pairs of authors work together - who writes what, that kind of thing. I have no idea how Heide and Iain work, but seamlessly would appear to be the answer. They are obviously completely in tune with each other.
This was a delightful read and a welcome change from the darker stuff I normally read. Recommended for anyone who enjoys a fine romp of a story with a good laugh along the way.
I don't think I've ever come across anyone as completely and utterly clueless as Lori. About everything. She has to learn how to look after herself, feed herself, wash clothes and find a job. Much of this she tries to do with the help of an electronic Alexa type device, and her best friend Cookie, who has a job and everything! The trouble with Cookie is that much of the time she is talking, it seems like she is quoting from fortune cookies!
But, of course, it's not as simple as just finding her feet. Because there is magic involved. And animals. And prehistoric insects. An ideal man, who may not be so ideal after all. A second man, who might be more ideal, but who thinks Lori is completely bonkers and a walking disaster. Oh, and the police, of course. And condoms.
Snowflake is essentially a coming of age story. And it's hysterical. I giggled all the way through. Initially, I worried that Lori would annoy me with her ineptitude. But she was kind of cute with it all, but naive, like a child. She tries really hard and always does her best - things just don't always turn out the right way. She has several run ins with the police and for me these were some of the funniest scenes in the book, as each time she tries to explain a scenario more bizarre than the last.
I don't think I have ever read a book quite like this before. I faced through it, keen to see what happened, laughing as I went. I found myself cheering (silently, otherwise that would be weird) Lori on, wanting things to work out, as she starts to find her feet in the world. It's a glorious riot of a book - full of fun, excitement and heart. Lori is delightful and beautifully described, as are all the characters. The pacing is brilliant and the conclusion is perfect. A truly satisfying read.
This is the first book by these authors that I've read, although I have one or two in my insanely large TBR pile. But based on my enjoyment of Snowflake, they will be making their way towards the top of the pile.
I'm always intrigued by how pairs of authors work together - who writes what, that kind of thing. I have no idea how Heide and Iain work, but seamlessly would appear to be the answer. They are obviously completely in tune with each other.
This was a delightful read and a welcome change from the darker stuff I normally read. Recommended for anyone who enjoys a fine romp of a story with a good laugh along the way.
September 23, 2018
I absolutely LOVED this book! It’s a wonderful story full of laughs which are built around elements of modern society, development of friendships and new love, and a young person trying to “find herself”.
Lori is a brilliant Main Character that had me laughing from start to finish! The authors have done a wonderful job of creating not only a believable situation, but believable Characters in an extreme situation.
I would Personally liken it to “The 40 year old virgin” with a more realistic premise, and for myself that made it so much funnier! And the Humour is along the lines of “Bridget Jones Diary”.
Why have I chosen films you say? Because it was so much fun and so well written that I felt like I was watching it play out!
Lori and Cookies friendship is PERFECT, because it’s really not. What it is, is a couple of people who get on great, perhaps aren’t then best of influences on one another, but get on and have lots of laughs as a result. The situations they end up in are hilarious, because they’re believable.
The Romantic element is well created, and maintains the fun factor. It flows a long with the rest of the story perfectly, maintaining the fun factor whilst being believable and sweet. At times in a Rom Com I find that one element overwhelms the other, but not so in this case. The two elements were perfectly intertwined!
The Blurb is witty, and the book is more so! The writing style is fun and relaxed, making the reader feel like they are in the centre of each of the situations, so that even while you laugh you have to wince a little bit in sympathy for the Characters plight! So many times throughout this story I have laughed to the point of Tears, and having stayed up late to finish it, I nearly woke my daughter a couple of times because As much as I tried to giggle quietly, I wound up laughing out loud and then desperately trying to pretend I had coughed 🙊🙊
But, for me this is the sign of a brilliantly written story! I really hope this gets picked up for a Movie one day, because this would rocket! So much fun in one story, and the perfect tone to make you enjoy it!
The Title is a bit misleading, and this was not at all what I was expecting, but I’ve never been more glad to be wrong! Everyone who wants a giggle needs to read this, it may sound wintery, but It’s the most heartwarming and fun book I have read this year!
Lori is a brilliant Main Character that had me laughing from start to finish! The authors have done a wonderful job of creating not only a believable situation, but believable Characters in an extreme situation.
I would Personally liken it to “The 40 year old virgin” with a more realistic premise, and for myself that made it so much funnier! And the Humour is along the lines of “Bridget Jones Diary”.
Why have I chosen films you say? Because it was so much fun and so well written that I felt like I was watching it play out!
Lori and Cookies friendship is PERFECT, because it’s really not. What it is, is a couple of people who get on great, perhaps aren’t then best of influences on one another, but get on and have lots of laughs as a result. The situations they end up in are hilarious, because they’re believable.
The Romantic element is well created, and maintains the fun factor. It flows a long with the rest of the story perfectly, maintaining the fun factor whilst being believable and sweet. At times in a Rom Com I find that one element overwhelms the other, but not so in this case. The two elements were perfectly intertwined!
The Blurb is witty, and the book is more so! The writing style is fun and relaxed, making the reader feel like they are in the centre of each of the situations, so that even while you laugh you have to wince a little bit in sympathy for the Characters plight! So many times throughout this story I have laughed to the point of Tears, and having stayed up late to finish it, I nearly woke my daughter a couple of times because As much as I tried to giggle quietly, I wound up laughing out loud and then desperately trying to pretend I had coughed 🙊🙊
But, for me this is the sign of a brilliantly written story! I really hope this gets picked up for a Movie one day, because this would rocket! So much fun in one story, and the perfect tone to make you enjoy it!
The Title is a bit misleading, and this was not at all what I was expecting, but I’ve never been more glad to be wrong! Everyone who wants a giggle needs to read this, it may sound wintery, but It’s the most heartwarming and fun book I have read this year!
October 2, 2018
Imagine arriving back from your holiday in sun drenched Greece, clutching a straw donkey and still wearing your flip flops, only to find that the home cooked meal and your own bed aren't there waiting for you. In fact someone else is living in your home and in the place of your parents is another adult. You might be forgiven for thinking this a hapless teen, but Lori is a 20 something art graduate - who has never had a proper job and still lives or rather lived at home with her parents.
Lori quickly finds that she has indeed been dumped by her parents, and whilst her brother is allowing her use of his swanky flat whilst he is abroad, she has no job, no money and no idea how to support herself. What could her parents be thinking and how will she cope? Will she be able to find a job, earn money, manage a home and still have time to draw her blog adventures? There is also the small matter of a strange necklace that Lori has brought back from Greece, strange happenings in the local university museum and the fact that Lori is drawing things that are not remaining on the page.
Make of that what you will, but this is where the term Snowflake comes in. I hadn't heard the expression before but this is the wikepedia definition of Generation Snowflake: "Snowflake Generation, is a neologistic term used to characterize the young adults of the 2010s as being more prone to taking offence and less resilient than previous generations, or as being too emotionally vulnerable to cope with views that challenge their own." This is Lori and she needs to learn the art of "adulting", but she is like a tornado, a life force that leaves a track of destruction behind her. I struggled with Lori - with her lack of adult awareness, her inability to see beyond her own world and needs, her immaturity. But I am the same generation as her parents and I am also the parent of 3 potential Snowflakes!! The author has actually done a really good job with the writing of Lori's character as I believe that the more that the character irritated me indicated how well she was being depicted. She is meant to infuriate someone of my generation - and she really did.
There are some hilarious episodes throughout the book and I did laugh out loud - at times Lori and her pal's naivety results in some moments and comments of comic genius!
The book is fast a paced, light read and covers a huge repertoire from ancient history to cartoons, from comedy to love to fantasy. I would describe it as Young Adult fiction, although the main character is older than this, so I'm not entirely sure exactly who the author is aiming for. The fantasy element is stronger in the latter stages of the story, and I think that this is where the author lost me somewhat - it is possibly a little too fantastical for me, whereas I prefer a more dystopian/futuristic feel.
Whilst Snowflake isn't quite my cup of tea - I like it, rather than love it - I would recommend it as a light, fun, quick read with some interesting characters!
Lori quickly finds that she has indeed been dumped by her parents, and whilst her brother is allowing her use of his swanky flat whilst he is abroad, she has no job, no money and no idea how to support herself. What could her parents be thinking and how will she cope? Will she be able to find a job, earn money, manage a home and still have time to draw her blog adventures? There is also the small matter of a strange necklace that Lori has brought back from Greece, strange happenings in the local university museum and the fact that Lori is drawing things that are not remaining on the page.
Make of that what you will, but this is where the term Snowflake comes in. I hadn't heard the expression before but this is the wikepedia definition of Generation Snowflake: "Snowflake Generation, is a neologistic term used to characterize the young adults of the 2010s as being more prone to taking offence and less resilient than previous generations, or as being too emotionally vulnerable to cope with views that challenge their own." This is Lori and she needs to learn the art of "adulting", but she is like a tornado, a life force that leaves a track of destruction behind her. I struggled with Lori - with her lack of adult awareness, her inability to see beyond her own world and needs, her immaturity. But I am the same generation as her parents and I am also the parent of 3 potential Snowflakes!! The author has actually done a really good job with the writing of Lori's character as I believe that the more that the character irritated me indicated how well she was being depicted. She is meant to infuriate someone of my generation - and she really did.
There are some hilarious episodes throughout the book and I did laugh out loud - at times Lori and her pal's naivety results in some moments and comments of comic genius!
The book is fast a paced, light read and covers a huge repertoire from ancient history to cartoons, from comedy to love to fantasy. I would describe it as Young Adult fiction, although the main character is older than this, so I'm not entirely sure exactly who the author is aiming for. The fantasy element is stronger in the latter stages of the story, and I think that this is where the author lost me somewhat - it is possibly a little too fantastical for me, whereas I prefer a more dystopian/futuristic feel.
Whilst Snowflake isn't quite my cup of tea - I like it, rather than love it - I would recommend it as a light, fun, quick read with some interesting characters!
July 11, 2018
Lori arrives home from her holiday to Crete to find that her parents have moved and left her a letter basically telling her she now has to stand on her own two feet. She hasn’t any money. She told her parents she was starting a business and used the money for the holiday instead. She has been left a life line in that she can move into her brothers flat whilst he is out of the country working so at least she has a roof over her head. She soon discovers that she is not alone.Her pendant that she bought whilst away has special powers and life takes an interesting turn. I couldn’t help but smile as I read this. One of those books that you don’t quite know why but it draws you in to Lori’s larger than life adventures and keeps you there with a smile. Think Jumanji (in part) in a book. I wanted to see this on a screen, it would be brilliant- I won’t say any more so as not to spoil it. If you want cheering up then maybe this is the book to do it.There is also a message within the pages- about being the person you are and want to be rather than whom others feel you should be. A message some of us find difficult to absorb. A brilliant read that left me with thoughts and a huge smile.
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or follow me on Twitter @nickijmurphy1
March 9, 2024
Imagine coming home from holiday only to find that your parents have left and sold the house, leaving just a note saying that it's for the best. You realise that you are broke and don't even have money to pay for the taxi you just took. That's how this book starts, following a character that's a bit (is simple the right word?) of a naive dreamer. Over the course of the story, if something is going to go wrong, it goes wrong to epic proportions thanks in part to a lack of understanding of the world and occasionally a sprinkling of magic too.
I enjoyed this book, not 5 star enjoyed it but it was a fun and simple story to read with plenty of face hiding in hands and cringy humour - all good natured of course. If you break it down this is part fantasy which is grounded in modern reality (especially towards the end) and part rom-com. I've read some of the authors other books and this is in the same style and pace, but I probably preferred Clovenhoof and Odd Jobs over Snowflake - but that's just personal opinion. Snowflake is an easy to pick up book with a fun and charming story that will entertain. I thought the characters didn't fully fulfil the Snowflake mantel, but the I guess every Snowflake is different - not just the stuff that falls from the sky, but also the people living in bliss out there.
Give it a go. It's like a modern YA version of Adrian Mole. 4/5 from me.
I enjoyed this book, not 5 star enjoyed it but it was a fun and simple story to read with plenty of face hiding in hands and cringy humour - all good natured of course. If you break it down this is part fantasy which is grounded in modern reality (especially towards the end) and part rom-com. I've read some of the authors other books and this is in the same style and pace, but I probably preferred Clovenhoof and Odd Jobs over Snowflake - but that's just personal opinion. Snowflake is an easy to pick up book with a fun and charming story that will entertain. I thought the characters didn't fully fulfil the Snowflake mantel, but the I guess every Snowflake is different - not just the stuff that falls from the sky, but also the people living in bliss out there.
Give it a go. It's like a modern YA version of Adrian Mole. 4/5 from me.
October 29, 2018
Lori Belkin has been dumped. By her parents. They moved out while she was away on holiday, and now, at the tender age of twenty-five, she's been cruelly forced to stand on her own two feet. While she's getting to grips with basic adulting, Lori magically brings to life the super-sexy man she created from celebrity photos as a teenager. Lori learns very quickly that having your ideal man is not as satisfying as it ought to be and that being an adult is far harder than it looks. Snowflake is a story about prehistoric pets, delinquent donkeys and becoming the person you want to be, not the person everyone else expects you to be.
This book is hilarious. It is the funniest book I have read this year and is the easiest 5 stars I have given in 2018. I could not put it down and laughed out loud all the way through, which was a bit embarrassing in the dentist waiting room. The bizarre situations Lori finds herself are simultaneously far-fetched (due to the magical element) but also grounded in the kind of farcical things that can happen to all of us from time to time (apart from the magical elements obviously). If you want a feel good, uplifting, read this is the book for you. It has comedy, romance, history and adventure. I challenge you not to love and laugh at this book.
This book is hilarious. It is the funniest book I have read this year and is the easiest 5 stars I have given in 2018. I could not put it down and laughed out loud all the way through, which was a bit embarrassing in the dentist waiting room. The bizarre situations Lori finds herself are simultaneously far-fetched (due to the magical element) but also grounded in the kind of farcical things that can happen to all of us from time to time (apart from the magical elements obviously). If you want a feel good, uplifting, read this is the book for you. It has comedy, romance, history and adventure. I challenge you not to love and laugh at this book.
October 10, 2018
I really liked this book. I especially like the situation that Lori finds herself in with all the drama and dare I say Karma that follows after her. I think I can relate to her rather well.
Each of the characters are like Marmite to me, most of them I loved and there were some that I loved to hate, which made the story even more fun. There's one character in particular that I just wanted to shout at, a lot. I found I was actually getting emotionally invested not just in Lori but in the other characters too.
The story is straight up bonkers and yet, it's completely believable, because it's the kind of bad luck streak that could happen to anyone. You can see the metaphorical car-crash unfolding in front of you as you are reading and you're completely powerless to help. I found myself snatching pages here and there whenever I could throughout the day to try and find out what was going to happen and how she was going to get herself out of each situation. It's quite a brilliant book.
Each of the characters are like Marmite to me, most of them I loved and there were some that I loved to hate, which made the story even more fun. There's one character in particular that I just wanted to shout at, a lot. I found I was actually getting emotionally invested not just in Lori but in the other characters too.
The story is straight up bonkers and yet, it's completely believable, because it's the kind of bad luck streak that could happen to anyone. You can see the metaphorical car-crash unfolding in front of you as you are reading and you're completely powerless to help. I found myself snatching pages here and there whenever I could throughout the day to try and find out what was going to happen and how she was going to get herself out of each situation. It's quite a brilliant book.
September 24, 2018
What an enjoyable read!
How would you feel if you came back off holiday, presents in tow (a stinky sausage & a wicker goat) to find your parents how moved out and packed up your belongings into three cardboard boxes? This is what happened to the main character Lori, and the way she handled it was highly amusing, chaotic and at times very embarrassing but that is what made this such a fun read.
I was looking for a fun read and this did not disappoint. I couldn't help but like Lori - and I enjoyed her perspective and take on life. Everything she did had good intentions even if most of her decisions ended badly.
I laughed a lot, attracted far too many odd looks on the train on the way to work due to giggling and snorting out loud.
The story was, at times, bonkers and far-fetched but that is the whole point of the book. Just read it and enjoy!
How would you feel if you came back off holiday, presents in tow (a stinky sausage & a wicker goat) to find your parents how moved out and packed up your belongings into three cardboard boxes? This is what happened to the main character Lori, and the way she handled it was highly amusing, chaotic and at times very embarrassing but that is what made this such a fun read.
I was looking for a fun read and this did not disappoint. I couldn't help but like Lori - and I enjoyed her perspective and take on life. Everything she did had good intentions even if most of her decisions ended badly.
I laughed a lot, attracted far too many odd looks on the train on the way to work due to giggling and snorting out loud.
The story was, at times, bonkers and far-fetched but that is the whole point of the book. Just read it and enjoy!
January 12, 2020
If you want a light-hearted, funny audiobook to help you take your mind off stress, look no further. Snowflake is a prefectly amusing distraction that will often have you laughing out loud.
Mayhem and some magic surrounds Lori as she tries to come to terms with the fact that her parents abandoned her: she is forced to grow up and become a fully functioning adult at the age of 25! The road ahead is bumpy; it's not an easy task for her to understand and survive the everyday life but she tries hard. With more or less success. Well, to be fair, more disaster and less success in the beginning that's for sure.
This audiobook is brilliantly narrated by Diana Croft and it's almost as hard to put it down as it is to find the exit in IKEA.
I would highly recommend it to old and new fans of Heide Goody and Iain Grant's writing.
Mayhem and some magic surrounds Lori as she tries to come to terms with the fact that her parents abandoned her: she is forced to grow up and become a fully functioning adult at the age of 25! The road ahead is bumpy; it's not an easy task for her to understand and survive the everyday life but she tries hard. With more or less success. Well, to be fair, more disaster and less success in the beginning that's for sure.
This audiobook is brilliantly narrated by Diana Croft and it's almost as hard to put it down as it is to find the exit in IKEA.
I would highly recommend it to old and new fans of Heide Goody and Iain Grant's writing.
January 25, 2020
I like these authors and if you haven't tried their Clovenhoof series you really should. This book is not in that league but is nonetheless a silly but enjoyable listen. The premise was good- what do you do if you get home from holidays to find your parents have left and you are newly homeless and without any means of support. This was the situation for Lori.
As she navigates the real adult world there are touches of magic in her life that don't always help.
There were some really good bits in this book, but there are bits that drag or feel overlong. Lori seems very young for her age and very immature. She is also not that likeable.
The people around her are a mixed bag and not all of them worked that well for me.
The narrator was ok but she had a limited range of voices and it was difficult at times to tell characters apart.
Overall a 3.5 Stars from me.
As she navigates the real adult world there are touches of magic in her life that don't always help.
There were some really good bits in this book, but there are bits that drag or feel overlong. Lori seems very young for her age and very immature. She is also not that likeable.
The people around her are a mixed bag and not all of them worked that well for me.
The narrator was ok but she had a limited range of voices and it was difficult at times to tell characters apart.
Overall a 3.5 Stars from me.
February 13, 2024
I guess this is contemporary fiction...maybe new adult fiction.
I hated it. Really loathed it. I seldom dislike a book with decent quality writing as much as I detested this book.
First issue: I perceived the writers as making fun of a generation with a main character who is the worst of all the millennial/gen Z stereotypes. If you've ever heard any complaint about the young'uns these days, it's descriptive of this main character. She is really, extremely unlikable.
Second issue: I despised the main character. (I guess the authors got what they were trying for!) She's a caricature of a young person, and if she were real, I would scorn her. But this means I have no curiosity about how her life would unfold. I don't want to know what happens to her next. So I stopped reading right after her janitor job interview. Good riddance.
I hated it. Really loathed it. I seldom dislike a book with decent quality writing as much as I detested this book.
First issue: I perceived the writers as making fun of a generation with a main character who is the worst of all the millennial/gen Z stereotypes. If you've ever heard any complaint about the young'uns these days, it's descriptive of this main character. She is really, extremely unlikable.
Second issue: I despised the main character. (I guess the authors got what they were trying for!) She's a caricature of a young person, and if she were real, I would scorn her. But this means I have no curiosity about how her life would unfold. I don't want to know what happens to her next. So I stopped reading right after her janitor job interview. Good riddance.
September 28, 2018
Recap: Lori Belkin comes home from holiday to discover her parents have moved, she's on her own. She may be 25 but Lori has zero life experience and staggers from one disaster to the next.
Review: What a mad book. Highly amusing but completely mad. Lori really is a special little snowflake but she does make some great points at the end of the book about her generation. I loved Lori's outlook on life and how she responds to everything in a literal sense. Her escapades were hilarious whilst tinged with some sadness. At times she seems too child like to deal with the adult themes happening around her. The comment on the literary Zeus effect and then using said effect was brilliant. Everything ran away from the authors but they still managed to tie it all up with a neat bow at the end.
Review: What a mad book. Highly amusing but completely mad. Lori really is a special little snowflake but she does make some great points at the end of the book about her generation. I loved Lori's outlook on life and how she responds to everything in a literal sense. Her escapades were hilarious whilst tinged with some sadness. At times she seems too child like to deal with the adult themes happening around her. The comment on the literary Zeus effect and then using said effect was brilliant. Everything ran away from the authors but they still managed to tie it all up with a neat bow at the end.
November 18, 2018
I really liked this book! It was like nothing I've read. Lori comes home from a trip to Greece to find her parents have moved and sold their home with no new address. She can stay temporary at her brother's while he is gone for work and a job application for her. She is incredibly naive in her thoughts and actions which caused crazy events to occur helped by a magic pendant she purchased when in Greece. Chaos in his apartment, chaos in her new job at a museum, chaos when she is babysitting. Adding to it is her dream boyfriend from when she was 14 and brought to life with help from her pendant. It's all interesting and fun to read. I look forward to reading more books by Heide Goody. If you want something totally different this is it!
January 22, 2022
Lori (Snowflake), Cookie ( Melissa),James and Theo
25 year old Lori has come home from a two week holiday in Crete only to find her parents gone and her childhood home sold! How does something like that happen? She finds a note from her parents that somewhat explains things, but when she gets in touch with her brother Adam, whose apartment she's to stay at, she is still very confused! She goes on the interview that her parents set up for her and surprisingly gets the job! Then to her horror she again runs into the young man trying to look older than he is, Adam Reynolds. So many things happen to Lori you will want to read this great story by Heide Goode and Iain Grant to get the full effect!
25 year old Lori has come home from a two week holiday in Crete only to find her parents gone and her childhood home sold! How does something like that happen? She finds a note from her parents that somewhat explains things, but when she gets in touch with her brother Adam, whose apartment she's to stay at, she is still very confused! She goes on the interview that her parents set up for her and surprisingly gets the job! Then to her horror she again runs into the young man trying to look older than he is, Adam Reynolds. So many things happen to Lori you will want to read this great story by Heide Goode and Iain Grant to get the full effect!
September 24, 2018
these 2 authors really don't disappoint, Yet again I found myself drawn into a hilarious chaotic escapade.
Each decision by Lori led to more mayhem leaving me tryng to explain to my bemused family why I was crying with laughter .
The speech in the museum however struck a real cord and made me think about my children, pushed through university filled with unreal expectations of being able to slip into high paid jobs that don't exist and slogging to save money for houses they cant afford
amazing authors, able to parcel up the concerns of todays youth in a zany laugh out loud story
Cant wait for the next book
Each decision by Lori led to more mayhem leaving me tryng to explain to my bemused family why I was crying with laughter .
The speech in the museum however struck a real cord and made me think about my children, pushed through university filled with unreal expectations of being able to slip into high paid jobs that don't exist and slogging to save money for houses they cant afford
amazing authors, able to parcel up the concerns of todays youth in a zany laugh out loud story
Cant wait for the next book
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