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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
Hope Street by @mikegaylethenovelist
I was lucky enough to receive a space on the @tandemcollectiveuk Readalong for this book.
We weren't allowed to say who wrote this book & all hid our author tags.
Connor's Mum goes out one day but doesn't return. Connor is desperate to stay in their house until she returns but at what cost?
Where has his Mum gone & how will he cope?
What a fabulous book, emotional with some humour thrown in it had all the feels.
I felt invested in the characters & loved the way all their stories fed into the main story.
I definitely recommend this & am so glad I had the opportunity. It's also made me check my shelves & realise I have another 3 @mikegaylethenovelist books to read!
4.5🌟
I was lucky enough to receive a space on the @tandemcollectiveuk Readalong for this book.
We weren't allowed to say who wrote this book & all hid our author tags.
Connor's Mum goes out one day but doesn't return. Connor is desperate to stay in their house until she returns but at what cost?
Where has his Mum gone & how will he cope?
What a fabulous book, emotional with some humour thrown in it had all the feels.
I felt invested in the characters & loved the way all their stories fed into the main story.
I definitely recommend this & am so glad I had the opportunity. It's also made me check my shelves & realise I have another 3 @mikegaylethenovelist books to read!
4.5🌟
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another home run from the master
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Clearly I am an outlier when it comes to this book as everyone seems to love it but for me it was pretty meh.
I read Half a World Away by Mike Gayle and enjoyed that hence picking this up but sadly it is just not as good.
Connor is too perfect. Because he is a vulnerable adult with learning difficulties there is no real conflict for him as a character. He is essentially perfect and I will be honest and say I found him a little boring as a result. Everything interesting about him is how other people treat him. Are they kind, over baring, bullying, loving etc
The book is overly long. The whole Adele story line is not required and most serves little purpose. We know Connor is vulnerable, we see it with the bus stop assault. Talking of which, why on earth did no one call the police? It REALLY annoyed me. There is absolutely no reason not to call them.
As for the whole Mum story line. I just wanted to know what happened to her and towards the end was speed reading just to find out. I didn't really care about Marcus and Lila. It is absolutely obvious from the moment they first meet that they will end up together. The only thing you are left wanting to know is what happened to Mum
And it is almost a good twist about from one massive plot flaw. She bought the item on Ebay! That means there was a really accessible way to find out where she had gone. The vague comment about the police cocking up is not good enough to explain it. Especially as Lila investigated too. She talked to lots of people but never once asked if she had an email address. What?
It is a good idea for a book and definitely covers important subjects around regeneration and gentrification of communities but the actual story is lacking and most of the characters I don't really care that much about.
Sadly Hope Street is more Nope Street for me
I read Half a World Away by Mike Gayle and enjoyed that hence picking this up but sadly it is just not as good.
Connor is too perfect. Because he is a vulnerable adult with learning difficulties there is no real conflict for him as a character. He is essentially perfect and I will be honest and say I found him a little boring as a result. Everything interesting about him is how other people treat him. Are they kind, over baring, bullying, loving etc
The book is overly long. The whole Adele story line is not required and most serves little purpose. We know Connor is vulnerable, we see it with the bus stop assault. Talking of which, why on earth did no one call the police? It REALLY annoyed me. There is absolutely no reason not to call them.
As for the whole Mum story line. I just wanted to know what happened to her and towards the end was speed reading just to find out. I didn't really care about Marcus and Lila. It is absolutely obvious from the moment they first meet that they will end up together. The only thing you are left wanting to know is what happened to Mum
And it is almost a good twist about from one massive plot flaw. She bought the item on Ebay! That means there was a really accessible way to find out where she had gone. The vague comment about the police cocking up is not good enough to explain it. Especially as Lila investigated too. She talked to lots of people but never once asked if she had an email address. What?
It is a good idea for a book and definitely covers important subjects around regeneration and gentrification of communities but the actual story is lacking and most of the characters I don't really care that much about.
Sadly Hope Street is more Nope Street for me