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The Lockdown Diary of Tom Cooper
by Spencer Brown
Title: The Lockdown Diary of Tom Cooper
Author: Spencer Brown
Pages: 211
Publisher: Marotte Books
Rating: 4/5
A huge thank you to Spencer Brown, Marotte books and Random Things Tours for letting me be part of the blog tour.
Synopsis:
2020 was supposed to be Tom Cooper’s year, but like the rest of the world, the next few months will be spent in lockdown, in his small flat, trying to keep his children safe from the dreaded Coronavirus. Tom has no option but to juggle child care, home schooling, work, work outs and his rebellious parents. He thinks things can’t get any worse after dealing with an unwanted visitor, a cash-strapped tooth fairy and a competitive elderly neighbour. This is until his girlfriend asks him for an erotic photo, putting Tom into full panic mode. Taking a picture of his deteriorating dad bod is a step too far and is about to push him over the edge.
Review:
The description of this read definitely intrigued me as it relevant to current situation we are currently in and anything that could bring a little humour to this pandemic was most certainly a welcome read. This is the first book I have read by Spencer Brown and as I hadn’t read any reviews before reading, I was looking forward to diving in with an open mind.
The tone was instantly light hearted and I was able to connect with the easy-going writing style straight away. It instantly felt real, relevant and very relatable too which I liked as this meant the connection was there straight away.
Particular favourite parts of this read for me was the shopping trips, because it really highlighted how bonkers people were with this at the start of lockdown. I genuine understood and felt Tom’s frustrations when it came to trying to find toilet roll, pasta, facing the hoarders and having to pay over the top of essentials. In fact, this read shows you how lock down can bring the crazy out in you in a very humorous way.
I loved Tom’s children and how they had no filter what’s so ever, scenes with them were fun and full of comedy. I also found it funny how Tom just couldn’t catch a break, I really felt for him but his misfortune was highly entertaining.
As for Tom, I just loved him. He was a real character and his reactions to lockdown were sometimes very relevant to my own, for example pigging out on food! I also really enjoyed how Tom wasn’t your typical macho man, he was real with his feelings which made him very likeable and realistic. It was also nice to have a male lead for a change, especially a male lead who was raising children and carrying out home duties, it breaks down that stereotypical thinking.
There was a perfect balance between humour and serious and those serious scenes did a fantastic job at touching on how lockdown can affect you mentally and how important it is just to keep going, even those little steps make a difference.
The pace of this read was perfect, it was long enough so you are able to fully get stuck into the story but not too long that reading about lock down hits too close to home and gets you down. Some scenes were funny and some were really sweets, everything was balanced and I caught myself smiling a few times whilst reading as a result.
The lockdown dairy of Tom Cooper genuinely brings some lightness to this pandemic, so a huge thank you and welldone to the author for this!
Author: Spencer Brown
Pages: 211
Publisher: Marotte Books
Rating: 4/5
A huge thank you to Spencer Brown, Marotte books and Random Things Tours for letting me be part of the blog tour.
Synopsis:
2020 was supposed to be Tom Cooper’s year, but like the rest of the world, the next few months will be spent in lockdown, in his small flat, trying to keep his children safe from the dreaded Coronavirus. Tom has no option but to juggle child care, home schooling, work, work outs and his rebellious parents. He thinks things can’t get any worse after dealing with an unwanted visitor, a cash-strapped tooth fairy and a competitive elderly neighbour. This is until his girlfriend asks him for an erotic photo, putting Tom into full panic mode. Taking a picture of his deteriorating dad bod is a step too far and is about to push him over the edge.
Review:
The description of this read definitely intrigued me as it relevant to current situation we are currently in and anything that could bring a little humour to this pandemic was most certainly a welcome read. This is the first book I have read by Spencer Brown and as I hadn’t read any reviews before reading, I was looking forward to diving in with an open mind.
The tone was instantly light hearted and I was able to connect with the easy-going writing style straight away. It instantly felt real, relevant and very relatable too which I liked as this meant the connection was there straight away.
Particular favourite parts of this read for me was the shopping trips, because it really highlighted how bonkers people were with this at the start of lockdown. I genuine understood and felt Tom’s frustrations when it came to trying to find toilet roll, pasta, facing the hoarders and having to pay over the top of essentials. In fact, this read shows you how lock down can bring the crazy out in you in a very humorous way.
I loved Tom’s children and how they had no filter what’s so ever, scenes with them were fun and full of comedy. I also found it funny how Tom just couldn’t catch a break, I really felt for him but his misfortune was highly entertaining.
As for Tom, I just loved him. He was a real character and his reactions to lockdown were sometimes very relevant to my own, for example pigging out on food! I also really enjoyed how Tom wasn’t your typical macho man, he was real with his feelings which made him very likeable and realistic. It was also nice to have a male lead for a change, especially a male lead who was raising children and carrying out home duties, it breaks down that stereotypical thinking.
There was a perfect balance between humour and serious and those serious scenes did a fantastic job at touching on how lockdown can affect you mentally and how important it is just to keep going, even those little steps make a difference.
The pace of this read was perfect, it was long enough so you are able to fully get stuck into the story but not too long that reading about lock down hits too close to home and gets you down. Some scenes were funny and some were really sweets, everything was balanced and I caught myself smiling a few times whilst reading as a result.
The lockdown dairy of Tom Cooper genuinely brings some lightness to this pandemic, so a huge thank you and welldone to the author for this!