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somethingaboutbooks23 's review for:
Hope Street
by Mike Gayle
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
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
Lila Metcalfe is a trainee journalist in Derby & she's very used to being given the stories that no one else wants. So, when her editor tells her that the city's Cossington Park development is being held up by a solitary resident on Hope Street who is refusing to leave, she knows she is going to be the one sent to find out more. And that's how she meets Connor. Twenty-something Connor is the sole resident of Hope Street & he is not at all what Lila is expecting. And he has a very clear reason not to move: he is waiting for his mum to come home.
Needless to say I am a huge Mike Gayle fan so have excitedly been counting down to this latest release, and once again, the wait was most definitely worth it!
Mike has a wonderful talent of producing titles that are full of characters that you fall in love with instantly, accompanied by a beautiful, heartfelt story, written in his unique, embracing, captivating & emotional style.
Hope Street is no exception, introducing us to Lila, a character that knows what she wants, her journey in this title being one of deeper self-discovery. And then there’s Connor, someone who doesn’t believe in himself but lives in a world of gentle naivety, but with one clear focus; wanting to know what happened when his mum didn’t return home one day three years ago.
I loved reading how the story unfolded, as always in Gayle’s books there are moments that make you smile, moments that make you laugh & moments that make you cry, it’s an emotional rollercoaster that you enjoy every single minute of. It is a thought-provoking, cleverly executed story that can’t fail to leave you with a heartwarming, fuzzy feeling inside, reminding you to never ever give up hope - I didn’t want it to end!
“We can’t change what’s already happened, all we can do is deal with what’s in front of us”
Needless to say I am a huge Mike Gayle fan so have excitedly been counting down to this latest release, and once again, the wait was most definitely worth it!
Mike has a wonderful talent of producing titles that are full of characters that you fall in love with instantly, accompanied by a beautiful, heartfelt story, written in his unique, embracing, captivating & emotional style.
Hope Street is no exception, introducing us to Lila, a character that knows what she wants, her journey in this title being one of deeper self-discovery. And then there’s Connor, someone who doesn’t believe in himself but lives in a world of gentle naivety, but with one clear focus; wanting to know what happened when his mum didn’t return home one day three years ago.
I loved reading how the story unfolded, as always in Gayle’s books there are moments that make you smile, moments that make you laugh & moments that make you cry, it’s an emotional rollercoaster that you enjoy every single minute of. It is a thought-provoking, cleverly executed story that can’t fail to leave you with a heartwarming, fuzzy feeling inside, reminding you to never ever give up hope - I didn’t want it to end!
“We can’t change what’s already happened, all we can do is deal with what’s in front of us”