‘When Shadows Fall’ by Sita Brahmachari

Teenage fiction. It was ok.

We follow the story of Kai as tragedy after tragedy befalls him, beginning with the death of his baby sister, leading to drugs, crime and violence.

At the heart of the novel is a community that want to save their local ‘rec’ being built on by developers. Saving the ‘rec’ becomes a metaphor for all their struggles.

‘Jog On’ by Bella Mackie

Yep, it’s the first running book of the year. Not a great one to start with. The author suffers from poor mental health and it follows her journey of how running saved her life.

It has a good message and I’m sure plenty of people would find it interesting, just not me.

I found it a bit too repetitive.

A harsh two stars.