A review by emmascr
Truly, Madly, Amy by Kerry Wilkinson

5.0

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free for a Blog Tour in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.




I've previously read two of Kerry's books but they were both of the crime/thriller variety so I was excited to try a new genre by an author I already like.



This book gives you all those teenage feels. It's full of nostalgia for school holidays, hormones that you don't know what to do with and working out what to do with your life. At 16 in Joe is spending the summer figuring out his next move and working at a summer camp. In 1999 I was in my last year of primary school so I am a little but younger than Joe but I remember very similar feelings when I was his age.



I went to a few summer camps myself in my younger years and looking back I do feel for those in charge. It can't have been a fun job trying to keep all those kids in check! I think the story was very realistic. Yes there was underage drinking but at 16 I was drinkning and sneaking into clubs that didn't check for ID (not that my parents know that). When you are 16 you can't wait to grow up and then you realise that growing up isn't fun at all and you wish you were 16 again!



I mixed between ebook and audiobook. I really liked the narrator. He has an easy voice to listen to and I did find my self hearing his voice in my head when reading the ebook. I really felt like he made Joe his own charcater. This book is a light read that will leave you smiling chapter after chapter.



I really enjoyed this book. It's a perfect summers afternoon/evening read. Grab an ice cream or a cold drink, slap on some sun cream and enjoy this one while the sun's still out.