Today I am pleased to be able to share my review of this fantastic read from Stephen Anthony Brotherton. Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to join the tour and for my ebook in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Book Description
“It used to make me feel special, the fact that they knew me, knew what I wanted, but it had soured with repetition. I’d become my drink order – that’s what it felt like. But it was okay. People watching in this place made me feel part of the world, got me away from the house for a few hours. And it was here she came back to me. I hadn’t seen her for three decades and suddenly there she was, standing next to my table.
‘Hello, Freddie’.”
Another Shot tells the story of Freddie and Jo-Jo, who are reunited in a coffee shop thirty-five years after the end of their teenage romance. Jo-Jo finds Freddie through a mutual friend, and tells him that she is emigrating following the death of her husband. She gives him a photograph of the two of them on their first weekend away, a trip to Blackpool.
How they originally met, why they parted, what happens in their lives apart is all told through a series of flashbacks. These memories feed into events when they meet up again and explain why, despite the passage of time and the intensity of their still simmering love, there is no future for their relationship.
My Review
I really enjoyed this highly addictive, debut read from Stephen Anthony Brotherton.
This book tells the story of the lives of Freddie and Jo-Jo. They were teenage sweethearts but things happened between the two which meant they didn't see other for thirty five years until a meeting in a coffee shop.
The book is great as you get to go back in time to read about how Freddie and Jo-Jo met and fell in love as teenagers. You get to read all of the events that lead up to them not seeing each other for so many years and what has made them become the people they are today.
The two of them meet in a coffee shop after Jo-Jo finds out some information from a friend of Freddie's and decides to meet up with him to tell him she is emigrating to New Zealand she hands him a photo at their meeting that was taken back when they were teenagers this results in them both reminiscing through their lives and each of them telling their story.
I really enjoyed how this book went from the present to the past and back again. It told both the story of Freddie's and Jo-Jo lives and seamlessly went between them both. I enjoyed getting an insight to the history they both have together and what has happening in their lives to bring them to where they are today.
I like the style of writing from Stephen Anthony Brotherson and I am looking forward to Reading the next instalment of Freddie and Jo-Jo.
This book tells the story of the lives of Freddie and Jo-Jo. They were teenage sweethearts but things happened between the two which meant they didn't see other for thirty five years until a meeting in a coffee shop.
The book is great as you get to go back in time to read about how Freddie and Jo-Jo met and fell in love as teenagers. You get to read all of the events that lead up to them not seeing each other for so many years and what has made them become the people they are today.
The two of them meet in a coffee shop after Jo-Jo finds out some information from a friend of Freddie's and decides to meet up with him to tell him she is emigrating to New Zealand she hands him a photo at their meeting that was taken back when they were teenagers this results in them both reminiscing through their lives and each of them telling their story.
I really enjoyed how this book went from the present to the past and back again. It told both the story of Freddie's and Jo-Jo lives and seamlessly went between them both. I enjoyed getting an insight to the history they both have together and what has happening in their lives to bring them to where they are today.
I like the style of writing from Stephen Anthony Brotherson and I am looking forward to Reading the next instalment of Freddie and Jo-Jo.
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About the Author
‘I was born in Walsall, grew up in the West Midlands and now live in Telford with my two cats, Boris and Tai. After working in the health and social care sector for over thirty years, I have now taken early retirement to write the trilogy that has been rooted in my head for most of my life.
Another Shot is the first book in the Shots trilogy, which is based on a first love relationship I had as a teenager. It tells the story of Freddie and Jo-Jo, who are reunited in a coffee shop three decades after the end of their teenage romance. How they originally met, why they parted, what happens in their lives apart, and what happens when they reunite is all told through a series of first person vignettes. The second book, An Extra Shot, will be published in July 2019. I am currently working on the final instalment.
Getting these stories down on paper has been a cathartic process. I hope you enjoy them.
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