Today I am pleased to share with you my review of this latest novella from Amanda Paull. Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to join the tour and for my copy of the ebook in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Book Description
Pedalo Pandemonium (Scott Family Short Story, Book 4)
Laura and Ben are still together, against all the odds. Laura's Family the Scotts are adorable - but they wreak havoc wherever they go. The couple have survived first date silicon dog poo, Christmas mayhem and even dodgy marshmallows.
Their future together may have looked doomed on more than one occasion, but here they are at the airport – eating bacon sandwiches and watching planes take off, as they wait to board their flight to Mallorca.
A whole week in an idyllic Spanish fishing village. Just the two of them. Away from their families and the usual chaos. Wonderful.
What could possibly go wrong...?
My Review
This a a brilliant and funny read that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Laura and Ben are off on holiday together to Mallorca. There have been plenty of mishaps and issues between the pair since they got together, mostly surrounding the Scott family who are able to cause havoc wherever they go.
Laura and Ben are looking forward to spending the week together near the sea, just being alone and getting time to relax. Things don't get off to a great start for the pair when they are dropped off little way from their hotel and the last stretch they need to walk is a steep hill down. not easy with all their luggage and and bike box.
The two of them make it to their hotel just about in one piece and are soon relaxing and enjoying the start of their holiday.
But this is Laura and Ben and things never seem to go smoothly for the pair why should this holiday be any different.
This is a brilliant and hilarious read that I really enjoyed. I have not read the other parts to the series however it was easy to follow as you are given a brief back story as you head through the book. The setting for this book is wonderful and sounds like the perfect get away for a relaxing break. I really liked getting to know both Laura and Ben. They both just want a relaxing break after the dramas they have had so far in their relationship. The issues and dramas they have on their holiday will really have you laughing and it makes for a brilliant read.
I will now be reading the other instalments to this series.
Laura and Ben are off on holiday together to Mallorca. There have been plenty of mishaps and issues between the pair since they got together, mostly surrounding the Scott family who are able to cause havoc wherever they go.
Laura and Ben are looking forward to spending the week together near the sea, just being alone and getting time to relax. Things don't get off to a great start for the pair when they are dropped off little way from their hotel and the last stretch they need to walk is a steep hill down. not easy with all their luggage and and bike box.
The two of them make it to their hotel just about in one piece and are soon relaxing and enjoying the start of their holiday.
But this is Laura and Ben and things never seem to go smoothly for the pair why should this holiday be any different.
This is a brilliant and hilarious read that I really enjoyed. I have not read the other parts to the series however it was easy to follow as you are given a brief back story as you head through the book. The setting for this book is wonderful and sounds like the perfect get away for a relaxing break. I really liked getting to know both Laura and Ben. They both just want a relaxing break after the dramas they have had so far in their relationship. The issues and dramas they have on their holiday will really have you laughing and it makes for a brilliant read.
I will now be reading the other instalments to this series.
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About the Author
My name is Amanda Paull. Well, that's my pen name, not my real one, which helps to keep my writing separate from my day job.
I grew up in the North East of England and couldn't wait to move away. However, after studying and then living both in England and abroad, I returned to the North East and wouldn't dream of living anywhere else now.
Going to Grammar school in the days when teachers wore black caps and gowns, and walloped at will, wasn't much fun for a shy, quiet child like myself. So, I just kept my head down, did my homework and tried to stay invisible.
I used to love daydreaming and making up stories in my head, but I never thought about writing them down. In those days, writing wasn't an enjoyable pursuit, it was more of a time to tow the line and avoid being hit by a flying blackboard rubber. I was the type of pupil who would have been mortified to have 'made' a teacher launch one at me, so I would have shown respect by not ducking.
A short career in teaching was a revelation, to put it mildly. After going back to University, I settled into my current post in the public sector, where I am very happy.
It was Jim, a work colleague, who suggested around 12 years ago that I write a book. Apparently, my contribution to coffee break conversations always seemed to be either tragic or hilarious. But to me it was just normal stuff. No-one would want to read about that.
Then, a couple of years later, while sunbathing in Mallorca with my boyfriend, who is now my husband, and a glass of Cava, the idea of writing a humorous fiction novel came to me. I didn't need to make it all up though as I had a plentiful supply of funny real life snippets.
To get started, I studied creative writing through the Open University, which fitted nicely around my job and, to my delight, was absolutely nothing like school. The Scott Family Short Stories started out as an assignment for this course. A Christmas Day Kerfuffle was the result of the fictional account of the first Christmas brunch my husband spent with my family. Of all the short stories, this one has more true snippets in it than the others. The taxi driver and bike box scene in Pedalo Pandemonium was pretty true to life, too. The driver looked different, but the airport to hotel transfer only required slight embellishment.
I also write Women’s Fiction. Pictures in the Sky was my debut novel, and I am currently writing my second, Painting Bananas.
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