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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
💬 “There was an act of affection to neutralise every act of betrayal and vice versa. The eternal book balancing of siblingdom.�
💭 SLAGS by Emma Jane Unsworth was an absolute blast of a read.
Fifteen-year-old Sarah is hopelessly in love with her English teacher, Mr Keaveney. Her best mate Nessa? Obsessed with a member of the infamous boy band 4Princes. And Sarah’s little sister Juliette? Well, according to Sarah, she’s just annoying.
Fast forward a few decades, and Sarah and Juliette are on a road trip for Juliette’s 40th birthday. Cue whiskey-fuelled nights, nostalgic bickering, and some surprisingly tender reflections on where they've been and where they're going.
What a FUN read. The 90s and early noughties references! The quick wit! The humour! The sibling rivalry! I loved every minute.
But SLAGS wasn’t all just laughs and retro throwbacks, it’s got real emotion too.
The dual timeline gives us a full picture of Sarah, past and present, and it’s done so cleverly. One minute I was laughing out loud, the next I really really felt for her.
SLAGS provides a raw, honest look at how messy growing up (and, honestly, staying grown-up) can be.
Funny, heartfelt, and painfully relatable, I’d absolutely recommend picking this one up.
💬 “There was an act of affection to neutralise every act of betrayal and vice versa. The eternal book balancing of siblingdom.�
💭 SLAGS by Emma Jane Unsworth was an absolute blast of a read.
Fifteen-year-old Sarah is hopelessly in love with her English teacher, Mr Keaveney. Her best mate Nessa? Obsessed with a member of the infamous boy band 4Princes. And Sarah’s little sister Juliette? Well, according to Sarah, she’s just annoying.
Fast forward a few decades, and Sarah and Juliette are on a road trip for Juliette’s 40th birthday. Cue whiskey-fuelled nights, nostalgic bickering, and some surprisingly tender reflections on where they've been and where they're going.
What a FUN read. The 90s and early noughties references! The quick wit! The humour! The sibling rivalry! I loved every minute.
But SLAGS wasn’t all just laughs and retro throwbacks, it’s got real emotion too.
The dual timeline gives us a full picture of Sarah, past and present, and it’s done so cleverly. One minute I was laughing out loud, the next I really really felt for her.
SLAGS provides a raw, honest look at how messy growing up (and, honestly, staying grown-up) can be.
Funny, heartfelt, and painfully relatable, I’d absolutely recommend picking this one up.
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