Nobody Real by Steve Camden

Marcie and Thor are a team or so it seems to Marcie. The trouble is, she's real and Thor isn't. Abandoned by her mum and pulling away from her dad who grows distant, Marcie finds herself seeking friendship and comfort and that comes from her old imaginary though up friend Thor, a boy with bear arms, arms of comfort and warmth it seems.

I am unsure whether Marcie is suffering with her own mental health alike her dad whom seems depressed throughout the novel. Marcie does talk with others around her but seems to never allow herself to get close to anyone which seems likely to the factor of her mother not being in her life now.

This is a book anyone can relate to as I'm sure we all yearn at some point to be a carefree child again needing to be taken care of and not have to face all life's responsibilities thrust our way.

Many thanks to the publishers for her allowing me to review this book for them!

Tape By Steven Camden

I was looking forward to reading this and even though the story wasn't as I expected how I'd imagined, I did really enjoy the twists and turns the two interwoven characters ensued through.

The story is set two decades apart with Ryan in 1993 and Ameliah in 2013. Ameliah finds a set of cassette tapes in her Nan's house where she lives now her mum has passed away.
On the tapes she hears a voice and discovers the person talking knew her mum and now Ameliah wants answers as to who this person is who knew her mum so much.
Ryan in 1993, starts talking into his tape recorder after having to adapt and put up with a new stepmum and a stepbrother joining his family. He copes by making mix tapes of his favourite songs as well. Then he meets a girl and his life changes...

I'm not going to spoil the story, its extremely well written and a great story in the style that we are exploring two lives and what has happened in the twenty years between them.

I would recommend you read this boy or girl and share it with your friends too!