I picked up a copy of the first novel in the Boys of Tommen series assuming that it was set in a university. Turns out that I was wrong. The characters are all in high school, though as per the note in the front, the novel is pitched at readers over the age of eighteen. The setting is quite dark and topics addressed include alcoholism, physical abuse and bullying. The romance, pairing a fifteen year old girl who is small for her age and described as having a childlike appearance with a boy who is physically mature, sexually active, who invades her privacy and is not far from his eighteenth birthday seems questionable. After suffering through years of bullying at school, some of which put her in hospital, Shannon has transferred to a private school, one so expensive that her mother has to take out a loan to pay all the fees. Things are going well, she has friends at her new school, there are strong anti-bullying rules in place and everything at Tommen College seems well, nicer ... ...
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Thank you so much for the giveaway!!
Have a wonderful Aust Day weekend:)
Thanks for the giveaway, happy Australia day!
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Australia Day was spent at the Slow Food Market and then at dinner with friends. Very lazy and pleasant and food-oriented, just how I like it!
I'm a Queenslander who is basically 'riding out the storm' literally.
I thought yesterday was bad, but today is positively Biblical!!
Picked mangoes off the tree before the wind and rain hit.
Cleaned the house in preparation for family and friends coming on Monday for a BBQ celebration.
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A BBQ in the street with neighbours!
Jess F
Thanks!
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Thank you and Happy Australia Day :)
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Pleasing to see that I had visitors from overseas as well as Australia.
Tara is our lucky winner. Congrats!