Author: Elissa Soave
Page Count: 367
Date Finished: 02/12/22
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Synopsis
Wendy is lonely but coping after the death of her mum. At nineteen, all she wants is to drive the 255 bus around Uddingston with her regulars on board, remember to buy milk when it runs out and just to be okay.
To cope with her loneliness, she meets with a social worker, who helps her get back to some normality and even suggests for her to join a writers’ group to help her make friends and share the stories she writes, like the one about a bullied boy who goes to Mars.
Soon Wendy meets Ginger, a teenager with flaming orange hair, Ginger’s so brave she’s wearing a coat that isn’t even waterproof. For the first time, Wendy has a real best friend. But as they begin the summer of their lives, Wendy wonders if things were simpler before. And that’s before she realizes just how much trouble Ginger is about to get them in…
Review
The final Scottish Book Club read of 2022 and what a great one to finish the year on.
Overall I found the story very good but only rated it 4 stars due to some flaws I think the book had. The main flaws for me were that the final quarter of the book felt very rushed and I don’t think how the book ended really fit the story line.
Negatives aside though the characters are very well developed and you understand how they are feeling and why. The relationship between Wendy and Ginger is the stand out part of the book so the title is well chosen.
Don’t let a 4 star review put you off this is definite for anyones reading list and I look forward to seeing more from this author.
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