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Light-Hearted & Amusing
A. Rose 4.0 out of 5 stars Light-Hearted & Amusing Reviewed in the United Kingdom. How many lives has Scuffo? is a light-hearted book with clever jokes and a simple plot. Yet the two go very well together to create a novel one might read if they were in need of a good laugh. It is […] more… I now want to be a cat…or do I?
Ionia FromentTop Contributor: Coloring5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed in the United States – After reading so many mac Black books for children recently, this was a bit of a change, but certainly an enjoyable one. First of all, I love that it is a reverend that is the main character. This book is almost an […] more… A nostalgic trip to yesteryear mixed with a bit of wholesome fun
Roses are Amber 4.0 out of 5 stars .Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3.5 stars How Many Lives Has Scruffo? Is a light read for those who can relate to the 1950s and who might enjoy a chuckle mixed with a nostalgic return to a bygone era. The book opens in 1958 with an introduction […] more… A light-hearted book with clever jokes and a simple plot
Review from https://kissmybook460367867.wordpress.com How Many Lives Has Scuffo? by Mac Black Review by Alice How many lives has Scuffo? is a light-hearted book with clever jokes and a simple plot. Yet the two go very well together to create a novel one might read if they were in need of a good laugh. It is altogether […] more…
Sweaty and Pals Smile by Mac Black
Review from https://kissmybook460367867.wordpress.com/ Review by Angela Sweaty and pals Smile is the third instalment of the ‘Sweaty’ trilogy, with Sweaty and Pals being the first and Sweaty and Pals Again the second. Much in the same vein as the first two books, there is good clean fun between Derek and his faithful pals. In this […] more…
Easy read, great humour
Mrs. S. Joyner 5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed in the United Kingdom – I know Jennie from a facebook page and i have now read this book. Its very funny, small chapters, easy to read book. Its almost like meeting her for a cuppa each day. Its written like she might talk to you. I […] more… simply gorgeous
Tina J.5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed in the United Kingdom – I have only just heard of Gail Jennie Orbell through a site on FaceBook and as soon as I heard she was a writer, I promptly bought a book. I didn’t realise that she had written a daily blog, but I am so […] more…
Entertaining and the story moves along nicely. Hard to put down.
PJ 4.0 out of 5 stars Good Job!!!. Reviewed in the United States A new author and a success for sure. I was drawn in to this wonderful, warm, funny, and at times very thought-provoking story. I liked it that the characters showed true emotions. There was comedy, drama, pathos, some mystery at times– you name […] more…
Good read
nio16 4.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed in the United States – Overall, I enjoyed Derek Takes Action by Mac Black. Despite not having ready any of the previous books in the series, I didn’t have a problem following along with the story. It did take some time to get into the story as it […] more… This book is an amazingly funny take on day to day life
Amazon Customer5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed in the United Kingdom This book is an amazingly funny take on day to day life; It shows the Author can laugh at herself and sometimes others. We all take life to seriously and I think the world would be a better place if we saw things the way […] more… Saving The Best Until Last
Brett H 5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed in the United Kingdom – This is the fifth Derek and I have read and enjoyed each of them in turn. We first met Derek as a young lad with his chums playing on the site which Biskos, a major supermarket company, has designs on. Showing signs […] more… Brilliant read
phillie 5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed in the United Kingdom – Brilliant blog read, a pick up and put down book that you can read anywhere and because it’s written as a blog you know you will not lose your place or forget the plot. Another good read from Gail Orbell. more… the long awaited blog book from this well loved author
Philip Earland5.0 out of 5 stars. It offers selected entries from Jennie Orbell’s Blog . Reviewed in the United Kingdom Two Chucks is the long awaited blog book from this well loved author. It offers selected entries from Jennie Orbell’s highly popular WordPress blog. The tales provide an insight into the often crazy life of […] more… Derek, Stronger Than Ever
A. Rose 4.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed in the United Kingdom – Derek Takes Action – the end of an era. This is the fifth and final book of the ‘Derek’ series and I feel it is the best one. I’ve followed Derek from his childhood protest against a supermarket being built on his […] more… Fifth and final book in the series
Roses are Amber 4.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed in the United Kingdom – Derek Takes Action is the fifth and final book in the “Derek” series about Derek Toozlethwaite and his humorous almost “slapstick” adventures in life. Once again Derek’s wife Sally walks out on him due to a misunderstanding. She heads back to her […] more… Fancy a good laugh?
Deb McEwan (Multi-genre author) 5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed in the United Kingdom – Truth is stranger than fiction or so it seems in this amusing and sometimes wacky tale of the author’s day to day life, featuring chucks, a cat and a laid-back partner. Gail has a knack of turning the ordinary into […] more… A fraught account of life in Leicestershire’s undergrowth
Janet Scrivens5.0 out of 5 stars. Reviewed in the United Kingdom – I have been following Gail’s blog for years. It never fails to bring a laugh to my lips and lighten my day. An honest, often fraught, account of her fight to survive life in Leicestershire, where she seeks to grow crops, save the […] more…
More Comedy from Derek
5.0 out of 5 stars More comedy from Derek, By Roses are Amber – This review is from: Derek’s Revenge (Paperback) Derek Toozlethwaite is a journalist in Newingsworth who is trying to write a book. So far he has failed to find a suitable subject for his book, instead his research has got him into trouble. […] more… Drew Kinayle
I have just read "Who Cares?" by Drew Kinayle and for a first book it's very good, in fact for any book it's very good. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It's not predictable in the way that lots of books in the same 'chic lit' category are. more…