Derek’s Growing Family, 30 Jan 2014 By A. Rose This review is from: Derek’s Good Relations (Paperback)
This is the fourth in the ‘Derek’ series of which I have read all. Derek is now maturing and settling into being a husband, writer and fairly quickly
into this book becomes a father to little E.T. The whole ‘Derek’ story has now expanded into a new and much larger family since he quite accidentally found his mother, a new sister and a reluctant father in Derek’s Revenge.
Derek’s Good Relations is written with the same light hearted humour as the earlier books and is in much the same style of story with Derek always getting the ‘mucky end of the stick’. The same old favourite characters are still around (Hammy, Hector and even P.C Andy (Pandy)) but are taking more of a backseat ride whilst the newer characters are playing a larger role in Derek’s life.
I enjoyed this book just as much as the earlier Derek books but would now say that it’s not really a stand alone story. You need to have read the earlier books to appreciate Derek’s problems with Sally, Sophie and ladies clothing, and also as his family has grown it’s best to have a background of his parentage and the rock group Rabid Revenge.