Hello everyone! How are we all doing this Saturday morning? I am back with another review for Literally PR on a lovely book called No Number Nine by FJ Campbell.
Here is a little bit of information about No Number Nine:
Pip Mitchell's an expert at making seriously bad decisions. But when her past, present, and future collide at the Sydney Olympic Games, she's going to have to decide whose side she's on - or she'll lose everyone she loves. No Number Nine is a coming-of-age story about an 18-year-old girl who has put her life on hold for two years after the death of her sister. Pip leaves her home in England and tries to move forward with her life, taking a job in Germany as an au pair to the Von Feldsteins, a family which is full of surprises - and not good ones.
Set in Munich, the story follows Pip for a year as she crashes from one embarrassing, awkward mistake to the next. Finally, as she starts to emerge from her fog of grief, she travels with the Von Feldstiens to Sydney where, amid the drama of the 2000 Olympic Games, everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. Can Pip protect herself and the people she loves? Does she have the courage, to tell the truth, even if it destroys her?
It took me a day to read No Number Nine. I had it all planned out, I could've taken my time and read at a nice pace. Instead, I started reading it as soon as the book was in my hands, and before I knew it, it was 3 am the next day and I didn't know what to do. For months I've been wanting to read a coming-of-age book (I don't have them anymore because I stupidly decided to give them to our local charity shop years ago) and now that I finally have, I was not disappointed at all.
I loved Pip and the way she overcame her grief and moved to a different country. I don't think I could do that at all. I loved how welcoming the Von Feldsteins were to Pip and treated her more like a member of their family. This is a great story of love, confidence, self-awareness, and friendship. Pip and her friends will make you laugh with them, cringe with them and love with them.
I am so glad that I got the opportunity to read No Number Nine and I want to thank Literally PR and FJ Campbell again for letting me read this amazing book. It really has become a favourite and I can't wait to read more of FJ Campbells books!
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