Reviews
'A tender take on modern youth. Rhodes dramatises their sense of exclusion with freshness and insight' - The Guardian
'Rhodes asks important questions about social justice, but also tells a compellingly human story. An impressive debut' - The New Statesman
'Subject and setting imply a Loach-like bleakness, but this finely crafted and often lyrical debut novel offers far more than hoodie-hugging sympathy or sink-estate despair. JB, with his great but baffled expectations, shakes hands across time with Dickens' Pip.' -
The Independent
'A powerful coming of age story with a difference' - First Post Review
'A striking debut novel that deals with a vital topical issue. A young offender is sent to paint beach huts in Kent, and encounters people and forces that promise both his salvation and ruin' - Waterstones
'An excellent debut novel. I was completely wrapped up in it. Definitely in my top 10 of the year.' - Scott Pack - The Bookseller
‘This is Rhodes’ first novel, and his relatively unmannered voice alongside his deft combination of social issues and teen angst suggests that there may be even better to come from him.’ - The London Paper
'Rhodes is writing about what he knows and isn't afraid to present it plain and unvarnished. You can't ask more from a first time novelist than that' - The Book Bag
‘A smashing little debut novel’ - Bookmunch
Rhodes provides our often misunderstood youth of today with a distinct and passionate voice. This is a fantastic debut, a definite two
day read that will have you scanning the shelves for his next novel’ - Aesthetica Magazine
'A tender take on modern youth. Rhodes dramatises their sense of exclusion with freshness and insight' - The Guardian
'Rhodes asks important questions about social justice, but also tells a compellingly human story. An impressive debut' - The New Statesman
'Subject and setting imply a Loach-like bleakness, but this finely crafted and often lyrical debut novel offers far more than hoodie-hugging sympathy or sink-estate despair. JB, with his great but baffled expectations, shakes hands across time with Dickens' Pip.' -
The Independent
'A powerful coming of age story with a difference' - First Post Review
'A striking debut novel that deals with a vital topical issue. A young offender is sent to paint beach huts in Kent, and encounters people and forces that promise both his salvation and ruin' - Waterstones
'An excellent debut novel. I was completely wrapped up in it. Definitely in my top 10 of the year.' - Scott Pack - The Bookseller
‘This is Rhodes’ first novel, and his relatively unmannered voice alongside his deft combination of social issues and teen angst suggests that there may be even better to come from him.’ - The London Paper
'Rhodes is writing about what he knows and isn't afraid to present it plain and unvarnished. You can't ask more from a first time novelist than that' - The Book Bag
‘A smashing little debut novel’ - Bookmunch
Rhodes provides our often misunderstood youth of today with a distinct and passionate voice. This is a fantastic debut, a definite two
day read that will have you scanning the shelves for his next novel’ - Aesthetica Magazine
