Think winning the jackpot will solve all your problems?
Life's hard for Lia. Her mum is a nag, her sister a pain and the gorgeous but mysterious R...
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Jun 21, 2011
Linzi
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I adored this book - I requested it intended to pass it on to a younger relative to review but inadvertently packed it in my suitcase with my holiday books. I glanced through the first few pages while waiting to go out to dinner one night and was completely hooked! It's funny - not laugh out loud hilarious - just witty and insightful.
There is a wonderful line about 15 pages into the advance copy where Lia is sitting next to Raf (her possibly, paranormal, future boyfriend) which hooked me i More...
There is a wonderful line about 15 pages into the advance copy where Lia is sitting next to Raf (her possibly, paranormal, future boyfriend) which hooked me i More...
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Nov 24, 2011
Becky
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Lia’s Guide to Winning the Lottery is a contemporary tale of teen life and all the comic, disastrous traumas that go hand in hand with that. Oh, and it’s also about winning the lottery and has a lot more substance than you might expect from the cover.
Lia is your typical sixteen year old British teenage girl. She goes to school, has great friends, argues with her mother and is, at times, irritatingly selfish. At the beginning of the story she is so annoying. She has what I like to More...
Lia is your typical sixteen year old British teenage girl. She goes to school, has great friends, argues with her mother and is, at times, irritatingly selfish. At the beginning of the story she is so annoying. She has what I like to More...
Sep 01, 2011
Rebecca-
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I saw this book when I was looking for a third book for a 3 for 2 offer in Waterstones. It's amazing how hard it always is to find that third book in an offer, whether you get it free or pay for it. It's actually incredibly irritating.
Anyway, it looked fun but I wasn't sure about paying £6.99 when I didn't know what it would turn out like and I've never heard of Karen David before, although apparently she has other notable books for YA...whoops.
This is also a relatively new book, onl More...
Anyway, it looked fun but I wasn't sure about paying £6.99 when I didn't know what it would turn out like and I've never heard of Karen David before, although apparently she has other notable books for YA...whoops.
This is also a relatively new book, onl More...
Aug 18, 2011
Cicely
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From what I've heard about this author, this kind of book isn't really her kind of thing. When I Was Joe and Almost True are about street crime (I think) and not really about 16 year old girls winning £8 million and having a 'Paranormal Boyfriend', but I think she completely did it perfectly. I loved this book! It was funny, but not overly so, clever, had it's fair share of serious and silly, and I read it in less than a day.
Lia was great. While at first, she really did get on my More...
Lia was great. While at first, she really did get on my More...
Oct 20, 2011
Aileen
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Lia is a 16 year old school girl, she is horrible to her family, and
she won’t work for her Dad as a Saturday assistant in her Dad’s baker
she thinks her mother is a cash machine. Her friend Jack buys her a
Lottery ticket as a late birthday present Lia wins a huge £8,005,342
her life is about to change but will it make Lia a better person? This
is a really good book, it’s funny easy to read and follow, sounds like
the Author did her research, I would definitel More...
she won’t work for her Dad as a Saturday assistant in her Dad’s baker
she thinks her mother is a cash machine. Her friend Jack buys her a
Lottery ticket as a late birthday present Lia wins a huge £8,005,342
her life is about to change but will it make Lia a better person? This
is a really good book, it’s funny easy to read and follow, sounds like
the Author did her research, I would definitel More...
Oct 14, 2011
Jenni
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Last year two of my favourite books were Keren David’s When I Was Joe and Almost True, I especially loved the way the teen characters she created were so real and believable. When I heard about the plot for Lia I was really interested to see how it would work. The idea of a teen girl winning the lottery jackpot certainly sounded like it could be a lot lighter and fluffier than the world of gangs and knife crime that had provided the backdrop for Keren’s previous books. I was sure though that it
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Aug 30, 2011
Book Angel Emma
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I was really worried I wouldn't like this book as to begin I found Lia so awful I was literally cringing while reading but I neednt have worried. The way the story progressed and the threads came together was nothing short of genius.
I have to admit I really thought I was going to hate this book after reading the first few chapters. I can hear you all screaming WHY? Well it is because Lia is just so gosh darn awful. She spews acid from her mouth instead of words, she is toxic and toal More...
I have to admit I really thought I was going to hate this book after reading the first few chapters. I can hear you all screaming WHY? Well it is because Lia is just so gosh darn awful. She spews acid from her mouth instead of words, she is toxic and toal More...
Jul 05, 2011
Mary
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Bit of a change of genre for Keren David - not exactly street crime! Lighthearted look at what happens when 16 yr old Lia wins 8 million on the lottery, but it had me wondering what my reaction as a parent would have been. Fuller review on my blog soon.
Feb 16, 2012
Pat
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Lots of laughs in this amusing take on a 16 year old winning the lottery. Humour is not often found in books for girls and this is a laugh a page as well as a serious look at wealth and whether it makes you happy.
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