it only happens in the movies book review

Harry’s own life leaves much to be desired – living with his weed-smoking friend, Tad, after being forced to leave his family home due to conflicting religious views, Bourne’s protagonists are seemingly hard done to on the home-life front.

Love comes in many forms and for Audrey Winters, she feels three different types simultaneously. For instance, we see examples of teenage love – Audrey’s end-of-the-world feelings towards breaking up with her boyfriend, Milo coupled with the fact that her father doesn’t seem to love his own family – or else why would he have left them, and her loss of love for a school subject she once adored. The subject of love plays a huge part in the novel, designed to test its characters emotionally. Throw into the already chaotic mix a new job, the stress of A-Levels, choosing a university and coping with her own personal heartache – ex-boyfriend Milo strutting around with new girlfriend, Courtney – sympathy is a prominent emotion to feel towards Audrey and explains a lot about her icy demeanour when first approaching Harry. Her brother, Dougie, plays no part in his fractured home life, choosing to scarcely come home from his university town. For example, Audrey’s fragile nature is made worse by her mother’s excessive drinking, her own father taking legal action against his ex-wife in a bid to take back their house to give to his new family. Having read a few of her novels now, I can see the reason I’ve become enveloped in each of them is due to the characters and their stories. Holly Bourne’s ability to build believable and relevant characters is her finest trait. Known for his love of directing his own zombie films, Audrey approaches with caution, but will she be the girl to change Harry’s laddish ways? A typical bad boy, with his charming good looks, swept-up hair and cheeky personality, he’s the epitome of who to avoid.

With faithful and straight-talking compan`ion, Leroy, at her side, she sets about trying to rebuild her life, her emotions and her attitude towards the ever complex topic of love.īut when she starts a new job at her local cinema, she begins to see that love does exist – even in the most unlikely of people. For most of us reading this, we’ve been there, done that and got umpteen t-shirts to show for it.Īdd in newly divorced parents, a brother you never see, mounting schoolwork, and a UCAS application, all while dealing with a break-up from the boy you thought you’d marry, it’s easy to see why overworked schoolgirl Audrey Winters is feeling the strain.

It only happens in the movies book review