#BlogTour: The Truants by Kate Weinberg @BloomsburyBooks @annecater #TheTruants #KateWeinberg #RandomThingsTours

Book Synopsis:

Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete university campus under flat, grey, East Anglian skies, her world flares with colour.

Drawn into a tightly-knit group of rule breakers – led by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay – Jess begins to experiment with a new version of herself. But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken as they share secrets, lovers and finally a tragedy. Soon Jess is thrown up against the question she fears most: what is the true cost of an extraordinary life?

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My Review:

The Truants is a thoroughly addictive, compelling book which is hard to believe is a debut novel.

I was quickly drawn into the Claustrophobic, insular atmosphere of the university and into Kate’s interesting social group who I kept changing my mind about. I found it fascinating to follow Kate and her friends and see how the dynamics of the group constantly changed as things go from fun to out of control.

All of the characters were great creations which I enjoyed getting to know slowly. Most of the book was quite fast paced which made the book hard to put down. I could never guess which way the story was going to go which made me want to keep reading as I wanted to find out. There is some quite dark humour in this book which helps bring some light relief to the story but also helps add to the tense atmosphere as it makes it seem more real somehow.

Overall I thought this was a very clever, multilayered story which manages to be quite funny in places. It does dip a little in the middle but do keep reading as it soon picks up again. I’m now very excited to see what the author writes next.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Bloomsbury for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Kate Weinberg lives in London with her husband, her two children, and a tortoise called Agatha. The Truants is her first book.

kateweinbergwriter.com