#BlogTour: There’s Only One Danny Garvey by David F. Ross @dfr10 @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours #TheresOnlyOneDannyGarvey #DavidFRoss #TeamOrenda #RandomThingsTours #mustread

Book Synopsis:

Danny Garvey was a sixteen-year old footballing prodigy. Professional clubs clamoured to sign him, and a glittering future beckoned.

And yet, his early promise remained unfulfilled, and Danny is back home in the tiny village of Barshaw to manage the struggling junior team he once played for. What’s more, he’s hiding a secret about a tragic night, thirteen years earlier, that changed the course of several lives. There’s only one Danny Garvey, they once chanted … and that’s the problem.

A story of irrational hopes and fevered dreams of unstoppable passion and unflinching commitment in the face of defeat There’s Only One Danny Garvey is, above all, an unforgettable tale about finding hope and redemption in the most unexpected of places.

There’s Only One Danny Garvey is out in ebook now and in paperbackback on the 21st January 2021. You can pre-order your copy using the link below or through your local indie bookstore.

My Review:

There’s Only One Danny Garvey is an incredibly absorbing book that manages to be heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.

Firstly don’t be put off from reading this book if you are not a fan of football as though it is featured in the story this book is about so much more. I thought the author did a great job of describing the passion and community that can come with football, though this isn’t always in a positive way. It also helps highlight how easy it can be to be thrown into that world and spat out again if things go wrong.

Danny was a very sympathetic character who was easy to get behind. I felt very sorry for the way things turned out and wished that things would improve for him. He has a good support network around him which was nice to see and who all bring different things to his life. The interaction between him and his young son was wonderful to read about. It helped bring some truly heartwarming moments to the story.

Overall I really enjoyed this gritty, absorbing read which will stay with me for a long time. It was quite an emotional read at times, especially when things weren’t going Danny’s way but I liked how the author keeps the story realistic and doesn’t make it a sweeter story which I feel would have been easy to do. It’s book that I’m hoping to read again soon and one I’ll definitely be recommending to everyone.

Thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Orenda for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

David F. Ross was born in Glasgow in 1964 and has lived in Kilmarnock for over 30 years. He is a graduate of the Mackintosh School of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art, an architect by day, and a hilarious social media commentator, author and enabler by night. His debut novel The Last Days of Disco was shortlisted for the Authors Club Best First Novel Award, and received exceptional critical acclaim, as did the other two books in the Disco Days Trilogy: The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas and The Man Who Loved Islands. David lives in Ayrshire.