Book Synopsis:
A year can go quickly. Particularly when it’s your last.
Adam had a good life: a job he enjoyed, a nice house, a loving partner and a bright six-year-old daughter. Then he cheated on his partner. Then she kicked him out of their home. And then he was given approximately twelve months to live.
Despite the devastating news, Adam is determined to turn his life around before it finally runs out. Help comes in the form of an ex-junky, a cantankerous train driver, a nun experiencing a crisis of faith, and a teenager intent on losing her virginity – all living on borrowed time, all desperate to feel alive before their time is up.
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My Review:
The Last Act Of Adam Campbell was an absorbing read which manages to be both heartbreaking and heart warming at the same time.
The story follows a group of people Adam meets at a self help group and I found it very emotional to follow their stories. All of the members are sadly dying and watching them having to come to terms with that was very poignant. I can only imagine how hard this must be to come to terms with and I found I had a lump in my throat whilst reading. As a parent I found Adam’s story particularly hard as I realised how much he would miss if his daughter’s life.
This was a really absorbing story and I quickly found myself absorbed in the group. The reader is given access to the character’s inner most thoughts so I felt I was going on their hard journey alongside them. Although there were some emotional moments in the story there was also a little bit if humour which helped the story not become to bogged down in sadness.
i thought the ending was very well done and hit just the right note for me. This was the first book I’ve read by this author and I’d definitely be interested in reading more from him in the future.
Huge thanks to Jenny from Bidder for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Andy Jones is the author of five novels for adults, and two picture books for young readers. His latest project is also his first non-fiction book. ‘Unleash Your Creative Monster – a children’s guide to writing’ will be published by Walker books in October 2021. In the pipeline are two novels for middle grade readers – look out for a genie, a dog-thief, time travel and zombies. Andy lives in London with his wife and two little girls. Chances are, he’s writing something. Follow Andy on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram where he posts as andyjonesauthor. Or visit his website to read his ramblings, tips, prompts, and various lists. Visit: http://www.andyjoneswrites.com PLEASE NOTE: Andy has not written any books about American presidents, farts, burps, pub quizzes, barefoot girls called Helen, or risk management. Those were written by a bunch of other Andy Joneses. (It’s a popular name.) In case of doubt: if it’s not on my Amazon Author Page (here), I didn’t write it.
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