Book Synopsis:
An utterly charming and heart-warming love story and the perfect tonic for difficult times.
Daisy is the night security guard at the Manchester Museum of Social History. She takes her job very seriously, protecting the museum from teenage troublemakers.
Nate works the day shift, though he’d be more suited as a museum guide the way he chats with the visitors. Daisy doesn’t approve: how does he find it so easy to talk to strangers?
For five minutes each day their shifts overlap at handover. He passes the torch over to Daisy – always with a smile on his face, and she asks him for a full report of the day, which he gives reluctantly. It’s the only interaction they have… until mysterious things begin to happen at the museum.
They soon discover they have a lot more in common than they realised… and their investigations uncover more than just the truth. Could they have feelings for one another?
The Handover is available in ebook and hardback now. You can purchase your copy using the links below.
My Review:
The Handover is a compelling, heartwarming and uplifting read which was just what I needed.
Firstly the two main characters in this book were absolutely brilliant. I so enjoyed slowly getting to know the two of them over the course of the book, finding more out about their past and what makes them tick. They are both quite awkward, lonely souls so it was wonderful to see their developing friendship and the affect it had on their lives. I felt very sorry for Daisy and wished I could give her a hug. She’s very socially awkward and likes things done in a certain way which initially frustrated me but as the book went on I ended up finding quite endearing.
The story has a steady pace to it and I felt there was always something going on to make me want to keep reading. There’s some quite serious subjects discussed in the book and I think it’s fair to say none of the characters have had an easy life but the author manages to balance this with some funny moments, some of which had me laughing out loud. I loved that Nate’s nicknames for things became used by other people, even Daisy despite her best intentions, and I laughed so much at what Daisy accidentally calls the dinosaur. It made the story very heartwarming to read about and I found I really liked spending time in the character’s company.
The mystery part of the story was wonderful to read about, particularly the enthusiastic updates Nate gives his son as it helps the reader see things from a child’s perspective which I thought was very clever. I absolutely loved watching the characters slow build their relationship and felt very sad when I finished the book, leaving them behind.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Trapeze for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
David Barnett is an author and journalist based in West Yorkshire. After a career working for regional newspapers he embarked upon a freelance career writing features for most of the UK national press. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed Gideon Smith series of Victorian fantasies, published by Tor Books, and teaches journalism part-time at Leeds Trinity University. David was born in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1970 and is married to Claire, also a journalist. They have two children, Charlie and Alice.
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