The Broxbourne Readers

King of Nothing
The book was really good, but in some parts it was a little cringy because of the language that was used. But over all it was a really good story line with lots of different plot twists. One of my favourite parts of the book was when his maths teacher created the plan of making a scene about Anton moving places so he could do better at maths without his friends making fun of him about wanting to do better in school.

Eve

The Final Year
I was pleasantly surprised about the fact it was written in poems and I liked the book a lot. It's about a boy called Nate in his final year of primary school who struggles with making and losing friends and his brothers illness and also includes him preparing to leave his primary school. His family life is not the most ideal situation but is full of love and he has a great relationship with his younger brothers as shown in the book. I can't really find any complaints about this book as there seems to be no clear things except younger children might find this book distressing. Taking all these things into consideration I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to tween and teenagers. 8/10

bertie

The Final Year
I think it is amazing. If you read, if you are in year 6 transitioning into year 7. Overall a good book. I would give it a 3.5

leah

Play
The book had great literature and the writing was amazing and also the depth of character and growth was good. The overall story was just not for me. I didn't really enjoy the whole point of the story and some of the interactions and things the characters did. I also did not really enjoy the guy and his interactions with the characters. The ending of the book I thought was quite good and powerful especially talking about the pyramid and the little rooms inside. Overall it wasn't my favourite book but did have some good qualities to it.

Kyriacos

King of Nothing
I found this book interesting as it shows the conflicting feelings of Anton (the main character) as a teenage boy in a very toxic masculine society we live in now, while making me laugh and snicker at the jokes he makes throughout the book. At a point in the story, Anton has to make difficult decisions about the people he hangs out with. It made me realise that good friends are always better than popular friends and good friends will always have your back. It enlightened me that boys can be and are pressured into doing things they don't want to do to prove they are ‘a man’. It was a really good book and I enjoyed it very much. I recommend this book to people who like to read books by Patrice Lawrence and Malorie Blackman because all the authors handle difficult topics that I find deep, raw and soulful.

Sofia Blake