What an absolutely wonderful book.
I decided to give this one a try, as I was looking for an audiobook I could listen to in the car, during my long drives each day to and from work. This one was a winner! It had me laughing, and crying along with little Ricky.
Ricky (Victoria) is a 12 (almost 13) year old girl. Her parents are going through a divorce, and Ricky is forced to move from her hometown Brixton to Camden with her Mum and little brother Ollie.
The story is told by Ricky, how she sees the world through her eyes. Ricky is loosing a father who she absolutely adores, and is completely heartbroken. She blames her mother for this and feels that if her Mum just treated to her Dad better they may still be together as a family.
Her little brother Ollie falls sick, and spends a lot of time in hospital have lots of tests done. Ricky does not know what is wrong with him, but makes her own assumptions, and her creativeness is adorable.
Due to her little brother Ollie's sickness, her Mother spends most of her time at the hospital caring for Ollie, Ricky is at home, on school holidays, she spends her mornings at the local community centre doing a creative writing class, and her afternoons are spent wondering around her unit block, or assisting in a garden. She is being cared for by Dan, her Mum's new partner whilst her Mum is at the hospital with Ollie.
Ricky is a bit of a tom boy, and refuses to grow up to be a "lady" in fact she changes her name to "Ricky" from Vicky or Victoria because she does not want to be known as a girl. She wants to be strong and brave like a boy.
Ricky is extremely smart and her creative mind is adorable, I enjoyed reading the book from Ricky's eyes on the world, she is an amazing young girl who I really admired her courage and strength whilst enjoying the book.
This unbiased review is from an audio copy provided by NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Australia.
5 Stars: It was amazing. It was compelling, well-researched, entertaining and/or moving and often complex. I will definitely want to read more books by this author.
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