I submitted my latest memoir, Building The Beast: How (Not) To Build An Overland Camper to book blogger, Ilana, reader, writer and traveller from Wild Writing Life.
As part of a previous blog tour, Ilana, a Top NetGalley.com Reviewer, reviewed my book It Never Rains But It Paws: A Road Trip Through Politics And A Pandemic. She described it as:
Smart, curious and often hilarious. That kind of hilarious that only someone smart and curious can be.
It´s for both armchair travellers and adventurous dog-lovers.
Since Ilana enjoyed my previous book, I sent her a copy of my latest, and here are some highlights from her lovely review:
In some parts I just couldn´t stop from laughing out loud…
I cannot wait to see what happened next…
I am pleased to say that I am working very hard on the sequel, More Manchester Than Mongolia, and hope to release it early in 2025.
You can read Ilana’s full review of Building The Beast on her blog HERE
And on Goodreads HERE
If you visit Goodreads, if you could like the review, and add my book to your ‘Want to Read’ list, it will help the algorithms and a struggling author! 🙂
Other Reviews for Building The Beast
Did I mention, Building The Beast has also been awarded a Readers’ Favorite 5* Seal and is a finalist in the memoir section of the Page Turner Awards 2024? Click HERE to read the Readers’ Favorite review.
Reedsy Discovery found it ‘Delightful, humorous and filled with vivid imagery‘:
Author DG Kaye awarded it five stars, after saying, “What a great read this book was!”
Award-Winning Author Valerie Poore also reviewed an advance copy of Building The Beast and shared her five star review on her excellent blog, Marvellous Memoirs Reviews and links.
“Written with lively wit and understated humour…A great read, as always and I look forward to more of their adventures.”
Valerie Poore, Award-Winning Author
Read Valerie’s full review of Building The Beast HERE.
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World Wide Walkies 
Hi Jackie. Thanks for mentioning my review for your book which I thoroughly enjoyed. You are a wonderful storyteller. ❤ I hope The Beast is treating you guys fine. 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words.
We’re ‘in the brick’ at the moment, up to our ears in DIY! Our flat has been rented out for nearly a decade to fund our travels, so it needed a bit of tlc. I’ve also got my head down writing the The Beast’s sequel.
However, we’re back in The Beast from 2nd January and will be heading off to Italy to ski. I can’t wait! Hopefully, I can get back to blogging then, too.
I know you’re not long back, but do you have any trips on the horizon?
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Wow, good luck with your huge project. And so envious of Italy! I shall look forward to your sequel! I just returned from southern Mexico a month ago. Trying to figure out where to disappear to this winter. Hugs ❤
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I just adore Italy, it’s like a second home.
There are some lovely places to disappear to… The difficulty is narrowing down the choice! 🙂
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