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Reedsy Discovery Book Review – Building The Beast: How (Not) To Build An Overland Camper

I submitted my latest memoir, Building The Beast: How (Not) To Build An Overland Camper to Reedsy Discovery, a platform for discovering, reviewing, and discussing books.

I suppose a memoir about building your own overland truck camper is quite a niche read, so it took a while for a reviewer to pick it up, but it finally returned a STONKING 4* review packed with enthusiasm and quotable quotes.

I feel very validated and it has encouraged me to pick up on finishing the sequel, More Manchester Than Mongolia, which the reviewer is anxious to read!

You can read Reedsy’s full review of Building The Beast HERE

And if you could upvote it while you’re there, I would really appreciate it! 🙂

Other Reviews

‘A Symphony of Horrors: Oravský Castle, Slovakia’ Creative Writing Memoir Showcase

Author Robert Fear runs a creative writing showcase every year on his Fred’s Blog. He then selects various contributions for publication in an anthology. I am delighted that two of my contributions are set for inclusion this year!

‘A Symphony of Horrors: Oravský Castle, Slovakia’ is the second piece. Besides exploring a rather fabulous castle, it delves into a cinematic legend and reveals the secret of eternal youth…

Award-Winnning Travel Memoir 99p/99c For Limited Time: Dogs ‘n’ Dracula – A Road Trip Through Romania

Happy Howloween!

If you’re looking for a fangtastic read, why not come on a road trip through Dracula’s home country, Romania?

For a limited time, from 8am GMT my award-winning comic travel memoir Dogs ‘n’ Dracula – A Road Trip Through Romania is reduced to 99p/99c (e book – RRP £2.99/$3.99) on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com. But hurry, the offer will disappear as quickly as Romania’s ghosts…

In Dogs ‘n’ Dracula, join us as we tow a caravan over the Carpathian Mountains on Romania’s second highest road, discover the origins of werewolves, and meet the real Dracula, then come home with five, not four dogs!

Click this link and bag your copy here!

‘That Was So Hebden Bridge!’ Creative Writing Memoir Showcase

‘That Was So Hebden Bridge’ is the first piece. It’s a preview of a chapter from my upcoming book More Manchester Than Mongolia, which will be the second installment of my Wayward Truck series. The new book will follow our first year at large in The Beast, the 24.5-tonne truck we bought blind off the internet to convert into a tiny home-on-wheels fit for a trip to Mongolia.

You can read about how we bought and converted the truck in the first book: Building The Beast: How (Not) To Build An Overland Camper. Released in April 2024, the book was awarded a Readers’ Favorite 5* seal and is a finalist in the Page Turner Awards 2024.