I'm sad that I wasn't able to read this book, because it was too much at the same time. I guess that his book was amazing and I would love to try and read it.
Now i will have to buy one!

*thank you to Netgalley and Unbound for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

2 stars.

Just OK. As with all collections of short stories, it's almost guaranteed that you won't love them all. These stories were a mix of good and no so good. I think that this was just not for me as opposed to being badly written. I'd be more likely to pass it along to others than suggest they dont bother as it could easily be enjoyed by some.

Not my style, as the seemingly main characters felt like too much of a boy's club for me, but I can see how many others will enjoy this.

An interesting collection of short stories. by Roe. I liked the first three stories set in the school but when the fourth story moved to forest, i lost interest with it. I would love to read the full collection of Japes and the new teacher and their hi-jinks rather than what was there.

This book was witty and clever at some points but I did find that it was hard to focus on the characters. I thought that I would enjoy it more but alas I had trouble keeping the characters in order.
I believe that it is a good start for this debut author and wish them luck in the future!

A book of interwoven stories stretched chronologically at a small Britsh school. While there are some clever bits. overall the story was just too slow and dry for me. I just didn't feel invested in the main characters, staff at the school.