I was really excited to read this as I love Sara Cox and loved her autobiography. This book is about several women who meet at a pottery class. I found the writing a bit confusing and couldn't follow each individual story. It was a bit of a chore to get through and I wasn't gripped by the story.

If like me (and I imagine, Sara) you love The Great Pottery Throwdown then you will definitely enjoy this book. A nice easy read I finished it in two sittings on the same day. All the characters male and female had depth and realism and I felt emotionally invested in their storylines.
I’ve seen other reviewers didn’t think Louise’s story was necessary but I disagree. One of the most poignant moments of the novel happens in her story arc.
I did figure out one character’s secret out straight away but it didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the novel and made me feel quite smug!
This novel is warm, friendly and shows the need for friends and family and also, something I thoroughly agree with, having a creative hobby and meeting people you may never have met before because of that hobby!

Have you ever watched or listened to Sara Cox?
If you have, then this is exactly the book you imagine her writing.
It's warm, it's amusing, and it's got some good likeable characters in it.
It's also a bit cheesey, and sometimes predictable .
Mostly, it's just a feel good book , that for me was a one sit read.
Charming.

I read this story really quickly, it’s a lovely easy read. It’s lighthearted and feels very suitable as something that Sarah Cox would have written.
The characters were all lovely and easy to like, and their intertwined stories through their pottery class was fun. As others have said Louise’s story line felt a bit unnecessary and was definitely the plot line that I was least interested in, but it really doesn’t take away from what’s essentially sweet easy read.

It took a while to set the scene but once it got going I enjoyed it. Set in a small housing estate, north of Manchester the residents seem to be just ordinary people doing boring jobs. Well you never know what goes on behind closed doors.
When a handsome Scotsman turns up at the community centre to teach a pottery class the residents come together in quite a surprising way.

Too many characters were introduced too quickly here which made it all seemed a bit rushed. nice idea, but not sure it was that well executed. A good attempt at difficult subject matters but the style didn't feel quite right to me.

I loved this! A group of neighbours become friends through a pottery class on their estate. Everyone has a story to tell, secrets discover, and problems to solve. I read this in one night and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, the characters were really likeable and down to earth, dare I say a bit less middle class than some other books in this genre which made it more enjoyable for me, I enjoyed the way the women bonded over their class, I would hope there are sequels to this as I'd really like to know what happened to the characters after this book ends, especially Sheila and Martin after her discovery

Thrown is a charming story which follows four neighbours brought together through a pottery class at the run-down community centre.

It ultimately shows you that you never quite know what goes on behind closed doors.

I thought this book was delightful- everything I expected a Sara Cox book to be really. I felt like the difficult subjects such as miscarriage, domestic violence were handled sensitively.

I think the book could have done without Louise’s sections- I don’t think that plot line added anything much to the story and in turn thought other sections such as Sheila’s felt rushed- there was more that could have been explored. I would have also liked abit more overlap and interactions with the characters at the pottery class.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and would recommend.

This centres on four women living in the Inventor's Housing Estate who all meet while attending a community pottery class hosted by a handsome Scot.

Becky is a single mum and the manager of the community centre and has set up a pottery class she hopes will breathe new life into the place. Jameela is a hard working lawyer who has everything in life except the one thing she truly wants. Louise has twin daughters and a loving husband but just feels like she is stagnating a bit in life. Sheila's only son has flown the nest and now she dreams of moving to Spain with her husband Martin, but he seems to be struggling.

This was very sweet and cosy; I really loved Jameela and her story was really heartfelt, she was definitely my favourite of the bunch. I also enjoyed the descriptions of the pottery and the process!

However I I didn't really feel the group was cohesive at all. They meet up in class but that was it? I also was unsure of the point of Louise's POV as it seemed unnecessary and the handling of Sheila's plot felt very dated - like something written twenty years ago.

Content warnings: miscarriage, domestic violence, death of a parent.

Thanks to NetGalley and Coronet for the opportunity to review this book!

Very entertaining book, made me want to try pottery for myself. Feeling the clay between my fingers... one day, who knows?

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the book.