I enjoyed this novel by Sara Cox, the characters were good, and the stories surrounding them. It wasn’t spellbinding but it was an easy read, and actually just what I needed right now to get me through a personal bereavement.

A great heart warming read!
The story is based on a pottery class at a community centre.
The characters we meet are all going through things in their lives , and the relationships that grow are poignant .
The characters are well rounded and amiable and have an authenticity about them
The book is an easy read , with a feel good factor too.
Highly recommended.
Looking forward to the next book.
Thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton.

'Thrown' is billed as a 'laugh out loud' comedy, but I found the relationships between the women and their errant partners poignant - often tragic, and in one case disturbing.

Well observed, and clearly drawing on the authors experience of presenting a pottery show, with one exception, the men do rather badly. It took me a while to realise the significance of the title, as most of the women are literally 'thrown' by their discoveries.

I found I was reading quickly, and looking forward to knowing the outcome, always a good test of a novel, and I like Sara's easy-going writing style. I'm happy to recommend 'Thrown', and look forward to seeing what she comes up with next.

Becky runs a local community centre. Following receipt of some grant money, she splashes out on equipment and a teacher to run a pottery class for beginners.
We are then taken on delightful storylines relating to each character who joins the class.
This is a fun beach read. Not too taxing and fairly predictable, but very enjoyable.
The descriptions of using clay were so good it made me want to join a pottery class too!

Set around people at a pottery class, this would be good for a plane journey or by a beach/pool on holiday. Sara Cox's personality shines through and she obviously knows about making pots. The book is a nice first story. I really liked her characters but felt they could have had more depth and their stories could have been explored further.

I loved every single word of this brilliant, funny and life-affirming story.

Filled with amazing characters, it is a story about community, friendship, female solidarity and new beginnings.

And the impetus for bringing a community together again, is a pottery class run at the local community centre. Managed by Becky, a strong but vulnerable woman with a past that's about to come back to haunt her. Becky brings together women and men, all yearning for more in their lives and the friendships that form are beautiful to observe.

I devoured Thrown on a rainy Sunday and it was like a warm, comforting hug. It also made me laugh out loud at times with deliciously wicked one-liners.

Thrown by Sarah Cox was just bloody brilliant!!! One of the best books I have read in a long time! and I don't usually read Chick Cosy Books!
If You want a book that will make you lol, this is one for you! Even my Hubby was even giving me strange looks when I was laughing out loud so much!
It's a great holiday read and so warming; about a pottery class at a local community centre that brings together 4 women, it's about new friendships that developed between them.

But, I am so glad I was not reading this on the Train!!! 🤣 😂 🤣

5 Star read! ❤ I highly recommend this book.

Well I have to say I was really impressed with this book. I love Sara Cox on the radio and watching her host Between the Covers on the TV. So reading this book was a must for me and I really loved it. It covered many topics which I didn't expect and it was very well written.

The characters had various issues and personalities all of which came across well.

Very impressed and loved the story line of the book. More needed please!

Felt really disappointed by this book.
I was hoping for a light hearted, warm, beach read.
But it was all just a little bit 'cosy' and all a bit convenient.

It felt ploddy and therefore very slow in terms of pace.

Not for me!

A heartwarming character-driven novel that will draw any reader into the lives of these women, giving them the empathy and understanding that is demanded by their stories. This is not a literary masterpiece but it is a pleasure to read and will bring you great enjoyment.
Sara Cox's voice rings true throughout and leaves you wanting more. It is a novel that is perfect for whiling away the hours so would make a great summer read, in my opinion. I am grateful to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this before publication and I will now be purchasing a copy of my own for a reread in the sunshine.

What a thoroughly enjoyable read.

Thrown tells the story of a group of people who come together to attend a local pottery class. Each of the group has their own story that unfolds as the book progresses.
This was a very pleasant, easy read.

Thanks for NetGalley for the opportunity to read, in exchange for an honest review.


THROWN by
SARA COX

I’ve loved Sara Cox since way back when. Anyone else remember The Girly Show?
I’ve always liked her humour and down to earth manner. These are definitely the characteristics that were loud and proud in her writing style.

Thrown, is the story of four women who live on the same estate. They meet properly at a pottery class and as they absorb themselves in a new hobby, friendships grow and the women all open up about the realities of their own lives and the struggles they face.

There are some dark topics covered in this book, but the story is overwhelmingly feel good and heartwarming.
It’s laugh out loud funny and will touch your heart on every page.
The characters are realistic, relatable and generally likeable.

This book positively overflows with all the warm and fuzzy feels.
If you need a bit of a pick-me-up, this book will do the job nicely.

Intuitive, touching and hilariously funny.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

All formats available now.

With thanks to #Netgalley and #Coronet for a digital arc of this title.

On the Inventor's Estate (so called because the streets are named after inventors) the local community centre is starting a pottery class. The story centres around four women who are all changed by this event. Friendships are made, lives go through their ups & downs & at the end of the course they have all been made into someone that bit different.

I am a fan of Sara Cox on the radio & wanted to read this book to see if her lovely personality would come through in her writing. Although I think 'Laugh-out-loud' is pushing it a bit this was a super gentle read with fun characters & I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

This feels like a soap opera or a TV drama straight away. Four different women who live near each other but don’t really know each other – and how their lives intertwine, primarily around a new pottery class at their local community centre.

Each of the main characters has issues going on behind closed doors – and you get involved in all of their lives. I liked them all in their own ways – although Becky was my favourite.

I’ve never watched ‘The Great Pottery Throw Down’ – but it would appear Sara has learnt lots about potting from presenting it – and that threads through the book.

There are some gentle twists and turns – but I have to say I guessed some of the ‘shocks’ – and there were no OMG moments for me. It was a lovely, gentle, comfortable read and I did enjoy it. But I do wonder if it would have been published if it didn’t have a celebrity author?

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for my ARC – and it’s out now if you fancy some pottery based escapism.

A sweetly inoffensive story of the women (and men) of the new pottery class that Becky has started up in the local community centre she runs.

The characters are warm and witty and I found myself caring about them all but despite the challenging situations they found themselves in, there wasn’t much depth to their stories. Even the deeply unpleasant Tony came and went without much fanfare.

I would have loved to have spent more time with all of the characters as they were clearly characters of whom Sara Cox was extremely fond but they won’t stay with you and once you’ve closed the book, you’ll likely forget all about them and move in.

Gentle, witty and ultimately enjoyable, it’s a very pleasant way to spend an afternoon but I don’t think you’ll go back and read it again…

I enjoyed this debut novel from #saracox via @netgalley. It centres around a group of women who come together to try a new pottery class at their local community centre. Each woman has trials and tribulations in their personal lives of one sort or another. Will they each get a happy ending? Yes, this book was a bit predictable - but you have to expect a certain degree of that in the #womensfiction genre. It did have a lot of heart though. I cared about each character and wanted to see them succeed. I would certainly take a look at another book written by Sara in the future on the strength of this debut. ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5 stars)

I love Sara Cox, find her very amusing and quick with her one liners and so wanted to see how this came across in her writing. Lovely story of a group of individuals who come together at a pottery class. Feels like real people are involved and some of the words they say had me chuckling as I was reading. Just a gentle story of several people, no earth shattering crimes or revelations, but loved reading it. Would recommend definitely.

Sara Cox comes over as a warm and fun personality both on the radio and her book programme 'Between the Covers'.
And it is this cheeky voice that I could hear in my head all through her debut novel- her little sayings, her pithy descriptions; for a fellow Northerner these rang true & made me laugh out loud- which I very rarely do with novels.
I wasn't aware that Sara had presented The Great Pottery Throwdown, but it obviously inspired her & gave authenticity to this story.
A good setting to bring together a varied cast of
characters, all with their own issues and very credible.
It does tackle some darker issues ,with sensitivity, but overall this is an enjoyable feel good novel, and perfect for the coming holiday season.

This is an enjoyable read centring on a small community and a new pottery class. It does touch on a range of darker issues but concentrates on the lives of 4 women for whom the pottery class comes at the right point in their lives. I found the characters well drawn, their stories and friendships did engage you but I felt I would have liked more depth on a couple of the strands of the book. I would certainly read another book by Sara Cox as it was a fun few hours of reading. Thanks to NetGalley and the author for allowing me to read this book.

A fun dose of escapism. Easy to read with well rounded characters and a quirky setting in a pottery class.