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.

This book was a cosy, fun read about the friendships formed between different types of people. It had a nice community spirit formed by a pottery club in the story that makes you hope for that in your own community.
It covered some heavy topics such as: infidelity, domestic violence, breakups etc., but although sad at times, is also littered with humour throughout the story. I enjoyed learning about all the characters lives and felt like I knew them. There were good descriptions of how characters are feeling. For example, you feel emphatic towards them, particularly Sheila who overthinks situation and Louise who feels trapped in her everyday life. Overall, a good read, but felt sometimes slow in places.

A great debut novel centred around 4 women who attend the same pottery class. As friendships develop, their problems unfold. I liked the fact that it is told from alternating perspectives. A good read with no real surprises. Surprisingly entertaining.

My thanks to NetGalley and Coronet publishing for the opportunity to review this ARC.
Love, love loved it.
Easy reading, fast paced, laugh out load moments . Mixed with a touch of intrigue and romance. What’s not to like.
Highly recommend.

Great debut from Cox. Pottery bringing a community together. Plenty of story as Cox explores each character in turn. Short punchy chapters to get you powering through.

Sasha seems like the dream man to have around. Well rounded book. Interesting to see if Cox writes a sequel.

String Debut. I recommend this book

I was really looking forward to this as I loved Sara Cox's autobiography which was humorous and showed levels of emotion I wasn't expecting. Whilst this was an entertaining read it left me wanting something with more depth and tighter editing. As a debut novel it shows promise. (Copy received via Netgalley in return for an honest review)

I enjoyed this tale of female friendships, there was the right amount of humour and it was well wrtten so flowed along at a good pace. Some dark subjects, dealt with a light touch and the characters were well filled out so you knew what their perspectives were. I think we could probably all see a little of ourselves or our friends in each of these women. I liked the spread of ages as well, no one target. Learned a little about pottery as well as about community and the ups and downs of relationships. Easy to read, easy to get a long with, recommended!

Welcome to the Inventors Estate, which includes the 'bring-a-smile' Watt Way.
Becky is the manager of the community centre, Shelia is on the committee and Jack, a retiree, is a jack of trades, keeping up with the maintenance of the centre.
Becky has organised Sasha, to come a long and give a Pottery course.
So at the appointed time, Sheila, Jameela, Louise and her husband Danny, Becky's Son Elliott and Jack, all start their journey of pottery.
Along the way the reader finds out their back stories, their ups and downs. There is sadness and love aplenty.

I really liked this and was sad when I finished it.

Thrown centres around 4 women in a small village in England who join a pottery class in their local community centre and form bonds as their past and problems come to light. Told from alternate perspectives of the characters, this one, despite some heavy subject matter in parts, is a very light and also enjoyable read.

Yes its a bit twee and its all wrapped up in a bow with no lose ends and some may find it a bit too contrived but I forgave all that as I really enjoyed spending time with the characters. The story bombs along at a pace and the book doesnt overstay its welcome at 300 pages odd.

There are some lol moments and some saccharine sweet moments that I could just about stomach but as I said it was easy to forgive the negatives as there was such enthusiasm in the writing.

Celebrity novels can always raise an eyebrow but Cox has shown she can certainly spin a good yarn and I for one was thoroughly entertained here.

Thanks to the publisher for the ARC through Netgalley.

This debut novel from Sara Cox was a light read, despite some heavier subjects. The characters meet at pottery classes, each character having some kind of traumatic back story or discovery to make. It was a little predictable and each story couldn’t really be covered in depth but it’s a nice enough read.

I enjoyed this gentle and heart warming story. The characters are fleshed out and the story kept me interested.
It's a choral story and I liked how each of the characters has a distinct voice.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Thrown is a great debut novel, told from a few different perspectives and the difficulties life has thrown at them. It's an easy read, for me personally wasn't a laugh out loud as quoted, but great easy read for the summer.

A debut novel from Sara Cox about a local group of people taking pottery lessons together.
I got an advance copy from @netgalley and if I hadn’t had to do a review I’d have given up early on. But this would’ve been a mistake as the characters grew on me and I did want to see how each story worked out. The early part of the book is over written, taking six sentences when one would do. So once you get over this and allow the author some artistic licence to get all the characters together, you will enjoy it.

Thrown is an easy to read story about a group of women who come together at pottery class. It is a nice book with easily relatable characters but it did not particularly make a lasting impression on me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for my ARC.

Thrown by Sara Cox
This is chick-lit at its finest
. Thrown is a lighthearted story about a group of people who meet up every week for a pottery class. The cast of characters is a good mix of the average people who live in the surrounding areas. We get to know them all, what’s happening with them at home and what brought each of them to the class.. It’s a nice easy light read, perfect for the summer holidays. I would give this book 3 ⭐️ Many thanks to #NetGalley for my copy of this book.

In a small northern town, we meet Becky, who runs the community centre on an estate of houses; she’s got a grant to run a pottery class and found a tutor, Sasha, who she’s worried will be floating and over-feminine: Becky has a lovely son she’s very close to and a no-good ex, currently in prison, who she’s frankly afraid of. All at sea having lost her mum so many years ago, she lacks confidence but loves the estate. Louise, Jameela and Sheila sign up for the course: Louise is stuck in a rut in her marriage and her job and wonders if her sketching hobby is enough to keep her in both; Jameela is mourning yet another failed round of IVF and Sheila has a depressed retired husband at home and a feeling she might not be as needed any more. Through the book – and the potter, Sasha, who is nothing like Becky feared, they each find their own strength and friendship.

The book is competently done, with the strands of plot hanging together well and the developing friendships believable. There’s a good vein of earthy humour where you can see Cox’s voice shine through: Jameela shouting about Le Creuset pans being a case in point. There is a lot of trauma behind the net curtains and I’d put out there a content warning for domestic violence and fertility struggles. Everyday life is realistic and entertaining, and I liked how most of the characters were a little older, giving a nice range to the book. There was one plot point I guessed immediately but was one you don’t necessarily find so much in popular culture now: I can’t say more without a spoiler but it was slightly odd.

But a decent feel-good read, I’d say a good holiday read, and a nice lot about making pots in it, too!

Sara Cox – yes, that Sara Cox – publishes her debut novel and it is a gem. Centring around the inhabitants of the Inventor’s Housing Estate in Lennington, outside Manchester, who prefer to keep themselves to themselves, the odd group is brought together thanks to a pottery class. Becky loves her independence and knows from experience that men are trouble. Louise has a happy, content life and knows she should be happy… but she’s not. Then there’s work hard, play hard Jameela, but why can’t she have the one thing she wants? Finally there’s empty nester Sheila whose husband is distracted by other things. While everybody needs good neighbours, there’s not a Bouncer the dog in sight. But the pottery class will help things, right? Under the eye of their teacher, Sasha, the class begin to mould their creations. Could they be being moulded in the same way? This is a tender, sweet and witty debut – more from Sara, please.