The Red Hand Gang – Walter Otton
Warm and caring is not how to describe “Red Hand Gang” Take three friends, a very long charity walk and you’ll have a recipe for crude jokes and a lot of reminiscing. Men love football, curries and some are partial to the odd pint! These three blokes are no different and are having a midlife crisis. Where are their lives going? What have they achieved? Interesting, gritty, honest and not for the easily offended. 3 out of 5.
Men Cry Alone – Philip Paris
One in four women and one in six men will suffer domestic abuse. A statistic from the Home Office during their British Crime survey 2011. Violence is all around us, on the news, films and more shockingly in our homes. This book is breaking the taboo of how men can suffer violence from their other half’s. Ashamed of the stigma, these men cry alone. A wake up call of what goes on behind closed doors. 4 out of 5.
Zom-B – Darren Shan
With likes of “The Walking Dead” being commissioned for its 4th season, the zombie genre is as popular as ever. “Zom-B” has a dark comedic edge to the traditional tale. Slow to start, but takes off with twists that will enthral and leaving you wanting more. A good thing, as this is the first book in a series of others to come. The end is particularly shocking and not in the way you would usually think. 4 out of 5.
The Sick Rose – Laurie Mellor
England is broken. A term we hear too often for my liking. Laurie Mellor delves into England’s past, wanting to dissect where we went wrong. Was there abandonment by people toward their God? Was it man’s evil nature? Or was it the sixties in general! Mellor has gone to great lengths to give evidence why we are broken, but no real solution as to how we can fix England. Fascinating and full of hard truths. 3 out of 5.
