All To Play For by Heather Peace.

Published December 28, 2011 | By Laura

All To Play For by Heather Peace.

(Legend Press, October 2011.)

Rhiannon has dreams of working at the world’s largest broadcaster: the BBC. This is the story of Rhiannon and four other ambitious people who are all keen to make it in the world of Television – set in the background of Television Centre.

Set within the BBC and TV Centre, this story did appeal to me as I’ve previously worked at TV centre in the early 2000’s and therefore I had an interest and expectations about it.

It’s told from the point of view of five people. This I found interesting and cleverly written as all the stories intertwined (this, however did slow the story in places as it went from one character to another.)

That being said, the book was full of humour and absorbing characters. It does lift a fictional lid on the world of television and the BBC in a captivating and comedic way. It brought back good memories and gave me a new perspective – one I feel would come across to someone who has never worked in media or the BBC, especially as it’s all become a huge part of our culture.

Overall, a great book and one that I struggled to put down.

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.

All To Play For by Heather Peace.

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