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 back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.

All To Play For by Heather Peace.

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