Jake's tower by Elizabeth Laird.
Sypnopsis: Jake's home life is hard; his step-father is abusive, his mother is always making up excuses and he has never met his real father. He creates a world in his mind, a better place, where everything is the way he wishes it was. Can he create this place in reality? Or even something better?
Rating: 3.5/5
Review: This book is aimed at a young audience (aged 12) but I liked the blurb so I decided to give it a go. It is a very sweet book, I found it easy to read, it didn't bore me and it was quite heartwarming. However I found some aspects very unbelievable such as how easily some problems were resolved and how people reacted to events in the story. Overall, a very simple and easy read, not for anyone looking for gritty drama.
Positives: Easy, quick, heartwarming, good way to show a serious situation in a none graphic way.
Negatives: Quick, simplistic, simple