Zoë Strachan

This was just wonderful, I seriously adore this woman. I mean, I love reading books set in Glasgow, or Scotland in general, but that's not just what I love about her books. She's such a great author - I love her way with words, the darkness and black humour that lurk just under the surface. The emotions she puts forth too, more so in Negative Space than this I'll admit, are very real. I loved this book.

It could have been so much better, but an accurate portrayal of student life in Scotland in the mid-1990s, and no unnecessary hand-wringing over being gay. There was no twist or big reveal in the story, which let it down.