Picked up by random on a visit to the library with my son, this book caught my eye firstly by the title, then the cover and thirdly the blurb. Just as it should be I suppose! The cover is good though as to begin with you don’t see all the pictures that are on it. The title is so bright and sparkly and matches the topic matter perfectly. It is a great teen read, matching the generation who are so used to being to access everything they need via the internet.

‘The Life Shop’ will sell you everything ... absolutely everything but Lorna just didn’t feel that things were quite right and between Lorna and her brother Charlie things needed changing. There was definitely more to this catalogue and internet shop than met the eye. With a book containing some really well-written characters and not just driven entirely by plot, it was a pleasure to read through this.

Much more information would actually spoil this book as although it is 143pp it is well spaced and a short read. As an avid adult reader, this passed two hours of my time and was completely worth it. It is however, a book I’ll be recommending to children and adults. ( )