Hannah and Don's Nostalgic Deep Dive

A series dedicated to rereading and reviewing the works of acclaimed children's and YA author Jacqueline Wilson. It’s the turn of 2003’s Lola Rose, a critically acclaimed teen novel that deals with harrowing topics such as domestic abuse and illness.  As ever, we would like to give a content warning for discussions of domestic abuse (of both adults and children), mental health issues and parental illness. This book is especially heavy so please feel free to check out one of our other episodes if you do not feel comfortable with this one! We always want to know what you think, so get in contact with us via email @[email protected] or find us on instagram and twitter @donhanreviews

A series dedicated to rereading and reviewing the works of acclaimed children's and YA author Jacqueline Wilson. This week we're finishing off Clean Break, a festive (ish) story about separation through the eyes of three siblings, posing the burning question: is it right to forgive a rat with a fat plait?  As ever, we would like to give a content warning for discussions of weight related issues, domestic and child abuse, and topics related to divorce/seperation. We always want to know what you think, so get in contact with us via email @[email protected] or find us on instagram and twitter @donhanreviews

A series dedicated to rereading and reviewing the works of acclaimed children's and YA author Jacqueline Wilson. This week we're cracking straight into Clean Break, a festive (ish) story about separation through the eyes of three siblings- featuring a cameo by Jacqueline Wilson's alter-ego, Jenna Williams.  As ever, we would like to give a content warning for discussions of weight related issues, domestic and child abuse, and topics related to divorce/seperation. We always want to know what you think, so get in contact with us via email @[email protected] or find us on instagram and twitter @donhanreviews

A series dedicated to rereading and reviewing the works of acclaimed children's and YA author Jacqueline Wilson. This week we're finishing off Kiss, a popular book detailing love and heartbreak between two best friends. Whats going to happen to Carl, Sylvie, Miranda and Paul? Will their friendship crash and burn, or keep strong? As ever, we would like to give a content warning for discussions of homophobia and weight related issues. We always want to know what you think, so get in contact with us via email @[email protected] or find us on instagram and twitter @donhanreviews

A series dedicated to rereading and reviewing the works of acclaimed children's and YA author Jacqueline Wilson. This week we're reading Kiss, a popular book detailing love and heartbreak between two best friends. We both remember liking this one when we were young, but will we like it now?? As ever, we would like to give a content warning for discussions of homophobia and weight related issues. We always want to know what you think, so get in contact with us via email @[email protected] or find us on instagram and twitter @donhanreviews

A series dedicated to rereading and reviewing the works of acclaimed children's and YA author Jacqueline Wilson. It's time for something different in today's episode! We're talking through the series as a whole and picking out our favourite- and least favourite- bits, as well as deciding whether or not the series worked well as a whole. As ever, we would like to give a content warning for discussions of mental health and weight-related issues, the sexual exploitation of a child, abusive relationships and the death of a parent. We would love to know what you think, and so you can contact us on Twitter and Instagram @DonHanReviews or email us @[email protected]

A series dedicated to rereading and reviewing the works of acclaimed children's and YA author Jacqueline Wilson. Today we conclude our Deep Dive of 'Girls in Tears'- will Ellie and the gang get the ending they want? And will it be the ending that we want? Stay tuned to find out!  As ever, we would like to give a content warning for brief discussions of weight-related issues, abusive relationships, the death of a parent, and the exploitation of a child.  We would love to know what you think, and you can contact us on Twitter and Instagram @DonHanReviews or email @[email protected]

A series dedicated to rereading and reviewing the works of acclaimed children's and YA author Jacqueline Wilson. Today we conclude the “Girls” series with 2002’s Girls in Tears- will it be the ending we hoped for? Ore are we going to end up in tears ourselves? We would like to include a content warning for brief discussions of weight-related issues, abusive relationships, the death of a parent, and the exploitation of a child. We would love to hear your thoughts on the book! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @DonHanReviews or email [email protected]

A series dedicated to rereading and reviewing the works of acclaimed children's and YA author Jacqueline Wilson. Today it's the turn of the third instalment of the "Girls" series, Girls Out Late from 2000. This series tells the story of three friends and the surprises of young adulthood. We would like to include a content warning for brief discussions of weight-related issues and the exploitation of a child. We would love to hear your thoughts on the book! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @DonHanReviews or email [email protected]

A series dedicated to rereading and reviewing the works of acclaimed children's and YA author Jacqueline Wilson. Today we dive into 1999’s Girls in Under Pressure, the second novel in Wilson's "Girls" series that tells the story of three friends and the surprises of young adulthood. We would like to include a content warning for in-depth discussions of eating disorders and weight-related issues, mental health problems, exploitation of of a child, and the death of a loved one. We would love to hear your thoughts on the book! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @DonHanReviews or email [email protected]