Press Reviews

• A darkly amusing tale...[Pauline McLynn's] writing is comic with a heavy dose of realism. She doesn't hide behind "happy ever afters", more "what are you at?"s. It's entertaining and it's also life

• The Big Issue in the North

  'Well-rounded and believable, [Leo Street] is the type of woman you'd like to go down the pub with for a pint of the black stuff' The Big Issue in the North

• Sainsbury's Magazine

  'Upbeat, very funny' Sainsbury's Magazine

• Where McLynn excels is with her dialogue which is funny and snappy...This book is well written within its genre and will sit well on a shelf next to such writers as Cathy Kelly, Morag Prunty and Marian Keyes...a breezy summer read

• Hilariously funny follow-up to SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND. With the perfect balance of humour, adventure and romance, Pauline makes crafting witty, fast-paced fiction look like a doddle

• Gay Times

  'Extremely amusing' Gay Times

• Sparky, fresh, warm and absorbing...go out and buy it as soon as it hits the bookstore shelves

• Sparky crime caper combining a cracking plot with nice one-liners. Pacy and oddly charming, [Better than a Rest] is perfect beach fodder

• You'll be chuckling through your sunburn

• Pacy crime caper

• An enjoyable romp into a fertile and quick-witted imagination

• It's Jenny Colgan meets Lauren Henderson - cheeky and chirpy crime

• The List

  'McLynn will have you laughing or at least smiling wryly...A page-turner for the laughs' The List

• She

  'Upbeat, witty and deftly crafted' She

• Sunday Mirror

  'A lively, funny crime novel' Sunday Mirror

• Hello

  'Chicklit and crime capers come together in fine sparkling style in this delightful outing from Pauline McLynn...beautifully balancing humour and adventure...Moving at a rattling pace, the one-liners come thick and fast' Hello

• U magazine

  Very funny in a Smack the Pony style