A book review of Robert Westall's novel "The Scarecrows." I loved the writing in this book, it was very atmospheric.
The book mainly explores the relationship between the protagonist Simon and his stepfather Joe and it's done quite well. I was able to relate to Simon as I didn't always get on with my mum's first boyfriend and could understand that it would be different for him as Simon goes through this at a later age.
I found Simon very interesting, I wanted to see if he'd become a better person by the end of the book or if he'd end up doing something terrible.
It's clearly not for everyone, it has problems but I think it's well worth trying out.