A warm and at times hilarious read full of genuine characters. I was absorbed from page one with the frivolous description of an underwired bra wire breaking loose. The story is told from the POV of four women: Becky; Louise; Sheila and Jameela, who are all a little adrift in their lives, but find an outlet in the new pottery class at the local community centre. The women forge friendships, develop creativity and grow confidence allowing them to develop passions and sort relationships. A story brimming with heart. #thrown #Saracox #netgalley

A great book from Sara, I really enjoyed the plot and the characters and I found myself hooked. Thank you netgalley for the review copy!

It took me a while to pick this book up but in the end I did enjoy it. A great book about friendships with a good storyline. I liked the four main characters and thought this was a good debut novel.

I really enjoyed this novel. This is a great easy read. The women are very relatable and down to earth. Very flawed but also likeable. It’s full of humour

I love being given the opportunity to update our school library which is a unique space for both senior students and staff to access high quality literature. This is definitely a must-buy. It kept me absolutely gripped from cover to cover and is exactly the kind of read that just flies off the shelves. It has exactly the right combination of credible characters and a compelling plot thatI just could not put down. This is a great read that I couldn't stop thinking about and it made for a hugely satisfying read. I'm definitely going to order a copy and think it will immediately become a popular addition to our fiction shelves. 10/10 would absolutely recommend.

An uplifting, gentle, enjoyable story with believable characters and situations. The plot builds as the pottery class develop their skills. There were times when I laughed out loud and others where I felt sad. It kept me engaged and listening. I look forward to another book from Sara.

Thrown written by Sara Cox, a NetGalley review. This book was a total refreshing surprise. I’m always dubious about reading books celebrities have written, that’s just a thing with me. However this wasn’t what I expected at all and I loved every page and every character. This book has a host of characters all with there own stories and there own struggle, in fact at the end I felt like some of these characters had more stories in them. The characters are what truly makes this book , but it’s also written incredibly well, making it a easy read, making it a page turner. I don’t know what I expected but it wasn’t this, it is predictable in places but it’s not page to page predictable. I tackles some tough issues, abuse, mental health, secrets and infertility. This book will make you laugh and cry and feel a whole host of emotions. I’ll be honest I’m not necessarily a fan of the author in the fact that I don’t enjoy her programme Between the Covers, as I find it somewhat pretentious, not many relatable books, but this book is definitely not pretentious, it’s about what feels like real people, in a real community, with a heart and warmth at the centre of it. The characters are loveable and quirky and as I said before I felt like some of the characters had more stories in them. I would recommend this book to everyone, it certainly was a page turner. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a relatively easy, if at times predictable, read. It's not going to be one I'll remember long term however.

DNF
Found it a very slow read and had no interest ninth characters at all, didn't capture my imagination at all. Felt bad for not finishing and I hardly ever but felt I couldn't continue with it

This is one of those books that’s good as a palate cleanser. Or one to read when you’ve got nothing else to read.

Easy but not a memorable read for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC

Overall I found this quite a standard easy read, it didn't quite give me the feels or was memorable for me in terms of the plot or the characters. I was hoping for more humour and for things to not be so conveniently set out.

Totally charming contemporary novel by a super new author. So relatable to women with kids and relationships. The struggle to juggle well she got it spot on thanks

I'm a fan of Sara Cox so requested this as I was curious, but must admit I had low expectations because *another celeb author* But how wrong was I. This was so much fun and lovely and feel good. I loved the British humour of it and the growing friendships. And love the setting of the pottery club.

The reason it's getting one star off is because of the abrupt ending. There is a big bombshell from one of the characters and the book is finished. We don't get any answers or reasons for this.

But I really enjoyed this book and would recommend.

Thank you so much for this ARC
What a fun book and a really great holiday read (well I read it over the weekend!).
I highly recommend this, Sara writes well.

When I saw that Sara Cox had written a book, I was really intrigued to see what her writing style would be like and what sort of story she would tell. Thrown is a light-hearted novel that was easy to read but lacked the depth of character and hook that I'd get from other seasoned writers. It was enjoyable to read and I chuckled a few times but it lacked the proper laugh out loud moments that I was desperate for.

Thank you NetGalley.

I very much enjoyed this entertaining story of various characters who met at a pottery course. Often hilarious and compulsively readable, this is a perfect light, fun holiday read. Recommended.

Thrown is a fabulous escapist read - perfect as a holiday read or curled up on the sofa on a rainy day read.
It is reminiscent of Shari Low, and Fiona Walker, and these are some big boots to fill.
The characters were believable, there was an element of humor and lots of - I hope the main character gets her happy ending' in there.

I really enjoyed the premise, I just wish I'd read it sooner - a complete gem!

Lighthearted, easy beach read, Loved Thrown, it was exactly what I needed to read at the time! I recommend it to those who enjoy easy and heartwarming novels,

Thrown by Sara Cox was a lovely, quick and heartwarming read this week. I was really intrigued by this one when I first heard about it as I really like Sara Cox’s radio and TV shows, mostly because of her sense of humour. Happily, there’s plenty of Cox’s personality in here, as well as some great characters you can really get behind.

Fans of pottery will love this one, as well as anyone who likes reading tales of the transformative power of female friendship. And though I found it to be a heartwarming, life-affirming read, it’s not at all fluffy (CW: domestic violence and baby loss).

With thanks to @coronetbooks for gifting me a digital copy to review.

I really wanted to like this book as I love Sara. I just struggled at the half way point to be honest. I felt it dragged. But I did love some of the characters which I felt she built up well… it was just about 100 pages longer than it needed to be.