This was a very unique and unexpected story. I loved the idea that the author visited places people don’t normally visit. Every chapter gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling for, often forgotten, places. I enjoyed the history lessons and local knowledge from each place.
The tale did make me laugh out loud. The book is well written and aims to encourage people to enter new places.

I really enjoyed this! As someone who works for a tourist board that faces the “why would you visit there” question I really enjoyed hearing how it was answered.
I was delighted to hear that I knew a bit about a lot of the places and was excited to share the Dunfermline chapter with a friend from the area.
Thank you NetGalley for letting me read and review.

I had recently listened to Gran Tour, one of Ben's previous books, about coach holidays, and loved it. I was therefore delighted to receive an advance audiobook of Sh*try Breaks. Based on the worthy premise that the destinations at the bottom of the league tables deserve to be visited in their own right, Ben set out to have a holiday in places like Preston, Wolverhampton , Chelmsford, Dunfermline and so on. Simultaneously hilarious, informative and thought provoking, I very much enjoyed this book.
With grateful thanks to Ben Aitken, W F Howes Ltd, and NetGalley for my advance audiobook copy in exchange for an honest review.