Lobsters

“Hilarious ... this book made me feel all the horror, embarrassment and confusion of being 18 all over again. Ugh. Being 18 was awful. This book, though, is brilliant.”

Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike

“… hilarious, awkward and totes realistic … a rom-com with a difference.”

Company Magazine

“Absolutely hilarious. Made me wish my sixth-form life was as awkward and had that much pining for hot boys.”

Alice Oseman, author of Solitaire

“… this very funny love story brilliantly captures all the awkwardness and vulnerabilities of teenage relationships.”

The Bookseller

“It has an Inbetweeners-y kind of humour to it and a very sweet love story right at its heart. Ticks all my boxes.”

C.J. Skuse, author of Dead Romantic

“Brilliant, and SO funny!”

Catherine Doyle, author of Vendetta

“Funny and frank – a sort of David Nicholls for the YA generation.”

The Times

“Lobsters is a hilarious and totally original debut in its co-authored narration … it’s a BRILLIANTLY FUNNY book – a cross between Friends, The Inbetweeners and a younger version of Bridget Jones ...”

Abi Elphinstone, author of The Dreamsnatcher

“I loved every single page of it … I think Lobsters is the best book I’ve read that employs dual narration … realistic, truthful and, quite simply, brilliant. It’s well-deserving of a place on my list of best ever contemporary YA fiction, which is where it will now stay.”

Wondrous Reads

“I loved this book so much, it’s really funny … made me laugh out loud on the Tube, absolutely hilarious book, really very good ... The perfect summer read!”

Melissa Cox, Waterstones Children's Buyer

“Lobsters is fresh, funny and easily one of my favourite books of the year. I’ll read anything else these two write.”

So Many Books, So Little Time

“With lots of laugh-out-loud moments, this is a hugely entertaining debut and young adult readers are sure to relish its hilarious, no-holds-barred depiction of teenage life, love and sex.”

BookTrust

“Reading Lobsters was like having a flashback to my teenage years … refreshingly honest and highly readable; I finished it in one sitting. Turning the last page, there was only one thing worrying me – will there be a sequel?”

We Love This Book

“[Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison] have pooled their perspectives and distinct voices in a supercharged romcom … Lobsters is frank, funny and honest.”

Observer