Reviews

"Loved User Pays. Within this book I recognised so many of the characters I failed to identify when I was this age. This book really does capture the “making good choices” message we all want our children to hear but are often deaf to. This book can absolutely help teenage girls and boys navigate the trials of teenage-hood whilst being entertained in this page turner. This is the kind of book that the independent schools network could be using in PDHPE as an Australian tool for higher education. Really looking forward to the next instalment."

— Helen

"Reading this wonderful story took me back 45 years to those stormy teenage times. Even though there were some changes from my salad days with the addition of cell phones most of the storylines were pretty much as I had remembered and in going back there I could still feel all the dramas as if they were my current reality. I hope too that young people reading this will be cautioned regarding the lifelong damage that can result when things get out of hand. I recommend this book to oldies like me and especially to young people in the hope that it will give them some guideposts to navigate this turbulent time."

— Kathy on Amazon

"While I’m not the target group , I still very much enjoyed this page turner. The author did an excellent job of capturing the tone of young teenagers and reminding us all that nothing much has changed at school. There is always the cool gang and the peripherals who will do or say anything to be accepted. This should be compulsory reading text for school aged children between the ages of 14-16 as a clear reminder of how when we aren’t true to ourselves and lose our ability to do right, things can go horribly wrong."

— Gina

"User Pays is beautifully written and cleverly crafted to encapsulate the conflictions one faces through their transition to adolescence."

— Victoria

"Age old themes of queen bees and wannabes are addressed in this debut novel of Wendy Howitt. I am not the target demographic but I think giving this story to a young teen entering the tricky world of high school could start a very worthwhile conversation about staying true to yourself."

— Kay