Broken Soup- Jenny Valentine

An intriguing, compelling and moving new novel from the award-winning author of Finding Violet Park. When the good-looking boy with the American accent presses the dropped negative into Rowan's hand, she's sure it's all a big mistake. But next moment he's gone, lost in the crowd of bustling shoppers. And she can't afford to lose her place in the checkout queue -- after all, if she doesn't take the groceries home, nobody else will. Rowan has more responsibilities than most girls her age. These days, she pretty much looks after her little sister single-handedly -- which doesn't leave much time for friends or fun. So when she finds out that Bee from school saw the whole thing, it piques her curiosity. Who was the boy? Why was he so insistent that the negative belonged to Rowan


Broken Soup is very hard to describe but it's a funny,  heartbreaking story about day to day life, full of wit, charm, and warmth. We never know much about how Rowan's brother Jack died but it tears their family apart: the dad leaves, the mum is meant to be on medication and that leaves Rowan to take care of her younger sister Stroma singlehandedly.
 Life changes though when Harper and Bee enter her life she suddenly has a great friend and a loving, understanding boyfriend. The book is simply about day to day to life but Jenny Valentine writes it in a way that keeps you reading on. Broken Soup made me cry, laugh and I even reread it because i loved it so much.
Although the whole book was amazing the ending was my favorite. Revealing a small mystery and bringing the story together. The end was surprising, wonderful and sad. Broken Soup was brilliantly written and Jenny Valentine really pulls you into the story!