book-review
Two days to go …
I’m delighted and excited. My Name is Jodie Jones will be published this Thursday 11th September, and the pre-publication reviews are astonishing. I have been bowled over by the positive energy and love for this book. Thank you to all the reviewers for taking the time to read and review it.
Sarah Webb on Instagram wrote the one that made me squeal:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DN5J5AzDIRs/
Brilliant book alert 🚨🚨🚨
I am undone. What an extraordinary book! I’ve just finished reading My Name is Jodie Jones and I am beyond impressed – one of the standout books of 2025. @emmashevahauthor has created one of the most complex, interesting and unique characters in any book I’ve ever read. …The whole novel is a literature lover’s dream! But it’s so much more than that, it’s an examination of trauma, a mystery story, and an ode to friendship – Jodie Jones’ best friend, Becca is magnificent. The plotting is fiendishly clever, towards the end of the book I gasped when I realised what Shevah had managed to do. And some of the scenes made me sob for little Jodie Jones.
When I have time I’ll craft a review worthy of Jodie Jones and Emma Shevah’s rich, muscular and clever language, but for now I’ll simply say BRAVO!
A whopping 10/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
And then Erin at My Shelves are Full …
And Veronica Price at V’sViewfromtheBookshelves
And the Ireland vote, which means a lot to me, being half Irish: thank you, Children’sBooksIreland.
https://childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommendations/my-name-jodie-jones
A reader review is a wonderful thing as well: this one is by a reader called Willow Brown.
https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/reviews/25341/My-Name-is-Jodie-Jones-by-Emma-Shevah.html
Thank you, all. I might need a little sit down on Thursday.
Emma Shevah 