<p>"A sweet and touching tale pitched firmly at boys of an awkward age … crashes and burns in amusing ways that sit somewhere on the teenage cringe scale between Adrian Mole and <em>The Inbetweeners</em> … Redding's appearance gives the story a brilliantly irreverent edge." – <em>The Times</em></p> <p>"Earle is brilliant at capturing the excruciating realities of a teenage crush" – <em>The Telegraph</em></p> <p>"A novella with a nod to Sue Townsend's <em>Adrian Mole</em> books … Marv's pursuit of his crush is by turns tender and toe-curling, perfectly capturing all the agony and awkwardness of unrequited love." – <em>The Observer</em></p> <p>“Delightfully, toe-curlingly cringe for any teen who’s ever felt useless around their crush. Hilarious and heart-warming” – Holly Bourne</p> <p>“A brilliantly funny and achingly real story that perfectly captures the life of a teenage boy in all of its awkward, cringy glory. I absolutely loved it!” – Simon James Green</p> <p>“Phil Earle’s hilarious first-love story is for everyone who’s ever dared to fall head-over-heels. It’s note-perfect portrayal of discovering romance is guaranteed to make you laugh, cringe and cheer” – Keith Gray</p> <p>“Charmingly awkward, angsty and very funny. <em>Northern Soul</em> will strike a chord with all of us who have embarrassed ourselves for love” – Jenny Pearson</p> <p>“Funny, sharp and full of the hilarious horrors of teenage life. No one can tell a story quite like Phil Earle” – Katya Balen</p> <p>“Awkward, tender and dull of soul. A Spin the Bottle merry-go-round of a story” – Steven Camden</p> <p>“A joyous read!” – Lisa Thompson</p> <p>“A tale of young love, dating disasters, and the ghost of Otis Redding eating kebabs, this was excrutiating and hilarious – and I never want to be a teenager again” – Alastair Chisholm</p> <p>“I absolutely loved it. It’s so sweet, funny, relatable, well paced and original …” – Sarah Crossan</p>