"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 The Inbetweeners … Redding's appearance gives the story a brilliantly irreverent edge." – The Times

"Earle is brilliant at capturing the excruciating realities of a teenage crush" – The Telegraph

"A novella with a nod to Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole books … Marv's pursuit of his crush is by turns tender and toe-curling, perfectly capturing all the agony and awkwardness of unrequited love." – The Observer

“Delightfully, toe-curlingly cringe for any teen who’s ever felt useless around their crush. Hilarious and heart-warming” – Holly Bourne

“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

“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

“Charmingly awkward, angsty and very funny. Northern Soul will strike a chord with all of us who have embarrassed ourselves for love” – Jenny Pearson

“Funny, sharp and full of the hilarious horrors of teenage life. No one can tell a story quite like Phil Earle” – Katya Balen

“Awkward, tender and dull of soul. A Spin the Bottle merry-go-round of a story” – Steven Camden

“A joyous read!” – Lisa Thompson

“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

“I absolutely loved it. It’s so sweet, funny, relatable, well paced and original …” – Sarah Crossan