Product Description

Joe is hooked from the moment he sees Candy. What is it that catches his eye? Is it her hair, her smile, or just the way she's standing? When they chat over coffee there's an instant attraction, but can love ever be this sweet? As the bitter truth about Candy's dangerous world emerges, Joe must decide if love and hope are worth fighting for.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #104319 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Customer Reviews

Compelling
Being only 13 years of age, I am not sure that this book is intended for my age group. The reason being, that this book is so powerfull, and overwhelming, that this book really gets to you, probably, because the story is so detailed, and realistic, and you can really empathise with the characters, particually Joe, and you can feel emotions from everyones point of view. The start of the book leaves the reader gagging for more, and soon reals you in, until you can't put it down. The great thing about Candy, is that it tackles many issues, that other authors, are too scared to tackle, that are too complex to address in this way, and the result is a dark complex book, with a mixture of love, hatred, and the fight to beat Heroin, including all the painful side effects of withdrawing. Candy is an excellent piece, and I would thoroughly recommend Kevin Brooks as an Author too, Kissing the rain, and Lucas being other excellent works. I would probably recommend this for anyone between the ages of fifteen, and forty! Enjoy!

Wow!
What is about Brooks that he can get straight to the heart of the matter? That he can reel you in and have his characters haunting you long after you've finished reading?

Candy is just brilliant. Lucas was one of the most moving books I've read in a long time, but Candy will certainly give it a run for its money. Like Lucas, 'it gets to you', this book.

Candy is honest and gritty, yet deeply moving. It's a love story, a thriller and an action story the like of which I haven't read since Great Expectations. That's saying something!

By far the best
I am a huge fan of Kevin Brooks but when I read Candy I was WAY more than just a person who liked his books. I felt as if I was there the whole time, experiencing every emotion that Joe felt and craving to here about Candy again. It is one of those books that you never want to finish, and when I got to the end, I sat in silence for a minute just thinking about Joe and Candy and Iggie and everyone. I was so IN to the book that it felt strange doing every day things afterwards because I felt that I didn't belong. This book is AMAZING and you should definately read it.