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John Stein: The complete idiot's guide to motorcycles (2011, Alpha Books)

Whatever your two-wheel desires, this text gives you everything you need to know to find, …

Review of "The complete idiot's guide to motorcycles" on 'Goodreads'

As a on-again-off-again biker, with my last lapse lasting enough years to feel that I need a refresher, this book was of tremendous help in remembering old lessons - and learn a few new ones.

It is, overall, well written with only the occasional complex sentence structure leaving me pondering the author's intent. There's humour, and the text is rarely boring.

The book is illustrated, where needed, but not to excess.

There is, however, a problem: it is US-centric, and several of the tips and rules pointed out does not apply to the rest of the world. When reading, check your local laws and conditions.

K. E. Payne: 365 Days (2011, Bold Strokes Books)

Clemmie Atkins, a teenage girl confused about her sexuality, pursues a relationship with her nice …

Review of '365 Days' on 'Goodreads'

Fun. Confusing. Scary. Heartbreaking?

Perhaps not so much the latter, but KE Payne has managed to put the seventeenth year in the life of Clem (Clementine) into a virtual diary which is silly, ignorant, funny, sad, upset, angry, and confused as only a teenager can write.

She writes well, tho occasionally too adult - it is, perhaps, not easy for a grown person to mimic the thought processes of an adolescent, so I'll forgive her that one.

A quick romp through a very peculiar - and quite realistic - year in the life of a lesbian teenager.

Mind you, I can't quite recall having had this much heartache over my first crush on a girl, but it's been a while!