Stevyn Colgan – Cockerings

‘Cockerings’ by Stevyn Colgan is the third book in a series of which until being invited to this books blog tour, I had no idea they existed! The cover, title and synopsis made me smile immediately. I haven’t read Stevyn Colgan’s books before but I am planning to read everything now.

A picture-perfect village, a dodgy circus and a man named Berkeley Cockering who wants to live the hedonistic life of a millionaire playboy. But his sister, Marcheline, is only interested in preserving the family name and refuses to sell off any of their large jointly-owned estate. All these come together to create one hell of a comedy.

I was laughing before I hit the third page of this book. The authors ability to turn disaster and mayhem into something so hilarious is definitely honed to its best. We see Marcheline realising that she needs an heir. Her search begins for the man to do the job. What a search and oh, what hilarity it ends in. All I can say is never double dose on any medication! And make sure you know what to do with those sex toys you pick up on the search!

I really don’t want to spoil this book for anyone. It is a brilliant dark comedy that I am laughing about now as I type. The scenes are like something out of the Carry On films. The characters all have their own unique voice and the parts they play are too a T! I could see the circus coming into a beautiful village such as Shapcott Bassett and immediately dropping the value of the houses by one hundred grand… especially with the state of Benelli’s Circus.

It isn’t just funny, no there is double-dealing, lies, drama and plenty of catastrophe too. With a fast-paced storyline and larger than life characters, this is a book I will be telling all my friends to read.

Thanks to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours and Unbound for the fabulous gifted copy of the book.