He’s determined to make the most of it' and with a lot of helpful guidance and brave encouragement he ventures out into that bold and daring and colorful start to his new life.

My enemy with Matt Cain was the writing and the choices made to make this story stand out in a positive light, rather than the unsavory results that it garnered for me.If Ted Ainsworth were to compare himself to one of the ice cream flavors made by his family’s company, famous throughout his sleepy Lancashire hometown, it might be vanilla—sweet, inoffensive, and pleasantly predictable.

To some degree, all seaside towns are very similar, and in the cold light of day they always seem to be the opposite of glam. The fact it’s definitely not an easy ride, with ups and downs, movements forwards and back and how no matter how much you might love someone and want what’s best for them, they need to come to terms with themselves first and truly appreciate they are who they are. Pretty much everything within the book seems to happen on a superficial level and it made it hard for me to connect with any of the characters or what was happening to them. In het begin komt Ted soms nog wat zwaarmoedig over, vult hij veel voor anderen in en mag hij best meer vertrouwen hebben in de steun van zijn dierbaren, maar uiteindelijk wordt zijn groei goed neergezet, gaat hij stralen, bevrijdt hij zich van de verwachtingen van anderen en volgt hij zijn hart.Ted’s boyfriend of 20 years breaks up with him and Ted goes on a journey of self discovery that includes becoming a drag Queen, shattering family expectations, and finding new love. Massive thank you to NetGalley and Headline publishing house for accepting me as a pre-publication reviewer.

Dit is een warm, gevoelig en humoristisch verhaal over hechte vriendschap, familie, relaties, vertrouwen, communicatie en je dromen achternagaan, over trouw zijn en jezelf écht leren kennen. I was absolutely thrilled to receive an advanced copy of Matt Cain's new book 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙚𝙙 and am grateful to Matt and Headline for sending me a copy. And this is true for all three perspectives we are given, and a large part of what makes each character fundamentally sound the same — we don’t get to see inside any of their hearts and minds and are instead just passively told about them.This novel is just a bucket of joy' Glamour'Utterly joyful - you will smile your way through this' Sun'A charming, joyful story' Adele ParksA charming, joyful and surprising story about love, friendship and learning to be true to yourself, Becoming Ted will steal your heart. Becoming Ted centres on Ted Ainsworth, a 43 year-old ice cream maker from a fictional seaside town in Lancashire.

Ted Ainsworth has always worked at his family’s ice cream business in the quiet Lancashire town of St Luke’s-on-Sea. Firstly, yes they all have some flaws and nuances (except Lilly the dog - she’s perfect) but this adds to their lovableness and realness too. Supporting characters were just wonderful, including nonagenarian Stanley, feeling ostracised in his care home but opening up to Ted and reminiscing about his younger life when being gay was illegal and the sacrifices that were made.Another special ability Matt Cain has is to bring the secondary characters into the story and let them steal a small piece of your heart. But the truth is, he's never wanted to work for the family firm - he doesn't even like ice-cream, though he's never told his parents that.