‘Think Again’: Wilson’s beloved characters have grown up with us

Those who say never meet your heroes have never spent anytime in the company of Jacqueline Wilson.

My love for reading started when I was a child, to be specific it was the day I discovered author Jacqueline Wilson on the shelf in my school library.

Before I knew it, I had read her entire collection of children’s books.

I recall being quite a worried and anxious character yet I gained great comfort from her writing about the struggles of growing up.  

Fast forward from the 1990s to 2024, Jacqueline Wilson released her first adult fiction book: Think Again. This story covers the wonderful, unpredictable and puzzling journey of living life as a female.

This book features the characters from her beloved children’s novels but this time as adults: three girls in their forties.

Her writing style is engaging and captures joy in the most mundane and ordinary life events. The book therefore took me on a trip down memory lane and makes me so grateful the iconic author is back!

Wilson has taught me many things. One being how to feel comfortable in being myself, during an era when being an introverted and cautious kid was often viewed by society as a fault 

We live in a time where doing what makes me truly happy, and making decisions about my career and lifestyle which go against social normalities, are seen as acts of rebellion.

The launch event of Jacqueline Wilson’s latest novel ‘Think Again’

 On the day ‘Think Again’ was released, I attended the launch event with Dame Jacqueline Wilson. It was a very uplifting and wholesome evening.

I sat on the front row, with my copy of a signed edition in hand. Seeing Wilson come on stage was hard to put into words, I felt as if she is a life-long friend of mine, and this was the first time we were actually meeting! It was a very exciting evening filled with genuine and honest conversations, ahead of me starting to read the book.

 Think Again is sure to be a fantastic read for those discovering Jacqueline’s novels for the first time. She navigates new, fun and occasional choppy waters. Wilson still creates characters with such depth and relatability and the book is full of heart-warming friendships and an empowering reminder to all women: its never too late to change course. 

This review was written by book club member, Kerry.

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