A delightful and brilliant story of a coming of age and discovering what really matters. Nostalgia, humour, emotions, great characters. It's the first book I read by this author and won't surely be the last as I thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

My first book by this author but I don’t know if I’ll read another. That sounds negative but it’s not, my emotions are absolutely shot & at some points I was a sobbing mess. This is not me - I read gritty twisting books with gore & bodies aplenty, not a nostalgic trip to make you feel good. Set in 1990, February Kingdom leads a very dull life. Following loss & trauma, she has been left with severe agoraphobia & remains in her room listening to the Top 40 countdown on repeat. One evening, she ventures to the kitchen & discovers a yellow canary there. A missing poster leads her to a pet shop &, ultimately, back out into the world. This book is a tumultuous ride through the late 1980s & early 1990s. The music, the fashion - I was immersed in a time I know so well from experience. Feb is a brilliantly drawn character & this book is her journey. Fabulous.

I've loved Eva Rice ever since I discovered The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets, and her latest novel This Could Be Everything is another absolute treasure of a book. Following February Kingdom, a 19 year old girl who is dealing with the deaths of not only her parents, but her twin sister, this is a book about grief but mostly it's about hope and how you find your way out of the darkness. It's set in 1990 and it's full of nostalgic charm - Smash Hits is a common feature, as is the need to tape that week's Top 40, and Michael Hutchence even makes brief cameos. As with all Eva Rice novels, this is full of sheer charm and loveliness and it's genuinely like a comforting hug in book form - I can't praise it highly enough! I was lucky enough to receive an advanced copy from the publisher (thank you!) but I can't wait for February when this is published and everyone can experience the delight that is this novel.

This was a very emotive read about nineteen year old February who has struggled with agoraphobia since the death of her twin sister Diana but is encouraged to start moving in by the appearance of a canary in her house. February also tragically lost her parents a few years back so lives with her aunt and uncle however her aunt is going through her own issues as she is having an affair with a work colleague. I didn’t really find myself engaging with this, not sure if I just couldn’t relate to February or because I couldn’t feel my own connection to 1990 however it’s a very intriguing and thoughtful book with fascinating characters, 7/10

It's 1990 and February Kingdom (what a fabulous name!) is 19, just a few years older than I was at the same time, and the scene is set perfectly, taking me back to the days of the Sony Walkman and trying desperately to record the Top 40 countdown onto a cassette tape. February's short life has been beset by tragedy at every turn, losing her parents and later her twin sister in terrible circumstances. Understandably, everyday life is difficult to cope with now and she hasn't been out for months. Could a little yellow bird and a boy named Theo be enough to help her carry on? This is very much a character-driven plot and the characters are well-written, fascinating and larger-than-life creations that I really enjoyed reading about. There's a subplot featuring February's aunt and uncle and I think Ann, the aunt having something of an awakening of her own, was possibly my favourite character of all, along with the rather special Theo. I also loved Plato, a would-be pop star, and a cameo appearance by Michael Hutchence was such a thrill. The music storylines transported me right back to the 90s and the days of excitedly flicking through the new issue of Smash Hits for my latest heartthrob. It's such an evocative read in so many ways. This is not my first Eva Rice, in fact I've been reading her since her first book, Standing Room Only. I've always enjoyed her quite wistful and whimsical style of writing, combined with the way she completely transports me to another time or place, or way of living. This Could be Everything is a sad read in many ways, but it left me feeling ultimately full of hope for February's future. Some very clever plot developments that I never saw coming but which made perfect sense once they were revealed, coupled with the dynamics between the characters, make this a charming read.