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deannamullican's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"When nothing is certain, everything can go tits up!"
Nell is hilarious and her insecurities are felt. The way friendship is portrayed is genuine and reflects how it can be so easy to slowly drift away from those you care about.
"Now I know who Anabelle reminds me of! Villanelle from Killing Eve."
Nell's gratitude lists are amazing. Edward seems a bit of a dick but it turns out, he's quite sweet.
"FOMO days are long gone. Now it's JOMO!"
This was wonderful on audio and the story is heartwarming and funny.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Car accident
day_dreaming_vampire's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
kelseyjxck's review against another edition
5.0
5 ⭐️s I loved this so much. Truly one of the easiest, most enjoyable and entertaining books I have ever read.
After a failed business and a failed engagement, Nell Steven’s leaves California and moves back to the UK to start over. When she returns to London and connects with people from her old life she quickly realises that she is a 40 something fuck up. Being husbandless, childless, living in a rented room & writing obituaries for a living Nell feels like her friends are living 40 the “right way”.
Confessions of a forty something fuck follows Nell over a 12 month period as she comes to terms with her new way of living. Along the way Nell makes the unlikeliest of friends, enemies and … relations (wink wink). Despite having so many people around her though, Nell feels like nobody can relate to her and so she begins a podcast broadcasting her life as 40 year old woman trying to figure her shit out.
Her podcast goes viral, and Nell quickly realises that she is in fact more relatable than she thought. She finds that even her friends whose lives are seemingly in tact, are not living the fairytale dream.
A contemporary “Bridget Jones” style story that’ll you’ll be forced to relate to regardless of what age you are. You’ll definitely laugh, you might cry, but mostly you’ll realise that “life fucking sucks.”
After a failed business and a failed engagement, Nell Steven’s leaves California and moves back to the UK to start over. When she returns to London and connects with people from her old life she quickly realises that she is a 40 something fuck up. Being husbandless, childless, living in a rented room & writing obituaries for a living Nell feels like her friends are living 40 the “right way”.
Confessions of a forty something fuck follows Nell over a 12 month period as she comes to terms with her new way of living. Along the way Nell makes the unlikeliest of friends, enemies and … relations (wink wink). Despite having so many people around her though, Nell feels like nobody can relate to her and so she begins a podcast broadcasting her life as 40 year old woman trying to figure her shit out.
Her podcast goes viral, and Nell quickly realises that she is in fact more relatable than she thought. She finds that even her friends whose lives are seemingly in tact, are not living the fairytale dream.
A contemporary “Bridget Jones” style story that’ll you’ll be forced to relate to regardless of what age you are. You’ll definitely laugh, you might cry, but mostly you’ll realise that “life fucking sucks.”
nlbohr22's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
smbrady15's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Really good, very funny and a very real story.
nemtynakht's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
nic78's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
I’m glad I picked up this book - not because I’ve ever felt like I’ve ever been missing out on anything in life (because I haven’t felt that), but because it was just a fun, enjoyable read with lovely characters