Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up (Confessions, 1)

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Yeah, they patched up and everything but it was unfair to Nell and I was mad on her behalf I guess because Nell forgave too quickly.

First of all, thank you NetGalley, Pan Macmillan, and Alexandra Potter for allowing me access to this e-ARC! The novel starts off with a murder, and with seven people trapped on an isolated Greek island lashed by a "wild, unpredictable Greek wind. Yorkshire born and raised, Alex currently lives in South-West London with Mr California and their Bosnian rescue dog and when she’s not spending time writing or travelling, she’s spending far too much time on Instagram being reminded that she should be exercising regularly, drinking enough water, practising mindfulness and feeling blessed.And sometimes the author delivers that more and while you like the sequel, it’s not as good as the first book and maybe that’s because you loved the original so much that nothing could be as good or perhaps something has changed in your life that you didn’t need the book as much as you initially did. Confessions of a Forty Something by Alexandra Potter was published on 28th April 2020 by Pan Macmillan. First of all, to be fair to the author, she doesn’t go down the whole probably won’t have children, but might just save it at the last minute (! Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter will make you laugh, and it might even make you cry.

She sets out by writing 5 things she’s grateful for (well just one for now, she’ll have to work her way up to 5). Yes, it glosses over certain issues, yes, it might be very 'middle class' in places but it's a good story with enough depth to have kept me engaged throughout. I’m right around Nell’s age and honestly I sometimes feel like I’m battling life while others around me are smooth sailing along. Following the poignant and relatable journey of a lead that you just can’t help but root for, we bear witness to Nell Stevens’ disaster movie of a life. But I decided to give Confessions of a Forty Something the benefit of the doubt and I started to read the Prologue.We see a possible love interest develop through friendship and support, we cringe as Nell is taken for a ride with a poor love match and our hearts break as she works to understand what went wrong with fiance. An ARC of this novel was provided by the Canadian distributor, Publishers Group Canada, in exchange for review consideration. An excellent quality audio; it's always refreshing to pick up the book and look forward to the voice, as well as the story as it continues.

If you've ever asked yourself "where has the time gone and why does everyone else have it together but me?The atmosphere of the novel, set mostly on this wild Greek island, echoes strongly the classical tragedies of Greece. In her forties and feeling like a failure and so far removed from all these bullocky and unrealistic bloody hashtags, she is childless and feeling more than less than. Probabil că de aceea podcastul lui Nell, care spune lucrurilor pe nume, are un asemenea succes: pentru că femeile se regăsesc în cuvintele lui Nell despre cum ai tendința de a trage linie și de a calcula doar eșecurile, despre cum te compari mereu cu alții și ieși în dezavantaj, despre faptul că uneori n-ai chef de avocado și yoga ci de băut gin tonic la doză și de stat în pat, și despre cum te întrebi mereu: eu ce naiba fac cu viața mea? There were some awkward conversations at the beginning with her mother as expected because her mum was still holding out hope for Nell to patch things up with her fiancée. But Nell gets over her predicament so quickly that it makes you wonder whether it was ever really a problem to begin with.

It is easy to feel sorry for Nell, but at the same time we want her to develop some resilience and inner strength to rise above it all. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger’s house and in a world of perfect instagram lives, she feels like a f ck up. I actually thought she added to the humour of the book a lot and I definitely smiled at a lot more of her lines than I did Nell’s.Laugh-out-loud funny and painfully relatable, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up is a celebration of friendship and a reminder that while life doesn’t always go according to plan, it doesn’t mean you can’t find happiness. I'm not sure if I ever would have picked up Alexandra Potter's new book, Confessions of a Forty-Something, if I hadn't been offered it for review. I despaired with Nell as she dealt with a number of common problems faced by forty somethings, there were funny moments, but also areas of pure understanding.