I have read all of Sarah Turner’s Mumsy books and did wonder if she had made a wise decision turning to fiction. I was wrong to doubt her. I read this book in 24 hours. I loved the funny and sad side to the well rounded characters and hope for a sequel please?

I enjoyed this book a lot - while the ending is a bit predictable, I was crying happy tears as I raced to finish it! A tale of love, family and all that's involved in it!

I’ve been following Sarah on Instagram for a while and was intrigued about the book she was writing and when she released more details the synopsis drew me in and I was excited to read it. I can honestly say I inhaled this book! It is one of those books you lose yourself in. I cried, I laughed and I empathised with the characters. Beth is a fantastic main character and I was rooting for her all the way through. I’m now off to read it again as I loved it that much!

As a huge fan of The Unmumsy Mum (and her previous books!), I was delighted when Sarah announced she was writing her first fiction book - and triply delighted to receive a copy via NetGalley! So many thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read and review this.
Beth is happily plodding along at life as a grown up, single and living at home still with no long term career in sight, when a family tragedy means she is expected to “step up” to a completely different way of life and role within her wider family. Told with Sarah’s trademark humour and filled with relatable toddler and teenager anecdotes, as well as making me cry more than once, meant that I absolutely loved this book.
Very grateful to Random House, Transworld and NetGalley for the chance to read and review.

This is a book I will find very difficult to write a review for as I don't want to reveal any spoilers - suffice to say I absolutely ADORED and DEVOURED IT! I instantly fell in love with our main character Beth which I often feel in the crux of a book. The story was so well written, it's almost like you could see it happen in front of you like a tv show. There were funny bits and sad bits, all of which contributed to the enjoyment of the story.

Overall a thoroughly enjoyable, emotional, uplifting read that I would recommend to anyone (p.s. Arthur - what a man!!)

Adorable story about a young-for-her-age woman who can't settle to anything, including staying in a job for over ten weeks. When her older sister Emmy and her husband Doug have a car accident, Beth needs to step up and take care of Emmy's teenage daughter Polly and toddler Ted. This book had loads of highlights, but I particularly loved Beth's book club with elderly neighbour Albert, who writes all his texts in capitals, Dad-style, and her learning to be slightly more responsible at work as well as in her personal life. The book is not overly sentimental and it's a nice and original angle to approach motherhood/aunthood from, rather than the usual yummy mummy book which the author could have so easily written. I also liked the ending, which wasn't textbook happy but gently hopeful and seemed to be very well-judged.