Well this is awkward. This is my first DNF for an ARC. I just couldn’t connect with the main character to save my life. It was kind of all over the place and the weight references are really normal and average weights to discuss as being “fat”. Maybe this just wasn’t the right read for me at the right time.

The Husband Diet such a funny, touching story. If you've ever felt like you're not quite enough and/or love a heroine that you will be rooting for from the first page until the last, this is a book for you. A fantastic read. 5 stars..

Well, this was just a delightful read. I've devoured it in 2 days! Erica, bless her, what a great character, showing us the damage that a narcissistic husband can bring to the table. I wanted to murder him with her. Having been a young single mother many years ago, it really resonated, and wanted her to get the happy ending she so deserved. Which is why I couldn't put it down, I needed to know how it ended, fast!

Unfortunately, I didn’t finish this book. I’ve tried to go back to it several times and just can’t get into. I think the problem is that I simply don’t connect to the main character. I can see how she could be relatable to some. This just wasn’t the right book for me, and that’s ok.

Loved this book, it was everything I was excepting! The writing is good just like the story itself and I would for sure recomend it to a friend.

So, the good points? A relatively unique story line about the aftermath of divorce, women rebuilding their lives etc. That’s what interested me in the first place and it certainly does go on the explore these issues. However the main character is quite unlikeable right from the offset, she comes across as overly dramatic and whiny and I could not connect with her which made the entire book a struggle. Secondly the second half of the story is so unnecessarily convoluted that I felt baffled quite a lot of the time about what was happening.
I wanted to enjoy this, but it really felt like a bit of a struggle up get to try end with not much enjoyment. Hopefully is others cup of tea though!

Ever since Nancy first brainstormed the plot of The Husband Diet with all of us in Matera, I’ve been longing to read it. The story of Erica, a plus-sized woman who put aside her own dreams to help her egocentric husband get his business off the ground. Fast forward twelve years and Erica is still putting her wants aside for the sake of Ira, who still hasn’t managed to get his business going. But now Erica has two kids to think about. And then there’s Erica’s shallow mother, Marcy, who seems to thrive on making her daughter feel awful and who never provides her with the emotional support Erica desperately needs. Thank God Erica has her gay best friend Paul in her corner to remind her that she is beautiful no matter what size she is and that she is a great mom with kids who adore her. Paul gives Erica the unconditional love and support she’s been missing but she wishes she had someone who could take care of her physical needs as well, and that certainly isn’t her husband who announces that she is too heavy to turn him on.

Enter Julian Foxham, brave spider killer and dead sexy headmaster of the school Erica’s children attend. His good looks and quiet calm set Erica’s heart racing and remind her there is hope for her love life–there are other men in the world and, unlike her husband, they find her incredibly attractive. At first Julian is nothing more to Erica than a perfect fantasy hero but then it becomes obvious he’s interested in more than just a parent-teacher relationship with Erica…well, I won’t spoil it for you.

Take my advice and order yourself a copy of The Husband Diet. If you want a book that will have you laughing and rooting for the heroine from page one until the very end and wishing you had your own spider-killing hottie, then this is the book for you. I loved how Erica shakes off the shackles of her self-doubt (and her deadbeat hubby) and rediscovers her plan to get what she wants in life. It’s lighthearted without being fluffy and Erica’s moments of introspection will have you nodding in empathy–let’s face it, we’ve all had those moments when we don’t believe in ourselves and we need someone else to shake some sense into us.

Thank you NetGalley and Head of Zeus for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! Check out my Goodreads profile if you'd like reading reviews sprinkled with a ton of gifs!

Well. This is awkward. My first official arc is a DNF.

Okay look. I was promised a cute rom-com. I wanted something easy to enjoy. I wanted a snarky FMC and an adorable MMC. I did not get it.

What I got instead was an unnecessarily convoluted story that made no sense at some points. I could not, for the life of me, relate to the FMC. She was whiny and would out of nowhere say the most insane sh*t I've ever heard in my life. Here's a quote:
« Any man in love with his woman would have been overjoyed to learn she was expecting a baby from him. »

Huh...? Who ... told you that, miss girl?

I do understand the sentiment, I guess? But it was so ... out there? I mean, some people just don't want kids? Don't have enough money? There are tons of reasons? The FMC really did stretch before jumping to that conclusion.

Last but not least, I was simply not a fan of the prose. I'm sure Nancy Barone is a good writer, but her writing felt childish in a way that made the story & characters hard to relate to.

Oh well. Onto the next one!

I really enjoyed this book which is about loving yourself and follow your dreams. It had everything a good book nerds, a good plot, divorce, new love, a desperate situation which ends well. A nice romantic book! Thanks @netgalley and Nancy Barone for the Arc in Exchange for an honest review.

I would highly recommend this to a friend and would shout it from any roof top! I loved this mind-blowing, impulsive, crazy book!

I enjoyed this book, as you don’t get many written about the aftermath of divorce! It was well written and emotional in places to! Looking forward to read more on Erica future adventures

I feel like I am being unfair to this book. The synopsis I read felt like just my cup of tea. However, I just couldn’t get into the characters or writing style.

Thank you Net galley for sending me an arc!


Well..... That was an extremely disappointing read to say the least. I tried extremely hard to like this book, however was unable to do so. The beginning was strong and the mc although awkward and miserable came across as a decently written character, going through relatable situations.


However as the book progresses the plot gets weirdly complex for absolutely no reason. Everything keeps moving way too fast to the point where the reader struggles to understand where all the sudden development and changes came from and end up simply not caring about anything other than getting this book over with.

For a book advertised as humorous it sure uses a whole lot of misogyny and body shaming from Erica and at some point Julian towards other people who are skinnier than the mc, and underground misogyny.

On the topic of characters, Erica kept getting worse after the romantic interest was introduced. Both her and Julian develope feelings extremely quickly and are constantly seen as a cute perfect little couple that everyone in the book ships (unless of course they are a character that is being demonized.)



I deeply despised the love interest since from his introduction to the end of the book the writing gets consistently worse. I personally believe that Erica would of been better of single than with him and I will definitely avoid reading the rest of this series.

This book hit so many emotions. It was completely relatable, funny, and interesting. I was so glad that Erica rid herself of Ira and met Julian, in the funniest way ever. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

This was a really easy read. Well developed characters and a pretty honest look at marriage breakdown and the aftermath for the wife. Plenty of pain and angst but also a healthy dose of humour.

I loved the second chance element to the story and the plot twist towards the end kept things interesting. Definitely recommend.

I really liked the heroine and the way her story was told, thought the interaction with her husband really rang true and it was lovely to see her find her handsome prince. I thought the second half of the story was a little rushed though and would have preferred the initial pace.

This was a story of two halfs for me. I think that the writing style was really good and I like the premise of the book I also at times found it funny. But I didn't really connect with the main character and I just didn't get into it as much as I wanted to. But it was ok.

I struggled with my star review for the husband diet. It wasn't bad- it was very well written, and the characters were very realistic- I just didn't connect to Erica the way I usually can with MCs. Someone who loves to read second chance at love romances, with a strong, determined, occassionally insecure leading lady would adore this story. I think I just wasn't in the headspace to really fall in love with it.

I really enjoyed this book! It had me hooked from the first chapter, and I really enjoyed the storyline and characters.

She is 34 years old wife , mother , manager in on of the best hotel in Boston and a 20 size . She does not care that she is not thin but her husband and mother are always telling to lose weight . Her children adores her and she is their hero . After she dicsover her husband is having an affair she ask him for divorce . While trying to be a good single mother she loses some weight because she does not have the time to think about food and she really want to be healthy for her and the kids . After a weird and fanny first meeting with the most handsome man she discover that he is her kids school principal . He is a caring and lovely man that really care about her and her children .
I received this book from net galley and the publisher as an ARC. Thank you! All thoughts and opinions are my own.