I absolutely loved this new book from Sophie! ❤️ It’s very funny, witty and emotionally capturing. I could not put this book down, I just ended up diving myself into the story. As a person who has used Tinder before when I was dating in my early 20s, I can definitely relate to Katy and what the other characters were going through. It was for sure so hard to find the right guy because some don’t meet the needs but I loved the idea of The Dicktionary Club, that was honestly very smart and it for sure would make it so much easier when it comes to dating. Wish we have this in the real world!

It was nice to read the different POVs of the three characters and I could feel myself attached to them. I really sympathised with all three of them. It was so cute to see the interaction between Ella and Philip. I’d get why Ella was so hesitant and so guarded up with herself about ever dating again but Philip definitely has changed that for her. Philip may be viewed as the typical rich guy but he’s shown Ella that he’s not like that. I really think they are perfect for each other.

Also, the friendship the three girls have is amazing! I loved seeing how supportive of each other they are and the bond they have, honestly the cutest trio ever!

I for sure would recommend this for everyone to read!

When 3 Glasgow girls are sick of dating with the catfishing and cringey messages they make a stand. Introducing the dicktionary club an app for women only exposing the rats on tinder and round the area. Allowing women to be forewarned of Scotlands biggest dating rats.
Laugh out loud book which keeps you on your toes.

Firstly, thank you to NetGalley and Bonnie Books for a copy of the arc for this book!

When I saw this on social media I knew I had to read it - the plot and the concept sounded incredible! And as a single girl who had recently dabbled in the internet dating scene (and come out of it traumatised) I thought this book would be right up my street. And it was to a certain regard.

I loved the three main characters and their personalities because they so likened to me and my friends and our dynamic. Especially Katy, that’s my best friend to a T. And I loved the general story and flew through the end to find out what happened to the group.

The only downside, and reason for the 3 stars for me, is how almost inappropriate it felt. I’m a Geordie gal who has been through some stuff when it comes to dating but even this made me feel like a bit of a prude and make me feel awkward at points. There’s only so many c**ts you can see in one chapter before you’re like ‘ok hen, calm down’.

It’s the kind of book I’d love to gift my friends and let them read but at the same time I don’t even know how they’d take it. There’s probably one friend who would love it (my Katy) thank goodness so I’d definitely purchase it for her if she wanted a book to read but I can’t say it’s the type of book I’d pass on to other friends or choose for book club

That being said, if you’re alright with a lot of swearing and anger towards men - then 100% grab this book because it is a good story!

✮✮✮✮⋆/☆

Aye.. well, this book is pure dead brilliant!
A total hoot & a half.. When I tell you I don't highlight.. my kindle notes were on fire 🔥

Sooo many hilarious laugh out loud moments from start to finish! I absolutely love Ella, Zola & Katy what an awesome trio together they have a witty & wholesome friendship ♡

The concept of creating a website.. Cue The Dicktionary Club, an exclusive ladys only site where they Review & flag brutal serial swipers featured in the modern day dating apps!! Genius right?? Helping others navigate the world of dating!!

What an adventure this turns out to be..!

In a nutshell this book is a pure wee hilarious, fun, gem 💎 of a read..!!

I recommend you run to your local book store... like NOW!!

Thank you to Netgally Bonnier books UK & Sophia Gravia for an early ARC in return for my honest opinion ♡

This was absolutely hilarious. I honestly laughed so much at times I couldn’t see the words on the page.

“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵… 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘤 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩.”

I love how Gravia always hits the nail on the head with whatever she is writing. She writes epically about dating disasters and misery. I loved Ella, Katy and Zola. They are supportive friends who are tired of be lied to and meeting guys with massive red flags 🚩

It was a slow burn with some humorous smut. It was fantastic, hilarious and classy-glaswegian banter.

I am meeting Sophie Gravia in Waterstones and I can’t wait. A huge thanks to @lovebookstours for having me on tour. To @zaffrebooks and @bonnierbooks_uk for sending me an e-arc and to @Sophie.gravia_author for releasing early copies to Glasgow airport!

Well Sophie Gravia sure knows how to hook you in to a story! Having read chapter 1 of her latest novel, The Dicktionary Club and being introduced to Ella, Katy and Zola, I’m certainly looking forward to seeing what comes next for them and finding out about how they create their website. You can tell from the start that this is going to be a riot of a novel, backed up with what I imagine will be incredible female friendships

Update (now I’ve read the whole novel)

The Dicktionary Club, from Sophie Gravia, is a brilliant summer read; this is the kind of book that’ll have you howling with laughter by the side of the pool!

The Dicktionary Club follows best friends, and colleagues, Ella, Katy and Zola. They, like many others they know, find themselves totally fed up with the Glasgow dating seen. After Katy is unceremoniously dumped the trio decide to take matters into their own hand and create The Dicktionary Club. It’s an exclusive, women-only website dedicated to exposing Scotland's worst serial swipers with brutally honest reviews. Their mission is to help women spot the red flags, dodge heartbreakers, and take back control of the dating scene. But as the site goes viral, so does the drama in their own love lives. And when one of them starts falling for a guy she's been warning others to avoid, things get even messier and more complicated than ever.

The Dicktionary Club is multi POV, but with the emphasis being on Ella’s first person narration. We do hear from Katy and Zola but less so and in third person. This worked well as it was Ella’s story that drove the novel and it was hers that I felt more invested in. Katy and Zola were great characters but felt more like supporting ones, but ones that we got to delve deeper into the story of. The friendship between the women was excellent and is the absolute bedrock of this story.

The Dicktionary Club itself was really interesting. They came at it with the best of intentions to protect women, and though they considered the men from a litigation perspective it was only when things started to get messy did they consider the harm it could cause. I found this interesting to read and think about, I mean they’re trying to protect other women but yet are writing up men in a way I’m sure they’d hate to be written up themselves! You don’t, however have to ponder on this, you can just enjoy it for what it is.

I enjoyed the developing romance plot for Ella, though I won’t name with whom for spoilers. I also appreciated the exploration of Zola’s relationship and the desperate need for communication between her and her finance.

Overall this was a fun read that I’ve no doubt will be enjoyed by many!

The Dicktionary Club 🍆 is a hilarious and banterful, beauty!
I was legitimately crying with laughter all throughout and the amount of highlights I have made throughout this read is out of this world! I have never highlighted so many sentences but this read was pure comedy! I loved the entire storyline, the banter and love between friends, the men that the girls met - if you need a pick me up, this book is the BEST thing for it! 🍆🩷

This was honestly such a fun read! Literally the perfect, binge-worthy beach read.

I thought the premise of this sounded super fun and initially found it a bit slow in the beginning. However, when I picked it back up at around the 30% mark, I ended up bingeing the rest of it in one sitting. I really had a fun time with it. The story and characters just make it so fun and <I>easy</I>.

I also loved the bit of romance we got in the book. Ella was definitely the storyline I cared about the most (hello, can I get my own Philip?), but the two other girls were fun to read about as well. Aside from the very start, there was never really a boring moment in the book.

I will say, the book could frustrate me at times - the characters do play into some overdone stereotypes, some of the plot points were overdramatised a bit, and the way these girls could simply draw upon personal data from dating sites with no problem in one evening? A bit unlikely. However, that's also what made for such a fun read. You can really just turn off your brain and have a fun time with this book, and it's honestly been a while since I've read a book like that which was SO nice.

10/10 recommend as a fun, easy summer read!

A laugh-out-loud romance book with friendship, work place drama and a hint of spice.

This was a very quick read! I was hooked immediately and fell for the characters. They felt like my best friends and I just loved them! They each had their quirks but together they blended to make the perfect trio. Zola was the no nonsense one who took charge, Ella was the one always in the middle and Katy just took the brunt of it all.

Each girl had their own unique story line and it was great to follow along. I loved the humour from Katy’s chapters, the emotional ups and downs of Zolas and the chaos of Ella’s. I found a lot of one liners in this book that had me curled up laughing, and the British references were a fantastic addition which made it relatable.

I loved the concept of The Dicktionary Club. Whilst I’ve never online dated myself, I thought it was such a fantastic idea and so realistic. There was always going to be trouble though. I predicted the storyline rather early on, and I’ll be honest when it got to ‘that scene’ it broke my heart! I just wanted it all to go smoothly. I thought it was really clever how it was revealed and it all linked together well.

The book was set in Scotland which made a lovely change, I haven’t read many books based there but the author made it a vibe. The music scene, bars and scenery were definitely appealing.

This was a great spin on the normal books with feminist energy. The women were able to get their revenge without murder and I really appreciated the difference. This book has the perfect ratio of plot and smut, it was romantic and spicy without it being cringy.

Very funny book,had me lol ing quite a few times throughout it and proper lol img not just saying I had and slightly giggling this was a real LOL quite a few times
Engaging characters and quick witty dialogue made it altogether a fun good read that will cheer anyone
Perfect for holidays or tbh staying at home,so anywhere 😊

I LOVED this book!

I have read another book by this author and enjoyed it too.

This book was told from three perspectives, I felt fully invested in the characters and the storyline.

Easy 5 stars for me and well recommended!

Thank you publisher and NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review 📚

This was a really fun read!
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. It was witty, funny and it definitely kept me engaged and wanting to read more.
This was exactly what I needed to drag me out of my reading slump. and I will definitely be recommending this to friends.

It started off so well but I did start to lose interest in the middle. The body shaming for the males did not sit well with me.

The Dicktionary Club | Sophie Gravia ⭐️ 4 Stars ⭐️

Set in the vibrant city of Glasgow, Scotland, the story revolves around three friends navigating the complexities of their relationships while working at a PR/Marketing company. Each character's relationship status is uniquely different.

Ella, the main lead character, has been single for three years after a painful breakup with a man she once believed was “the one”. Zola is engaged and has relocated from London to Scotland for her job and is stuck in a rut with her fiancé. Then there’s Katy, who has experienced a string of fleeting romances, always encountering the wrong men in the dating scene.

In a bid to empower Ella and other women, to help the combat the challenges of modern dating, the trio launches “The Dicktionary Club,” a website aimed at alerting women about players, liars, and catfishing men found on dating apps. This venture leads to significant transformations in all their lives.

Ella begrudgingly dives into the world of dating apps to help vet and review potential matches, but with a deadline approaching, she finds herself relying on an influential businessman for assistance, who seems to be enamoured with her indifference regarding his status. Meanwhile, Zola takes a bold step by impersonating Ella on the dating apps to a potential date, prompting her to reevaluate her own desires. Katy, on one of her disastrous dates, has a chance encounter with a mysterious man that leaves her intrigued, but all she is left with is his name. Their intertwined stories culminate in an entertaining and lighthearted read.

While I personally struggled with the switch between first-person narration for Ella and third-person perspectives for Katy and Zola, Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Sophie’s engaging and fast-paced writing style, peppered with delightful references to popular British culture, such as Lush bath bombs, Nando’s, and Ross Kemp! This book is undoubtedly a perfect companion for a relaxing holiday read or a cozy evening in with a glass of wine.

finding the one is hard. but finding the one in a book is harder. this book wasn't hard. at all. it was utterly charming. just filled with so much heart and beautiful moments all the way through. i thought it was going to be clever and sarky(something i can also love) but it was so much more than that. it was thoughtful and thought provoking and touched on some important and relatable themes.
the fact that ive recently heard of just such a dating site red flag group existing made me dive straight into this. and seeing some of the questions that site has faced i wanted to know how this would tackle it and perhaps give me new perspective the way story form always can.
this book gives us three girlfriends who are wading around and out of modern day dating scene. its a mess, often much worse and darker than that too. so they decide to take action and this is where we get our Dicktionary Club. its a site where woman and review dates and save others hearts.
but things dont always go to plan in love. and nor do they here.
the characters were all so brilliantly fleshed out. i felt like i could almost picture them both in sight and heart. they are all coming to this scene in different mindsets and circumstances too which gave you the multiple view points on this and therefore a good look onto the topic.
it also help in pov's that you can decipher the voices telling us their parts.
there is so much honesty in this book. both raw and fun. both serious and light.
loved it

Fun beach treat. Perfect for day by the pool or when on vacation.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review

I loved this! Such a funny read at times, I love Ella, Katy and Zola's banter, their friendship is strong and it shows!

Wanting to help out other women on the dating scene and wanting honest thoughts on dates and how the guys come across, the girls had the idea to launch The Dicktionary Club, what a venture that turns out to be!

I love how you get sucked into the drama, the emotions run high and you can binge half the book in one sitting! Well worth a read if you was an honest book with the odd swear word slipped in, excited to see more from Sophie in future! Go read it for yourself! You can tell from the cover that it's going to be a laugh and full of fun and mischief from start to end!

This was such a fun and lighthearted read that had me laughing out loud at parts.

It follows Ella, Katy, and Zola, who are tired of the below-par standards of modern dating. They decide to create The Dictionary Club, a website where you can post reviews of the men you’re dating, or look up reviews to save yourself heartbreak. Sounds great, right? Well, turns out it’s not that simple.

The friendship between the three women is honestly so wholesome and heartwarming. They’re the kind of girls you instantly become best friends with in a nightclub toilet. Between their group chats and FaceTimes, there’s a genuine friendship there full of support and empowerment.

This book took me back to my early 20s at uni, when me and the girls would sit swiping Tinder with way too many glasses of wine. Then, if anyone of us went on any dates, we’d all get together in one of our bedrooms for a debrief on all the juicy details. We would have run to the Dictionary Club to share our stories!

I really enjoyed the ending, it had me giddy & love the fact it’s has been left with potential for more

Recommend this book to anyone looking for an easy and humorous read!

Thank you Netgalley, Zaffre Books & Bonnier Books for Arc in exchange for a review.

Publish Date: 19th June

Not my usual genre but the title made me laugh so put in a netgall request...so glad I did. This is hilarious! I loved the dynamic between the 3 best friends Ella, Katy and Zola. Their joint story as well as their individual escapades flowed so well and I'm hoping there will be more to come from this trio.

Just brilliant!! Enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed the last 4 books. Could not put this down. Highly recommend!
I’m hoping with the ending we will see a second book!
10 stars!!