How Do You Like Me Now?

Posted on 01 March 2018 by Holly Bourne

Turning thirty is like playing musical chairs The music stops, and everyone just marries whoever they happen to be sitting on Who the f ck is Tori Bailey There s no doubt that Tori is winning the game of life A straight talking, bestselling author, she s inspired millions of women around the world with her self help memoir And she has the perfect relationship to boot.But Tori Bailey has been living a lie.Her long term boyfriend won t even talk about marriage, but everyone around her is getting engaged and having babies And when her best friend Dee her plus one, the only person who understands the madness falls in love, suddenly Tori s in terrifying danger of being left behind.When the world tells you to be one thing and turning thirty brings with it a loud ticking clock, it takes courage to walk your own path.It s time for Tori to practice what she s preached, but the question is is she brave enough The debut adult novel by bestselling author Holly Bourne is a blisteringly funny, honest and moving exploration of love, friendship and navigating the emotional rollercoaster of your thirties. Read How Do You Like Me Now? – kino-fada.fr Turning thirty is like playing musical chairs The music stops, and everyone just marries whoever they happen to be sitting on Holly Bourne is known for writing relatable teenagers such as the Spinster Club girls , but, as a 28 year old, How Do You Like Me Now is her most relatable novel for me so far I keep telling friends all in their mid to late 20s to read it as soon as it s out, messaging screenshots of paragraphs eerily similar to conversations we had that very same week Cont Turning thirty is like playing musical chairs The music stops, and everyone just marries whoever they happen to be sitting on Holly Bourne is known for writing...I can t wait till this book is published, so I can scream from the rooftops about how great it is.Full review nearer to publication date. Thanks Netgalley for sending me this ARC in exchange for an honest review 08 03 18 so I ve been thinking about this one a lot and I m going to have to give it a reread because I m disagreeing a lot with what I ve said I ve liked every single one of Holly Bournes novels that I have read Am I Normal Yet , What s a Girl Gotta Do and most recently, It Only Happens in the Movies All of these novels have held something...This book made me laugh SO MUCH and made me cry a bit too clever, insightful, you ll find yourself nodding along to so much in this especially if you are in or have been in your 30 s that in between time when you are supposed to have thrown away childish things but are still not a fully formed adult I actually believe very few people morph into full on adulthood I think we all remain kids at heart for the majority of our lives Holl...LOVED thisHDYLMN was not a completely enjoyable read for me it kept hitting a nerve but it was a very important one It has been proposed that often books might come along when we need them This was Authentic, Raw and Validating It s also very contemporary and real I have definitely had variations of the discussions in this book with friends and family Holly has an ability to tap into the collective consciousness of women and girls During reading there were times that I felt she had climbed into my HDYLMN was not a completely enjoyable read for me it kept hitting a nerve but it was a very important one It has been proposed that often books might come along when we need them This was Authentic, Raw and Validating It s also very contemporary and real I have definitely had variations of the discussions in this book with friends and family Holly has an ability to tap into the collective consciousness of women and girls During reading there were times that I felt she had climbed into my mind and splurged my thoughts and feelings on the page The main character Tori is flawed or as her own guru Taylor would say She s a difficult woman Except she s not She s human She has emotions and those emotions are valid and okay to display Because I was reading an eARC the formatting was not what the final version will look like however this is what I can gleam The book is split into 9 chapters spanning 9 months I only...This book is fantastically brilliant It s a witty, unflinchingly honest, funny sad mirror into adulting It s that shock you get when you hit your 30s and you inevitably ask yourself, What the f ck now , in book form Honestly, whatever age you are, this book will speak to you Whatever you re worried about in your life at the moment, this book will speak to you Whatever you don t like about yourself, this book will speak to you It will speak to you about all your fears, doubts, insecuritie This book is fant...I received an advance copy of this from Netgalley in exchange for a review, cheers Netgalley I m so grateful I loved this book so much such that I ended up reading it in two days, when I suppose to be working on my university assignments When I first requested this, I was little bit apprehensive because I m such a huge fan of Holly Bourne s YA books I didn t want to be let down by this and thankfully I wasn t The story is about Tori a 31 year old successful author who everyone thinks has it I received an advance copy of this from Netgalley in exchange for ...Tori Bailey has it all because she has figured out that you don t need it all She has written a successful book about how to navigate your twenties in your own way, and people have lapped it up She has a worldwide fan base, hoardes of fans on social media, and a wonderful boyfriend, Tom But in reality, Tori doesn t know what she s doing All her friends are moving on and doing proper grown up things, her own social media streams are full of baby scan pictures or engagement shoots, and she Tori Bailey has it all because she has figured out that you don t need it all She has written a successful book about how to navigate your twenties in your own way, and people have lapped it up She has a worldwide fan base, hoardes of fans on social media, and a wonderful boyfriend, Tom But in reality, Tori doesn t know what she s doing All her friends are moving on and doing proper grown up things, her own social media streams are full of ...Wow..this book There is just so much about it that is just so real and so relevant There were so many times I found myself thinking YES and I think I ve highlighted half the book as it just spoke to me.This is my first book from Holly Bourne and the first adult book she s written but it won t be the last From the blurb I was expecting the standard chick lit or romcom type book that is all too common but this has so muchdepth and realism to it than I ever could have anticipated Wow..this book There is just so much about it that is just so real and so relevant There were so many times I found myself thinking YES and I think I ve highlighted half the book as it just spoke to...

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01 March 2018

Holly Bourne