An absolute joy to read and I identified with so much that Dolly talked about (too much in fact!). A voice of a generation. Plenty of moments of heartbreak, but also filled with humour – be careful when reading it in public as you might just burst out laughing!

Mid-way through & also in my late-twenties, I am finding 'Everything I know about love' a decent read so far.

Written from the perspective of a twenty-something year old woman, this book charts her progress from pubescence to adulthood with enviable precision. It's like reading back my acute thoughts as an adult, but as a child. Everything from my love affair with MSN to female friendships, frenemies, and sex, Dolly perfectly sums up my thoughts & feelings on her pages.

I love Dolly's style of writing - albeit less intellect, and more conversational - and the thematic composition of this book. Without once trivialising her interests (fashion, boys, celebrities and socialising - ok, ok, PARTYING lol), Dolly is able to convey her deepest and shallowest thoughts and feelings about a multitude of relationships and life experiences concisely, but in the developing tone of a child-to-human. Brilliant.

This book encompasses the central themes of the 21st-century: a fascination with all things celebrity and reality. Parties, drugs, sex, friendship are its mainstays, retold in a charmingly entertaining way. What I didn't like is the casual reference to 'Class A' drugs as if they are nothing out of the ordinary, something everyone does. Drugs were a feature of life when I was in my teens and twenties, but they weren't socially acceptable as they are now.

A very funny and easy read, she's the friend who always makes you laugh and has a worse story than you whenever you've embarrased yourself!

A memoir rather than an autobiography, based on truth and articles and columns previously published.

An insight (for me) into the world of the millenials and their lives as renters and users of dating apps and drinking especially.

We drank as students, of course we did, and there were some drugs about too, but I married young and so never really experienced a long period of post-uni dating. We did share though, even after marriage as we just couldn't afford our flat without 'lodgers', so we turned a 2 bed flat into a 3 bed and lived without much of a lounge except when we all sat together to watch TV on one guy's bed-sofa. As I stopped being a post-grad and started earning money our flat-mates gradually moved out - the last with a bit of a push!

This book was brutally truthful. a real soul baring of life as lived by Dolly. Her life's highs and lows. Love and loss. And it cannot help but affect the reader.

I suspect we all recognise something of ourselves (especially women) in Dolly and it certainly made me think about myself and my behaviours and how they did or did not match up.

And thanks for the recipes, Dolly. I intend to make the ice-cream and a variant on the apple pizza one day - not the marzipan though as this would be just too sweet for our taste.

Everything I know about Love is a memoir of Dolly Alderton's experiences as a young adult exploring love, friendship, bereavement, house shares, first jobs and careers. Refreshingly honest, funny and perceptive, it is a love letter to female friendship and a very enjoyable read.

This book is sassy, intelligent, relatable and absolutely fascinating. I loved it, thanks so much for the opportunity to read it!

I enjoyed this, but probably a bit old and male to really truly relate to it. Amusing though. Some funny anecdotes about navigating life and love in present day Britain.

I enjoyed this, but probably a bit old and male to really truly relate to it. Amusing though. Some funny anecdotes about navigating life and love in present day Britain.

I really enjoyed this book. As the teacher in charge of stocking the senior school library, I like to ensure that the books are diverse and the students are exposed to both excellent fiction and excellent modern non-fiction. I think that this is both a fascinating and well-written book that has much to recommend it and will keep the students interests. It is good to stretch their reading interests by providing them with books about subjects they might never have considered before and this definitely does the job well. Dolly is a natural writer and her experiences are presented honestly and with no holds barred - it is also good to find books that I know the teaching staff might enjoy as well as the students and I definitely think that this applies in both cases. Absolutely recommend wholeheartedly; a fantastic read.

Deary me, no. I am not the target audience for this book. Millennial angst is not my scene. Thought the book very repetitive too - could have done with a better editor.

This is the funniest book I’ve read in a long time, it made me nod in agreement, smile with nostalgia, well up and actually laugh out loud!!!
I want to re-read it again right now, I was lost amongst the pages and I was happy there. I want Dolly to be in my gang,
This is so on point, everyone needs to read this book. I will be highly recommending it to my friends and booklcub peeps. I’m envious or anyone who hasn’t read it yet as hey are in for such a giggle however I’m also pleased I’ve discovered this book and even better the amazing Dolly who is just lovely :)

Unfortunately I was left disappointed with this novel and didn't finish reading.

I was drawn to this novel because of the high rating it had received and the great reviews, however I found it very difficult to relate to the protagonist and could not commit myself to the book.

That being said, I don't believe there is anything wrong with Dolly's writing I think this was more that I did not feel a personal connection to the book. I've never understood the whole 'party' lifestyle and was not keen on the casual drug use and one night stands. (i'm just old before my time I think?)

So, all in all not a terribly written book but not one I could personally relate to or enjoy,

'Everything I Know About Love', is a memoir written by a woman in her late twenties, while the writing quality is excellent, am I showing my age? (definitely a 20th-century woman). Aren't memoirs usually written by people in the autumn of their years?
This book encompasses the central themes of the 21st-century: a fascination with all things celebrity and reality. Parties, drugs, sex, friendship are its mainstays, retold in a charmingly entertaining way. What I didn't like is the casual reference to 'Class A' drugs as if they are nothing out of the ordinary, something everyone does. Drugs were a feature of life when I was in my teens and twenties, but they weren't socially acceptable as they are now. 
The fast pacing holds the reader's interest, and the life events recounted, read like a novel. If you are looking for a snapshot of life for young women of a particular social class in the 21st-century, this is a great example.
I received a copy of this book from Fig Tree Penguin Books UK via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I selected this book largely because of very high average rating, but I am afraid I was disappointed.

While genuinely relatable at times (even though I am some years older than the author), and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, I found the overall storyline too disjointed and jerky to really get immersed; almost like a collection of unrelated short stories.

Read it for a laugh, but I doubt it'd become a book you re-read.

This is a witty and tender read that makes it easy to inhale in a sitting or two. I usually nod off with a book every night after 20 minutes but I was sitting up to all hours, chortling with awkward amusement at how familiar some of these stories felt to me. As I’ve never been a Sunday Times reader, I hadn’t heard of the author before (apparently she used to be their dating columnist) but seeing as Alderton worked on the E4 TV series Fresh Meat for a bit, she’s alright in my books. Taking a wander through her life, the Alderton recounts all the hilarious mistakes she’s made (and some of the not-so-funny problems she’s struggled with) in order to impart her charming bits of wisdom upon us. It sounds pretty condescending to call her a younger/posher version of Caitlin Moran, but I ADORE Moran so to be even placed in the same sentence as her is pretty impressive by my standards. It’s one of those books you want to buy for all your friends as soon as you’ve read it; hence why it is selling like HOTCAKES! They can’t print new copies of it fast enough for bookstores in Central London right now. Get your hands on a copy too as this is a fabulous travel read for this spring.

This is not a story, but a bunch of anecdotes leading to a womans awareness of herself and her attitudes to alcohol, food, growing up and relationships.

A tale of love and life and growth. I could relate to a lot of this book and found it endearing and charming and funny.

I loved reading about dolly’s escapades and friendships. Her writing is so funny, and light, you bound through this book, laughing your head off at times. Brilliant witty stories of love and sex, and friendships.

I was torn with this - on one hand, I get it and have often been there. On the other, I found it difficult to relate to Dolly and her life, and because of that the message slightly missed the mark at times. I want to read the follow up in another 30 years, when there's a bigger body of evidence to inform the argument. Definitely one of fans of Bryony Gordon.

I loved loved LOVED this book. I am about the same age as Dolly so the whole thing resonated with me. There were bits that made me laugh and those that made me sob From signing in and out of msn messenger to remind the boy you fancied you were there, to the really moving chapter on losing someone very dear to her and helping her friend through it. Really well written and an enjoyable read.

Another book that I was disappointed by. This I have decided is because I'm obviously not the right age and by that, I mean that I'm too old and cannot relate with - the casual drug taking, the one-night stands or the desperation to have to be at a party.
And what was with the random lists and recipes that were peppered through the book? Was there a point to this?
Personally, I felt that this kind of memoir has been done a million times before and much better.

I have given this book 1 star on Goodreads.

Many thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review.