I'm not too sure what to say about this book. The humour didn't do it for me and I really disliked the main character. If Leah had been a Lee going after young women the way Leah went after young men and having the same relationship with a gun, I'm not sure it would have been published. Not recommended.

[gifted by publisher on NetGalley in return for an honest review]

I had read some reviews before diving into this book and it was definitely unlike any books I've read this year. It got off to a slow start for me and then it most definitely had a steep change and I found it really engaging. Leah's character was fun but at times quite frustrating to read about - but her sheer determination and confidence was of such appeal. It had some really clever humour intertwined into a more serious storyline. It's not what I expected at all and was a quick read for me to dig into!

Zany, wildly creative with surprising heart and emotional power- this is the perfect read when your weekend plans go to pieces and you are feeling sorry for yourself. This is also the perfect read when you wake up in the middle of the night and your brain goes through the highlight reel of the calamitous moments in your life spotlighting how you have been a terrible wife and mother. But probably the best time to read Good-Time Girl is when you are feeling on top of the world and you need something to reinforce your devil-may-care feelings.

If I tell you the plot of the book, I’m afraid you won’t be brave enough to read it, so I’ll share some of the book blurb with you, which I edited a bit to not give everything away.

“Leah hates thong underwear as much as she hates being middle-aged and fighting to stay relevant in her job. What strange freedom when she unexpectedly purchases a gun! It’s enough to make her consider an act of terrorism at a certain lingerie store. Though she may need the help of the handsome twenty-two-year-old across the street.
Her shrink wants to help her, her mother wants her to get married, and only her dogs love her.
But Leah and her gun have a different path to follow.”

Leah tells us her story in the first person, present. At times she is witty, sarcastic, self-deprecating and off-putting. But every so often, she reveals her more vulnerable and caring side. She senses she is at a crossroads in her life. On the one hand, she’s getting older, which impacts how the world from men to her mother see her, and how she fits in at her marketing/graphic design job. On the other hand, she’s still witty and vibrant and at her sexual peak. She’s old enough to feel comfortable with her opinions, but insecure enough to hide at home with her dogs.
Buying a gun brings her life in to focus.

You will breeze through this book, it’s fun and clever. I had a little trouble at the beginning getting in to it, as the humor seemed forced and Leah was on her high horse. But once I got to know Leah better, and I assure you, you will bond with her, I had a blast. Yes, there is some fairly graphic sex, but Leah is open and honest and it’s not gratuitous at all. You will love her dogs, her twenty-two-year-old lover, her old lady neighbor, and her mother. By the end of the story, Leah has sorted most of it, and has started a blog, thongburner.com How can you not love a book that ends like that? (Oh, and the bonus material at the end particularly the book club discussion questions is hysterical.)

Please author Leslie M. Rollins, can this book be the start of a series? Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a review copy. This is my honest review.

This was a funny and light hearted read! It was exactly what you expected it to be, so it did not disappoint.

What? Man, this was a wild one! So un-politically correct but a fun read. Leah is a hoot. So mixed up but lovable. Her fling with the young guy was pretty hot. Whew! Older gals will totally enjoy it!

I forced myself to finish the book. I kept saying to myself "Ok, you don't have to like the main character, it's ok if you don't and it forces you to think why", and the like.
Leah didn't sound real at all. She's almost fifty, a job that's going nowhere and a boss she hates. Yet, she does nothing to change this.
She lives alone with her two dogs, claims to love her house, but doesn't clean it or look after her gardens, nor does she seem to like being there.
She's single, but predates much younger boys. If the main character was a fifty year old male speaking about young girls the way this woman speaks about young guys, no woman in her right mind would like the story.
Also, that poor guy doing all her cleaning and fixing her things, so that later she can get to do whatever she wants (again, if it was a man getting a dildo into the young girl without any sort of warning or talking about it earlier, nobody would consider printing it).
She goes to therapy, yet, she doesn't talk to her shrink.
She's anti-guns, but buys a gun at the first opportunity.
I didn0t find it funny at all. I only think it got to this point because the main character was a woman. Had it been a man, it would have never left the author's computer.

Thanks NetGalley and the Publisher for my ARC of this book, sorry for the review.

Well, I haven't had one of these in a long time. And, I don't take reviewing books
lightly. I mean, I'm trusted to provide honest feedback and at the same time, I am aware that my review goes into the overall pot of reviews for an average. Which may affect the number of readers a book has. So, when I say 1 star, understand that I really could not get attached enough to suggest it to anyone. Reviewer guilt is a real thing. I know someone poured their energy for an unknown amount of time into the book, teams of people believed in this book. And, maybe, MAYBE it has an amazing ending. But, after reading 30% (thank you, Kindle), I could not carry on.

The story starts out with an attempt to hook you using a bitter, headstrong, main character. She is unhappy about a lot of things. She uses odd names for people in her life, instead of their real names and that was difficult for me. She goes to a gunshow and buys a gun, that she then also names and tucks away in her closet. She becomes infatuated with it, the thoughts of it, and speaks almost to the power that she feels it gives her. She then starts to obsess over a young college boy that moves in across the street. The writing is so all over the place at the beginning and so much of it is bouncing around from her work, then the gunshow, then her time with her therapist... I couldn't do it, y'all.

Good-Time Girl gets 1 star from me.

I was provided this book in exchange for an honest review on @Netgalley. #dud #nextbookplease #bookreview #1star #goodtimegirl #honestreview #notmycupoftea

Good-Time Girl was a quick and funny read that had me chuckling and rolling my eyes rather often.

Leah, the main character, is a single, never-married, gal in her late forties who has two pups. She also prefers to go after much younger guys. The only part I related to her on was that we both have dogs. Also, we both have a tendency to have really ridiculous luck. However, with that said, I did find her character to be very amusing.

The story moved at a quick pace following along with Leah's every day life. Work, home, neighbor-watching, and everything in between. She manages to bed a considerably younger guy who she convinces to help her get her "revenge" on thongs.

All in all, this was a quick read that I found to be very entertaining.

I love all the characters especially Leah, she is outrageously crazy and her thoughts are quite entertaining. I often ask myself, why am I reading this book? Am I unwell that I'm some what enjoying this book? Oh well, the story is addicting for some reason and I couldn't stop myself. Leah's adventures and way of thinking is way out there. However, there are times that the story was dragging and boring, but there are exciting times as well. I would definitely buy this book and highly recommend it to anyone who needs to maniacally laugh. Enjoy!

DNF. I made it 30 percent through before I gave up. The main character bitches endlessly about how old she is. She’s 48, never married, and absolutely obsessed with bedding younger men because the married man she’s banging is a lowly courier and has a paunch. If you only want to seduce men who are twenty-five years younger than you, then of course you’re going to feel ancient all the time. Also, there is one sentence where Leah mentions she has friends, but there is no other sign that she actually does. She just bitches about her job and how she’s becoming irrelevant because she is so, so old. Bitch bitch bitch.

Many of us have made the observation that thong underwear is ridiculous both because you pay for an entire pair of underwear but get half and also who wants cloth shoved up her buttcrack all day? But beyond that, I identified with the character not at all. Oh wait, she has a dog and I do love dogs. OK, so that’s it then.

Thanks to NetGalley for the read.

The first Net Galley Book I haven’t finished. Really not for me, didn’t like the way it was written or the language used. Sorry...

This was not one I liked or could make myself sit through. Not just a shallow easy read, but a completely airgeaded read for me. I didn’t like to not feel like there was any value to reading.

Unfortunately I could get past the first few chapters. It's lost me at the cougar sniffing out onion B.O! The few chapters I read didn't seem to flow. Not my cup of tea

I couldn't get past the first couple chapters of this book. The scenarios were just to unimaginable for me.

I could not put down this book. It was so interesting and the writing was great. I will definitely be recommending this to customers at my work!

Is it harsh to say I loath this book? Let's start with the writing that averages to five words per sentence. This makes for monotonous, spastic, and confusing ramblings. Leah stands as the most hypocritical, obnoxious, and hateful woman ever written. Here are some choice examples of her bigotry as I also explain how problematic these statements are:

"Sometimes I feel like being a straight female puts me in a sexual minority. I don't like to see chicks kissing nor have I ever wanted to kiss one. Lesbians, I don't mean you; munch all the carpet you want."

Of course it's okay to be straight. Can you believe in 2019 I have to reassure straight people that they are not being prosecuted for their sexuality? It's also okay to demand more feminist porn but then to put in a homophobic tack on is disgusting. That statement wasn't funny, it's insulting.

"There is an attractive young man of mixed race who sometimes shows up. Personally, I think mixing the races makes people more beautiful."

Let's not fetishize race and while we're at it, let's not assume people's race.

"In other words, college and professional football are back on TV!
I know. I sound like such a guy."

Leah's 59 and she's pulling this "not like other girls" bullshit.

"I drift to a pretty blonde at the counter, who chirps, "May I help you?"
"Okay, that voice won't get you anywhere in the real world where you need to command respect."

How can you call yourself a feminist for criticizing a woman for how she speaks? Why mention that she's pretty and blonde if you don't hold some kind of prejudice for her appearance. Are you no better than the men or society who expects her to act and look a certain way? Who are you to police her? How do you know anything about her if you won't speak to her like another respected human being Leah?

"Caitlin hauls me backward, past gaping customers,
The bimbo shrieks, "Get out! Get her out of here!"

Wow, I am frankly appalled by the language and absolute misogyny displayed by the author and imbued into her characters. That is no way to talk to other women. This is a terrible book employing very regressive tactics that undermine a movement to empower women and instead repackages sexism.
[In regards to talking about Finn.]

"I pull a face. "I don't pay him. I trained him. He's got beauty and confidence because of me. He's a great lover, with talent in his fingers, his tongue, right down to his big beautiful...you-know what."

So let's reverse this and have Leah be a Liam. Would you find this behavior acceptable? Or do you find it patronizing and sexist? In addition, the writing is as sexy as a pap smear so there's that.

Other curious and creepy things Leah has a habit of doing include calling women, feeeeeemmallleess. It's this clinical label that purposefully excludes different journeys to becoming a woman and is indicative of second wave feminist garbage. Females do this. Females are that way. Females are sluts but I'm not one of them. I'm sexually liberated which is different because I enjoy sex with multiple men but I don't take care in my appearance. *eyeroll

I don't even care about the plot which can be summed up as, Leah gets a gun and thinks she's a badass. So she decides to endanger people's lives by becoming a domestic terrorist. Carelessly shooting her gun indoors not recognizing that a stray bullet can fucking kill someone. Never mind her blatant sexist, homophobic, and racist tendencies. It's all the more reason to not read this period. The plot makes no sense and positions itself like a bad acid trip where you don't know what's going on at any time.

In the end, Leah faces no consequences despite committing arson, illegal possession of a gun, and illegal use of a firearm in close proximity to people. Her privilege allows her to escape jail time. She even manages to find another job. Lo and behold, Finn comes running back to her. Overall, I hate this book and I would never recommend this to anyone.

Thanks to NetGalley and Wishing Star Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Gun violence is never okay. This book should not have been written and I’m disappointed in the publishers and the author.

Unfortunate that this book was not for me. It was lacking in every department. I felt like I was reading something off of Wattpad that didnt make any sense.The cover was great tho that what got it one more star the just one.

Funny, unique! Loved this one. Very sweet.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Lovely feel good story. It was well written and flowed well. Easy to read and hard to put down. Perfect on these summer nights