When Viv's husband goes through a mid-life crisis and has an affair, Viv is initially devastated and wants him back. She's also going through menopause and raising her seven-year-old daughter. This witty book is all about how Viv gets her groove back! I enjoyed this book as a light read - parts of it had me laughing out loud! I might rate it 3.5 stars but decided to round up.

A great read.

Viv finds out her husband is having an affair, and when he leaves her she has a chance to live the life she wants.

Loved the scenes with Izzy, especially the cooking!

Another fun cozy story by this author. I really enjoyed the characters and storyline as well. Great for a winter read.

Charming and heartfelt, When Life Gives You Lemons is a good first purchase for adult fiction collections. Sure to leave readers smiling

Thanks to netgalley for a chance to read this book.

Good book about Viv and her life when she finds out her husband is having an affair and how she deals with getting on with her life and how she deals with all it throws at her whilst looking after their daughter Isla.

When life gives you lemons you pull up your big girl pants, hold your head up and get on with it. I love this book and have been there. This book has a droll sense of humour that had me laughing out loud and gigging most of the time I was reading it. most women of that certain age will resonate with this book. It was an absolutely joy to read, well written and captivating. This one will stay live on my kindle as I will be reading it again.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read this book.
This story was very realistic in parts and I think Viv handled herself very well. It's not the romantic comedy I thought it was, with the main character being slightly older than I imagined. However, it was easy to read and the plot moved at a reasonable enough pace for it to be entertaining.
In the end, you don't despise the ex for what he did to her, and I think the author did a good job of keeping her voice neutral, wrapping up all issues nicely.
3.5 stars

Thank you so much NetGalley for the ARC.

I loved this book.
I could have written this book!
Such a fun, wild and light hearted read and a look inside what most women are faced with today!!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’m not sure if it’s because I am not the target audience for this book, but it never really gripped my attention. I found it difficult to pick my back up after putting it down and I never really connected to the characters.

This is such a delightful book. The characters are realistic and go though the normal things the rest of us do, there is no over the top jobs or homes. Vic and Andy are a typical married couple with two children that are 18 years apart in age. Vic is going through menopause and I loved how the author describes her night sweats and hot flashes, making Viv a real person in my eyes. While the breakup of her marriage is emotional and heartbreaking it is handled well in the book. I felt so bad for Viv and I was cheering her on when she had her little drunken adventure. There are many parts of the book that make yOu laugh while others tear at your heart. The author manages to blend the good and bad creating a book that is neither sad nor morose. Viv’s neighbours add a nice touch to the story and you can’t help but love Ludo in the end. This story covers many things that occur in our lives and shows how we can overcome these through with the love and support of friends. I would call this a light read or a feel good book, one that has you smiling in the end and leaves you content and happy. I appreciate NetGalley and the publishing company allowing me to read this ARC.

"Why mummy drinks" it is not, and unfortunately it is not much of anything. The whole cheated wife storyline is not particularly original nor well thought out or written. I could not find any humour and lost interest very fast. If you are looking for a rom-com type of book maybe it will appeal to you, if looking for a good relatable laugh then look somewehere else.

Full disclosure, I am 26.

Nonetheless, I enjoyed this book. Let me tell you why. First of all, it addresses a category of readers who are often left behind. There are far more Young Adult books than Menopausal Woman books. While I can understand in part why is that, can we also understand the fact that women in those times in their lives need literature they can relate to too? I have been having a very big problem with the word "diversity" lately. Somehow it is believed that diversity means just race and weight. No, diversity means, as seen in this book, different ages too. Life doesn't stop at 20. It really goes on and it is just as worthy to be written about as all those others.

Closing my rant, I appreciated the theme of this book, the frankness and the humor. I loved to see women coming together supporting each-other, confronting their fears, their insecurities, moving forward.

Highly recommending it not just to women in their third youth but to women and men of all ages. Life is beautiful and it should be appreciated and read about in all its forms and stages.

I'm a big fan of Fiona Gibson and had high hopes for this one as it targets my age bracket. Unfortunately this didn't do it for me. I read half the book and gave up waiting for it to be funny as it was quite sad.

I've never read a book by Fiona Gibson - and after struggling through this one I'm not sure that I will try another. There was nothing out of the ordinary within this book - nothing different - no big revelations - it was all somewhat predictable. A book about a woman whose husband has left her and she thinks that life is over...is quite an overdone concept. So when reading about it I want there to be something else that sets it apart from those that have gone down that road before. Sadly, it was lacking in this book.

I wasn’t sure how much I could get into the story of a menopausal woman whose husband cheats on her and then moves out. But Fiona Gibson writes so engagingly that I found that I couldn’t put down this story. Viv is so miserable most of the book with her physical ills, her rat of a husband, and her dismal job. But she has good friends and an adorable little girl that I kept pulling for her. I would have enjoyed it even more if the turnaround in her life had started a bit earlier since all the glum moments in her life seem to take up a good part of the book.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

Nice enjoyable read. Good plot . It was easy to read. Interesting. Not the most exciting of books but nice all the same

This book started well but I found that it became boring. The ending was predictable and took fat too long to reach. The main character Viv, started to irritate and needed a good talking to! Well written but could have been a third shorter

I started to read this but dont think I'm the target audience. I think it's great that there are books like this out there for middle aged readers who can identify but for me in my 20s it didnt land and I felt the main character was a bit moany and whiny and I couldn't get on.

I ended up not finishing this book as I couldn't relate and I only read books that truly grip me.

Thank you for providing me with an arc.

Warm, funny and a great story about when life doesn't turn our quite how you expected it to yet refusing to let it get you down. I really enjoyed this book, the characters are brilliantly written, likeable and most of all relateable. Everyone needs a Viv in their life.

This was an enjoyable read. What I liked the most was the realness of Viv’s situation. It was kind of a refreshing change to read this storyline, and while I’m at a different place in life than Viv, I really felt I could relate to her and what she was going through. I liked the plot and character development, and would definitely read more by the author.