This was a light and quick read. I didn't find the humor to be prominent, and in some ways it took me a while to get into it because I was expecting something bigger than it was. But once I found the vibe it was enjoyable.

Thank you NetGalley for the Arc read for the exchange of an honest review.
I hadn’t figured out how to review when I first downloaded the app.
I think all dated those losers in our twenties, so this book was funny and I felt like I could relate.
I also liked the advice offered for those that are still single and navigating the dating saga out there.

The one bugbear was the reading experience. I got a digital copy but understandably due to the graphics, layout and splashes of colours, I could only view the file on Adobe DE on my laptopinstead of Kindle of PDF. So scrolling down each page was pretty boring!

This book was like reading a Cosmo magazine and I loved it. When reading the book you encounter guys that you have probably come across in your dating life. The book was funny, a quick read and the good laugh I needed.

A delightful book that I just had to buy when I got the ARC on Netgalley and couldn't read it (just a couple of pages). This because the book was a PDF and I just cannot read long on my PC/kindle/etc. So I decided to pre-order it and then decided it was to be brought along on my vacation.
This book is all about guys girls can meet when they date in their twenties. All experiences the author had herself and it goes from guys who ghost you to one night stands and finding the one. I loved reading those stories, they are always the ones I love when reading a magazine like Fashionchick or other magazines for women. I was definitely happy that she also contacted her exes (well, with the exception of that violent and abusing one) and let them have a short bit of text and approve the story. Then there are experts and couples talking about their experiences. And the book also contains flowcharts, fun illustrations/photographs, and bingo cards. I had so much fun reading this one and I just flew through it.
One thing that I found odd was that she didn't seem to know her current lover's birthday... but then later specifies that she made him a card for what she thought was his 36th birthday (he turns out to be 45). So she did know his birthday? *is confused*

I’m not sure what made me request an advanced copy of Twenty Guys You Date in Your Twenties by Gabi Conti. Maybe it was the fun cover, or a hope for humor or even some insight into contemporary dating. Whatever the reason, I didn’t finish the book before my temporary digital advanced copy expired, so I had to wait for it to come out in print. And honestly? Much like Gabi felt about most of the guys she discusses in this book, I was underwhelmed.

Since I’m not sure what I was looking for in this book, I can’t say it didn’t meet my expectations. Gabi seems to be brutally honest–more than one story left me disliking her and her choices as much as or more than the guy she was discussing. Maybe I’m not crazy about the way she tries to force specific types of guys that EVERYONE dates out of her own personal experiences even when they don’t always seem like a real type, or when they seem very similar to other “types” she’s already discussed. Maybe I just didn’t like Gabi as she presented herself, outraged because a date wouldn’t take her to a real sit down brunch, deciding a guy wasn’t worth a second date because she saw framed Nickelback tickets on the wall and didn’t ask any further questions (turns out he was a music critic, which she would have known, if she had asked at the time), etc. Some of her standards seemed really shallow. Much like this book.

This book also reeks of privilege. So much privilege. Which is not to say Gabi hasn’t had struggles or setbacks or heartaches. She performs stand up! Her parents sold her childhood home! She seems to drink a lot! She’s been in an abusive relationship. But the way she writes reflects a lot, seemingly unintentionally, of the bubble of white cishet economically stable privilege she inhabits. As described, she only dates pretty white boys. There’s no racial diversity, much less disability or diverse gender or sexuality. If this is read solely as a memoir about her own dating experiences, it’s unappealing to me, but less problematic than when she tries to extrapolate these experiences into a more universal truth. This might be more accurately titled “Twenty Cishet White Guys I Dated in My Twenties.”

I don’t like being mean about this book, because I think Gabi tries to be honest and vulnerable about her experiences and her emotions. I appreciated that in almost all cases, she solicited a response to/ perspective on the chapter from the guy she was discussing, and also includes advice from a couple who has experienced the dynamic she’s writing about, and a professional with relevant advice (be it matchmaker, psychologist, or professional bridesmaid). But I think this book can’t make up its mind what it is, and tries too hard to be more than what is is, or even what it can be. I’m also not sure someone with a string of failed, often short-lived relationships is really a great person to be dishing out information and advice on successful dating anyway, no matter how many experts she consults.

So, overall, not a painful read, but not a memorable one either. If you want to read about a basic white woman and her string of failed relationships, sandwiched between drinking herself stupid and having brunch with friends, told in a mildly humorous fashion, with some silly quizzes and bingos thrown in each chapter, women’s magazine-style, you may enjoy this book. Don’t pick this up for sage advice or even enlightening insight on contemporary (white cishet) dating, because there are more thoughtful and credible books on the topic. Could be a fun gag gift for a young woman in the same cultural subset as Gabi. I’ll be donating my copy to the library in hopes someone else enjoys it more than I did.

Thanks to #NetGalley and Chronicle Books for sharing a temporary digital #advancedcopy of #TwentyGuysYouDateInYourTwenties . This is my honest opinion.

I found myself laughing hysterically too much while reading this book. It is funny (yes) but it is because it is so accurate in describing modern relationships. It has a lot of attractive graphics and cute little notes. My favorite part was the comment from the person the chapter was about. Great book!

I adored this book! First, the chapter titles always cracked me up. The Stories read easily, and most of the time you could easily relate to them! They were funny, but serious. I wish I had read this book in my early twenties.
However, its still relatable to anyone in the cruel dating world. Most of my friends are already married ( My condolences), BUT I would buy a copy for my friends that are still dating.

We all dated losers in our twenties, so this book was humorous and relatable. The author's experiences weren't written in a mean-spirited way, but a comedic one. I also like the advice offered for those that are still single and navigating the dating world.

A fun read and perspective on breaking down the men you date. Nothing extremely groundbreaking but always open to a fresh way to look at personalities and situations.
I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley for my honest opinion.

DNF

I am not the target audience for this book. I was expecting something much different

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I thought this would be some fun, tongue-in-cheek little handbook but it turned out to be surprisingly good and so much more; humourous yet insightful. The author spoke of her own personal experiences that were very relatable and I liked how each guy type had their own look/sound/feel/smell/taste etc. Very on point!

There were also fun graphics such as 'boy bingo' for all 20 types of guys, simple quizzes, advice from the 'experts'. But best of all was how the author contacted to each guy (all except for 'Toxic' for understandable reasons) and got them to respond. Some were curt, some were apologetic, so it was all quite an eye-opener. I think some were good closure for the author as well.

The only thing I didn't enjoy was the reading experience. I got a digital copy but understandably due to the graphics, layout and splashes of colours, I could only view the file on Adobe Digital Editions on my desktop instead of Kindle of PDF. So scrolling down each page was very laggy and tedious on the programme.

Nevertheless, this is a great book and would be awesome in print! I think every girl would have dated some of these guys at some point in our lives. And one person can be multiple types, there's no clear-cut definition, which is one of my favourite things about this book.

This book was a fun, fast (sometimes serious) read. I could have used something like this when I was in my twenties (same types of guys existed, even way back then...)

I enjoyed the mix of content, quizzes, and bingo. I would definitely buy a copy of this for my friends still out there in the difficult world of dating. I give this a solid 3.5 stars.

This was a fun, breezy read that brought me some laughter as I (as a 25 year old) reflected on my string of relationships. A lot of truths included as humorous one-liners in fun quizzes, bingo boards, and profiles. I can see girls' nights in sharing laughter over this book of truths.

Twenty Guys You Date in Your Twenties was such a fast read. Not only because of the number of pages in the book, but also because the content was a very quick read.

Conti goes through 20 different guys she encountered throughout her twenties. Each guy is given a type from "The Toxic Guy" to the "The Guy Who is Just Not Into You" and so on. She's shares a personal anecdote about each guy from how she met them, what their relationship was like, and then how it ended. At times, she will also add personal reflections about the relationship now that she has had time to look back on them. Accompanying her anecdote, she provides different descriptors from smell and taste and sounds to set the scene. Following her anecdote, she has a "Boy Bingo", a quiz to help readers determine if they've dated that type of guy, signs to look out for, an "Opinion" piece where she talks to her ex, a couple, and an expert, and sometimes she'll offer some tips from her experience. Then she moves onto the next type of guy.

This was such a fun book to read. I loved Conti's stories about each guy she dated. They were short sweet, but still held such impact. I was able to read about each guy and see different personality traits in the guys I've dated in the past, and sometimes the guys I dated would show up in multiple types. I thought the bingo was a fun addition, and who doesn't love a good quiz reminiscent of Teen Vogue J-14? I can many people really enjoying this book and really connecting with it.

However, while I thought the format was fun and very engaging, it got a little repetitive and tedious after about guy #10. I found myself quickly glancing at the bingo, skipping the quizzes, skimming the opinion piece, and then moving on. Shortly after, I began wondering if it would be okay to skip the rest of the boys and not finish the book. With that said, I think this book is not great for a one-shot read through. It's better to be taken in small bits as if you were reading each "Guy Type" as a weekly segment in a magazine. Then you can appreciate each story and not feel like it's becoming repetitive.

My only other issue with the book is that I would have like to see some more tips and reflection from Conti. If a girl were to meet one of these "Guy Types", what would she recommend to help navigate? What did Conti learn from her experience? But also acknowledge that not every person is going to fit neatly into one "Type". I think Conti was attempting to show this with her opinion pieces, but it would have been nice if she expanded more on each type, the signs, how to work with them, and how they might not all end the same way it did with her. I just wanted more from this book.

Overall, I thought this was a quick fun book. I wouldn't go into it looking at it as a self-help book to help readers navigate relationships, but more as two people connecting over failed relationships. It's a good book to help readers feel like they aren't alone as they date throughout their twenties, but not a good book if you want to better yourself or your relationships.

I finished this book in just a few hours, it was a light, cute read. Just like reading a column from a magazine, especially with all the bingo's and quizzes added. The book was also funny and by the end of it - it got honest. Bonus points for the design of the book. Although the book did get repetitive at some points. Overall - I liked the book!
Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book!

This book was hilariously relatable! Gabi's adventures in dating were very fun to read about and easy to read, like a magazine. Thanks for sharing your adventures Gabi!

That was not my cup of tea.
I found the illustrations to be immature and the anecdotes very cringy. I also didn't believe half of the things really happened. Would not recommend.

Part confessional, part advice column, part teen magazine quiz, Twenty Guys You Date in Your Twenties is a fun examination of what dating is like these days. Conti presents the guys she's dated as tropes ("the guy who's just not that into you", "the guy who got away" etc.), offering charts, quizzes and Venn diagrams to identify them, and advice about how to deal with the various types of relationships.

The concept itself was fun, if gimmicky, and very well-designed. It's not necessarily a book I could read cover-to-cover in one sitting because it does get repetitive, but a few chapters at a time were fun enough.

As to the content - holy shit, even reading about all these relationships was exhausting. Better Conti than me, I guess. Not that we'll ever know how much is true, false or edited out in a humor book, but I did appreciate that the guys the author had dated also got a say and always looked forward to their comments as I was reading the main story.

This was a fun book. I enjoyed getting to read the authors stories of the different guys she dated in her twenties, and I realized I could relate to so many of them!
Each time she introduces a new trope describing a guy shes dated, she first tells the story of their time together, which she does in a funny yet relatable way. I liked how she put the 5 senses (taste, look, sound, smell, feel) to describe the particular "brand" of guy. The Boy Bingos were fun, as were the J14-esque style quizzes she included. At the end of each section, she includes an "Ask Someone Else" section, and actually really enjoyed the fact she allowed her ex to have their say included.
Overall it was a quick, fun read.

DNF. I got to page 20, it was really hard to read it with the copyrighted message in the centre of the page.