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A review by philippakmoore
How Do You Like Me Now? by Holly Bourne
4.0
I wonder if I might have had a different reaction to this novel were I five or ten years younger....but that being said, I related to a lot of this book regardless. Particularly the whole not being allowed an opinion on child rearing/behaviour of a child if you don’t have one yourself 😳 I also related to feeling trapped in a relationship where you know you aren’t happy anymore but are too scared to admit it (but I did find the drawing out of that a bit infuriating. I really wanted to find out what happened after the break up....because you always knew they were going to!). For me that’s where the story would really get interesting.....but then I would say that 😉
Despite not quite buying into every aspect of the story, I did enjoy it very much - it’s compelling and very interesting, and quite funny in parts too. I think there need to be more books like this, that call out a lot of society’s bullshit expectations and the way women are expected to accomplish certain things by a certain age. Social media, as Bourne points out in some wickedly funny parts, doesn’t help! And the end is very satisfying indeed, and makes you wonder about your own need for validation of your choices, and a great reminder that what your life feels like is more important than what it looks like.
Despite not quite buying into every aspect of the story, I did enjoy it very much - it’s compelling and very interesting, and quite funny in parts too. I think there need to be more books like this, that call out a lot of society’s bullshit expectations and the way women are expected to accomplish certain things by a certain age. Social media, as Bourne points out in some wickedly funny parts, doesn’t help! And the end is very satisfying indeed, and makes you wonder about your own need for validation of your choices, and a great reminder that what your life feels like is more important than what it looks like.