Not for me but I know it will make mothers up and down the country laugh. I found it a bit predictable however it is of its genre and in that it is well crafted and well written.

Another great instalment in the life of mums. I could really relate to many of the situations in the book and recognised character types within my home circle. I laughed out loud at many points in the book Great insight in to mums, marriage and relationships. A fun entertaining read

Haha Gill Simms has just written the story of my life,except she's made it seem funny!!
I laughed out loud a LOT during this book and I could not put it down.
Awesome book!!

I was expecting this book to be fun, but it was laugh out loud hilarious in places. It follows an episodic blog format although each section is rooted in the world of this frenetic and, at times, exasperated narrator. She introduces her family, friends and colleagues as they appear in her life and in most cases raises them above the thumbnail sketch with her frank - and frankly withering - assessments and exploration of their real motivation and behaviour. Her self-absorbed approach is irreverent, paranoid and aggressive, but this all seems understandable with her fraught family commitments, her new job and her co-option onto the PTA. She articulates all the irritation (with requisite sprinkling of expletives) to great comic effect and amazingly manages to identify with the reader with empathy and engagement. I found this book funny and ultimately uplifting, recognising aspects of the situations and emotions within my own experience. I loved it!

Oh how I empathise with Ellen. Some of the language was a bit over the top but that may be because I am of another generation. I had Ellen’s problems at work in the late 1970’s! So much for gender equality.

I was sent this book by Netgalley to review, and was really pleased as I am a big fan of Gill Sims' Peter and Jane' and 'Judgy Dog' blogs on Facebook. I love her style of writing and her stories really resonate with me, and anyone else who has children under 16. Her brash, honest style of writing and her hysterical telling of day to day anecdotes was the perfect end of term read for a worn out teacher. A great lighthearted cheery read.

One of the best books I have read by far!

This is truly a lough out loud kind of a book. I have made many mistakes in reading this. Firstly trying to read it at 5am and holding my laughter in so I don't wake the family. Secondly, reading it on a packed commuter train at a table full of men and crying with laughter at the dinner table conversation re condoms and thirdly reading on a tube towards the end of the book when there was an emotional moment and I started crying!

This book, quite literally, could be me! The feelings and craziness are all part of the wonderful world of motherhood and I admire Gill Sims for putting the honesty out there!

Laughed out loud at quite a few points in this book.
Other points found main character snobbish and self absorbed. If my kids spoilt realism ti father christmas to their coudins, i would kick off! Disgraceful behaviour.
However, lots of this book i loved and empathised with.
FML and FMFL. Enough said x

This book is a follow-up to a previous novel, Why Mummy Drinks, and is essentially in a similar format featuring the trials and tribulations of mummy coping with two nasty yet normal children, Peter and Jane, and a typical (lazy, comfortable, insensitive, unobservant) husband, Simon. The previous novel gets a mention as the app which has made the family a little more financially comfortable.

Gill Sims' targets are fairly straightforward; school, summer camp and other activities, trying to have a job, being shown up by other mums, getting a job, agonising about it, trying to get hubby to help, being 42, coping with dog crises and, eventually, fighting a way through to a slightly better place.

The book is based on a calendar year so Gill has to cope with all of those regular events that happen to children while surviving on drink and swearing. Jane is thirteen years old and wants an Instagram account while Peter is turning into his dad! The PTA and its activities are something of a running joke.

There is not too much swearing if you are a sensitive soul and while some of the targets are obvious the book is funny and every parent will find something familiar in there. If you wanted to dig a little deeper you might wonder if the book was slightly misogynistic since other wives seem to get a hard time. I did wonder cynically at one time if it could have been written by a man but I think he would have to be fairly insightful into the female condition. The book is also extremely middle-class, possibly slightly wealthy middle-class, and that probably provides easier targets so there's not a lot about female emancipation or whatever. In the end it's a comfortable, reassuring read to tell you that it's all right not to have to compete with everyone else at the school gate and beyond and it's also okay because things will come right in the end.

I'm looking forward to the sequel, Why Mummy Smokes Crack, where Jane has a teenage pregnancy, Peter has joined a gang and Simon has run-off with the au-pair! I can see some possibilities there!

Great summer read, light-hearted, humorous, laugh-out loud moments. Once again Gill Sims has written a book that is relatable to real life and is a wonderful insight into marriage and parenthood, which are not perfect but throw us constant reminders of why we ventured there.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I am not a Mum but still laughed out loud!!!!
More of a set of stories rather than one story so you can read this in between other books and wont ruinanything or your concentration re other books

I have to admit that I read this more out of curiosity more than want, I had seen the Peter and Jane posts on Facebook and giggled every now and then at them, however, I feel like it's a saturated market now; to write profanities whilst complaining about your children. That being said,I did find some of it laugh out loud funny.

The book follows Ellen, her husband Simon and her two children over the course of the year, beginning in the dreaded six week school holidays (for any working parents) and ending in the next 6 week school holidays. Many capers ensue.

I have to say I am indignant at the eleventy billion times she used the words "indignant" and "eleventy billion"and how many times does the reader need to be informed her family is "middle class"?! I also really hope her family are made up or that they still speak to her after this book!

Other than those slight annoyances, the book is a nice easy ready, with humour and also highlights some of the issues encountered by woman in the workplace.

I absolutely loved this book! It is a must-read and although every mum in the land will identify with Ellen, I read scenes which were so vividly described, to my husband and 21 year old daughter too and needless so say we were all crying with laughter! I really couldn't recommend this book any higher and think that it should be a compulsory purchase for anyone even thinking of having children. This will be your life too!!

I really enjoyed reading "Why Mummy Swears" by Gill Sims. It made my weekends so much more enjoyable! Ok, so some aspects of being a mum are slightly exaggerated here. But this is fiction after all. And still, I can relate to many of them. What I admire the most about this book is how bravely and honestly the author describes how we - mums - often feel. These are the kind of thoughts and feelings we wouldn't often discuss. But having the author talk about them in such an open manner, made me realise that I am not the only person who feels this way. And that it's ok to not be a perfect mum. And finally, what made reading "Why Mummy Swears" so enjoyable is the humour. This book is simply hilarious! Thank you so much to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC.

The perfect summer read, ‘Why Mummy Swears’ is just as hilarious as the previous book in the series. Laugh out loud funny, this is a must read for all parents out there, especially now at the start of the long school summer holidays. Highly recommended.

Hilarious as ever and so on trend. I flew through this funny story, relatable and full of life. Feel good reading for the summer holidays!

Great fun, a touch of Bridget Jones in this book equally as funny as the first book. 'Why Mummy Drinks.' A read for all mothers hilariously amusing-definitely a must read.

Just like her previous book, Gill Sims has written a hilarious, over the top, sweary view of motherhood that makes you chuckle, despair and groan.

There's no let up in any of the swearing or exasperated humour but that becomes tedious after a while, even if there are still moments of domestic hilarity.

Sims also made an attempt at pointing out the challenges a working mother faces when dealing with colleagues - however a few mumbles apologies at the end meant that she copped out of any significant message.

I also know the husband is supposed to be a funny and exasperating figure, and the wife is irrational and shouty for comic effect - but a whole novel of stereotypes gets exhausting.

*I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Very funny and well observed insight into married life with children! We start as the kids break up for the summer and follow Ellen and her family over the course of a year.

If you've read Why Mummy Drinks then you will already be acquainted with the characters, but it's not necessary to get the enjoyment from this one.

A hilariously funny, easy to read book which you can dip in and out of as time permits!! Very relatable and I really 'got' so much of it! Full of wit and the story flowed well.

This is not the sort of book I regularly read however I decided to mix things up. I was hooked from the start. It is almost as if the author has spent some time in my home over the last year and picked up on the most hilarious, and ridiculous, scenes and then encapsulated them in this book. I read this book from cover to cover in 3 sittings and was disappointed when I got to the end. If you want a nice easy read, to laugh out load from time to time, and feel happily satisfied at the end, this book is worth buying.