Read all her books and just love them and her, love she’s so honest and doesn’t sugar coat family life, makes me LOL all the time and I look forward to reading her books each time a new one emerges.

I've read all Gill simms books and I can honestly say I can laugh out loud and cheers me up.

The bit I like the most is the cabbage like.

Hope there more to come

Laugh out loud funny with some real poignant moments, I thoroughly enjoyed this book & wouldn't hesitate to recommend to friends

Having read the authors blog posts on social media, and her previous books, I couldn’t wait to read this one too, Another hilarious read from the author.

This was another funny and entertaining book in the series featuring Mummy and her "feelings", and I could identify with so many different aspects of Mummy's life! I enjoyed the book, and can't wait for any more in the series.!

'I’m wondering how many more f*cking ‘phases’ I have to endure before my children become civilised and functioning members of society? It seems like people have been telling me ‘it’s just a phase!’ for the last fifteen bloody years. Not sleeping through the night is ‘just a phase.’ Potty training and the associated accidents ‘is just a phase’. The tantrums of the terrible twos are ‘just a phase’. The picky eating, the back chat, the obsessions. The toddler refusals to nap, the teenage inability to leave their beds before 1pm without a rocket being put up their arse. The endless singing of Frozen songs, the dabbing, the weeks where apparently making them wear pants was akin to child torture. All ‘just phases!’ When do the ‘phases’ end though? WHEN?

Mummy dreams of a quirky rural cottage with roses around the door and chatty chickens in the garden. Life, as ever, is not going quite as she planned. Paxo, Oxo and Bisto turn out to be highly rambunctious, rather than merely chatty, and the roses have jaggy thorns. Her precious moppets are now giant teenagers, and instead of wittering at her about who would win in a fight – a dragon badger or a ninja horse – they are Snapchatting the night away, stropping around the tiny cottage and communicating mainly in grunts – except when they are demanding Ellen provides taxi services in the small hours. And there is never, but never, any milk in the house. At least the one thing they can all agree on is that rescued Barry the Wolfdog may indeed be The Ugliest Dog in the World, but he is also the loveliest.'

If I am truly honest this is without a doubt my favourite of the three why mummy books! I have loved Ellen's journey so far and this is about her coming into her own person, not just a wife and not just a mummy. I genuinely laughed out loud and cried at some parts of this book. Completely worth 5 stars.

This has been an entertaining series, although I don't agree with a lot of it. Taken with a pinch of salt, it can be hilarious.

I do follow this blog on facebook and I find the author’s posts to be really quite amusing. I have found that this does not always translate to the novel length pieces so was delighted that this book lived up to my expectations. Perhaps I find stories including grumpy (and hungry) teenagers more engaging than those about nappies and crayon decorating.

There is a story line that permeates this book, with varying lengths of time passing between entries. Much like a social media page I suppose. It’s hard to get away from the roots of the book.

I would recommend this to those who have previously lived with teenagers but come out the other side into young adulthood. with a 7/10 star rating.

Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for an egalley.

It was over a year ago that I read a previous novel by Gill Sims called Why Mummy Swears “The Struggles of an exasperated mum”. I loved the brutally honest and devilishly witty writing style and couldn’t wait to read Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A ****! which is the third installment in the series.

The main character in the book is Ellen a ‘forty-something’ working woman with two teenage children. Ellen’s life has moved on and she finds herself single for the first time in two decades. The book covers Ellen’s tentative steps into dating and the trials and tribulations of becoming a single parent to Jane and Peter. Far from Ellen’s dream of pottering around her cottage-like Felicity Kendall, she actually spends her time moving the pictures to cover the damp. The children are now stroppy, demanding and always hungry. Even the ‘chatty chickens’ she acquired show nothing but disdain for her!

I love, love, love this book. Yes, it’s full of swear words, but they are just the same ones we utter under our breath when we stub our toe or burn the dinner (is that just me?) You can literally hear Ellen’s voice as she rants about the absurdities of life with teenagers and you get a wonderful feeling of empathy and warmth towards her.

Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A ****! is relatable, funny in a clever and super sharp-witted way and just impossible to put down.

I loved every bit of Why Mummy Doesn’t Give a ****! A great read that hooked me in from the first few pages and on several occasions made me laugh out loud. I will be looking out for Gill’s next book.

Why Mummy Doesn't Give a ****! is the third in this hilarious series by Gill Sims (I actually still haven't read the original - Why Mummy Drinks - but really will rectify that soon. I did love book two, Why Mummy Swears though).

I read this over a super-sunny Bank Holiday and it was exactly what I needed: easy to dip into while juggling the demands of my children, and the perfect mix of funny and poignant, so I always looked forward to getting back into it.

Each chapter is a month, so we take a trip through a year in the life of Ellen Russell. It's a traumatic year for a few reasons: her children, Jane and Peter are now 15 and 13, respectively, and teenagers are always going to cause untold levels of stress. Plus, add into the mix that her husband, Simon has cheated on her and decides he needs a break from their marriage. Ellen is not going to stand and wait for him to call the shots, so she initiates a divorce. Whether this was a hasty move or a good thing, she needs to work out...

As Ellen's kids are a lot older than my own, Why Mummy Doesn't Give a ****! also served as a king of guide (warning?) for me about what I have to look forward to (fear) as my boys grow. There is a very descriptive section on the unique stench of a teenage boy's room, for example... It also delivers the sad news that these phases they are currently going through, ie: when they are being irrational and annoying, are not something that magically stop when they turn five... 'I'm wondering how many more fucking 'phases' I have to endure before my children become civilised and functioning members of society.'

The reasons I enjoy the 'Why Mummy' series so much is that although it seems, initially, like it's just for laughs, it has a great level of poignant and relatable (for me) insight that pulls on your heart strings: 'In those dark days when they were babies and toddlers, I never thought they'd grow up. I thought they'd be little forever, and God knows, some of those long, long days certainly felt like forever. But all of a sudden, they went and grew up when I wan't looking.' It also tackles serious issues in a sensitive way: Ellen is going through her divorce, so it explores her guilt about what she has done, 'Are we putting our own happiness above that of our children? Should we put up, shut up, live in misery, so they can have a 'proper' family?'

I really enjoyed this book, it captured the crazy, contradictory world of parenting in a very funny, yet heart-wrenchingly realistic way.

Loved this book. So funny. This author never disappoints. Five star recommendation.

Thanks to Netgalley and Gill Sims for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

I loved the first two books in this series but felt this was not as strong - I thought the breakup of the marriage came too suddenly and meant the book deviated too much in tone and content from the first two. Still enjoyable, just not as relatable.

I really enjoyed reading the first two instalments and was looking forward to reading this one. Although there were many moments when I laughed out loud, yelled at the teenagers, got irritated with Simon and thoroughly enjoyed reading it; there were parts that I skipped.

Thank you Netgalley for a copy in exchange for a review.

I love the Why Mummy books and this was as good as the first book. I laughed throughout and could empathise with the trials and tribulations that go with having teenagers at home.

A superb book that any parent with a sense of humour will enjoy reading curled up with a bottle of wine. A massive 5* and I do hope that there will be more comedy genius to come from Gill Sims.

Hilarious but come with a mascara warning! I loved this book. The frankness of the story telling makes this so uncomplicated and a joy to read. A year in the life of Ellen and the tribe gives an insight into family life that’s funny and real. Highly recommended.

Thank you NetGalley

This book is a must, very funny. I am sure most mothers with teenagers can relate. This is the first book I have read by Gill Sims and I can't wait to read more.

This author's books make me laugh so much. They are real and so relatable. If you want to lift your spirits, read this book.

Another funny look at motherhood. Really enjoyed reading this book.. The author has yet again written another amusing easy read. Will be looking out for more titles from the author.

I can totally relate to this book! It was so so funny
And true to
Life, brilliant writing and hilarious! I will be looking for the others that have been written now