On her 40th birthday, Daisy suddenly finds herself in a situation that is the complete polar opposite of the situation she thought she was going to be in. This leads to her embarking on a challenging, yet empowering journey.

What I loved:
· The giggles it gave me
· The strong side characters and the individual ways in which their personalities came through
· Daisy's friends - what a group of troopers
· The beautiful friendship that evolves between Daisy and another character who I can't name as I'm not about that spoiler life.

What I didn't love:
· A comment made by one of the side characters about men not being able to remain monogamous in long term relationships. I know it was just his opinion and he is a fictional character but he said it with such certainty that I felt sorry for my own husband who's being painted with that brush. 😆 Maybe it was the jet lag or maybe I'm slightly sensitive at the moment but that whole conversation bothered me.

I know exactly what's happening here. I am losing the ability to separate fiction from reality. 🫠

‘My name is Daisy. I’m forty-one years old. I’m not in a relationship, but I knew I wanted a baby, so I’m doing it on my own.’

The title of this book grabbed my attention straight away on NetGalley. I mean, we've all heard of bucket lists, but a F**k it List sounds just as good!

Daisy was an easy character to like she is very head strong. The book does have its unlikeable characters, especially the ex! Daisy's relationship blossomed with Benedict, and it was a joy to read.

‘I am the closest I will ever come to magic.’

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the digital copy.

Funny, thoughtful and a pleasure to read.

When Daisy turns 40 she has to admit that she’s had a pretty good life up to now. She’s a successful interior designer, her partner is gorgeous and has just sold his chain of premium hotels, they’re going to start trying for a family and she’s having a swanky 40th birthday party. Life is great until at said party she finds her partner doing something he shouldn’t (in a bush) and at 40 Daisy finds herself staring again.

I really like the premise of this novel. I like that it’s a woman taking back her power and I love that it explores different family dynamics. Daisy is surrounded by amazing friends and I think the message that if you build strong friendships you can do anything is so important and lovely.

I didn’t love Daisy. I felt for her, but I also found her quite tiring. In books of this genre, a lot of the time the protagonist starts to feel like a friend to me and I just don’t think I could cope with Daisy as my friend. This isn’t necessarily a negative thing, I’d always rather have a strong opinion on the character than none!

I really didn’t like Daisy’s parents who were very sympathetic to her cheating boyfriend but this was a great plot tool to develop Daisy. You can’t live your life to please others and sometimes we all need a reminder about this.

This is a solid story full of vibrant characters that challenges societal pressures of what success and family look like. It’s also really quite funny.

Thank you Netgalley and Transworld for my arc

This book left such a feeling of warmth in my heart. I love how friendship and family triumph in the end. What made this book extra special is the sharp humour that often made me laugh out loud. Author Melanie Cantor struck gold with this one. Highly recommendable. A great novel.

Maybe it’s just not my story. The plot is good but Daisy is focus on pregnancy too much. Short chapters are definitely the plus but the main plot is a little bit boring. She answer to all 7 questions on her f**k it list during first part of the book and after that she is ruining on the circle of overthinking

Fabulous - from beginning to end!

Daisy has been with her boyfriend for years while he was busy building his company; now the sale of it is on the horizon and finally ... finally, they have plans to start a family, something she has been dreaming of. At a huge party to celebrate her fortieth birthday, Daisy is having a moment with her best friend when they discover someone having sex in the bushes - her boyfriend. And with the death of the relationship goes her dream of getting pregnant ...

This is such a great read on all levels. Daisy is an independent young woman who doesn't mind the loss of her cheating boyfriend as much as she does the loss of the opportunity to have a family. Luckily, she has good friends who support her in her plans to succeed in that, although her family aren't there yet. Although I could see where part of the story was going, it was a fun and entertaining read with a healthy dollop of angst thrown in. I really liked Daisy and this is a well=written, thoroughly enjoyable novel easily earning all five glowing stars and my recommendation.

My thanks to the publisher for my copy via NetGalley; this is - as always - my honest, original and unbiased review.

Meet Daisy Settle, She’s turning forty, living with her longtime boyfriend who she plans to start trying to have a baby with, her career is at its peak and surrounded by her crazy friends and beloved family. But a smoke in the shrubs at her fortieth birthday party reveals a discovery that upends all her plans. But there is one thing she’s not budging on, she wants a baby.

I’ve realized that I love reading stories that feature older people. The characters here are so wise and interesting even the slightly annoying ones. The way they navigate their friendships, marriages and romantic relationships. The lessons to be learnt in the plot, life as a single older woman, motherhood, the way women are so ready to put their lives and plans on the back burner just so they accommodate or “support” the man.

I particularly find Daisy and Benedict’s relationship to be very interesting, it’s not only philia love but also not exactly erotic. It’s just a pure love that has no intention to hurt but they gently feed each other with kindness whilst nursing their loss together. I also love the school of thought that just because someone’s ideas and values doesn’t align with yours doesn’t make their any less valid. We could see that with when Daisy went was mulling over her situation and feelings over Jack and also when Daisy admitted she sort of judged Eve for wanting to be a housewife.
And the Humor!!!!! Love love love it. If there’s anything British writers know how to do well, it’s make a book funny.

I didn’t know that a book can be written so perfectly that it felt like it was reading something that came out of my own head. A great book will be recommending to friends.

The f it list tells the story of Daisy who catches her husband cheating on her at her 40th birthday party. Finding herself newly single at 40 and wanting kids she decides to use a sperm donor. This is a moving yet still funny book. I liked the characters and relationships Daisy has especially her brother and work colleagues. This was an easy relatable read I will be recommending.

This book is absolutely fantastic! I honestly loved this so much. It is extremely easy to read and you won’t want to put it down. The characters are brilliant!

Daisy Settle and her husband Jack made a deal when they got married, starting a family would be delayed until Jack will be able to sell his successful but demanding hotel business assuring them of financial security and the time to devote to raising a child, or children. With the terms of the agreement now met, Daisy is thrilled to finally have the opportunity to fulfil her life long dream of motherhood, and as she celebrates her fortieth birthday among family and friends, her future looks golden…until the moment she stumbles upon her husband having sex with another woman in her front garden.

Devastated, Daisy is forced to make some difficult choices, and with the support of friends, if not her conservative family, and a F**k It list she decides that motherhood is one dream she refuses to let go of.

Daisy’s journey through heartbreak, regret, fear and triumph is sure to stoke empathy, especially among readers who can relate to the challenging circumstances Daisy encounters. Though Daisy is far from ‘broke’ and there are some legal issues related to IVF and marital status that are ignored, Cantor’s portrayal of Daisy is realistic. The authenticity of Daisy’s emotions, especially surrounding a particular event I unfortunately have experience of, resonated with me. I appreciated the candour with regards to Daisy’s flaws, she doesn’t have everything figured out but she’s brave enough to chase her dream anyway.

Though perhaps a tad long overall at 400+ pages, the pacing is good, as is the writing. The humour is perhaps less obvious than I expected from the blurb, and Cantor explores several sensitive subjects that may catch a reader unaware. There is no romance in the story, but there is the development of a special friendship which is charming.

I liked The F**k It List!, it delivers an encouraging and uplifting message about it never being too late to start over, this is chick lit for the mature women.

The fuck it list is a riotously funny and uncomfortably relatable starting again story — giving us both the bitter and the sweet in a refreshing contemporary novel.

Daisy was an absolute delight - she took an absolutely devastating moment and let the anger fuel her forwards. She’s had her future, her plans for a family and a life ripped away and not sure where to start and the chaos that ensues in finding her way again was both painfully awkward, messy as hell and hilarious to behold. At times the narration felt a little slow but overall a fabulous read.

A good fun read - you feel for Daisy as she navigates the changes to her life while remaining true to her dream.

It shows how important good friends are and how new ones can come from places you don't expect and can become the most treasured of them all.

I enjoyed this; I like the way it was written along with a strong storyline.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I think the premise of it was really good, a woman in her 40s has to reconsider her life goals as her biological clock is ticking… however, I found it kind of boring and predictable and I didn’t really find myself very attached to the characters. I got half way and found myself just willing it to be over, I rarely give negative reviews but this book was not for me unfortunately.

When Daisy, who is just about to have everything she ever wanted, suddenly has her life implode when she catches her long-term partner bonking someone else in the garden at her 40th birthday party – she suddenly has a lot of decisions to make regarding what compromises she may now have to make to still realise at least some of her dreams. Exploring the strength it takes to not take the easy, the conventional, widely accepted and understood route in life. Because the easy route is not right for everyone. The F**k It! List is very funny, albeit heartbreaking at times, but it really reinforces the importance of friendship and a great support network in life.

The publisher advertises this book on NG "Don’t miss this triumphant comedy about a woman taking on the world on her own terms". Yes, it is aout a woman taking on the world on her own terms, but it's, sadly, not a triumphant comedy. It's not witty. It's more like a film drama, to be honest. I've never smiled reading this book, to be honest. It actually left me completely lukewarm. Sure, Daisy's desperation was something special, but the whole book felt flat, forced, repetitive, sad.
What I adored, on the other hand, were Daisy's mates, the circle of her best friends - absolutely uplifting, warm and I loved to read about them and their banter and see them having Daisy's back.

It was actually the title of this book that drew me so in and only then I read the synopsis and saw it was written by Melanie Cantor. I've been expecting much more, to be honest, as the author and the synopsis promise much, much more. Sure, it's relatable, thought - provoking, brutally honest, but altogether it misses this "something" that makes book significant and interesting. I didn't find it interesting. I found it long and dragging. However, I found Daisy well drawn and we need more Daisy in fiction, woman of certain age (hallelujah!), with ups and downs, full of flaws but keeping going.

At Daisy's 40th birthday party she catches her long term boyfriend Jack having sex with an older colleague.

To make matters worse Daisy and Jack had agreed to start trying for a baby after her 40th birthday, something they had put on hold whilst Jack was building his career.

Having children  is something  that Daisy has always wanted but, now with her relationship in tatters  nd time is no longer on her side this dream looks tentative.

This is a light hearted novel but covers some difficult issues, which affect many women today, who are balancing the pressures of career and lifestyle along with a ticking biological clock.

I really felt for Daisy who felt cheated of her own needs whilst trying to  cater for everyone elses. The attitudes of her parents towards single parents and the pressure on her to forgive Jack for his male indescretion, despite her own feelings, is awful but still sadly indicative of some viewpoints in society. An empowering but fun read.

A touching but often times funny story about a woman who is forced to reconsider her life's path at the age of 40. After a series of unfortunate events Daisy finds herself unexpectedly single. Still yearning to make her heart's desire come true, to become a mother, she sets out to try and turn it into a reality. I loved the very real friendships and family relationships featured in the story.

Thank you to Random House and Melanie Cantor for the opportunity to read this wonderful book that is poignant, an emotional roller coaster and woman power to infinity and beyond! I've cried, laughed and cheered reading this book as its brutal, refreshing and I found myself within its pages so often on the journey with Daisy Settle. The portrayal of the real-world of a modern woman in her late 30s and 40s can be glossed over, surely by then we all have Mr Darcy and are on the way if not passed the aisle, mortgage and babies! Life isn't that smooth sailing for us all.

Melanie Cantor has earned a place on my shelf with candidness, her humour and her undaunted voice that whispers its never too late to seize the rains and walk your own path. Her characters are genius and full to the brim with chef kiss humanity with dreams, flaws and plenty of bad ideas to boot. I forgot I was reading about a fictional character at times how life like and relatable I found Daisy's journey.

A wonderful, empowering read to reminding us all never to quit on our dreams.