Really enjoyed this book. Paloma is completely honest with her experience of motherhood - the joys, the challenges, the expectations, the intensity. My children are a bit older than Paloma's but I would have really benefited from reading this when they were small. It can feel isolating as a new mum or a mum with small children and the work/life balance and expectations around this is tough. I really appreciate Paloma's total raw honesty and for putting pen to paper to share her thoughts and experiences. I believe this book will help a lot of mums out there!

Paloma Faith- honest open account to motherhood. Some sad parts and belly laugh bits.

We are all just trying to find our way in life. Should definitely try to be more kind.

Interesting read. A little repetitive but well written and thought provoking. Looking forward to more books by Paloma in the future.

MILF is a candid exploration of motherhood that resonates not just with mothers but with all women. The author delves into the complexities of the maternal experience in a way that is inclusive, acknowledging the broader ways in which women "mother" in various aspects of their lives—whether through nurturing relationships, managing friendships, or balancing family dynamics.

What sets this book apart is its unapologetic and refreshingly honest approach. The author’s frankness offers a new perspective on the motherhood discourse, making it accessible and relatable to a wider audience, including those without children. It's a compelling read that sheds light on the many roles women play, often unnoticed, in their everyday lives.

A raw and honest account of what life is really like as a modern day pop star and mother. I enjoyed this refreshing, relatable take on motherhood and it was a funny and easy read.

Really appreciated the honesty and openness in this book which offered a real insight into Paloma's life

This is an interesting, if somewhat chaotic book. I'm glad that someone is brave enough to point out all the pain points in the parenting journey and all the difficult, conflicting emotions that happen, usually at the same time as each other. There is too much published about how to parent properly and the ongoing sanctification of the perfect mother and not enough about how boring it can be, how much it messes with your own sense of who you are as a woman and how every choice you have to make is hedged with so much ambiguity that there is never any sense that you are doing the right thing for your child. Paloma Faith is really good on this stuff.

Having said all that, I feel it could have done with a bit more fierce editing as there is a definite sense of repetition in some sections of the book, which means that the actual power of what she's saying ends up being a bit diluted in places.

**I listened to the audiobook as well as reading the hardcopy**

Oh I have waited what seems forever (as I preordered) for this book to be released. I adore Paloma Faith. I have followed her music career since the very beginning, and thinks she's a complete ledge!!
However, since her separation from her husband - I do feel like she has been a bit 'preachy' with some of her words and advice. Particularly after her Glastonbury set. I know she has faced a lot of criticism with her speeches too (people saying "she's not the first woman to raise her children on her own' etc.)
So I was a little dubious about her book - I was worried it would be a bit 'preachy' - but it was the complete opposite.
Paloma Faith is so honest, as ever. She writes about almost every aspect of motherhood including the birth! I love how real she is! There is advice in there, but it's from the heart and from her own experiences. But more than anything, it's an insight into her life and of course motherhood. I am not a mother (hopefully one day!) but I still found this book super interesting. It's incredibly uplifting, despite some of the traumatic events mentioned.

I also loved that Paloma narrates the audio book!

I adored it, the only downside was that it was too short!!

This is a raw and honest account of life as a modern working woman and mother. It reads like you ve sat down for a catch up with your bestie from high school all those years later and are finding out about their life.

I really liked the honesty that this book gave me. I admire Paloma Faith for laying herself bare and telling it like it is.

The book is not expertly written, with many points made more than once, but if you are interested is the author, or the journey parenthood takes you on, then this a book you will enjoy.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

There are many parts of this book that I could’ve written myself. A totally honest, account on motherhood, dating and being a 40 something year old woman!
It’s so refreshing to read about these real experiences from a celebrity that certainly hasn’t held back on the gory details!
Thank you NetGallery and Ebury Publishing

A raw, honest and funny look at being a woman and a mother. I enjoyed this by Paloma Faith and could relate to many parts!

Paulina is heartbreakingly honest through her book on her quest to become a parent, of her relationship breakdown with her children’s father, of getting older and of embracing, or not, new relationships. I resonated a lot throughout the book, mainly I think because my relationship with my girls dad broke down 10 years ago and I’ve carried the guilt of it ever since. Can we have it all or does that make us selfish? Can we reinvent ourselves or are we past it? Is it just easier to be a bloody man? Sod it Paloma - let’s just bloody well do it anyway!

Paloma faith, the woman that you are. You are incredible, an amazing writer, and this book blew me away. Despite not relating at all as a not yet mother, I felt like I could still because of how brilliantly raw and real this was written. massive recommend.

In this personal reflection on womanhood and motherhood Paloma is funny, raw, and relatable. This is an enjoyable read on the pitfalls, expectations, and joys of being a woman in the 21st century, and recovering from the previous, and in my opinion, toxic narrative pushed on us that we ‘can have it all’. The exhaustion that has come from being successful modern women and the realities, both high and low of being a mother. Paloma has a refreshingly progressive view on feminism which doesn’t shame or guilt other women, while being completely honest in how difficult, but incredible it can be, to be a high achieving, independent woman. I would recommend this for anyone regardless of family status, as a childless woman, I found this book to be an engaging read, even if the chapter on childbirth had me wincing!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I was really excited to read Paloma’s book but this fell a little flat for me. I don’t have children so maybe it was just my own lack of understanding but the book felt quite repetitive at times. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the raw and honest accounts of being a woman and I think if we could get a few men to read it, it would open minds a little!

Honest raw intimate a true look at what being a mother is really like.PalomaFaith is open honest hilarious a temp a book.# netgalley #mlf

This fell flat for me but my children are older (teenagers). I did absolutely love how Paloma's voice shines through (she's brilliant) but I think this is really a read for people with younger kids.

Wow. I never expected to feel so seen by @palomafaith, but she has nailed what it feels like to be a mother, a daughter, a wife, a woman in society today. Everyone should read it ❤️ and listen to her interview with @fearnecotton: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/paloma-faith-outspoken-women-fertility-and-milfs/id1353058891?i=1000658394922

I really don't know what to say about this book.........

MILF - Motherhood, Identity, Love and F*ckery by Paloma Faith was frecking Brilliant!! and a MUST READ!!!!!

This book will have you laughing out loud, until you have tears running down your face! its just a fantastic read all about US!!!! Us women, Yes You!!!!

Paloma Faith has written with passion, it's bloody funny and fierce polemic, and delves dshe eep into the issues that face women today, from puberty and sexual awakenings, to battling through the expectations of patriarchy and the Super mum myth.

Paloma talks about her and her challenges of IVF and the early years of motherhood, this book is a beautiful and a celebration of women's work and the invisible load women carry everyday!
This book is very raw and honest throughout that I can honestly say is one of the best books I have read. There's no Black and white here! just pure truth on how it is........

Paloma invites us into her own coming of age and relationship with her mum and to explore how our bonds with our children evolve into adulthood. We see a glimpse of the complexities and joys of Paloma's experience of juggling romantic love, heartbreak and dating with the demands of motherhood.

A brilliant read and I highly recommend it. Can't wait for it to come out on audiobook.

Big Thank you Paloma for writing this and stating the things so many of us feel. Especially if you can not have children! I could relate to her pain of all those questions on when you gonna start a family? etc.