The Mum Who’d Had Enough is another great read by Fiona Gibson. Took me awhile to get into it but I persevered and enjoyed it.

Look at the cover, it is so cute!! I wanted a fun light read and hence I picked up this book. But I was soooo wrong!!

The book started with the mum Sinead leaving as she was quite fed up with her husband Nate and his ways. So it was not mum who'd enough but the wife who'd had enough!!

She left a list of all his shortcomings and I did understand them all. From her perspective, I agreed Nate was pretty lousy!! He didn't put up mouse traps and allowed mouses to run in the kitchen behind the toaster and microwave. That alone would have been reason enough for me to leave such a husband. Who wants to live in a house with mouse/rats?? Eeeeeeuuuuuu!!

My first book by author Fiona Gibson, and I had great expectations. I wanted humor and a chick-lit kind of a book (look at the cover again!!), I got a pretty serious book dealing with breaking relationships.

The introduction of Tanzie brought some humor and fun to this prose. Nate as the bumbling clueless husband was okay, I did get why he gifted his wife leapord print mini skirt for birthday (she had to return it) and gave money for Christmas (she had to gift herself). Imagine that!!

What I didn't get from this book was Sinead's point of view, her reasonings. I didn't connect with her, and I didn't even feel the couple had warm vibes to begin with!! The mum who'd had enough kept mum through this entire story!! So I skim read it hoping she would have more of a role!! Sighhh!!

Despite the title, this story focuses less on the Mum who’d had enough and more on the dad who’s left behind. Driving examiner Nate is shocked to the core when his wife Sinead, the eponymous mum, leaves him without warning, leaving a note detailing all his many failings. Nate, knowing Sinead belongs at home with him and their teenage son Flynn, is determined to win her back.

Like all Fiona Gibson’s books, this was a fun read; I did take a while to get into it, but definitely felt a lot more engaged as the story progressed, particularly when Tanzie’s voice was introduced. I liked Nate and Tanzie, but somehow never felt I quite connected with Sinead. Loved the eighties night!

A good escapist read.

Other than usually, when it is woman thinking that her marriage is working perfectly well and then felling off their high horse, this time it is Nate that is perfectly happy with his life, his wife, son and job as a driving examiner. However, one day he gets up and instead of a cup of hot coffee he finds the kitchen empty but a note listing all his faults, left by his wife Sinead. Who, as it seems, has just left him. Nate absolutely doesn't know what to do - with the note, with his life, with their son Flynn who stayed with him - basically, he can't believe, and won't believe, that his marriage is over. Is he going to win Sinead back? Is it really so simple, to change and fix all the faults, or is it something bigger, deeper?

The author has a great way with words and she writes about serious things also with a pinch of salt - the balance between seriousness and humour works pretty well in this book. Thanks to Ms Gibson's light and welcoming writing style you will immediately feel a part of this story and you'll be quickly drawn into it. What I also liked in this novel is that it wasn't over - done, too sugary, that it was realistic and down - to - earth and it showed also the darkest sides of life, in a very accessible and not disheartening way.

What I missed was Sinead's perspective. Yes, she has written the list where she listed the problems but so truly, deeply I really had no idea what her problem was. The book was told mostly from Nate's point of view and honestly, so as he told this, they led a normal partnership, a marriage. If she wanted something different - well, it just wasn't made clear enough in this story, or maybe it was, but it was not motivated, explained. Sinead really came across as bored and as one who didn't know what she really wants. She sounded so unhappy and honestly guys, instead of having this overwhelming feeling that I'd love to hug her and console her, I just couldn't completely warm to her. She's just left her husband, leaving only a list of his faults - where did it come from??? Yes, she was taken for granted, I admit, she's always put her husband and their son before herself and I totally get it that she's had enough, who of us doesn't have such feelings as well, but I think she should have approached the matter differently - I think this is this list thing that is just bugging me. She's finally realised it's time to put herself first, and I'm the first to give her the standing ovation, it's just the way she has chosen to do so that simply doesn't work for me. I really get the poor Nate and his confusion when out of the blue his wife leaves him. He lived in obliviousness for so long and I am not defending him, oh no, but how could he realise that something is wrong when Sinead didn't talk with him? We all know that women are from Venus and men are from Mars and they need simple words to explain what we feel. I just couldn't help the feeling that Sinead's part in the collapse of her marriage was as significant as Nate's.
Tanzie's perspective has added so much freshness and humour and sunshine.

I'm giving 3 stars to the plot that was not developed enough for my liking - I mean, the idea was there, the potential was there but it was not delivered - and 5 stars for the characters of Nate and Tanzie and the brilliant writing style and the very few best in the world one - liners. Altogether, "The Mum Who'd Had Enough" was a heart - warming and "ringing the bell" story of a broken marriage, about relationships, family dynamics, second chances and friendship. It also has one of the most gorgeous covers ever, this bright and shiny yellow is simply beautiful and it has this brilliant summery vibe to it. Fans of Fiona Gibson are going to adore this book, that's for sure, and the new readers will certainly fall in love with this author and her writing. Recommended!

An easy reading book. I guess i could see parts of my life within this story. It gave me food for thought that's for sure. Since reading this book, i have read quite mixed reviews. In my opinion, its worth a read.

I don't like not being able to get into a book and not being able to explain or understand why. I found myself quite quickly skip-reading this book and that's never a good sign. Not offensive, but not gripping either. That's only my opinion though.

Nate and Sinead have been together for nineteen years and they have a sixteen-year-old son with mild cerebral palsy. They are quite happy together. Or so Nate thought. One morning, he gets up to find Sinead gone, a long list of things she didn't like about him, and an email saying that she has had enough and is leaving him. While he tries to deal with all the domestic chores Sinead used to take care of, she is figuring out what she really wants from her life.
I actually expected more from this novel. Although there are some hilarious moments, I expected something funnier and the characters to be more engaging. Nate and Sinead are two people in their forties having a mid-life crisis and I found them a bit boring and repetitive. If they had been more full of life, their story would have been so much more entertaining.

Nate and Sinead have been together for nineteen years and they have a sixteen-year-old son with mild cerebral palsy. They are quite happy together. Or so Nate thought. One morning, he gets up to find Sinead gone, a long list of things she didn't like about him, and an email saying that she has had enough and is leaving him. While he tries to deal with all the domestic chores Sinead used to take care of, she is figuring out what she really wants from her life.
I actually expected more from this novel. Although there are some hilarious moments, I expected something funnier and the characters to be more engaging. Nate and Sinead are two people in their forties having a mid-life crisis and I found them a bit boring and repetitive. If they had been more full of life, their story would have been so much more entertaining. (NP)

This book gave me more laughs than any other book or film has so far this year. Every page led to situations and experiences that were so identifiable and each character so well described they felt like personal friends.
I loved this book and have already recommended it to friends and family

Nate and Sinead have been married for 16 years and have a son, Flynn. Sinead feels like she is invisible as far as Nate is concerned although she does have a good life this isn't enough. After a few times visiting a therapist it all comes to a head one evening and Sinead leaves the family home with a letter left for Nate to explain his downfalls. This was a great book for me, I didn't particularly like Sinead but I understood sometimes why she did what she did. I absolutely loved Nate as he tried to win back his wife, I really laughed quite a bit at some of the phrases he came out with.
This is a book that has been written with real people in real situations brought to life with wit and hilarious situations, this is probably the best book Fiona Gibson has done so far.
An absolute must read for this summer and can't wait for Fiona's next book!!
I would like to thank Netgalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

I have been a fan of Fiona Gibson for quite a while now. I have read each book that she has written and absolutely loved all of them. So it was with some excitement that I opened the front cover of her new book ‘The Mum Who’d Had Enough’ and began to read. I absolutely loved reading it but more about that in a bit.
The three main characters in this book are Nate & Sinead Turner and their son Flynn. Sinead is a woman, who has literally had enough. She has been taken for granted, used and she has put others (namely her husband and their son) before herself for far too long. I get the impression that she feels as though she has lost her identity in that she doesn’t know who she is anymore. That sounds daft but what I mean is that for a heck of a long time she has been known as Nate’s wife or Flynn’s mam rather than as an individual with her own set of beliefs, hopes, feelings and so on. She has bitten her tongue once too often and it is only after seeing a therapist, that she knows the time has come where she has got to put herself first so she leaves the family home and tells her husband in a letter exactly how she is feeling and what she has become sick and tired of as regards her husband, his behaviour and his mother. Back before Flynn was born, Sinead had her own jewellery making business but following Flynn’s birth, she put her business on hold and she has never picked it back up again. Nate is a man, who doesn’t realise that anything has been wrong and at first he certainly can’t see why Sinead feels the way she does. He is a driving test examiner, who is out of the home all day. It’s fair to say that when he comes home, he flops on the couch and expects Sinead to run around after him. He doesn’t think of offering to do his share of the housework, he just ‘assumes’ or expects that Sinead will do it. Nate gets a wake up call when Sinead leaves and it leads to him analysing his own behaviour and re-evaluating his own life. One thing that Nate & Sinead agree on is that in Flynn, they have a son they can be very proud of. Flynn is your typical teenager, who is prone to have the odd strop or two. Not only has Flynn had to cope with the usual stuff that children have to cope with, but he has also had to overcome the added hurdle of having Cerebral Palsy, which can make day to day living more difficult. He is upbeat about having the condition and it doesn’t stop him from doing things that he wants to do. It’s not surprising that his parents have wrapped up in cotton wool during his childhood but he is getting to the age now where he wants to make his own way in the world and gain his independence. Little things like getting the bus to school with his friends instead of being dropped off by his parents mean a lot to him. Personally I think that Nate and Sinead have stayed together for the wrong reasons and they have been so focused on Flynn and his condition that they have forgotten that they need time as a married couple to focus on their relationship.
After reading the synopsis, I wasn’t sure how a book about somebody leaving the family home to find herself could possibly be funny. Well I needn’t have worried because Fiona Gibson achieves this and so much more. This is one of those books that had me chuckling away to myself all the way through. I wasn’t laughing at the seriousness of things but more at the daft things that Nate or Sinead either said, did or thought. There were also certain parts of the book that made me develop a lump in my throat and those were the parts dealing with Flynn and his Cerebral Palsy. I have a goddaughter who has Cerebral Palsy and I am in awe of how she copes with her condition, how she doesn’t let it hold her back and how she doesn’t allow her condition to define her. So it was emotional for me to read about somebody else who sees his condition in a similar vein to how my goddaughter sees hers. Not only do those with Cerebral Palsy have to overcome their condition but they also have to cope with other people’s often outdated views & prejudices about somebody with Cerebral Palsy. Sorry about my little soap box rant there.
I was hooked on this book from the moment I picked it up and started to read. The author’s writing style is such that you can’t fail to be drawn into the story from the first word on the first page. I just became addicted to reading the book to see what happened to Nate, Sinead and Flynn and to see if they got the life they were hoping for and if things worked out for Nate and Sinead as a couple or if they were better apart. I started reading with the intention of rationing how much I read in one go or in one day but that intention soon went out the window as I binge read this book over the space of a couple of days. The page numbers just flew past in a blur and before I realised what was happening I had finished the book which I was so disappointed about. I was enjoying the story, the characters, the humour and the writing style so much that I just wanted the book to continue. The characters were so well written and described that they seemed to jump off the page and almost seem real. My only criticism of the book is that it had to end!!
To conclude, and if you haven’t already guessed, I absolutely ADORED reading ‘The Mum Who’d Had Enough’ and I wholeheartedly recommend this author and her books to other readers. I can’t wait to read what comes next from Fiona Gibson and I just know that I will love it. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a well deserved 5* out of 5*.

I did quite enjoy this book.

The wife had already walked out at the start, leaving list of all her husband's faults. The husband had been oblivious to her feelings and tries to work through the issues to win back her affections.
The story meanders back of forth showing the points of views of both parties.
They do reunite for a while but it doesn't really last.
Eventually, they both find their paths.
This was a gentle read and you can see the characters grow as individuals and also in understanding each other.

4☆ A Cosy Warm Read

The Mum Who’d Had Enough is a story of relationships, starting over, family, friendship.

I was very surprised by this book. I was first attracted by the cover, but it's completely different from what I was expecting.
It's a story of a broken marriage with a young child with cerebral palsy and a mum who is unhappy and in need of change.

She leaves her hubby with a list of everything she thinks is wrong and his faults then leaves to stay with her friend.
Whilst he looks after their son.

But what does he do?
Does he fight to save his marriage or does he give up and accept defeat?

Respect to Sinead by having the guts to express her feelings, admitted it was via a letter but the fact they have been together years it must of been so difficult.

The Mum Who’d Had Enough was simply a joy to read.
It's a warm, funny and engaging, cosy story with appealing warm characters. With a sparkle of Romance.

This really is a heart warming story. I very much recommend! Enjoy!

A lovely easy read, with great characters, a lovely story told very well, makes you realise how easy it is when you are married to rakevit all for granted and get bogged down with the everyday stuff.

Nate Turner, a sensible chap who's been married to Sinead for sixteen years, Dad to Flynn and rubbish setter of mouse traps comes downstairs one normal morning to find a list of his downfalls and bad points on the side, and no wife.

Sinead has had enough. She cant take any more so she's gone for a breather to her friend's house. Or maybe it's for good. She'll have to see.

Nate, after the initial denial that Sinead must have either drank too much of Londis' finest or just be over reacting, realises that she must have been really unhappy to leave. So after a lot of soul searching he and his new friend Tanzie (serial driving test failer) set to work on the list, seeing what he can do about becoming the husband that Sinead wants, or thinks she wants.

But Tanzie isn't sure Nate should have to change for Sinead, she seems to think he's okay as he is.

How I adore Fiona Gibson and this, I think, is her finest yet!

The characters are as usual absolutely wonderful, the story is incredibly witty yet touching, and the dialogue is just perfect. I really couldn't give this higher praise!

A really wonderful book, do read it!

It’s no wonder that best-selling author and fan favourite Fiona Gibson has been hailed as the voice of modern women! Funny, irreverent and believable, her fantastic books never fail to strike a chord with women everywhere and she is on dazzling form with her latest first-class tale, The Mum Who’d Had Enough. Hilarious, engrossing and packed with moments that will make you laugh and cry, The Mum Who’d Had Enough is another must-read by Fiona Gibson!

Nate and Sinead Turner have been married for sixteen years and have made a nice life for themselves. They have jobs which they like and seem to enjoy, they have a lovely home and they worship the ground their son Flynn walks on. Theirs is a life their friends and neighbours envy for it seems to be as close to perfect as it is possible to get. Nate cannot imagine his life any other way and he is sure that Sinead feels the same way. However, appearances can be deceptive – as he realises when he wakes up one fine morning and finds his wife gone and a note listing his many faults and the plethora of things which he does wrong or doesn’t even do at all. Nate is, understandably, devastated. He always thought that his marriage was rock-solid and would have bet all the money in the world that Sinead was as happy with their relationship as he was. Is this the end of their marriage? Or will Nate do whatever it takes to get his wife to give him a second chance?

Nate is desperate to get Sinead back and he will pull all the stops to convince his wife to return to the family home – but working through her exhaustive list is going to take time. However, Nate will not rest until Sinead is back in his arms again. Yet, little does he realise that his life is going to change in ways he never imagined before. Ways which have him wondering whether there is more to life than mundane routine and nice.

Will Sinead walking out on their marriage prove to be the best thing that has happened to the Turners? Is there a way back for the two of them? Or has too much water gone under the bridge for the two of them to be happy together ever again?

Fiona Gibson never lets her readers down and she has outdone herself with The Mum Who’d Had Enough. Deliciously witty, an absolute joy to read and wonderfully real, The Mum Who’d Had Enough is a fantastic read that explores and examines modern marriages with finesse, sensitivity and a light touch that will keep readers engrossed from start to finish.

Fiona Gibson writes books about real characters in situations which we can all relate to and empathize with. Her protagonists have problems and issues we have all faced at some point in our lives and The Mum Who’d Had Enough looks at what really happens behind closed doors and the struggles and insecurities that couples face when they take each other granted and how hard it is to sustain a marriage even if they’ve been married for years.

A fantastic summer read from a wonderfully gifted writer. The Mum Who’d Had Enough is another winner for Fiona Gibson!

Thanks to Netgalley for my copy.

This was not the light fluffy read I was expecting. Sinead is a mother of a teenage boy and married to Nate. She is feeling unfulfilled and taken for granted. Nate wakes one morning to find a note from Sinead with a vast list of his shortcomings and that she has left him.

Unfortunately I found it difficult to engage with either of these two characters but did enjoy Flynn who is a typical teenager.

The cover is very appealing.

I always love Fiona Gibson’s books – they are very well-written, with plenty of humour. You can imagine everything happening in real life, and even put yourself into some of the characters’ shoes!

Nate wakes up one morning to find that his wife, Sinead, has left him. She has also left him ‘holding the baby’ in the form of their son, Flynn, who has cerebral palsy. Nate doesn’t know what’s gone wrong until he reads Sinead’s list of his faults and failings.

Nate desperately wants to win his wife back, so sets out to change things about himself – but they don’t always change in the right direction!

A great book that I didn’t want to put down, absolutely loved it! Highly recommended.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for an advance reader copy in return for an honest review.

Nate Turner wakes up one morning to find his dog licking him. Then

'I flip over to joke with Sinead about waking up being snogged. The joke will have to wait. Sinead isn't lying beside me.'

And we're off! First off, you all probably know that Fiona Gibson is my 'one author who can do no wrong,' in the rom com stakes (remember the gush that was 'As Good As It Gets?!'), and this book was no exception (I'm sorry if you wanted something different, but here we are!).

What Nate finds instead of his wife is a list. A very detailed list that tells us that his wife has been hoarding issues up for a very long time and they've exploded out of her with gusto.

I was thinking about this review and actually it's one of those that there's not a lot I can say without giving the game away. I CAN tell you that early on I realised I had inadvertently taken sides and even though of course when I heard the other person's point of view I was going to swing over a little, in general I think I made the right choice. For me. And that was actually because one of the people in the couple had my ideas and my way of going about life and one didn't and I could warm to that person, but not quite empathise with them and their actions (just to give you a laugh, just because I'm hypothesising over these important things in life, I'm actually saying this out loud as I type, kind of in a Carrie Bradshaw way!) I loved the everyday, with their son, Flynn, who has Cerebral Palsy and Nate's job as a driving instructor, which was hilarious (special mention to Angus Pew and his threats!) and of course Tanzie. Smiles. Perfection. I loved this book. Thanks to Avon and Netgalley for this book in return for an honest review.

Rating: 5/5

Not the laugh out loud, funny read that I expected but I did find it enjoyable none the less.
Thank you to Netgalley and the author for the ARC.