I liked the idea of this book more than I enjoyed the actual book.
I did not finish reading it.
Thank you for sharing it with me.

I was beyond excited to learn there was a new "Sex in the City" book. I thought it would feature the characters from Sex and the City, and it took me a while to realize the main character was Candace Bushnell herself. However, before I even comprehended who the story was truly about I was hooked. The book was well written and funny, and it provided such a wonderful perspective of period in life that so many women experience - getting over, starting over, and dating after long term relationships have ended.

I was excited to get back into Candace Bushnell’s world. Twenty years after Sex and the city took the world by storm, we get to revisit the friendships, the humor, the sex, and the city. I couldn’t help but hear Sarah Jessica Parker’s voice as I read each chapter. I enjoyed the nostalgia, but the woes of a 30-something don’t translate to those of a 50-something, single or not. Women in their 50s are much more confident, and tired. (This comes from personal experience.). I enjoy Candace Bushnell and her stories, but if you long for Sex and the City, go back and read the original or buy the DVD.

Thank you to both NetGalley and grove atlantic for my eARC of this book in exchange for my honest unbiased review

a fun read but hard to get though as it related nothing to the old sex and the city novels or show and i thought it would in some way? if you take away that disappointment it was ok but should not be linked to them feels a little miss sold?

I wanted to like this book. In its day, Sex and the City was sharp, witty, funny and cutting edge. And today, the subject of single women in their 50s is ripe and relevant. But ultimately, Is There Still Sex in the City felt like reading a woman's mid-life crisis. Unlike its namesake, this isn't fiction, and it starts on a depressing note. While it has its moments, it's an uneven book: shallow yet not breezy, and lacking the depth and wit that the subject deserves.

Loved this book! I was a huge Sex in the City fan, and was excited to get an ARC of this from NetGalley. It was a quick, easy read keeping us updated on all the shenanigans Bushnell has in her middle years. From the new mid life crisis, to dating apps, to finding new love, to losing a friend and all the drama in between. I really enjoyed catching up with her!

CALLING ALL SEX IN THE CITY FANS! Run - don't walk - to grab this book! Back in the day I was a HUGE Sex in the City fan. I was in my 20's when SATC was in its heyday, but I couldn't get enough. I loved the novel, the show, the movies...all of it. So I was very excited to be approved to read an ARC of Is There Still Sex in the City.

I was so enraptured while reading this book. While I was watching the show and reading the first novel, I was dating. Now reading the sequel, I am married with kids and have moved on from my SATC days. It's refreshing to read that the basis for the show has moved on as well - or have they?

Reading this story, I had to keep putting it down for my kids, but I was always so eager to pick it back up and dive back into Candace's world. I was riveted from the start until the end. I felt the ups and downs. I felt the pain and sorrow. That last chapter before the epilogue may stay with me for life.

I highly recommend this story for all my chick-lit fans who have always loved Sex and the City!

A refreshing view on life in New York for the 50+ single woman. Folllw the trials and tribulations of dating as a mature woman and the different types of men you meet. In the background, I can hear the voice of Carrie Bradshaw narrating! A fun, enjoyable and poignant read. Definitely recommended!

SO dang funny! I love Candace Bushnell so naturally I was thrilled to see she had a new book coming out. In the first chapter, I was literally laughing out loud while lying in bed reading.

Bushnell gives us aaallllllll the deets on dating into your 50s and it is no joke. I highly recommend this hilarious story!

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and author for a copy of this ARC.

Was liking it but it ended 75% in to the book, which was a disappointment and I couldn't finish it.

I am a HUGE Sex and the City fan. I have seen every episode multiple times and still watch it every time I see it on TV. Even knowing they aren’t based on the same characters, I loved the wit and tone from the book series and absolutely HAD to read Bushnell’s new book.

Is There Still Sex in the City deals with the raw and very real aftermath of the fast faced city life. We journey through the ups and downs of sex, dating, relationships and starting over after fifty.

Though there were many parts of this book that I found a little depressing and I’m sure I am not the target demographic here, I found this book light, fun and highly enjoyable.

I would buy a copy for any of my female friends. It would make for a great conversation starter!

Thank you to NetGalley and Grove Atlantic for providing me with a copy of this book to read and give my honest opinion.

I've liked Bushnell's other books but found this one really depressing and sad. At first I was going to DNF this, but I had some free time when it didn't make sense to start another book so I did finish this. Still depressing AF. We all know that internet dating is crap and that aging is awful. Is it really necessary to remind us of this? Bushnell has always been a cynic but in prior novels she was able to find the humor in life, but this time around, even Bushnell seems to have a hard time finding the humor in all this. Thanks Net galley for allowing me to review this in advance.

I gave this book 4 stars but I rounded up from 3.5 stars. I have enjoyed Bushnells's other books "Sex and the City" and "Lipstick Jungle". This book is not my favorite book from her. While "Sex and the City" was about the fun and frivolous adventures of single women in New York, this book more like the "Where are they now?" And sadly the answer is that most of them aren't very happy. However despite the downbeat tone of the book it was a fun and fast read. Candace Bushnell writes breezy quick chapters and I finished this book quite quickly. But I think the answer to the title's question of "Is There Still Sex in the City?" was well not so much. But it was a entertaining light read nevertheless.

Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC for an honest review

Candace Bushnell is back with more stories from New York City and a country location she and her friends call The Village. I remember Sex in the City from a 30 to 40 something woman's view point. When I first saw that Ms. Bushnell had revisited her view points on life and love in the big Apple, I was surprised but enthused about reading it. Each journey is about friendship and people she discovers while living in Manhattan's east side. She returns to using abbreviations for her discussions on men. As usual she is blatantly honest with her views on the different situations she narrates. In each section she views the situation of her friends, people she meets at parties, or visits from an old friend with his son. Divorce, marriage and children are more a part of this publication than the dating and sex of her first novel introducing us to her world.
I admit that the first section or so was tough to get into. As I began to read more carefully about each topic I started hearing her words as the 60 + year old person that I am. I re-read the first section and became enthused about her writing. It was fun yet satisfying to know that I wasn't the only one to grow old.
If you watched the series or read her first book be certain to pick up a copy of Is There Still Sex in the City. I think you will really enjoy it.
I would like to thank Grove Press for allowing me to read this novel. It's publication date is August 6, 2019.

I liked this book like I like snack food-it was light and airy while still having enough truth underneath the fluff to feel substantial.
Some things I particularly enjoyed: Candace's writing style feels like a conversation with a friend. She writes honestly and as a result, you feel like you know her and her characters. The importance placed on friendships vs relationships was my favorite part and easily the biggest reason I kept reading.
I definitely laughed a few times, especially while reading about her explorations with Tinder, but I'll admit that I struggled to finish. For some reason, I just couldn't attach to it.

As a long time Candace Bushnell fan, I was more than excited to read this upcoming book! A big thanks to NetGalley and Grove Atlantic for the ARC copy!

Is There Still Sex in the City? stays true to Bushnell's writing style. It describes what it is like for women in their 50s and up dealing with dating, love, friendships, relationships, bereavement, and just life in general, but in a humorous witty way. Bushnell tells us her own experiences and her girlfriends experiences with all these subjects and what it is truly like to be a women in your 50s in the 21st Century.

This was a totally different read than her past books, it was more a very honest and brutal telling of life your 50s and beyond and how things have drastically changed to the way things used to be back in the day. It's a series of commentaries and quite hilarious stories that Bushnell and her friends experience. So I liked that aspect of it. The similar sense of writing style was definitely there. That being said, I did have a hard time connecting with this book compared to her past ones, maybe because they were more stories about her circle of friends than a sharp and funny chick lit book. I found the book a bit heavier than her past books but that's not to say I did not enjoy it, it was just different. I wasn't as in love with it as I would have hoped to be, but I did like it.

This would be a fun book to read with your girlfriends, and definitely appeals to the older generation than your average 20s/30s. I liked that Bushnell did not hold back and straight up told it like it is. I will always read anything she puts out because I love her writing style.

Here is the link to my full review on my blog: https://www.chrissysbooks.com/post/is-there-still-sex-in-the-city-by-candace-bushnell

I'm a long time Candace Bushnell fan, thank you for the ARC, NetGalley and Grove Atlantic for the ARC copy!

Bushnell writes in her usual witty style and tells of her experience and others to date in your 50s in todays world. This was honest and the commentaries from her friends were interesting. This was enjoyable, but not nearly as much as her other books. I had a hard time connecting, feeling engaged overall, and wanting to stay with it, I almost quit a few times, but glad I made it through.

Reading Is There Still Sex in the City, by Candace Bushnell, is like running into an old friend. The feelings and thoughts she shared in this wonderful “coming of a certain age” memoir are the very feelings and thoughts that I am experiencing! I laughed, sighed and cried. I felt all the feels, all the joys and all the cringes. What a great reminder that we are not alone, the struggle is real and it has a name...MAM. I will be buying this in hard copy!

I'm a fan of Candace Bushnell's books and this one is no exception to the rule. I read the 2 first chapters and really enjoyed. I'll wait until the book is published to buy it since this ARC format isn't convenient for my e-reader.

A special thank you to NetGalley, Edelweiss, and Grove Atlantic/Grove Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Sex and the City was a cultural phenomenon—Carrie Bradshaw redefined the single girl. Fast forward twenty years and Candace Bushnell is back with a commentary on sex, dating, and friendship after the age of fifty.

In this book, Bushnell's topical chapters are a comment on trying to find love when you are middle aged, and how to navigate after divorce with the modern tools that are readily available to singles today. She also updates one of her more popular stories from Sex and the City, "The Bicycle Boys," about the dudes who are always trying to bring their bicycles up to a woman's apartment. There are other amusing anecdotes—getting Tindered, or the "Unintended Cub Situation" where a competent, put-together older woman temporarily loses all sensibility when she becomes the love interest of a much younger man.

Is There Still Sex in the City? is a satirical look at how middle-aged women are perceived, the unrealistic expectations put upon women by way of not aging and doing/having it all, as well as all the different stages and types of love—marriage, having children, not having children, divorce, and widowhood. This book is exactly what we need more of. What does it really mean to have it all? Who judges these things? Why are women constantly being compared to another woman's best instead of their own personal best? Some days it is a huge feat just to even get out of bed in the morning. The levels of expectations that women, both young and old, experience, and the pressures of society to be thin, beautiful, youthful, and successful are both crippling and unrealistic. These same pressures are not put on men, especially with appearance (see the section about the "Mona Lisa" treatment).