A fun humorous read. This book made me laugh at times, smirk at some and snort at the others (all these words are credited to Empress DJ, her grasp over the vocabulary makes me green with envy). An emotive, honest story about single parenting.

Callie was knocked down on the street by a delivery man as he couldn’t see her. That was a literal knock to her head which made her realize that she was invisible to everyone in her life. She decided to take control over her life, just one step at a time.

My first book by Fiona Perrin, a fast read it was. I could finish it in one sitting. I loved the way Callie’s life was shown with her twin daughters, her sorta adopted son, her work, and old parents. And the stinky dog. It was like a rush hour every day.

No book is complete without a romance or two. And she did find her suitors, the one who knocked her down and is her neighbor, other is a mentor to daughter. A hurried makeout session leading to a crisis with her son, and the friends and supporters who stood by her made Callie realize how much she was needed. She was visible.

This was a book on family and the deep bonds of love which tied them together. Fiona’s writing brought out emotions in an easy to read manner. The drama in the characters’ life made it a fun read without going too much over the top. I could race through this in a couple of hours. An easy-breezy read.

Fantastic book. I could not get enough of this family, in fact I miss them already! Funny, heart warming tale. Loveable characters. Just unputtadownable!

Thank you NetGalley

thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

What a hysterical book. Callie realizes she has become invisible and her life has revolved around her family and responsibilities that really should be shared. I loved the humor in this book and the message if the importance of family and support. Quick fun read, just an enjoyable book that you are able to get lost in .

Callie Brown is a single mum and has 16 year old twin girls and a 14 year old boy Wilf, who she adopted when he was 6 years old.
Callie's day starts off badly when she gets knocked over by a Deliveroo guy on his bike. She's convinced she's invisible when she's in A&E and when she gets home she keps doubting her impoortance to her family. Wilf prefers his music and her daughters have exams and teen problems.

Her world is complicated by her live in parents and a dog.

Fionna Perrin makes this dysfunctional family so realistic! I felt for Callie and her struggle to be noticed and heard by her family although when she puts her foot down there is some concern.

The book is fun, funny realistic thought provoking and the family are loveable despite all their quirks and attitudes. Fiona Perrin really knows how to show the struggles and fight to get balance and priorities in families and I was hooked from start to finish.

This is the second title I've reviewed by Fiona Perrin after The Story After Us and each was enjoyable. I'm not a mum (yet) but salute Callie for her fighting approach to life and her dedication to each and every member of her family.

Thanks to Fiona Perrin and Aria for my ARC in exchange for an honest and voluntary review and my slot on the blog tour for this title.

A very honest and highly addictive novel about family dynamics. 5 stars. I recommend it!

Callie Brown is a single mum to 16 - year - old twin daughters and a 14 - year - old Wilf from her previous relationship, who she has been a mother for eight years, with her ex rather absent, and her ageing parents, for whom she cooks and cleans on a regular basis, and, of course, working full time in HR of a car dealership. One day she's run over by a takeaway delivery bike because, as the cyclist says, he "just didn't see her". Callie realizes that actually this is how she is feeling - somehow invisible. To everyone in her life. Surely, something must change in her life now, right?

I liked the romance aspect that was not so predictable. The chaos and drama in the family's life were brought in a light, chatty way and were not too over the top, simply bringing on how it really is, how complicated things can get. I adored how Callie reacted to all the pressure and struggles and how supportive her friends were (well, she not so invisible, right!).

It was a light - hearted story with a depth, especially when it comes to Lily and Wilf's stories. It's another in the really popular and relevant "not yummy - mummy", modern family category but it is refreshing and different and I enjoyed it wholeheartedly. I loved the message in this story, that no matter what - blood ties, relationship, shape, whatever - your home is where your family is, and those are not the above mentioned things that determine who you call your family. It was full of funny but also more serious and worrying moments but the writing style was really pleasant, so conversational and easy to follow. The characters and some of the situations are truly likeable and relatable and the plot is a clever one, much more complex that you could think at first, and I really liked this fact. And what's more, it was full of emotions and explored single parenting in a nice, light but also honest, way. Recommended!

2.5 stars. I am not a single parent, but based on the review, I thought I'd be able to relate to a lot of the stuff that Callie was going through (e.g. parenting, career, aging parents, etc.). Unfortunately, I found myself having a really hard time with Callie in general. Admittedly, her attitude towards her kids was admirable (especially in regards Wilf), but her attitude about several other things was downright juvenile. And her attitude towards Patrick for a good chunk of the book was flat-out rude and frankly, there were several times that I wanted to tell him to just move on. Oh, and don't get me started on her supremely annoying friends. I will say that the footnotes were an interesting touch, however.

*Advance copy provided by NetGalley. All opinions are my own.*

The perfect summer chick lit read that will have mums everywhere nodding along and thinking "yup, me too.'"

I loved this book, and at times I really found it a struggle to put it down. It's laugh-your-socks-off hilarious but there are some moments of heart in here too.

Perfect chick lit! I loved the premise and the characters were well developed! I recommend this for anyone looking for a light and fun read!

All moms will sympathize with this book about a single mom. Excellent, laugh out loud! Loved it!

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Not so much a book about a mum who's too busy to sort her life out, but more a book about families and what constitutes one. The stars of the show in this story are the kids. The author did a great job of differentiating between the three of them, giving them highly individual voices and characters. She also cleverly shows the personality types - Daisy outgoing couldn't care less attitude fiery passionate; Lily perpetually anxious, lacking resilience, driven, conscientious; and Wilf, rather uncommunicative but this hides intense feelings under deep uncertainty.

To complement the three kids, Callie has three men in her life (I'm not counting her friends here) and each one is also vastly different. To be honest, most of the adult characters are slightly barmy, with the individual quirks and idiosyncrasies. I thought they were all fab, especially Callie's parents.

This is a lovely, uplifting story about modern day family life, interspersed with humour, into which some serious issues were woven.

This book is absolutely blooming fantastic! It is so modern and current and so relatable for many people. Honestly it is so full of drama and exciting little twists which makes it so easy to read and you will find you read this so quick. Brilliant story and fabulous characters. I am very much looking forward to reading the next one.

How To Make Time For Me is all about something happening in your life that makes you realise how you are perceived and try to change it.
Callie Brown is the main character and is mother to twins and kind of mother to her kind of stepson and in the opening scenes she is knocked over by a deliveroo cyclist and ends up going to hospital saying she is Mrs Invisible. Callie is far from invisible though and this is a book that had me giggling along in places but also covered family life showing the ups and downs of being single as she tries to keep her kind of stepson from being taken from her by his dad and new wife and taking him to live in a different country, keeping her twin girls focused for GCSEs but enabling them to try and achieve a work and play routine. Callie also had a couple of love interests in there as well to keep us all on our toes as she copes with work as well.
An action packed read, lots happens and I flew through this book, I shall look out for Fiona Perrin in the future.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Aria for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fun read. Purely escape entertainment. I see that Fiona Perrin has other books in the same vein and I will be seeking those out. What did I like? I liked the humor with which she writes, the situations are amusing, the dialogue witty and the characters actions and reactions are realistic and entertaining. A single mom finding her way in her new "normal" is a strong premise, and the story supports it well. A light, easy read.
I received my copy through NetGalley under no obligation.

A fun humorous read. This book made me laugh out loud
An emotional honest story of life as a single parent
This book was a quick read and very easy to read

I love the easy to read writing style of this novel. The themes are familiar to everyone who parents or has parented teenagers or looked after elderly parents. There’s a glossary of teenage vocabulary at the end of the story for the uninitiated. It is the story that most of us have thought of writing at some time, but this author has actually done it and with great results.

Callie is a single mum, with twin girls and a son from her previous relationship who she has been a mother to for eight years, her ex is frankly abysmal, and her ageing parents are a further emotional and physical drain on her already depleted resources. Getting run over by a takeaway delivery bike, is the final straw, she’s invisible and surely something has to change?

Modern family stories are particularly popular and relevant at this moment. This story has many laugh-out-loud moments mixed in with strong emotional poignant scenes, especially concerning Wilf. It is a story of family, friends, self- worth and love, in all its forms.

An absorbing, yet quick read, I read it today in a couple of hours. Its charm is in its relatability and believable characters. A lovely, emotional humorous read.

I received a copy of this book from Aria via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

What an amazing novel! The character development was incredible, the story line flowed seamlessly and I was captivated the whole time. Highly recommended!

Callie is a single mum to three children – including a teenage boy called Wilf who she stepped up to be a stepmum for when her ex, his father, left in an alcoholic haze. Her family is shocked when his father – now recovered and married to a high powered attorney – announces that he’s taking Wilf to South Africa, permanently. As she never adopted him, she has no legal way of stopping him and the family has to face the thought of saying goodbye. Whilst this is going on, Callie manages to find herself two love interests, including a cyclist who knocked her down and a political activist. Two very different men. After years of feeling invisible (I think we all know that feeling), Callie decides it’s time to give herself a bit of attention, and she deserves it! Add a chunk of drama in between from all angles and you’ve got a funny romantic story about a family trying to come together in difficult circumstances.

How To Make Time for Me is a messy modern tale of family drama with a conversational writing style that was very easy to read and helped me connect with Callie and be rooting for her to find her happy ending. Four Stars.

Funny, uplifting and brilliantly relatable, How To Make Time For Me is a fantastic read which will have women all across the land nodding their heads in recognition. Fast-paced, hilarious and irresistible, How To Make Time For Me is a brilliant book I highly recommend.

Being a mother is the toughest job in the world and when you are a single mum having to juggle bringing up kids with the challenges of the work place and the million and one things which crop up when you least expect them to, the job just gets tougher and tougher. Callie Brown is a woman who can certainly relate to this. The single mum knows that bringing up kids on your own means having next to no time for yourself, but Callie has to cope with three teenage children lurching from one drama to another, a dog who doesn’t seem able to stop eating and an ex-husband who is more trouble than he is worth. Callie has so much on her plate that even writing a list makes her want to have a nap until next week. She certainly does not want or need any more hassle or complications in her life, but fate seems to have other ideas in store for her.

Callie barely has time to brush her hair in the morning, so the last thing she wants or needs is to find herself falling in love. But when she has a chance encounter with a handsome cyclist, she finds herself wondering whether she had been too hasty in striking romance off the agenda. Although Callie initially dismisses this meeting and vows to continue living her life as a single mum, she cannot help but find herself drawn to the man who has turned her entire life upside down. What will Callie do? Will she just consign romance to the past and try to continue juggling all her duties and responsibilities and putting herself second? Dare she take this unexpected chance at happiness? Or will she continue to hold herself back?

A fun, fabulous and feel-good read from a writer who has, quite rightly, been rightly compared to Allison Pearson and Sophie Kinsella, How To Make Time for Me is a brilliant read that had me roaring with laughter and even reaching for the odd tissue on many an occasion. Fiona Perrin writes with great flair, humour and insight and has created a charming, delightful and believable protagonist readers will root for.

Warm-hearted, compelling and wonderfully drawn, How To Make Time For Me is a brilliantly written and highly engrossing contemporary read from a writer to watch out for: Fiona Perrin.

I loved How to Make Time for Me, the characters were all relatable and I think the entire book was a good representation of what family life is like and how complicated things can get. I loved Cali and how she reacted to the different pressures she had going on around her. The story follows the ups and downs perfectly and I loved that although it wasn’t all perfect it wasn’t angst filled. It was normal life and I really appreciated it all. I will say as just a small down point that the book was a little predictable especially when it came to the romance element, but I think that’s just something I’m going to have to get used to.

How to Make Time for Me was made by its characters and the struggles they each face during day to day life. The characters were rich and diverse, and their back stories were well developed but also used to inform the story later on. I think my favourite character arc was actually Lily’s, her struggle with anxiety and pressure was something that I really related to and really felt for her about. I also thought the relationship that Wilf had with Cali and the rest of the family was really interesting and well thought out. I think this was probably one of the best relationships within the book alongside the others.


The beginning for me was hilarious I immediately loved the narration style and I loved how we were introduced to Cali and her life of all the kids. The moment where she is stood in her kitchen surrounded by screaming children and moaning parents was one of many real moments within this book! My other best bit was Lily’s panic attacks. I think it really highlighted what it can feel like to go through a panic attack and how debilitating they can be especially when dealing with a lot of added stress. I thought it was well written and done in such a way that it didn’t feel like a plot tool.

I don’t have many worst bits at all to be honest, this will be a short and sweet paragraph I think. The only real issue I had with this book would have been the predictability of the ending. But I loved it so much so I can’t really complain.

Yes in a heartbeat. How to Make Time for Me is hilariously written with some really great characters and representation. I loved each and every one of them and all I wish is that there had been more book for me to demolish!

I can totally relate to Ms Calypso Brown. A mum who never seems to have time to herself, I saw a lot of myself in her. 

This was an interesting tale about Callie and her life with her twin girls, Wilf, her ex Ralph, his new wife Petra and various other characters including Patrick - or should we call him William?

Some of the time it seems like Callie is really down on her luck and you are really rooting for her to get her own back on people such as Petra who is so obnoxious, it's unreal! You can see how little time Callie really does have to herself and just how much she does for others - and the opening scene is quite funny, to say the least.

I really liked the characters of Patrick and Marvin, you definitely couldn't ask for better friends than these two and I loved Lorca and Lois, her parents - or should we say, her fourth and fifth children.

This was a great read. It was light but impactful and just what I needed after a busy few weeks.