I just couldn't get behind this book. It felt very flat to me, I didn't connect with any of the characters. I got the feelings but I didn't feel anything, it made sense, kind of. At first it was so difficult to read because you get the sense of how she got where she is now. It was very confusing and very weird how the problems presented and the men just left. I thought it would be more of getting on the dating pool again and learning to love herself, and it kind of was, but it took very long to get there. For me, this didn't work.

This was a book I should have been able to relate to— like the main character I am in my 50’s with 2 children, divorced, remarried and then single again. The story chronicles in brief chapters how she got to that point and then is the story of her moving on, dating and changing jobs. I did not feel any emotion in the writing. If a dog does in a book, I should be able to feel it in my heart, right? The storytelling fell flat for me. I am sorry to leave a bad review but I was given an ARC by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

☆☆☆☆☆ YAY! My first five star read of 2021! ☆☆☆☆☆

I loved this book SO much. I felt like I was reading Jessica's diary. She was such a refreshing character, of a certain age....like me and I could relate to this story SO much. This book made me feel so many emotions. It was sad, happy, funny and Jessica was so resilient and independent...There was even lots of sexy time and it felt so authentic.

I love how the book was open ended. The reader can decide for themselves if it end happily ever after or not. I am hoping it mean they're may be a book two as I would be so into that! Needless to say, if Jessica were real...I'd like to be her friend. All. The. Stars.

A woman in her 50s trying to get back into dating? Yes, please! As soon as I read the synopsis, I knew I wanted to read this novel and I have no regrets. While not myself that age, I enjoy reading about heroines in their middle age. We will all get there one day! And sometimes I like to read about someone who has life experience and not a young adult who... does not. That aside, the book is a lot of fun. The men Jessica dates range from disgusting to funny to wtf and I think many of us have been there, no matter what age we are. Another thing I loved is the way her children are supportive and also still trying to find The One (or The One For Right Now). Dating might seem easier at one age or another but you can struggle at any age!
The reason Jessica and her second husband break up are not some cheating scandal or anything that's stereotypical. It feels real and something people, I feel, can relate to. There were points when the dating adventures seemed to get boring. Very enduring, albeit a bit exhausting, is Jessica's tendency to get attached way too soon. But in the end this works out so perfectly. I foresaw the ending for a while and to be honest, was waiting for it to happen, and kept wondering why it didn't, but when it did, it was like, yes. This is why. Sometimes you have to go through all that shit to get to that one moment, as small as it may seem.

A funny and relatable read. Anyone who has experienced online dating later in life will relate to Jessica as she struggles to weed out the weirdos from the Go Fish pool.

I particularly enjoyed the family dynamic in this novel, and this is a constant throughout. I have rarely read books with a main character in this age group, and I found her relationships with her adult children different and refreshing. There are plenty of other quirky characters sprinkled in too, not to mention the seemingly unending stream of daters.

Jessica herself is a likeable character, flawed in a way which felt real, and I rooted for her all the way through, though I was thoroughly unprepared for the last few chapters. Make sure you have tissues!

All in all, an enjoyable book. I will look out for more from this author.

I couldn't finish it. It was so hard to get into even though I really tried. It just jumped around so much that I just couldn't make myself care. Had the potential to be really fun, but I just couldn't handle it anymore.

This book couldn't hold my attention after 18% DNF

*******************I received an ARC from NetGalley for my honest opinion.******************************

This book was like a cake recipe
A cup full of humour
A few table spoons of dirty talk
And a pinch of heartbreak.

It was really good. And the author did a fantastic job with making the reader feel all the emotions. Will definitely be looking for more books by Cari Scribner

I had a hard time with the timeline of this novel. The narrator goes back and forth in time. I also had an issue with the plot of the book. It was very anticlimactic and felt almost like a fake memoir. It did have a couple of funny moments, but I wish it was building up to something better.

It disappoints me so much when I don’t like a book, but this is one that I honestly did not like. I had a very hard time being engaged with it in the beginning and it was a challenge to keep my focus.

I enjoyed the stories of her online dating escapades but after awhile they just got tiring. The ending with her dog felt so random and out of place. I liked the very ending part of it but that’s about it honestly.

This book i gave a lot of thought in how to review it because although it was funny and interesting it just didn't click with me. Maybe in a few more years I get some of the struggles of our main girl but it was hard for me to related.
Now I do recommend this book for a good laugh and again interesting plot and characters that make this a very enjoyable book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this story of a woman in her 50's navigating her newly single life. It reads like one big story, but each chapter has a mini story within it. It feels a tiny bit "Sex in the City" because of the way it's written. I wound up really liking the main character and was rooting for her to find happiness in her life. There are some vivid sex scenes- so beware if that's not your thing! Overall, I liked this book and would read a book by this author again.

I’m not sure how I feel about this book- it just didn’t click with me. Fairly well written in parts I just found it a little odd.

This book was the perfect escape. It was lovely and fun. It was my first book by this author and I will definitely be on the look out for more!!

Cari Scribner’s debut chronicles the dating misadventures of a 57-year old Jessica in evocative, sometimes painful, detail. Having just barely survived the dissolution of her long term first marriage by throwing herself heart first into a new one, Jessica is heartbroken and shaken when the second fails as well in less than five years. Love, loss, and resilience are familiar themes for women’s fiction, but A Girl Like You is also shot through with shades of a grittier, more mature Sex and the City. Call it Sex outside the City or Sex and the small town. Although the contours of her situation are familiar, however, the characters, observational humor about the way we live now, and frank, sometimes graphically detailed sexual exploration, feel fresh. 3.5 stars.

I really enjoyed this book and the full range emotions it took you through! It was easy to read and very relatable. I instantly felt connected to the main characters and was invested in what happened.

I love stories that feature a female main character that is NOT in her twenties. Following Jessica as she navigates dating in her 50s after her second failed marriage was a hilarious and fun to read. Lots of things that I found relatable as the reader!

This was a fun book which was refreshing in having a heroine who was not in her twenties. The humour is great - smart and sharp - but what I really loved was the main character and the way she dealt with hilarious situation after hilarious situation.

I liked this book, the story of Jessica, who is back dating after the break up of two marriages. She tries online dating sites and speed dating, having several adventures along the way. Perhaps jst as well she has a Gay best friend and grown up children who sound the voice of caution at regular intervals . I can understand having to get into dating again, but she does come across as naive at times. It was certainly an interesting read and at times funny and even pornographic.
I liked the way that emotions were written about, open and honest and relatable. It irritated me slightly that you need a man to be complete and some American references passed me by (being British) .
Thank you to Net Galley for the ARCin exchange for an honest review

I loved this book, I was quickly attached to the characters and it had me feeling all the emotions, both the highs and lows of throughout the book. It also had me giggling so quite glad I’ve been working from home with no one to give me weird looks!

The stories are so relatable, and definitely make me glad to be in a relationship at the moment and just hearing dating horror stories through friends rather than having to go through them myself.

This book is such a great book, a really easy read and will definitely have you laughing! It is going to be published in Feb 2021 and I definitely recommend you read it!