This book is hilarious, So funny and well written. Frankie is a great character and she brought a smile to my face. A fun and enjoyable read.

What a hoot of a book! I rarely venture into this style of book but I am so glad I did. This is pure escapism. If you like books with plenty of wit and laughs mixed with feel-good moments and a touch of romance that’s far from slushy this is for you. A very enjoyable read indeed.

Frankie is down on her luck and not giving a f*uck states the cover which sums this up so well. Frankie is 50 something and has escaped her miserable coercive controlling husband of two decades that she accurately calls Twatface which is how he pops up on her phone also. She’s been left with nothing from her divorce that’s good but is determined to not curl up in a corner and become a total hermit. Her son lives away from home and I loved this very honest and real relationship.

She opens a small quilting shop which leads to the entrance of a bunch of awesome people in a new little quilting group she kicks off. This book gave me so many laugh out loud moments but if you are prudish at all this ain’t for you. This is not a book that holds back on the realities of shitt* relationships and the perils of internet dating.

Her friend encourages her to go in some dating apps and the book gives you a hilarious education via Frankie into catfishing (she gives back to these catfish in the most brilliant of ways), benching, bread-crumbing, sexting, beige men and kinky fetishes of others (mind-boggling for Frankie). After a sexless marriage she decides a few dalliances with younger guys, no strings attached could be fun. She also quickly realises a lot of men are bigger twats than Twatface himself. As confidence grows and she embraces all of herself she gets bolder and braver but also learns it can come with a lot of pitfalls.

It’s very open and honest about sex, dating and all manners of sexual preferences. It’s not all about that though. Frankie makes new friendships and when the man who makes her flutter (in a few areas) enters her shop it’s game on for Frankie. But nothing is smooth sailing, this is no smooshy fluffy love story. In fact it’s darn realistic as to the good the bad and the ugly. The mixed dynamics between them is brilliant.

She becomes confident and gutsy and gives what-for to so many of these blokes who lie and cheat and treat women badly. It’s really funny in so many moments. If you cringe at sex talk, blunt speech and the rights of women to embrace enjoying sex for the fun of it then you may be offended. But not me. I loved this.,I loved watching her develop into a bold woman despite a world of pitfalls on the way. Ugly nude photos sent from men on apps can put you off your dinner!

Will she get the man who gives her flutters? Will he do his best to give her extra flutters? You’ll have to read it. I love that the Author includes a glossary of commonly used terminology around internet dating, online slang and definitions of sexual preferences like Asexuality and Pansexuality. These come up through her connections and experiences in her journey.

It’s very in your face and I loved that. A brave novel, very funny and a book I think anybody who has entered the terrifying world of internet dating sites will relate to. A really great book to lose yourself into and have a good giggle with Frankie and her exploits. A solid 4 stars!

If the world of 'flexting', 'catfishing' and 'negging' is alien to you, there's a handy glossary at the back of this gloriously rude, no-holds-barred book about stepping out into the dating world again at fifty-something. I certainly needed it (both the glossary and the giggles provided within its pages).

Frankie has moved on from her unhappy marriage. She has a strong relationship with her son, Jay, and best friend, Bel, and is building up her quilting business. Now, I have to say that all the beautiful descriptions of fabrics and colours and techniques did not persuade me to take it up as a hobby, but I loved how it knitted together a small community of like-minded (and sometimes absolutely not like-minded) people.

The dating sites and the horrors contained within are not for the faint-hearted. But Frankie is determined to find what she's looking for, even if she really has no clue what that is after years of feeling like a lodger in my own life. Even in the Mondayest Monday in the Januaryest of Januarys, her positivity shines through.

Some of the lines I highlighted probably won't pass the censors on other sites. Suffice to say, I laughed (a lot), had all the happy, romantic feels (no spoilers) and rooted for Frankie all the way. And I'll never see chilli powder in quite the same way again…

I really enjoyed the humour in this book and it really did make me laugh out loud on a number of occasions. Whilst I don’t think I’m the intended target for this book and therefore couldn’t relate personally, I still found the story really engaging and well-written.

Loved this book. Real and honest. Hilarious and touching. Thought provoking and insightful. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for new books by this author.

I found this a little up & down, I couldn’t warm to Frankie however did enjoy the dynamic between her & Stef… the dating was a bit crazy, is life really like that these days, maybe it is! I’m not sure this was for me, it wasn’t what I was expecting however I liked the unity between the hotbed of quilters & how friendship can be with people so unlike yourself .

Not for me. Far too many F words and so much info about dating apps and how they work. I struggled to like this character with her desperation to link up with strangers for sex. She didn't think or act like any fifty year old I know. Somehow the more gentle quilting side of her life failed to correct the balance. DNF.

I absolutely loved this brilliant book so much!
I treated myself to the audiobook version and it was just so entertaining.m, the narrator was perfect and really brought Frankie’s character alive.
Frankie is a fascinating character who I really could identify with, having left my own Twatface several years ago and having a similar experience with learning to love and trust again.
The gorgeous community of characters that surrounded Frankie were so wonderful. They all brought something special to the book with their own views on love. And the way they look out for Frankie was both uplifting and emotional.
I was absolutely captivated by the story, it was honest and funny in equal measure and I found it very hard to stop listening to it!
If you enjoy the Gill Sims Why mummy books, I’m sure you will love this one too, it has a similar sense of fun with some very emotional moments to make you think and become emotionally invested in the characters and their situations.
A hugely enjoyable book.

What a funny story that highlights being divorced isn't always a negative and you can be fun after. Great writing style

Divorced Not Dead is a fresh and honest exploration of starting over after a controlling relationship. Frankie is a courageous and compassionate woman who is determined, with help from her friends, old and new, to find a new, more fulfilling life. It is heartwarming and humorous but also poignant and relevant. I like that the main protagonist is female and fifty, the contemporariness and the humour of this story.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

I adored this book and laughed and laughed and would highly recommend this book
many thanks to netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this book

An absolute gem of a book with writing that is laugh out loud funny taking us on a journey of post-divorced Frankie as she tackles dating apps and all the pitfalls that come with them to find love or just a good time. But this is also a story of a fifty-something woman being positive after her divorce taking her life in a better direction, filling it with new friends from her quilting group set up in her new business shop. With a supportive best friend who is both a bad and good influence, it’s a journey you will want to share with her.

The characters are very relatable and wonderfully written in a style I found refreshing with some rather fruity language drawing you immediately in to wanting to follow this new life Frankie battles to make. With plenty of ups and downs, this is definitely a story of hope and proof that there is still a life to live after divorce with plenty of fun along the way.

Many thanks to NetGalley for a copy in return for an honest review.

This book started off with a bang- I was instantly engaged. Sadly it limped along to a less than stellar finish- still worth a read though.

This was an entertaining, well-written book. It was fun, relatable and kept me reading to find out what was going to happen. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others.

That intro was just too funny...😂 Hahahaha I started this book while having breakfast and when I read that first sentence I spit out my orange juice.

Now, damn I feel so weird by giving this review!!! Listen I know many of us had sexualized humans in a moment of our lives but this lady, she went too far, to the point that it was uncomfortable. A guy couldn't even talk to her or exist without her looking at him in a cringe thirsty way. Calling guys delicious and snack, for example, not just handsome, but many other things. Looking at their bodies and all those thoughts are out there. This Frankie lady has some vocabulary and was just uncomfortable for me. I get it, she just got divorced and wants to "catch up" but damn lady relax that thirsty side, just a bit.

There's also too much swearing and hey I love swearing, but with the mix of all that thirsty stuff was too much. It was like anyone in the book was capable of talking without swearing. Even the talks between mother and son were full of swearing and not even the light swearing. The fight between the love interest also was too offensive.

I never felt the romance between Frankie and Stef. Sadly I didn't. Because I truly wanted to, as a divorced woman myself, I wanted that beautiful romantic side. I think with all the swearing and thirsty behavior was hard to imagine the character in love.

I didn't enjoy this book. I felt it was unnecessarily long and even with all the cute friendships it felt heavy for me. There's great moments in the book but, to be honest, the FMC didn't allow me to enjoy them. Her inside talks / thoughts were too loud and got judgy and cringe.

I'm divorced myself, I have been on dating apps and kinda hate them now. I was married to a narcissist too. So I wanted to feel connected. But all I think Frankie needed was therapy 🙊🙈

At the end of the day the book wasn't for me at all. It has great reviews so I bet others will enjoy, sadly I didn't.

Thank you to netgalley, publisher and author for my arc in exchange of an honest review.
Because of my feelings on the book I won't be posting this review on my social media and will post the blurb, not to affect others to read it.

Divorced not Dead has Frankie now finally free of a controlling husband and starting life with her own new business, with the help of her friend Bel she embarks on a mission to start dating. After over twenty years of marriage and her loving son now starting university she determined to start living her life to the full.
This story is about internet dating and what to avoid and how to tell who are the genuine honest men apart from the idiots and perverts. It takes us on Frankie journey to put herself out there and discover how hard it is at times to find someone that is genuine and not a weirdo.
There are some good characters in the book and at times I found it amusing, though not particular hilarious.
My thanks to net galley and publisher for the opportunity to review this book honestly.

Having a sit gone through a divorce myself, I found I related to the FMC character a lot and the moments of laughter I got from the book were very much needed. I will be recommending the book.

Oh my God. This book.
It started good. Really good and promising and I even laughed. So the first 12%.
And then it went completely downhill.
There were millions of words. I know, it's a book and they need words, so that we can read them. When they are interesting. And it was just wordy. And not when they feel like one huge long monologue from Frankie and about Frankie. Frankie, Frankie, Frankie. I mean, she was a really good main character. She knew what she wanted, she was not afraid to search for this, she was brave and funny. But the way she spoke and explained. Then the male character, I forgot his name already. Oh my fucking God, quoting Frankie. Never in my life. He was boring, uncertain, possessive and mummy's boy.
I am really glad that I've eventually started to skim - reading, because i'd read this book for another few years.
The descriptions of quilting that dragged on and on for a few pages. The analysis of every single dating app, of what can happen, of different kinds of sexuality - it felt like a guide and not like a novel. Rambling and rambling and rambling on.
I wanted to like it, I really did. The synopsis was brilliant, the title too and I hoped was something extremely light and funny. I got something extremely heavy and overdone. Pity.

Fun & Feisty. Sassy & Sweary - this was my kind of book!! Loved it!!

Frankie is looking to find herself again! Single at 50 after being married for 20 years, it's now time to figure out just who she really is, now that's she free of 'twatface'!! With her son at Uni she's finally free to do what she wants, so the world of online dating awaits her!! If this book isn't enough to put you off that torture then I don't know what is!! Her experiences are horrifying and hilarious with some of the 'dates' she's lined up with and we're taken along for the ride!!

Her saving grace is her sewing shop which she adores, and she soon sets up a quilting club to get like minded folks together and it's really lovely to see people of different ages bonding so well. It gives them a safe space too to talk over their own problems and finding help from those around them.

It was so funny reading about some of her dating encounters and it really leaves her questioning why she's even doing it! It also brings it home that we all have our flaws and that perfect person doesn't exist!! It helps too that her friend Bev is that honest friend we all wish was in our life! She's not afraid to say what needs to be said!! Twatface also comes back on the scene and you can feel her questioning her own sanity when she's left wondering why she spent so long married to someone -she's finally woken up to the kind of person he was!

I will be channelling the mantra of Frankie whenever life gets too much and I think this is one of those books that I'll be going back to when I need a really good giggle! Highly recommended!!

Frankie is finding her feet after managing to escape her marriage to controlling Gareth. She now lives above the shop she runs and is due to start a quilting group there on a Monday night.
At the same time, her long time friend Bel is encouraging her to do online dating, but also points out the pit falls, like catfishing. Frankie find the cat fishers hilarious and often strings them along. She has a few one night stands with a few men and ultimately finds the experience not up to scratch.
Amongst the quilting group is a man called Stefan, who is there because his Mum can only join in by ipad initially as she has broken her hip. There are sparks between them, but his Mother announces he is engaged and they will be moving to Slovakia when he gets married.
With a catalogue of good, bad and ugly dates, Frankie naivetes the dating world. Her ex, although announcing he is moving in with one of their old neighbours, seems to want to control her still. We follow Frankie finding her feet, but will she find her man?
This is very funny, especially the cat fish dialogues.