I received a Digital Reader Copy of this book of essays from Victoria Carlisle Press through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Unfortunately, this book of essays was not for me. The author wrote of her experience during spring and summer of 2020, with three young children. I understand that the essays were meant to be comical, but a lot of it fell flat for me.

Thank you to Netgalley and Victoria Carlisle Press for giving me the opportunity to review an ARC of I Love You All, Please Leave.

This book was a quick, easy read about the struggles the author faced as a parent of 3 during COVID and her time being in a psychiatric ward after the birth of one of her children. The author is witty and speaks her mind, by saying things a lot of us are thinking, but are too afraid to say. My favorite quote is, "Months (and months) into the pandemic, I am beginning to understand that my primary purpose in life is to present my children with healthy food they won't eat. My secondary goal is to find crap they will." Truer words have never been spoken,

However, I did find the book a bit choppy. There was no distinguishable storyline or series of events - it just bounced around from topic to topic. I would have also liked if the book was a bit longer and had more details on some of the stories. The ending was also very abrupt - this could use some editing.

Overall, this was a funny and relatable story, which could be improved with some tweaks.

Thank you to Victoria Carlisle Press and Net Galley for an electronic ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review All opinions are my own.
Our family, during the quarantine, had three adult children, one dog, two cats and ourselves. Early on we realized we would need a "safe" word in case we were bickering. We got through it well, but I know many didn't, The author's collection gives us all a bright side in what was not the most positive of times.

I was intrigued to read this book because of the title. That's about all it has going for it. I feel like this woman's attempt at humor is describing her kids like a pack of wild dogs that have taken over her house. While COVID was hard for everyone, I question whether the author even likes her children and if not, why'd she have three?

I hardly feel badly for her if she is drowning her sorrows in as much wine as she describes, since you shouldn't mix psych meds and alcohol especially at the volume she indicates. The whole tone of the book was grating and off-putting.

Thank you to Net Galley for an ARC in exchange for a honest review.

And honest this will be. Wtf did I just read? My mouth was actually hanging open at every privileged, ancient-minded, politically incorrect, problematic, fat-shaming, sexist and uneducated statement.

A joke about a vet clinic closing during Covid because the vet may have been “diddling the animals”, also a line about watching a “morbidly obese health care worker” coming out of the office. How about being grateful for these workers for going to work while you were just upset you couldn’t shop at WholeFoods? Another line that anything will fix an argument with a man by just seeing a woman naked. A whole section on how she strongly believes in people being a 1950’s housewife and opposes feminism.

Yuck. I wanted a book with wit and dry humor about aspects of homeschooling kids during the pandemic. This was just…. Not that.

The Covid pandemic never seemed funny until I started reading, "I Love You All, Please Leave". Carlisle found her way through it all with a humor that brings some amusement to a serious and sad time in our lives. Her personal mental health issues are the "sour dough" starter for her personal journey through periods of isolation that we all can identify with. If there were any lighter sides to an emotionally challenging time in our lives, Carlisle has found a way to showcase them to share with all of the "survivors". Sometimes you have to look for the bright spots in a dark situation. Victoria Carlisle found them and shared them with us.

This was a surprisingly lighthearted look at Covid 19, mental health and lockdowns. I had hoped for a little more depth but it was enjoyable and easy to dip in and out of—great for a summer book!

This is a very specific, almost a funny Glennon Doyle type collection of moments of learning. Incredibly relatable, Carlisle shares the struggle from her perspective that the COVID pandemic surfaced. This book will, no doubt, serve as a time capsule of a time.

As a mother of four teens, this book was very relatable. The pandemic was a challenging time for everyone but for parents, it was particularly difficult to navigate and this book highlighted many of the difficulties faced by parents during this unprecedented time

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for they ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
I like her lighthearted way of writing about hos the pandemic (plague, lol) affected her family. There were some pretty funny moments. I was hoping for more about her psychiatric hospitalizations but overall, it was a pretty good book.

I enjoyed her writing but think fellow mothers would be better able to relate to her tales. That’s my fault, not the author’s. I didn’t realise how very child-centric the stories would be! Would easily recommend to any stressed mums out there.