3.0 out of 5 stars

 Amusing, blunt..... but not all that useful.

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2018

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I'm embarassed I got this (I think I was drunk), not because of the subject matter but because it's really obvious advice for the most part. Not to say it's not good advice, it's just pretty obvious. If you're an adult who's been out in the dating world you've (hopefully) figured out by yourself most of the advice in this book.... if you're a college-age woman or haven't dated much you might get some good tips. A few references in it definitely make it seem geared for women in their early-20s.

Some things the book tells you to do I don't agree with on a moral level, like dating guys even if you KNOW you don't like them and then ghosting them or "putting them on the back-burner" when a better option comes along. I totally agree with the author that some men do this, but I personally don't think that justifies playing around with people's feelings like that. Sure, I agree with dating several guys if you're not exclusive and dating guys you don't normally consider "your type", but I don't agree with intentionally stringing men along when you know it won't go anywhere, using them to make other men jealous, or just ghosting them when they're no longer useful. That's a great way to be a pretty crappy human being, just saying.

Now, there is a lot of good advice (if often obvious) and sometimes it helps to "hear it from someone else" because too many women KNOW what they should do and yet don't. Whether reading this book will make them follow through I don't know, I don't think it's that easy. But I'm still giving it 3 stars for laying it out there bluntly.

It's a quick read and there's not much depth, and I think more experienced women might be disappointed. Also the advice is strictly for FINDING a relationship - the only advice for those IN a relationship is to dump your guy (the book makes the assumption he's not treating you right), so it's of no use to people in a relationship who want to stay in the relationship. All in all an ok use of $7, I'd be mad if I paid more though.