F**k Off, I'm 50 by Tara West with Illustrations by Leena Cruz - A Review

A slightly unusual book review.

Basic Info 

Standalone or series?
Standalone - Send as a Gift - Replace a Card (This is an unusual one lol)

Category
Midlife Humor

Official Blurb About The Book (From the Amazon Page)

Don’t waste your money on another funny birthday card. Lame. Get her a f**king hilarious BOOK!
Hey, you!
Go delete that humorous wine glass from your shopping cart. (Pssst. Your friend turning 50 already has a dozen of them.) Know what she doesn’t have? A poetic license to tell everyone to f**k off.
Get her this book instead, and you’ll be elevated to the top of her most exclusive friend circle. She may even share her expensive dark chocolate with you (doubtful), but at least you won’t be on her sh*t list. So what are you waiting for? Buy this book today!
Or don’t. Be the @$$hole who said, “I almost got you this funny book called F**k Off, I’m 50.” See if she ever offers you a ride on her new jet ski. And that vintage casserole dish with the puke-green flowers you forgot at her barbeque—good luck getting that back.
Go ahead. Click add to cart. I’ll wait…
Wasn’t that easy?

Now that you’ll be attending her 50th bash with the best possible present, here’s what you write on the card: Guess what? You’re 50. That’s right. You’ve elevated from queen to goddess status, which means you officially don’t have to take crap from anyone.
And if they don’t like it, they can f**k off!


How did I get this book?
Deb Carroll gifted it to me (she did ask first - random gifts may not get read or reviewed)

Why did I choose to read  this book:  Because the title and the premise made me laugh (and it was short)

And Now To The Review!

First Impressions:
​The title cracked me up. I have to say that to people of my age (if they have a sense of humor), would have feelings that resonate with the blurb.  If the blurb doesn't make you laugh then you should probably skip this one because it starts as it means to go on. 

General Review
I laughed out loud at several parts of this book. There are so many things that I could relate to and the illustrations were fabulous.  The only thing that stopped this getting 5 stars for me is that some of the rhyming couplets didn't quite flow as well as I would have liked, but it didn't stop me from enjoying it.

Final Thoughts
A The description in the blurb about it being the perfect gift instead of a card is probably spot on (assuming the person that you are getting it for will appreciate the humor). The price reflects that and you are definitely paying for the awesome illustrations which is why I think it would be better in print. Thanks to Deb for sending this to me. It gave me a well needed laugh!
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Rating
A solid 4 stars!

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