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Drinking and Dating: P.S. Social Media Is Ruining Romance
America's favorite hashtagger has gone through hell, but now she's back, hilariously sharing what she's learned—why a man would wear his hat during sex, why you should close your legs when you get out of a car, and why yes is the new no.
256 pages, Unknown Binding
First published February 11, 2014
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Brandi Glanville
4 books69 followersBrandi Glanville is one of television’s most recognizable personalities, a bestselling author, actress, model and fashion designer.
Brandi is known to millions of fans as the sassy and outspoken breakout star of the mega-hit reality series “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” The show, now in its fourth season, follows a group of affluent, independent, and beautiful women as they navigate the ups and downs of America’s playground for the rich and famous. Glanville was introduced during the second season and officially added to the cast in season three.
Glanville’s first book, “Drinking & Tweeting And Other Brandi Blunders,” debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Sellers list and remained on the list for ten straight weeks. She is currently working on a second book.
At the age of 16, Glanville moved to Paris and was signed by Elite Model Management. She began a modeling career that would span almost 20 years and take her all over the world. She was one of the most highly sought-after print and runway models, appearing in hundreds of magazines and working for luxury design houses including Giorgio Armani, Chanel, and Gucci.
Recent acting roles have included the hit television series “90210” and the Jamie Kennedy-directed spoof “The Hungover Games.” She has appeared on dozens of talk shows and been a celebrity guest host for numerous events and television shows including a pre-Oscar show for ABC.
Glanville was born and raised in Sacramento, California. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her sons Mason, 10, and Jake, 6, and their dogs Sugarhead and Buddy.
Brandi is known to millions of fans as the sassy and outspoken breakout star of the mega-hit reality series “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” The show, now in its fourth season, follows a group of affluent, independent, and beautiful women as they navigate the ups and downs of America’s playground for the rich and famous. Glanville was introduced during the second season and officially added to the cast in season three.
Glanville’s first book, “Drinking & Tweeting And Other Brandi Blunders,” debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Sellers list and remained on the list for ten straight weeks. She is currently working on a second book.
At the age of 16, Glanville moved to Paris and was signed by Elite Model Management. She began a modeling career that would span almost 20 years and take her all over the world. She was one of the most highly sought-after print and runway models, appearing in hundreds of magazines and working for luxury design houses including Giorgio Armani, Chanel, and Gucci.
Recent acting roles have included the hit television series “90210” and the Jamie Kennedy-directed spoof “The Hungover Games.” She has appeared on dozens of talk shows and been a celebrity guest host for numerous events and television shows including a pre-Oscar show for ABC.
Glanville was born and raised in Sacramento, California. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her sons Mason, 10, and Jake, 6, and their dogs Sugarhead and Buddy.
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February 16, 2014
This was an annoying read. Not nearly as cute as the first one. I'm no prude but brandi is very vulgar and very full of herself. She makes constant excuses for her bad behavior and it honestly just gets old. It was also annoying hearing her act like such a Hollywood insider and not naming names of past dates but giving them a pseudonym. I understand she probably couldn't name names for legal reasons but I found it very irritating.
For example, I lost count of the times she describes herself perfectly reeling men in, by referring to the way she speaks to them as, "I purred." She literally thinks every guy wants her, even her gay friends. The way she refers to sex and her sexual appetite and being fulfilled was just crass and crude.
Women like her are literally a dime a dozen in LA. I lived there over ten years myself. That model type who knows they are beautiful and hits all the "right" places to be seen, while offering nothing more than the opportunity to hopefully become some famous or up and coming persons arm candy.
Even the way she spoke of the celebs she hung out with was annoying. She tries to act like it doesn't phase her, yet she's obviously a little impressed or she wouldn't brag about it. Maybe it just annoys me bc I know the scene she's talking about (the overall LA scene). And save definitely describes it accurately. So maybe this would be a fun read if you are curious about dating in Hollywood.
For example, I lost count of the times she describes herself perfectly reeling men in, by referring to the way she speaks to them as, "I purred." She literally thinks every guy wants her, even her gay friends. The way she refers to sex and her sexual appetite and being fulfilled was just crass and crude.
Women like her are literally a dime a dozen in LA. I lived there over ten years myself. That model type who knows they are beautiful and hits all the "right" places to be seen, while offering nothing more than the opportunity to hopefully become some famous or up and coming persons arm candy.
Even the way she spoke of the celebs she hung out with was annoying. She tries to act like it doesn't phase her, yet she's obviously a little impressed or she wouldn't brag about it. Maybe it just annoys me bc I know the scene she's talking about (the overall LA scene). And save definitely describes it accurately. So maybe this would be a fun read if you are curious about dating in Hollywood.
May 23, 2023
It’s like the worst person you know wrote a book. I was beginning to think that visiting Southern California might be fun. I appreciate being reminded what is status obsessed, superficial hellhole LA is.
This book is interesting as a sort of anthropological study on how a totally different type of person lives. Like a view into the thoughts of the type of person who thinks a Soho House membership is the same thing as having a personality.
Brandi complains about only meeting douche bags and then in a later chapter describes how she only meets men at bars. I don’t know, there’s a thought there that someone could have. it’s like me being upset I spent too much money at indie bookstores when that’s like the first place I go to in any new town I visit. Why does my to read pile never go down? Guess we’ll never know.
I don’t know, one of the cool things about this world of ours is that we can all create our own rules and ways to live. One of the other cool things about this world is that I hopefully will never meet this author.
As a bonus, if any writers have imposter syndrome. Please read this and just be cured.
This book is interesting as a sort of anthropological study on how a totally different type of person lives. Like a view into the thoughts of the type of person who thinks a Soho House membership is the same thing as having a personality.
Brandi complains about only meeting douche bags and then in a later chapter describes how she only meets men at bars. I don’t know, there’s a thought there that someone could have. it’s like me being upset I spent too much money at indie bookstores when that’s like the first place I go to in any new town I visit. Why does my to read pile never go down? Guess we’ll never know.
I don’t know, one of the cool things about this world of ours is that we can all create our own rules and ways to live. One of the other cool things about this world is that I hopefully will never meet this author.
As a bonus, if any writers have imposter syndrome. Please read this and just be cured.
April 14, 2014
Complete trash, and I actually like Brandi on the show. Her honesty and no bullshit attitude are so refreshing on a show of fake celebrities, but this is a little too much honesty for me. I'm no prude, but I certainly wouldn't want every tawdry hook-up or one-night stand in print for my children to read someday. She really put the whore in horrific for this one. I ask this question a lot, but really, IS NOTHING PRIVATE ANYMORE?? I couldn't possibly imagine everyone and literally their mother knowing about my "dating" life. I use the word "dating" in air quotes as she is really just writing about screwing anyone who showed an interest since her tumultuous divorce a few years back. Please Brandi, stick to your day job and don't write anything else! Don't even write a grocery list!
Finally, since I have spent way too much time on this terrible read, hashtags are stupid on the internet. They really don't work in print.
Finally, since I have spent way too much time on this terrible read, hashtags are stupid on the internet. They really don't work in print.
May 20, 2014
Don't judge. It was funny, quick and pretty entertaining.
July 14, 2015
Wow! I wish it were possible to give ZERO stars! This was very difficult for me to finish but I think I need to finish things I start. The overuse of "hashtag" was extremely annoying and in audiobook form practically unbearable. She acted like a spoiled sorority girl more than a divorced mother of two. I was embarrassed for her. I was looking for something light and funny and was just disappointed and disgusted. Mostly with her overuse of "hashtag" and stupid attitude than her poor choices. Ugh!
March 21, 2015
As a Brandi apologist who'd already read her very amusing first book, I decided to read the follow-up as an act of solidarity in the midst of the very, very bad season she's currently having on RHOBH. While it's nominally a dating guide, let's just say that most of the advice Brandi offers in Drinking and Dating only really applies to her—or, I guess, to any other divorced ex-model glamazons with young children trying to find love in Los Angeles despite being recognizable reality stars. Brandi clearly didn't have as much material for this book as for her first, and you can feel her and her ghostwriter stretching to fill its pages with repetitive, not-always-entertaining anecdotes and tips. Like her first book, it suffers from an overemphasis on bitterly trashing Eddie and Leanne, as well as her annoying habit of peppering every paragraph with multiple hashtag phrases and extremely lame double entendres. But every now and then, the things I love about Brandi—her rawness, frankness, and irreverent humor—shine through, such as in her unflinching story about having blackout sex on Christmas Eve because she was sad her sons were with Eddie. That is some #realtalk, and this book would have benefited from more of it.
August 3, 2015
Oh my GOD.
Now this book was too much. Waaaaaaay too much. I think the fact that people have praised her frank nature, went to her head, because in this one she was way, way, way, way, way, way, way too over-frank.
My goodness. My opinion of her went down.
I still like her as a person-as much as you can like someone you've only seen on TV- but my lord, she came across as a very superficial, over-sexed, no boundaries, no scruples, sleeps with men easily type of a woman.
In this age of over-sharing, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. But I think that when you are a mother, you shouldn't put out there your sexual exploits. There is also a particular graphic scene (page 99). And then the wine drinking.
I don't think that Brandi really knows herself. I don't think she is as confident as she portrays. There were quite a bit of contradictions, insecurities and just constant changing of her mind.
Maybe I need to be from LA to understand this, because honestly, I don't understand the point. I liked her first book so much which led me to getting this one. This one just rubbed me the wrong way.
Brandi, you are beautiful. Get a hold of your insecurities and know that there is a man out there who will treasure you consistently. But you need to treasure yourself first.
Now this book was too much. Waaaaaaay too much. I think the fact that people have praised her frank nature, went to her head, because in this one she was way, way, way, way, way, way, way too over-frank.
My goodness. My opinion of her went down.
I still like her as a person-as much as you can like someone you've only seen on TV- but my lord, she came across as a very superficial, over-sexed, no boundaries, no scruples, sleeps with men easily type of a woman.
In this age of over-sharing, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. But I think that when you are a mother, you shouldn't put out there your sexual exploits. There is also a particular graphic scene (page 99). And then the wine drinking.
I don't think that Brandi really knows herself. I don't think she is as confident as she portrays. There were quite a bit of contradictions, insecurities and just constant changing of her mind.
Maybe I need to be from LA to understand this, because honestly, I don't understand the point. I liked her first book so much which led me to getting this one. This one just rubbed me the wrong way.
Brandi, you are beautiful. Get a hold of your insecurities and know that there is a man out there who will treasure you consistently. But you need to treasure yourself first.
March 9, 2014
I wish I could give this less than one star and that I had listened to all the bad reviews. I hate that I spent money on this garbage. It's terrible and this is coming from a former Brandi fan. "Former" because after reading this crap I have zero respect for her. Do yourself a solid and skip this book. Also, sleeping with men for gifts or money makes you a prostitute, no matter WHAT this woman tries to tell you in her book.
I agree with everyone else about the overuse of hashtags, too. #soannoying
I agree with everyone else about the overuse of hashtags, too. #soannoying
September 17, 2015
Of course it is no literary amazingness - but I listened to this while cleaning my house yesterday. Its just fun, inappropriate, ridiculous, a bit dumb. Quick and easy and was perfect while doing the tasks of the day. I tend to find while her behavior is often times very poor, but I often agree with Brandy's general reasoning points on RHOBH, and the same can be said for this entertaining little "listen".
July 14, 2022
This book could've been more stars if she didn't overuse the whole hashtag system. I felt like I was reading a Twitter feed. Also the common folk doesn't care about your reworked lady box. The amount of times that is mentioned in here is uncanny for a surgery we shouldn't even know about 😂 anyway, she has good points *and a lot of pent up anger towards her ex husband.... still*
March 12, 2020
not sure what i was expecting - i like Brandi on the housewives show but its particularly annoying the use of the word hashtag every other sentence.
May 16, 2014
Well folks, Brandi has done it again. Drinking and Dating was just as hilarious (and simultaneously reassuring and inspirational) as her first novel, Drinking and Tweeting. In fact, like Brandi herself, I too enjoyed taking a step away from discussing her ex-husband and the impact the divorce had on her life. Don’t get me wrong, reading Drinking and Tweeting strengthened my respect for Brandi – getting deeper insight into what she went through was heartbreaking, but so inspirational at the same time. I am so thankful that Brandi’s life became public. It may have its downfalls, but she is such an inspiration to all women out there who have struggled with douche-bag men. Not to mention, her honesty and commitment to being real is so refreshing. It makes her so easy to relate to.
Brandi definitely didn’t hold back or shy away from being honest and upfront with her fans in Drinking and Dating. She says that she is always honest – sometimes to a fault – and that held true. She was unafraid to spill the details of her dating life with her fans so that we could learn from the (many) mistakes she made. But her confidence in being completely honest with us makes her story that much more appealing and hilarious. Brandi has a sense of humor about herself and will fully own up to her mistakes, which makes it so much more welcome for us to laugh along with her. And let’s face it: many of us have made the same mistakes, so it allows us to laugh as we acknowledge the fact that we’re not alone.
And that’s a gift Brandi has: she makes all her fans feel important and less lonely, simply by being her real, honest-to-God self. She shows us her flaws, talks openly about her life and her mistakes, and doesn’t hold back her opinions. She gets crazy sometimes (as we all do) and says inappropriate (in the best way!) things, and we cannot help but love her for it. I have a damn good feeling that if I ever had the opportunity to meet Brandi in person we would become close friends. And I’m sure many of her fans feel that way. Because she treats us like friends by letting us be a part of her life and experience her journey – the good and the bad – along with her.
Life is about being real and owning your mistakes. Live (be real, even if it means being inappropriate or crazy) and learn (by owning your mistakes you help yourself grow and help yourself move on) and things will work out okay. If Brandi can get through what she has, so can we!
Her story of her dating history is absolutely hilarious and interesting and refreshingly honest. I don’t want to give anything away. But I can tell you this: whether you are a long-time fan of Brandi’s or you have never even heard of her, you’ll enjoy this book. Because it is honest, real, funny, inspirational, open-minded, and chalk-full of great stories. Need some dating inspiration? Take Brandi’s advice and #DoAsISay #NotAsIDo :)
Now go read this book before you regret it! :)
Brandi definitely didn’t hold back or shy away from being honest and upfront with her fans in Drinking and Dating. She says that she is always honest – sometimes to a fault – and that held true. She was unafraid to spill the details of her dating life with her fans so that we could learn from the (many) mistakes she made. But her confidence in being completely honest with us makes her story that much more appealing and hilarious. Brandi has a sense of humor about herself and will fully own up to her mistakes, which makes it so much more welcome for us to laugh along with her. And let’s face it: many of us have made the same mistakes, so it allows us to laugh as we acknowledge the fact that we’re not alone.
And that’s a gift Brandi has: she makes all her fans feel important and less lonely, simply by being her real, honest-to-God self. She shows us her flaws, talks openly about her life and her mistakes, and doesn’t hold back her opinions. She gets crazy sometimes (as we all do) and says inappropriate (in the best way!) things, and we cannot help but love her for it. I have a damn good feeling that if I ever had the opportunity to meet Brandi in person we would become close friends. And I’m sure many of her fans feel that way. Because she treats us like friends by letting us be a part of her life and experience her journey – the good and the bad – along with her.
Life is about being real and owning your mistakes. Live (be real, even if it means being inappropriate or crazy) and learn (by owning your mistakes you help yourself grow and help yourself move on) and things will work out okay. If Brandi can get through what she has, so can we!
Her story of her dating history is absolutely hilarious and interesting and refreshingly honest. I don’t want to give anything away. But I can tell you this: whether you are a long-time fan of Brandi’s or you have never even heard of her, you’ll enjoy this book. Because it is honest, real, funny, inspirational, open-minded, and chalk-full of great stories. Need some dating inspiration? Take Brandi’s advice and #DoAsISay #NotAsIDo :)
Now go read this book before you regret it! :)
March 27, 2014
So, I read Brandi's first book last year and found it surprisingly entertaining. Due to that, I figured her next book would make me laugh, too.
I was wrong.
I don't know what she was going for here. Her first book was full of random thoughts and stories but they were at least entertaining, and I shamelessly wanted to hear the dirty details about Eddie and LeAnn. THIS book, though, was so very pointless. If you would like to read about every guy Brandi has slept with in the last year and/or read the F word 9,000 times, then by all means this book would be perfect for you. I'm not exaggerating, there is nothing else to this book except for her sexual conquests. Come on Brandi, at least give me some gossipy stories about Hollywood!
All in all, this was a waste of time.
I was wrong.
I don't know what she was going for here. Her first book was full of random thoughts and stories but they were at least entertaining, and I shamelessly wanted to hear the dirty details about Eddie and LeAnn. THIS book, though, was so very pointless. If you would like to read about every guy Brandi has slept with in the last year and/or read the F word 9,000 times, then by all means this book would be perfect for you. I'm not exaggerating, there is nothing else to this book except for her sexual conquests. Come on Brandi, at least give me some gossipy stories about Hollywood!
All in all, this was a waste of time.
April 3, 2014
I really enjoyed this book. Brandi is such a real down to earth person. She speaks exactly what she feels and if you don't like it oh well. lol That's just how this lady is. I know lots of people don't care for her, but I like her and her book. It's very easy to read. I couldn't put it down. Read it within 2 days. It was well worth every minute. I am going through a separation and have been hurt pretty bad so I really enjoyed her first book Drinking & Tweeting and now this one Drinking & Dating.
March 3, 2016
Yessss. This was JUST what I needed for the plane ride to and from Las Vegas. Light, easy, audiobook read by the author, and hilarious! Absolutely zero brainpower was needed, and I found myself laughing out loud repeatedly. I wish I would've read Drinking and Tweeting first because I'm not sure if it's worth it to go backwards. Either way, it's a funny look at a Beverly Hills housewife who gets back in the dating game after getting screwed over by her husband. Dating is fun! Dating and drinking is hilarious!
January 17, 2024
Love Brandi, just didn't love this book (and seriously girl you need to give some more clues to these mystery men!)
August 21, 2014
I constantly thought while I was reading...is this the journal of a 9th grade girl? The hashtags became too distracting.
February 13, 2015
Audiobook- I enjoyed Brandi's voice, if I had chosen to read this book I probably wouldn't have finished it. Overall, decent trashy entertainment for the afternoon.
December 21, 2022
You can't say that the title is inaccurate !
February 6, 2015
Ok so in addition to upping my reading challenge this year, I'm also trying to write reviews for every book too. That somewhat explains why I am reviewing this terrible book.
If you're even entertaining reading this it is probably for one reason only, you watch Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Look, I get it... I do too. I love a good drama filled reality t.v. show as much as the next girl. This book, however, is just not great.
First off, as someone who finally made it to a happy, healthy and stable relationship - I do NOT want to take dating advice from Brandi Glanville. I get it... Eddie cheating on her was not her fault. But everything she's done since then? Yeah, I can hold her accountable for that. I thought this would be a fun, lighthearted book on her sexcapades. Instead, it turned into this weird advice book on how you too can have a dysfunctional, purely sexual, game filled relationship. While I may watch RHOBH for pure entertainment, I do not want to be like any of them in real life. Well... maybe except for Lisa Vanderpump. She does seem pretty rich. Also, for someone that seems so threatened by people leeching onto her "fame" she does a pretty good job of subtly making sure we know all the other "famous" men she's hooking up with. I spent more time trying to figure out who the "celebrities" were than just enjoying the fun tales.
If you're thinking about reading this - I'm pretty sure you're aware what you're in for. Oh I almost forgot - probably because I've blocked it out - my God do I hate hashtags. This book is filled with them. Every paragraph has a hashtag. Super annoying to read.
If you're even entertaining reading this it is probably for one reason only, you watch Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Look, I get it... I do too. I love a good drama filled reality t.v. show as much as the next girl. This book, however, is just not great.
First off, as someone who finally made it to a happy, healthy and stable relationship - I do NOT want to take dating advice from Brandi Glanville. I get it... Eddie cheating on her was not her fault. But everything she's done since then? Yeah, I can hold her accountable for that. I thought this would be a fun, lighthearted book on her sexcapades. Instead, it turned into this weird advice book on how you too can have a dysfunctional, purely sexual, game filled relationship. While I may watch RHOBH for pure entertainment, I do not want to be like any of them in real life. Well... maybe except for Lisa Vanderpump. She does seem pretty rich. Also, for someone that seems so threatened by people leeching onto her "fame" she does a pretty good job of subtly making sure we know all the other "famous" men she's hooking up with. I spent more time trying to figure out who the "celebrities" were than just enjoying the fun tales.
If you're thinking about reading this - I'm pretty sure you're aware what you're in for. Oh I almost forgot - probably because I've blocked it out - my God do I hate hashtags. This book is filled with them. Every paragraph has a hashtag. Super annoying to read.
May 27, 2015
It was slightly more tolerable than Drinking and Tweeting. Was it because this book was more a laundry list of men Glanville has had sexual relations with and less a neverending screed against her ex-husband and his new wife? Maybe. I also appreciated that she did not mention the fact that her father was a pot-dealer once! So that was good.
However, Brandi remains Brandi and her weird writing quirks still abound. The way that she adds strings of hashtags to the end of her sentences (#KeepitReal #Blessed #JustSaying #WatchWhatHappens #Hashtag), the way that she calls her vagina her "kitty cat", the way she spends too much time listing what restaurants she ate at and what dresses she wore as if she was getting a promotional deal out of it-- all of this stuff really grates after a while. Plus, there is only so many times you can read the same story over again. Brandi goes to a [insert restaurant name here for $$$] in her high heels and skanky dress, she meets a guy who proceeds to watch her with "hungry eyes",they have sex in some scandalous place and her "kitty-cat" suffers (#NoRegrets), and after all that something humiliating happens to Brandi. Wash, rinse and repeat for 153 pages. In between throw in a few references to Lexapro and enough references to a scumbag ex and that's basically it. It's like Sex & The City but just not well-written enough to be engaging.
And honestly who is Brandi Glanville to give advice about dating to anyone? At least Bethenny Frankel had the balls to admit how ridiculous her relationship advice book was as an idea, but I'll get to that next month probably.
However, Brandi remains Brandi and her weird writing quirks still abound. The way that she adds strings of hashtags to the end of her sentences (#KeepitReal #Blessed #JustSaying #WatchWhatHappens #Hashtag), the way that she calls her vagina her "kitty cat", the way she spends too much time listing what restaurants she ate at and what dresses she wore as if she was getting a promotional deal out of it-- all of this stuff really grates after a while. Plus, there is only so many times you can read the same story over again. Brandi goes to a [insert restaurant name here for $$$] in her high heels and skanky dress, she meets a guy who proceeds to watch her with "hungry eyes",they have sex in some scandalous place and her "kitty-cat" suffers (#NoRegrets), and after all that something humiliating happens to Brandi. Wash, rinse and repeat for 153 pages. In between throw in a few references to Lexapro and enough references to a scumbag ex and that's basically it. It's like Sex & The City but just not well-written enough to be engaging.
And honestly who is Brandi Glanville to give advice about dating to anyone? At least Bethenny Frankel had the balls to admit how ridiculous her relationship advice book was as an idea, but I'll get to that next month probably.
June 26, 2017
I have a hard time rating this book, both of her books. I read them both in three days during my beach trip. Let me start out by also saying as I am a fan on RHOBH, I would not say I am a Brandi Glanville fan by any means.
Both books were quick, fast, easy, "fun" reads. I did LOL in many parts and appreciated her honesty.
I think I just feel sorry for her. One week watching her on the show I think "ugh I can't stand her" the next week I think "she cracks me up" the next week I feel sorry for her then I'm back to the "hate."
I was no offended at all with her second book. The Amazon reviews for Drinking & Dating were not good. I was shocked after I read the book remembering what people were saying "the book was TMI, disgusting, shameful, ect. Did you all expect anything else?! We are talking about Brandi Glanville here!!!!
All & all I enjoyed both books. I think she should write her own 50 Shades, but should be about her own life, only using difference names & adding a twist with a little fiction in it. Now THAT is a book I would read.
Both books were quick, fast, easy, "fun" reads. I did LOL in many parts and appreciated her honesty.
I think I just feel sorry for her. One week watching her on the show I think "ugh I can't stand her" the next week I think "she cracks me up" the next week I feel sorry for her then I'm back to the "hate."
I was no offended at all with her second book. The Amazon reviews for Drinking & Dating were not good. I was shocked after I read the book remembering what people were saying "the book was TMI, disgusting, shameful, ect. Did you all expect anything else?! We are talking about Brandi Glanville here!!!!
All & all I enjoyed both books. I think she should write her own 50 Shades, but should be about her own life, only using difference names & adding a twist with a little fiction in it. Now THAT is a book I would read.
April 4, 2014
This book in my opinion is not to be taken too seriously and if you're sensitive to talk about sex or a potty mouth then this book is not for you. I personally am a fan of the Housewives franchise therefore when Brandi came out with her 1st book I had to read it, she is obviously not a writer but I did find her 1st book entertaining so I had to get this one when it came out. I didn't find it as good as her first book but did enjoy it overall. The book pretty much is about her dating life since her divorce with her husband and her opinions on dating. The book kept me entertained and my husband enjoyed listening to me read it aloud to him. Let's put it this way, my husband does not care to read and actually has never enjoyed reading books but he loves Brandi's books, only books he actually enjoys sitting by me so we can take turns reading together.
June 9, 2014
OK so this isn't highbrow literature, and I'm not sure I am a better person for having read this book, but I did enjoy Brandi's 2nd book, much like her first one. The one thing I did realize is that I could never live in her world, where she freely admits to "using" people for their beach club memberships, but she is honest, funny, and admits when she screws up. Which apparently she does with alarming frequency. All the talk of her vagina kind of got on my nerves, and I really wanted to know exactly who the famous people were she had "dated"...but Brandi wasn't naming names this time around. But if you're looking for a fresh and funny book about life after a very public divorce and multiple humiliations, I'd recommend this one.
November 30, 2016
It's good if you're a Brandi fan
I am a Brandi fan. I totally get her and appreciate how real and honest she is, so for me I enjoyed the book. If you just read Brandi's first book because of the Eddie gossip you won't enjoy this book because it's more on Brandi and her life. if you're a prude and sex talk makes u uncomfortable, don't bother. I love how candid she is with her life and appreciate that even though she was telling the story she wasn't throwing out the names of the men she dated instead she used pseudonyms. (even if u are curious) I loved the book and hope she writes more.
I am a Brandi fan. I totally get her and appreciate how real and honest she is, so for me I enjoyed the book. If you just read Brandi's first book because of the Eddie gossip you won't enjoy this book because it's more on Brandi and her life. if you're a prude and sex talk makes u uncomfortable, don't bother. I love how candid she is with her life and appreciate that even though she was telling the story she wasn't throwing out the names of the men she dated instead she used pseudonyms. (even if u are curious) I loved the book and hope she writes more.
January 5, 2022
If I could have given this zero stars, I would. I thought it was a Chelsea Handler-esque comic's bio from the cover (never judge by the cover!) and so I checked out the audiobook from the library without researching it. After the first few minutes I was struck by how stupid and superficial this women sounded, and then when I realized she was from a Real Housewives show (surprise!), and I was less shocked. I listened for about 20 minutes (b/c my hands were full of paint and I couldn't turn it off), before I called it quits. If you're a Housewives fan...have fun.
May 3, 2014
Maybe 1.5 stars
To be honest I thoroughly enjoyed her first book but this was garbage. This was nothing but bad puns, OBSESSIVE AND ENDLESS talks of her ex and his new wife, and over the top (in her mind) sex stories that are nothing more than desperate attempts at shock value. There were one or two amusing stories but it really was a boring book with no real point. I was quite disappointed in this and really feel like she just threw this together for the sake of having another book. Trash.
To be honest I thoroughly enjoyed her first book but this was garbage. This was nothing but bad puns, OBSESSIVE AND ENDLESS talks of her ex and his new wife, and over the top (in her mind) sex stories that are nothing more than desperate attempts at shock value. There were one or two amusing stories but it really was a boring book with no real point. I was quite disappointed in this and really feel like she just threw this together for the sake of having another book. Trash.
September 13, 2014
I like Brandi most of the time on the show and I really enjoyed her first book. This one was terrible. I'm not sure why I finished it, but I kept thinking that since I liked the first one, maybe this one would get better. This one doesn't flow as well, she jumps all over the place and really doesn't even say anything. She makes her normally honest self seem stupid and contrived. I'm disappointed.
April 29, 2014
I enjoyed this book. However, it's not as great as the first book that Brandi wrote. I wouldn't exactly call it an advice book, as it reads more like a dating adventure book by "Carrie Bradshaw"(by the way, "Carrie" is Brandi's proclaimed love guru). I would have liked Brandi to delve more into her experiences and the wisdom she learned from them. This book felt more like a work of fiction, rather than reality.
June 10, 2014
I enjoyed Brandi's first book, as an avid watcher of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and I did indeed purchase the second one for my Kindle. It is a quick, light, fun read, and yes, well-written. I actually could have done with less cursing, but aside from that, I certainly don't regret reading it, if for the fun dating stories she tells. What is irritating is trying to guess who the guys are!
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