Book info

• Title No Worries If Not!
• Author Lucy Nichol
• Year 2023
• Genre Contemporary

Charlotte Thomas is polite. Manners cost nothing, her mother always said … yet there’s a fine line between diplomat and doormat. But every woman has their breaking point and Charlotte has just found hers. It wasn’t because she said sorry to her boss for challenging his terrible idea for a staff social, or because she apologised to the drunk girl who spilled espresso martini all over her favourite top. And it wasn’t because she agreed to go on a second date with the world’s most boring man to avoid hurting his feelings. Maybe it was all of these, or maybe it was when she realised she ended every email with the fateful words: No Worries If Not. With the help of her best friend and housemate Mush, Charlotte declares she’s apologising no more. No more saying sorry for just doing her job, or speaking her mind or simply taking up space.

Thoughts

I listened to the audiobook of this and I’m so glad I did because the narrator had the best accent that really brought the story to life. It’s a great tale, too, one that is empowering but real, inspiring but totally human. A journey of figuring out that as a woman, you should apologise less and take up more space - or at least the same amount of space as other people who don’t apologise all the time. A great, real story, with a happy ending. Loved it.

Rating: 5 / 5