Sarah

I transferred my review from Goodreads.

It had some good examples that I will try to remember and move forward with. I know it's a workbook, but I hated answering the questions, l found it very tedious, probably my ADHD. I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for my therapist.

Anyways, I mostly wanted to write a review because most of the reviews I saw mentioned the book is only for a housewife....did we read the same book?!? There is literally no examples given of a housewife and a handful given of women in the workplace and navigating dynamics there. Maybe this is really a review of reviews:

Look, as a Stay at Home Mom, I am sick of people -especially other women- shitting on housewives/SAHMs (or at least making comments like they are lesser). It's a lot of work. Valid, necessary, thankless work. And it in no way diminishes you as a human as worth does not come from your career. You do not know the reason a person decided to stay at home, a lot of times it's a financial reason because of the cost of child care, sometimes the person wants to be with their kids while they are young and have the capacity to do so, and honestly it doesn't matter. They are not lesser because they made the decision to stay home, just as another person is not lesser because they made a different decision. Can we please just encourage each other? If a book isn't for you, just say "It didn't feel relevant to my life".

The romance in this book was terrible. It felt thrown together. And there was a lot in this book that didn't age well. However I kept on reading for the fantasy story line. I wanted to know how she found the key and that did not disappoint. It would have been so much better if the romance was cut or at least reduced, even if it was a much shorter book. I do wish I could see those painting with my own eyes...