This is the perfect book to read if you are looking for something to help you pep yourself up and to help yourself find and realize your own worth and individual importance! This book really made me think about my own actions and how to make them for me and to improve my own well-being and outlook on life. This book is nicely written and easy to read!

I am a longtime reader and fan of Shannon Able's blog and listener of her podcast for years. This book is of the same superb quality as her every other work she has ever created. This would be a wonderful gift to any woman starting now her life as it covers a broad range of topics for living a simply luxurious life: simplicity, societal expectations, career, community, finances, emotional life, style, beauty, physical and mental health, to name a few. An invaluable book for building a life of contentment and true luxury.

I found that the book needed some serious editing. There were parts that I really enjoyed, but others that put me off. It is sad because there is a lot of potencial in this book.

Also, because of the structure, there was a lot of repetition.

Mostly, it was a bullet style number of self evidences, that are all over the internet, without the support information - why was that important, is this a fact or the author opinion?

Some parts are just ridiculous, like the kitchen stuff. Ex: "Chop Garlic: Trim, crush (using a broad knife held flat over the clove and smashing it with your fist), and chop." - That was not part of a recipe, but a series of bullet points about the kitchen. It it the perfect example of the excess of the book.

But the main thing is that I really didn´t identified with the author´s views on womanhood.



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I haven't read anything before by this author, including her blog posts which she references quite a lot however it didn't take away from the book.

I felt there were some good ideas and I enjoyed the quotes throughout however at times it felt a little preachy. There are references throughout to God which may not be relevant to all readers, the viewpoint seems to be from a religious slant.

The main takeaway I got from this book was to sleep more and not buy as many material goods. Often I felt the chapters repeated previous ones however overall I did enjoy reading this book.

Thank you for the arc.

I am sorry to say that this book was a Brun strange mixture for me.

The writing and most of the tips and lifestyle tricks and ideas felt very focused on a younger audience, those that are still in high school or even younger, trying to figure out what is important, to learn what friendship and relationships overall mean, what is actually important and life and where the focus should be for a successful start into the adult world.

But at th same time half or hose tips are clearly targeted towards older readers that already are in control of their own income and life, have their own expenses and taxes... which just confuses me since most of those tips are either basic knowledge after a short time or something you can find literary everywhere as tips and tricks listed on the interne or social media in some format or quotations in a much faster and shorter version.

Now that sounds very negative, and I don't want to make it sound as if this book is bad,
It shot.

It's just very unfocused in my option, feels a lot like blog posts fitted together to make a book out of them instead of an actual planned out and structured book.
And on top of that the writing is overly simplified and quiet repetitive and ad I already mentioned... young feeling.

All in all I think it might be a great book for many around the age of sixteen. And for everyone else or a bit older then that, which I might be more if a flip through book that should be a library rental instead of a buy until you know if it's actually something that will help you instead of just giving you aleeready well known information in a cute packaging..

Thank you Simply Luxurious and Netgalleynfor an ARC of this book.

This book was not what I had expected. It was the authors take on how to live a good life, written in short chapters. The book had numerous reference to the bible and the writing felt more like preaching than inspiration at times.

The author of Living The Simply Luxurious Life is a blogger. Her blog has lots of lovely photos. Unfortunately her book does not. It’s really just a list of do’s and don’ts. I’m not sure what makes her more qualified than I am to define the difference between a woman and a girl (a woman doesn’t show too much skin, apparently). In fairness, most of what she wrote was inoffensive, but without any pretty pictures to look at , it just felt like I’d wandered into quite a boring lecture.

This book has a good overall message, but I it felt like blog posts put together to make a book. I'm not sure I would recommend it.

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a review copy. This is my honest and unbiased review of this book.

I wasn't familiar with this author or her blog prior to reading this, her second book. This book contains a lot of great ideas around living a good life. Living within your means and with less clutter, not getting bogged down with unimportant things. It does read like a collection of blog posts however. Overall, I think this has a good message and will speak to a lot of readers.

Thank you to Simply Luxurious and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

I have to be honest and say I was really disappointed with this book. It has the feel of a blog not a book and each chapter is made up of mainly one heading paragraphs. There is no real organisation within the chapters and it feels as though you are reading a bunch of shallow tips. I think she has tried to cover too many subjects and it was very repetitive. I was hoping for a lifestyle book on simplicity not a self help re-hash of all the big ideas already out there. I didn't like the preaching guru stance that the book has the feel of, but if you want to just open it on a page and read a brief summary of an idea then it is ok. Sadly none of the areas are covered in depth enough to make any real use of. You were reminded constantly that it is based on a blog with the advertising and dropping in of brand names and recommendations. On the plus side I liked the bits on clothes, style, and buying quality. I would have loved to read an extension of these bits and the house style and interiors bits. A few pictures would have increased the likeability immensely. Sorry not for me but I am sure it will be for lots of other women out there.

We are always on the lookout for new self-help or even books about straight happiness and Living The Simply Luxurious Life definitely caught my attention when searching for those books. People dream to live the life of luxury but our mindsets are programmed to live a stressful life because of all the drama and workload that piles up in our everyday life. This book taught me that the only person letting the work load pile up is you. If all the tasks on your to-do list were completed right when they are assigned then good bye stress and hello luxury.

Thank you Netgalley and Simply Luxurious for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. We will definitely consider this title for our self-help collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

This book is like a Bible for women who want to become their best selves.
Literally every single topic is discussed and how you can go about improving that part of your life and lifestyle to lead a simple but yet happy and fulfilled life.

I was really wishing I had a physical copy of it to underline and annotate.
It combines minimalism, Marie Kondo's tyding up and decluttering with choosing quality over quantity in any aspect of your life. Hardly anybody will be able to completely transform themselves over night, but see it more as a work book to go over and over again.

I liked the layout of the book a lot, the bold sentences to drive home the important points, even though some of them get discussed repeatedly.
I usually hate it when authors repeat themselves, but in this case it added to the value of the book, because the more often you read it the more you internalize the point.
I also liked the authors personal choices and experiences sprinkled in between, which made it for an interesting read.

I won't ever buy myself a Coco Chanel suit, but as explained in the book, you'll find your own priorities.

Altogether I really enjoyed it and I'm thinking of getting a copy for myself to work through and get back to. I'll definitely check out the author's blog as well.

Thank you so much to Smith Publicity and Netgalley for providing me with an eARC. All thoughts on this publication are entirely my own.

I was interested to read this book as the title is intriguing and I did not know what to expect. I liked the messages in this book as it is really in the nowadays trend of staying true to yourself and find the best in yourself.

3/5 (thank you Netgalley & publisher for the digital arc)

Shannon Ables's previous book (Choosing The Simply Luxurious Life: A Modern Woman's Guide) is on my want-to-read list since forever. And now that I had the chance to read her next book, I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world.

Living the Simply Luxurious Life contains some tips in curating your life: what needs to be purged physically and mentally, what needs to be added, and how to maximise everything.

I quite like the book, the writing was superb, and the first few chapters hooked me up right away that I had to steal some time in the office to read it. Not that being in the office ever matter when it comes to reading a book lol.

Anyway, I like that despite the simplicity, she still insert some lux brands, it seems realistic although it isn't my thing.

This book also gives some advices that I skipped since it doesn't concern me, but I believe would benefit many others.

The lack of picture/graphic also bothered me. I have no idea whether publisher will insert some pretty things (since this is an arc) or not, but some pics wouldn't hurt.

Also, what I found 'bad' inside was when Ables compared 'woman and girl' by making 'girl' sounded so... stereotyping, when on the next page she wrote not to label anyone. I think it'd be enough to say that woman matured and some girls don't.