There was useful information scattered throughout the novel. This information was interspersed with witty remarks and clever character titles to hold the reader’s attention.I found everything that I needed to know within the first chapter, everything after that was very repetitive and dry to me.

After the best-selling book The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck, Sarah Knight returns with another piece of advice: it's time you learned how to say no! F*ck No is a book for everyone who wants to start saying no - whether that's to people pitching you vacuums, telemarketers, colleagues, or awful family members - but doesn't know how to actually do that.

Using examples, humor, and valuable pieces of advice, Sarah Knight shows the reader the value of knowing when to say no - and why it's important. A recommended read.

If there was ever a person who needed a book about how to say no, it's me. So thank you to the publishers for giving me an ARC in return for my unbiased review!

My inability to say no has impacted my life greatly. Ultimately, I like saying yes. I think that just comes down to it. I like being able to solve a problem someone else experiences, I like being able to take some work from someone else, being able to say, "sure, don't worry, I got it."

And like, I think this is mostly a good thing. With some of my wonderful friends, it builds a connection where both of you will always help each other. It's amazing to know there's someone out there who will always say yes to you. (Or as I used to refer to it, it's what happens when a Hufflepuff befriends other Hufflepuffs or Slytherins).

Anyways, I read this book because I wanted some help in learning when is it okay to say no. I've found myself slowly realizing that my desire to always say yes comes at the cost of my time and my mental health as well as people's respect towards those things. It is time to learn when to say no.

However, and unfortunately, this isn't what this book is about. Instead, Sarah Knight provides us people-pleasers with a very long list of ways to say no. She seems to assume that our problem is that we simply don't have the words, that if I knew how to say no, I would say no.

This is ridiculous because I know how to express myself. My problem isn't that I just don't know how to say no. It's that I second-guess each no, that I say yes before even thinking about it, that I feel terrible whenever I say no. I was hoping this book would deal with those things.

And yeah, there's a chapter about this but in it, Knight essentially says that it's always okay to say no, or at least, that it's almost always okay to say no. Now, when it comes down to it, I just don't agree with this attitude.

I want to live in a world where if I need help, I can ask people and they'll say yes. I wonder if Knight has ever tried to arrange something and felt how incredibly frustrating it is to need something from people and have all of them be absolutely useless. Or what it's like to arrange some type of gathering and have everyone cancel. Or to need help at work and get tons of excuses from everyone.

Ultimately, even if you manage to mask your "no" in a nice way, you're still saying no. There's no way to hide that and I think we have to consider the implications of saying no. We have to consider the values that we're building our society with when we teach that you can say no whenever you just don't want to do something.

Knight touches upon this briefly in the last chapter. It's not enough. The world Knight is describing is one where everyone selfishly chooses how to act based on their own comforts and needs all the time, where that's the only thing that guides you.

I would much rather create relationships that foster honesty and loyalty. Where we can say things like, "mm, I'm not in the mood but like, I can see that you need my help so I'm going to do it" and this clarifies to the other person where you stand. Or alternatively, "I don't really want to do this but like, if you absolutely need me to, I will," and that the other side will be honest and demand only what is fair. Where when we say a Hard No, it's because we absolutely do not or can not do the thing and then the other person will respect it.

I just feel like saying yes does open doors and it does lead to stronger relationships. And yeah, I should be more careful when it comes to the people I choose to say yes to but with those people, it's amazing to know that we have each other's back, even when it's inconvenient.

Beyond this, this book could have been a nice blog post. As a book, it was way too repetitive. I mean, come on, I don't need to be told the same thing a dozen times, I get it. The lack of conversation about the impact of your words was disappointing.

Knight's narrative voice is the type of quirky and jokey voice that some readers will adore and others will despise. I was pretty neutral, I didn't laugh but I also didn't find it very annoying. There's a lot of cursing which might make some readers uncomfortable.

So yeah, if you're the kind of person that struggles with wording your nos and you need a book giving you phrases for pretty much every situation you'll encounter in life, this is the book for you. For me, I'm probably going to stick to my people pleaser ways.

What I'm Taking With Me
- I can't shake the feeling that in like 10 years (if the world will still exist), future me is gonna look at this and go, "ugh, I can't believe I thought these things, this is why no one ever treated me with respect".
- I will say that the FuckNoTes were cute.
- Ack, it's late. I've got to sleep.

love love this book. Funny and to the point. A self help love book that I can identify with. I would recommend it to my friends.

I can see this book being pretty helpful for people who truly cannot say no. It starts with some background info on personality types who say yes too often and gives different kinds of encouragement and reasons why saying no would be good. There are some flow charts and examples. Then part 2 of the book goes into lots of different scenarios and suggestions on how to say no to requests from friends, family, clients, bosses, etc. Sections are invitations, favors, permission/consent, work/professional transactions, partners, and family.
There is good info in here, but it would help best if someone is seriously struggling with ever saying no. Also, should be obvious by the title, but the book has quite a hit of cursing, and can be quite blunt.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Fuck YES, go read this book. Fuck NO to everything else!

Although familiar with, I'm new to Sarah Knight's books. I have no problem Not Giving a F*ck, and I pretty much have my Shit Together, but I do have a big problem saying NO. Mostly I'd prefer that people not ask me to do things, because I don't want to be put in the position of having to say no, or more accurately, wanting to say no, but most of the time, saying yes for the sake of being nice.

This book helped me identify why I say yes, because sometimes, I honestly did not know myself. It turns out I'm both a push-over, a people-pleaser, and an overachiever. That all leads to A LOT of yes', that really should have been no's. So now I'm committing, right here for 2020 to not only be the year of NO, but FUCK NO. I am taking back my time, my energy, and my money.

Also, if anyone is open to being the PTA Treasurer, Secretary of Woman's Club, or providing BBQ chicken for that wrestling tournament coming up, please let me know. After that, go buy and read this book! I'll be kicking my feet up, reading another book, and enjoying a glass of wine instead.

*Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy via NetGalley.

So I have not read any of her other books but parts and seeing them in bookstores. I'm also no a huge self-help book reader but I was interested in this one since its with saying No and well everyone and especially females need help with that, since we are told to say yes no matter what so I was willing to try it.

I like how its broken down into what type you are, which will help with why you don't say no. Then it goes into areas of your life, invites, dinner parties, work, family, dating, ect. By the end it got very repetitive, and I did more of a skim towards the end for areas in my life and just look at others. It did have some good ideas I will put into play and not feel bad about saying no to things I hate doing. It did miss some points as it was very big city and corporate America so some people will have a hard time with it, because some of it you just can't do at some work places and in some towns or families. But overall it was a good starting point for a lot of people!

*Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, in exchange for a honest review- all opinions are mine.

I found this book very helpful and funny! I really liked the examples and anecdotes. I was able to relate to some of the examples and going to give it a go to say "no" and mean it! If you struggle to say "NO" you need to pick this book up.
Thank you Netgalley, Sarah Knight, Little, Brown and Company, and for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

As someone who has trouble saying no, I found this book both humorous and helpful! I really liked that she gave multiple examples & anecdotes.

Thank you Sarah Knight, Little, Brown and Company, and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

#fuckno #NetGalley

What an enjoyable read! I'm hopeless at saying no so I now feel much more equipped to deal with denying others at my own cost. Recommend to everyone!

Dammit I hate it when the GR app “loses” your incomplete review because you dared switch to another page to look up the meaning of a word so as to not appear a complete ignoramus, sigh. I thought they were working on that. Never mind, starting again...

I don’t read many self-help books, mainly because in my experience they are usually repetitive and patronising collections of personal anecdotes and tortuous reworkings of the central premise (usually the title), padded out over 300 pages. However, I saw this on NetGalley and decided it was an area I could use some help with, and found it an amusing light-hearted guide to navigating personal relationships, which doesn’t take itself too seriously, that I will probably re-read in future.

This turns out to be the fifth book in the author’s “No F***s Given Guides” which began with “The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F***” which I had heard of but conflated in my mind with “The Subtle Art if Not Giving a F***” - I imagine these two best-sellers cover similar territory but had not read either, for reasons stated above. I haven’t read Marie Kondo either although do like her lesson on how to fold a T-shirt. Having clearly found a market, Sarah Knight has gone on to explore related areas like getting organised and celebrating your individuality, and this time she tackles that seemingly innocuous but surprisingly difficult challenge that we all face: saying no!

Explaining that people who have difficulty saying No fall in to four different personality types - People pleasers, Overachievers, FOMO and Pushovers - or combinations thereof (surprise surprise I’m all of these), she starts by exploring the reasons why we have such difficulty turning down requests, be they from colleagues, friends, family or even complete strangers. She breaks these down into chapters with plenty of examples and a few well-chosen and not-too-annoying anecdotes. I like her writing style but if the liberal use of the F-word offends you, you should buy a different book. (Similarly Trump-supporters and the highly religious should skip this one.)

Reading this made me reflect that I have already become a lot better at saying No - to extra work-shifts, to requests to borrow money, to loaning things, but it’s the way I feel about it afterwards - sleepless nights, anxiety about the impact on my relationships, angst about being a bad person... so I think the no-nonsense way she points out that other people aren’t necessarily thinking what you thare no they are, very helpful. I’m even going to apply this to my reviewing - just because an author or publisher I’ve never heard of reaches out to ask me to review their novel, doesn’t mean I have to...

Yes it gets repetitive, but that didn’t bother me as the general idea is to learn how to use the same principles in different situations - deciding when to reject/decline a request, being polite and/or honest about it, backing yourself and avoiding the associated guilt (the bit I struggle with the most) - which as she points out is mostly self-inflicted. Having stock phrases ready in advance, buying yourself time when caught unprepared, suggested ways of softening your rejection, were all concepts that seem very obvious but made a lot of sense to me. I am actually now tempted to read TLCMONGAF!

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc which allowed me to give an honest review. F*** No is available on 31st December.

I've read Sarah Knight's stuff before, not all but a decent amount of the first books, and even then the idea of her books are same-y.

This, however, could have been 50 pages. The turning down of different situations was the same no matter what. I'm one of those people that needs to read something like this as a people pleaser and over-achiever who says yes to everything especially when it comes to work but I didn't really take anything away from it. The excuses in this are the same as what I use any way, maybe I just need something deeper that deals with the guilt of saying no and not just how to say it.

The book just felt vapid and missing that extra layer. I think most people who are Yes-men know how to say no and will when pushed but there wasn't much on how to deal with everything after. Maybe I was expecting too much but a book on how to say no but in different ways shouldn't be this long.

I want to thank #NetGalley for this ARC of #fuckno

<b>Overall: 4</b>

Cover: 4
It's very simple and looks like the pages within would be a journal; something any of us could write. And by this I don't mean a mediocre job, but something highly relatable and less intimidating than a more professionally looking book, and thus more inviting. Its only fault in my opinion is the use of the word "f*ck," however censored, sort of. I don't mind it, but I'm sure it can be off putting to some folks. For example, I have an uncle to whom I might have gifted this book were it not for that reason, or its prolific use throughout, for that matter.

Writing: 4
I like the fact that this book reads as if an old friend were giving you all this advice in person, and just like in person it becomes repetitive at times, if only for emphasis and making the lessons stick. Sarah Knight is very funny in this book, which is a plus when touching some subjects.

Editorial: 4
Considering I'm reviewing an ARC, the editorial job is pretty much flawless, though a lot of the flowcharts proved difficult to read. Also, maybe there were just a little too many internal links throughout the book, many of them useful, mind you.

I love anything by this author and this book falls in line with that mindset. I am not a people pleaser or a yes person. I still found the book funny and I can’t wait to suggest it for anyone struggling to say NO.

I have a problem. The same problem that many people suffer from. I say “yes”, when I really want to say “no”. This is seen a lot when it comes to plans. I’ll say “yes” because I feel like I should. If I was invited, then I should go. But the day of, I have anxiety and I try to find ways to get out of it, sometimes unsuccessfully. When I saw this book to review on Netgalley, I downloaded it right away. I loved Sarah Knights other books, and I was hoping she would teach me the art of just saying NO!

This book was great! I learned a lot and actually started putting what I learned into practice. I was able to say “no” to two Christmas parties that I didn’t want to go to. I said no right away (nicely of course) and then didn’t think about it again.

Do yourself a favor and pick up this book. If you are the kind of person to say “yes” in your personal or professional life when you really want to say “no” this is the book for you!

I am a people pleaser. I have a hard time saying “no.” And I’ve always been this way.

I also have high anxiety (always been that way, too *sigh*), and being a people-pleasing push-over actually increases my stress levels, and affects my mental health daily. So I knew this book was for me just by reading the title alone.

This book just gave me validation that I need to incorporate the word “no” into my vocabulary. I repeat: NEED to!

In F*ck No!, Sarah Knight talks as if she is speaking to you, her friend (as she does with all of the other books in this series). This is a nice change from some a lot of other self-help books out there.

F*ck No! is not one of those books by one of those authors who give you the vibe of: “I’m way smarter than you with my triple PhDs and I’m writing this book out of pity for you poor unfortunate souls.” You know the ones. The ones that make you want to say “Ugh, yeah right. None of these ‘scientific suggestions’ are even realistic in my world.” Instead, this book reads like a conversation you’d have with your best friend over the phone or drinks. And it gives real advice in real situations that you would have with real people, including your own family. Including your own kids!

And, BONUS: it is hilarious! I cracked up out loud constantly!

No lie, I took notes! I’ve now got a list of things to say when I truly just want to tell someone “no.” Knight even breaks down all of her examples into different real-life scenarios. There are a few examples within the book that I wish I had the…ahem…balls… to say. But, as Knight mentions, saying “no” takes practice. Especially if you’re someone like me who has been saying “yes” all their life. So personally, I will start with the countless other examples she gives throughout the entire book and practice my nay-saying!

I’m actually kind of excited to start telling people “NO!” …but in a nice way, of course.

This book is for anyone and everyone who lacks the confidence to say what they mean (in a polite way) and stand by it. And learn to not even feel bad about it when you respectfully decline. I highly recommend!

Note: Although this is the 5th book in the No F*cks Given Guides, F*ck No! (as well as all of the books in the guides) can be read as a stand-alone. You do not need to read any of the other books for this one to make sense. This book is amazing all by itself!

*This book was given to me in exchange for my honest review.* (Thank you, NetGalley!)

I am of the few who just not really love the book. It seems it was too much of overkill the writer seem to. try too hard in the humor and did not help the bit of advice. Anyway, it was just not very good for me.

Thanks, NetGalley for the advance copy to review.

Thank you Netgalley and Little, Brown and Company for allowing me to read this book and give an honest review.

Many of us have a hard time saying to either our family, friend, coworker or boss. Deep down we really want to say no but for some reason, we say yes.
Sarah writes about the different types of people: classic people-pleaser, afraid of missing out, overachiever and a big f*cking pushover.

What I liked:
- She gives some really great realistic scenario 
- The order of the book was fantastic (able to go to sections that stand out to you the most.)
- As you can see from this detail there are going to be profanity.
- Showed me the importance of creating boundaries and respecting your time. (don’t waste time doing things that you don’t want to do.)
- Sarah is funny and I envy that she was able to create a lifestyle that made her happy

What I didn’t like:
- It was repetitive

The title should have been a dead giveaway - I found the author rather rude and as such, her advice wasn't really 'good' as it pushed one to be rude when saying no. I really thought this book would be about the art of saying no without being rude - sadly not the case for me

Do you have issues setting boundaries? Are you tired of agreeing when you know that you shouldn't?
This book is for you (and me).
The author clearly and completely breaks down the circumstances and feelings which has us saying"yes", when the answer should be an emphatic "NO".
There are tips and tricks to say "no". How to be blunt, semi-polite, or completely evasive. Be forewarned. As the title implies, the language will be salty.
The message may seem obvious to some people, but clearly there is a need for this book.
I recommend it