I was surprised by how much I loved this book! I have followed Naomi’s blog/Instagram on and off since I was in high school. Over the past few years I have become somewhat disillusioned with social media and influencers and I was worried this book might leave me feeling like I just scrolled through an influencer’s Instagram, but it didn’t.

This book showed me more of who Naomi is, what she has been through, and how she approaches life.

Although the entire book was enjoyable, I especially loved the chapters about motherhood. Similar to Naomi (and probably most mothers), I have felt overwhelmed by opinions and scared of judgment in my new role as a mother. Her message that “it’s okay to do this my way” really resonated with me.

The chapters were incredibly easy to read and I loved how each ended in a positive takeaway. Upon finishing the book I felt uplifted and inspired to live with more authenticity, which is why I give it 4 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.


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I have followed Taza for what seems like forver. I was young and single and followed her through divorce, moving new babies and all. She popped up many moons ago with Baby E. Eleanor was a young hip baby going to Black Key Conerts and being obsessed with space. Fast forwatde to five kids later and zillion of followers Naomi still seems the same to me. Tackling Mother hood with what's next attitude. Love follwing along on what she likes to share.

After following her blog and Instagram for a few years, I enjoyed this book and hearing new stories from Naomi’s life. Each essay was based on a personal experience and what she learned from it. It helped to show a new side to someone who I feel like I have gotten to know through social media.

However, some of the stories kind of fell flat and I felt like she never went into enough depth. Not necessarily more personal details but more self reflection. I do appreciate her positivity and always striving to end each essay with a lesson it could have just used a little more fleshing out.

Thank you to NetGalley, the Author and Publisher for an early copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I have followed Naomi and Josh’s journey for well over a decade, before they had children - back in red boot days - and I have always enjoyed Naomis writing style.

The other reviews I have read stated that the chapters lacked depth, where as I found that every chapter went as deep as it needed to to get the moral across and always ended on a strong positive note. I have found that is very much how Naomi writes. She has a very positive persona in the online world - ‘A Coat of Yellow Paint’ if you will - in spite of challenges that she faces.

This book is very much for her readers as she says in her dedication and acknowledgments; but I believe anyone, especially mums who need a bit of positivity and ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ will definitely benefit from this book.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

I read Naomi’s blog for several years starting in 2007, and I fell off by the time she had her third child. I am not a parent and sometimes find it hard to relate to kid-related topics, so I probably shouldn’t have picked this one up. It was pretty well-written, but absolutely chock full of meaningless platitudes and reeking of white/thin privilege. It’s hard to read about body image from someone who most likely has never worn pants bigger than a size 6. It didn’t really delve deep into issues or anything of real meaning, just surface-level positivity and being grateful and loving God. Bleh. It wasn’t for me. She should have steered away from a book of essays and done maybe a photo book with cute captions or something. Her hardcore fans will love it, but not many others will.

While I think that this book has potential, it left 99% of that potential on the dirty dining room floor.

I have read Naomi's blog on and off for several years. This book was basically her blog in a printed format. Cute stories about her family and marriage. Details about time, location, her hairstyle and food introduce each chapter - which, while cute, comes off rather self-indulgent.

There is a severe lack of depth, with many chapters pushing towards a meaningful conversation but never really getting into the details.The opportunities to explore deeper into marriage, motherhood, infertility, faith, and mental help were all there - but they were left blowing in the wind. I'm sure Naomi's many fan girls would love to read more about how to make a marriage work with five kids, but ..instead, a shiny veneer is painted on, much like that coat of yellow paint.

Is this a collection of essays or is this a 'self-help' type book? There's no clear answer. I'm sure that Naomi has the best intentions with this book, but it's about as deep as the shallow end of a pool at the end of the summer.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I have followed Naomi on Instagram for a couple of years now, so I was excited to receive an advanced copy of her upcoming book. While I was not the target audience for a lot of the stories and lessons shared (I am not a mother nor am I a blogger), there were a lot of cute takeaways and sweet memories shared. Naomi opens up and is quite vulnerable with this book. While I found the chapters on religion a little discomforting for personal reasons, I found A COAT OF YELLOW PAINT to be mainly a nice look into how life on Instagram isn't always "life." It is a good reminder of the benefits of social media and the pitfalls. Naomi is a very intelligent woman with a lovely voice and I really did enjoy learning more about her and her sweet family.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Horizon for this advanced copy.

I received a free arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve been following Naomi’s blog for about eight years. This book felt like an extension of her blog before it became more of a photo book with captions. This isn’t a traditional memoir, but more a collection of essays centering on lessons Naomi has learned throughout her life. Each chapter starts with a short introduction on Naomi’s hair situation, number of children, and favorite food. I thought it was a clever way to give us some insight into where she was in life at the beginning of each chapter.

Even though this book attempted to go a little deeper than the blog, the attempts at depth were never fully realized. Every time Naomi would start to approach something profound, the chapter would end with an empty platitude about positivity. I enjoy Naomi’s blog and think she has fun stories to tell, but they just weren’t in this book.