"Attached: the New Science of Adult Attachment and how it can help you find-and-keep love" by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller is a fun, easy to read (and understand), non-fiction book that engages readers to think about their attachment styles and how they affect our romantic relationships. Levine and Heller (influenced by the early research conducted by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth on attachment styles in children) relate the attachment styles individuals form as children to how we show up to our romantic partners in adulthood. The book opens with a general overview of the 3 attachment styles (avoidant, anxious, and secure), then follows with a mini quiz to help the reader identify where they may be situated within the attachment styles. From then on, the authors provide further overviews of these attachment styles and how they relate to one another when people from the same or different attachment styles come together romantically.

Having recently just begun dating after a long-lived dating hiatus, I found this book to be an extremely useful resource. It helped me identify my attachment style (which falls into a nice blend of both anxious and avoidant), and what I can do to formulate more secure attachments moving forward. It is also encouraging me to be more understanding of what others may be experiencing within their attachment style, and how that would work in relation to my own.

Given that this was a very easy to follow and informative non-fiction book that has shaped the way I am currently perceiving my relationships, I would give it a rating of 4/5. I find myself referring to the book with friends and family quite often since having read through it, and it has provoked some interesting talking topics with those around me. The mini quizzes had me feeling some nostalgic Seventeen Magazine quiz vibes, and the interactive “food for thoughts” at the end of each chapter were thought provoking and engaging. The only change I would make is to have added a bit more information on the avoidant attachment style. I would have enjoyed a bit more information on how those experiencing that particular attachment style could transition to a more secure base.

Thank you so much for the read, I am thankful to netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read through a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book and found it very helpful! It gives advice for relationships and can be used for different types of relationships. It makes a lot of since and will definitely help me build on some of the relationships I have. I think if you enjoy self help books in general or are open to advice on your relationship that you can learn a lot and enjoy getting another perspective by reading this book!

Super helpful. book. Definitely worth reading to become more familiar with your attachment style. Will help in all relationships.

This was such a fantastic resource! Learning about the attachment styles was eye opening and interesting. Levine and Heller did a great job not only describing the attachment styles but also giving advice as to how best to navigate when you have a particular attachment style or if you partner has a particular attachment style. Highly recommended, great book!

Absolutely loved this book. I wish I knew about this book years ago, because I hadn't known about the attachment styles before this book, and I found this book eye-opening to so many of the relationship dynamics that we experience ourselves or see withing our friends and families. I now believe that having an understanding of one's attachment style is important because it helps us know why someone behaves the way they do and how to respond to certain behavior. Everyone should read this book to have a better understanding in how people work and to improve communication in all relationships.

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