Wow! This is such a cool, interesting book. I love how it uses psychology and the way my brain thinks to find the right de-clutter for me. It was immensely practical and such a good help! Add in the scripture that speaks to my deeper need to fix the chaos in my life, and this was perfectly suited to my needs. Great read!

The Clutter Fix really made me want to hop on the decluttering bandwagon. I am not the best about decluttering, but this book inspired me to just get strated. The author breaks it down in tangible steps. I appreciated that she broke it down as it made it feel less overwhelming. I feel like I would be able to manage decluttering when before it seemed far too daunting.

I've read my share of decluttering books over the years, and will admit that--given that--I was probably disproportionately excited about this read, lol! "What could I learn that hasn't been said before? I'm sure there's something Or I need a reminder."

This book most helped me as a reminder, more than presenting "new" information, per se. It brought together a number of decluttering/organizing/etc. big-names' concepts and ideas together, a bibliography, if you will, which might prompt the reader to pursue some of those more specifically.

For being a book on decluttering, I do feel ... it could have decluttered its word count a bit? LOL. I found myself skipping to the bolded parts and skimming the rest. The author's encouragement to "change systems if needed" ended up being my biggest takeaway; there are other books/methods/authors in this genre I prefer more. I was also surprised there really weren't any pictures inside--perhaps there are in the final product vs. the eARC? Hope so!

The worksheets were the most appealing to me when I started reading, and would be my biggest reason for picking up a hard copy at the library or making my own cheat-sheets that, again, weren't so wordy. _Let me get to it rather than just read about it, thanks!_ I'm also insanely curious how these translated from eARC to hard/final copy--frankly, they looked more like word lists than checklists--something I could easily draft and improve on myself in Excel.

Interestingly, as much as I loved the prospect of worksheets, I got the most practical help out of reading the book's 2- and 3-star reviews on Goodreads, noting what worked well (or didn't) for those readers. The boots-on-the-ground (or, in author Paul David Tripp's lingo, "street level") application helped me see where best to apply my own efforts--including in pursuit of other books.

I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

As someone who struggles with clutter, I was very thankful for this book. Shannon helps you to find solutions to the common problems. Shannon is a homeschool stay at home Christian mom who does write from that angle. I think the tips are helpful if you are looking to get control of the clutter in your house.

Just what it sounds like, this is a book on home organization. The author comes with the added back round of being a homeschool mom of littles, and as such she comes loaded with an arsenal of scriptures to either help you feel motivated or guilt tripped, readers choice.

Honestly I requested this because I do enjoy reading organization books hoping for a tip or trick I haven't heard of before. A lot of the methods she uses have also been used before; and I've picked up from Marie Kondo and the Fly Lady. However if you're new to organizing your life and this was the first book you picked up, I'm sure this would be quite helpful to you.

Thank you to Bethany Housefor sending me this free eARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was too indifferent to other books I have read on this topic, so I didn’t really feel it was very useful for me. Perhaps if you’re a beginner, you might benefit from it.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

The Clutter Fix by Shannon Acheson has already helped me to start cleaning out some areas. I enjoyed determining my organizing personality. and realizing it is not the same as my spouse :)

I highlighted quite a bit in this book but the key is that I have started decluttering. Shannon has a way of encouraging you and giving you tips that feels like a friend not criticism.

I would highly recommend this book if you are looking to start organizing; or starting again :)

I thought this book was quite helpful to break down the tasks and make decluttering easier! I am not a christian so I found the parts about religion were dragged out. I found the intro was quite long and a bit cheesy. But, the tips were quite helpful. I liked that the author talked about the different clutter personalities et the different ways to prevent clutter according to your personality. I liked that there were included worksheets at the end of every chapter. It was a good recap and its always fun to check boxes.
I also like that the author talked about creating habits to help keep the house clutter free Will definitely be using some of these tips!

While The Clutter Fix has a lot of information on decluttering and organization. To be completely honest, the depth of information and delivery were so uninteresting that I skimmed a lot of the content, especially when it was written with religious anecdotes. While this is the author’s life and process, it wasn’t something that interested me. From a publishing perspective, the cover did lure me in, but there were no pictures inside. While that’s of the editor/publisher/author’s choosing, there were no examples to see put in place. This made for dull reading.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the opportunity to give an honest review in exchange for an advance reader’s copy of this book.

Good advice with solid disclaimers that make the content accessible and relatable. However, if one is not from the same or similar socio economic class, some advice is harder to relate to. Otherwise, it is full of actionable and specific ideas that make a looming task feel attainable

Shannon Acheson is thorough!!! This guide really looks at all aspects of decluttering, from various physical aspects (junk mail! The garage!) To the emotional and mental aspects (different organizing personalities!) And even looks at it from a Biblical perspective. This is a great guide for anyone look to destress and free themselves from clutter. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy!

While I think the author has pinned down some great tips, it often felt like her faith was pasted into places it did not fit. I don't mind a book like this having a Christian perspective-- I'm not religious, but I knew when requesting this advance copy that the book was by a Christian author-- but it never felt earned.

For many women, this will be just the book they need to give them the kick in the pants to accomplish some of their goals for their home. For other women, this will be a book that repeats things they've already been doing. So depending on your needs for encouragement, help, and inspiring ideas, you'll have differing views on this book.
Simple ideas, practical implementation, and scripture flow through the book as the author encourages homemakers to make their homes more enjoyable and less cluttered.
I received an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This is so practical and applicable. It’s written from a Christian perspective with included bible verses, but I love how different it is from other decluttering books. I highly recommend this book to moms!

Not a good fit. Too preachy and verbose. The description didn't match the content in many ways.

Thanks for the free review copy!

I was given this book as an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book is about how to declutter your home and covers a good amount of information about how to do that. The techniques provided are not necessarily anything new or different from what a reader can find elsewhere. I didn't think there was much new added to the existing literature on decluttering. But if a reader has never read anything about decluttering before, they can find a lot of value in the suggestions. What I found most interesting was the categories of clutter personality types and how to adjust your decluttering process based on your personality type. There were some weird moments of body shaming and fatphobia that I thought were REALLY unnecessary. In a book about decluttering your house, there was just no need for that whatsoever and it really turned me off the book. There were some Bible versus used but they felt "cherry picked" because the larger context around those versus and why they were included went unexplained and unexplored. This wasn't the book for me, but it could be useful to others.

I wanted to like this book. The author's Instagram is super cute! And she's Canadian. I read a lot of decluttering books, so I thought it would be nice to read something from my country (actually my region, she lives in the same municipality as me).

But alas, I did not enjoy this book. The introduction did warn about the religion stuff. And I was like, "It's fine, I've read Joshua Becker. He was literally a pastor, I can totally do this."

*Ron Howard in Arrested Development Voice: She could not.*

This book brings religion up for no reason. I would go a few pages, almost start liking what I'm reading and then bam! A bible verse, or a reminder of God's love or something like that. It was just so jarring.

Frankly, if I read a secular version of this book, I would have probably forgotten most of it. Since it's pretty genetic otherwise.

Also the chapters of this book are in a weird order. It starts with a decluttering challenge to 'get some wins under your belt'. But then jumps to reasons to declutter, the clutter personalities (which was actually interesting (btw: do you like open or closed storage shelving/storage units and are you into simple or detailed organizing methods)). Then it's how to declutter your whole house, and finally how to create good maintenance routines.

I think the mindsets should have been before the challenge, and before the house declutter. Why bother doing a 10-day challenge if you haven't figured out the motivation behind it?

Overall, the book wasn't for me. I found it frustrating. Even thinking about the intended audience, I don't think it was a very good book.

To her credit, I looked on her website and there isn't a massive repeat of information. So if you like her website Home Made Lovely, the book seems to be fresh content.

Two star, because although I didn't enjoy it. I save my one stars for worse books or DNFs.

The Clutter Fix felt like the author compiled a bunch of lists about decluttering from the internet, put them into a Word document, and labelled it as a book. Throw in her very liberal sprinklings (showers?) of religious dogma and Bible verses, and lengthy ramblings, and this book was enough to turn me off. I love decluttering and organizing, and I love having good books to recommend to others. I won't be recommending this book to anyone.

Disclaimer: A copy was provided by the publisher.

I stumbled upon this book on Netgalley during a moment when I was trying to distract myself from the mess that my home was becoming that I just didn't have the energy for. I saw The Clutter Fix and thought 'why not?'. My husband and I have lived in our extremely small 1 bedroom apt for 9 years (😱) and have started outgrowing it. I am always looking for more organization and clutter tips as a result until we can one day transition into something roomier.

The first thing that was blaring was her religion which honestly is fine. She gave ample warnings and everyone is entitled to their own faith. It was nice that she wasn't all 'put it in God's hands' as I have seen from others. The second note was all the disclaimers of 'this won't work for everyone'. Once at the beginning is fine. We don't need the reminder every 3rd page.

I did however enjoy her opening chapter of disclaimers. It was well written and broken down nicely. The worksheets were very helpful for myself as well as the 'what type of [insert traits here] are you'. I'm a sucker for those in general but these were broken down clearly with detailed descriptions of each. I loved all the lists as I'm a listmaker myself. It was super helpful for someone very scattered. Overall 3.5 stars, rounding up to 4.

Really supportive and encouraging guide to getting your home in order. The author gives you tips to get started right away even before finishing the book, then guides you through your whole house room by room, or area by area. Perfect for any size of home that you need help sorting out. I completed two disastrous closets in a weekend that I had been avoiding for a couple of years with better results than I had ever hoped for! Highly recommend. Thank you to the publisher for this advanced copy. Publication date is September 13, 2022.