Really great easy to read self help book with lots of ideas. Great easy read and highly recommend to fans of these types of books.

<em>JOMO: Celebrate the Joy of Missing Out!</em> by Jessica Misener is one of those books that might have been useful before the internet existed but doesn't really hold much of a place in the world nowadays. There's honestly nothing that really stands out as exceptional about the activities this book lists, unfortunately, and the only new thing comes from the title itself. Sadly, the title is probably the worst part about the book. I don't know about you, but for me, I'm really not a fan of all these unfortunate sounding acronyms that have become popular lately.

I won't say that <em>JOMO</em> is entirely bad. Sure, many of the activities it suggests one does instead of spending the night out doing things extroverts do could be fun. But the truth is that there really isn't anything this book offers that you couldn't find from a quick internet search. Also, I'm sorry, but it seems like kind of a cop-out that a fair number of the activities are literally just a movie title that the author seemed to think was better to watch than spend time out with friends.

Which, is fine, really. But who's to say that the readers of this book are going to have the same taste in movies?

I dunno. I ultimately just found this book to be incredibly disappointing. There was nothing unique or exceptional about it. And frankly, we just live in a time when books like this are super unnecessary. I don't know what caused someone to look at this and think it was worth putting on a shelf and selling in a way that made it somehow more useful than the internet. Literally, anyone could put together a list like this and they don't have to be an introvert to do so.

<em>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</em>

This review will go live on the Reader Fox blog on July 20, 2020.

I had initially thought this book would be a way to help people with social anxieties cope with missing out on events but after the first few pages I had already formed my opinion of the book itself. The description boasts "more than 350 activities" to do at home, which I thought would be a great reference for when I don't feel like attending an event but still want to remain productive or at least be able to say that I didn't completely waste my time staying in. And, while some of the activities were things I would actually do, like "feng shui your home" or "paint with watercolors", some "activities" seemed like they were just thrown in there so the author could hit that 350. I would definitely NOT consider staying home to "chew gum" a whole activity. The book read like a magazine article or blog post and would have been better in those formats instead.

Almost a self-care guide, JOMO is a guide for those in the day of the internet and seeing everyone's constant highlight reels, what is enjoyable about staying home, and enjoying your own company.

This is more than merely a list of things to do...it's more of an inspiration on how to have fun while staying home, whether by yourself or with friends. Some ideas I already knew, of course, but some were new.

What a fun and unique book. This is a great guide to staying in! Loved it.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Jimi has 350 ideas to do and some are interesting and others are not a new idea. The book is a quick book and easy to skim through.

You can never have too many suggestions for activities to replace partying! There are so many different suggestions in this book - enough to keep anyone ne busy!

I am a list person, but I did not expect this book to be one giant list. That would have been OH had it been organized better, but there was no rhyme or reason to it. At the same time, many of the suggestions either required more than one person's participation or money. I know when I'm looking to "miss out," that typically means no spending, too.

I received a digital ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an fair and unbiased review.

This is a great resource for anyone that is looking to try new things, but wants to hang out alone. I didn't think the title did the book justice, as this can be a great read for anyone, not just those that feel as if they are missing out.

The book is exactly what the description says - 350 things to do. There's a heading and then a longer description/expansion on the idea. I wish the ideas were organized into sections instead of random. There were quite a few suggestions of TV and movies, which I can get a more tailored list from other sources. If you have trouble thinking of things to do when you have free time, this book might be for you, but I don't have that struggle.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A boredom-buster book for adults, introverts will especially love these ideas for home-bound fun from Jessica Misener. Includes indoor ideas from book suggestions to things like "built a blanket fort". I found the ideas a bit random ("dream big" and stop criticizing yourself are mixed in with "learn to read tarot cards" and make a scrapbook.

I received a free copy of this book through Netgalley and voluntarily reviewed it

This book is exactly what the description promises. It's a book full of tips for activities you can do at home. It was fun to read through all the ideas for activities and there's a wide variety of tips in here and it's a good way to start thinking about things you can do inside your home.

When you open this book it's just one idea after another with the title of the idea emphasized. I thought this worked well, you could just keep going, reading through the ideas until you decided to stop. Now that I finished it I can see how this lack of order or categories would make it difficult to look back for a certain ideas, I thought what some other reviewers mentioned and writing down ideas while reading this book is a good idea.

The ideas in this vary from learning a new hobby, trying to cook/bake something new, have a fun night in, relaxing, mindfulness, reading a book, watching a tv show and more. I did think a few of the tips fell under the same idea, this book has multiple ideas that recommend watching a certain movie or book. Or even baking or cooking something new or in a different way. I kinda liked the different recommendations under the same heading, but I did think the description of 350 ideas can be a bit misleading because of that. There are also a bunch of ideas that cost (quite a bit of) money to accomplish, so keep that in mind. And some of the ideas also require going outside first to get the goods needed to accomplish an idea.

With so many ideas that are in this book, there is something for everyone. There were some ideas that got me excited to try them out and others I already do or have done in the past. And the way the book was written it was easy to come up with my own ideas while reading or variations on ideas that are in the book.

To summarize: this book is exactly what it sounds like, a book full of ideas for things you can do at home. It was fun to read through this book and see all the different ideas. There were some ideas I was excited to try and it got my mind coming up with ideas myself while reading through these. There is a bit of overlap at times with certain tips covering reading a certain book, watch a certain movie or try to bake/ cook something new. While not really revolutionary, it was a fun read with plenty of ideas of how to spend your time at home.

Thank you, NetGalley and the author for a preview of this eBook.

JOMO by Jessica Misener is filled with ideas and suggestions for someone who wants to have a staycation/ a day off from socializing. While some of the ideas are not new, there were some that really did interest me so much. This book is for people who are bored and need a lift-me-up. AL they have to do is flip this book and come across an idea that interests them.

Really liked the ideas that one could do alone and even with another person or family. Ideas can take up to a day or under a few hours. Tips are right after the other and not on separate pages, which I like. It is the tip and a brief overview explaining it and goes to the next. Some take up an entire page but more examples or steps are stated.

**received an ARC from publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**


Unfortunately, this was a DNF for me. I could not get past the first batch of suggestions. As an introvert, I was super excited for a book that seemed like it was made for me. That wasn’t the case at all. It reads more like a book for extroverts who are stuck at home against their will. As someone who is a regular homebody, I’ve become accustomed to entertaining myself. I expected more from this book and was sorely disappointed. It’s a shallow hodge-podge of random activities. There’s no rhyme or reason to the order of things and consideration for time involved seems to be completely thrown out the window. Reading an entire book (the list includes several book suggestions... The Great Gatsby? Really?) takes a lot more time than making homemade ice cream. A nice idea, poorly executed.

JOMO is a book about finding joy in mossing out and bringing new life to your home life.

At first galce this book may seem like a list that you can easily look up online, and that was my inital thought. But if you thibk of it as encouragement to enjoy things like marathin a tv show without guilt. You could even combine activities and marathon your tv show while cooking a new dish or giving yourself a spa treatment. I liked the segment on embracing lonley-ness but I would like more exspantion on it than just a paragraph.

I would recomend this to anyone who wants to jazz up their home life or just want some.encouradgement to not feel guilty and enjoy the joy of missing out.

*** I received this arc in exchange for an honest review-***

When I requested this ARC, I wasn’t entirely sure of what to expect of the activities in the book. I was somewhat expecting a boring, rehashed list of things you’d see on blogs and whatnot. Happily, this was not the case.

This really feels like a millennials guide to enjoying staying in, and the publishing date is perfect for the time. I loved that it wasn’t only things like do some crafts, but also suggested movies and books to read, and a mix of self growth and mental health activities. Plus there are activities to bring your friends and fam home with. :) I favorited a number of the activities to do myself and I’m looking forward to staying in.

I’ll always have interest in ideas and ways to connect with people IRL more and in new ways, so I enjoyed this book.