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.

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

I'd been meaning to read one of Sarah Knight's "No F*cks Given Guides" for a while now, so I jumped at the chance to read this book when it became available.

On the positive side, I enjoy a lot of what Knight has to say, as well as her writing style. The concept of prioritizing things an individual finds meaningful and ditching the rest - in this particular, case, by learning how to say 'no' instead of defaulting to 'yes' - is sound and is definitely something many people could profit from. The writing is loaded with f-bombs and other swear words, but it's what makes this series of books stand out to those of us who are entertained by such language, and anyone who would be offended by it would (hopefully?) never even pick up Knight's work - surely the titles of her books serve as enough of a content warning.

What did bother me about this particular book is that so much of it felt like filler. The concept is a simple one: that one should be able to say no to things one can't/shouldn't/doesn't want to do. Sure, a writer may (as Knight did) explain different situations in which saying 'no' might be required, and provide examples for, it, but does that provide enough material for a book-length amount of text? Based on this book, I'd answer (pun semi-intended) no.

Particularly frustrating was the amount of linking devices used by Knight. It seemed like, every other page, she was announcing what she would be telling us later in the book ("First I'll... Then I'll... Finally, I'll..." / "In the first half of this pint-sized, specialized chapter I'll walk you through... As for the second half..." / "Coming up next: ..."). This made everything that was coming up seem so overhyped that I something didn't quite realize I'd read the promised content already - I was sure there'd be something more/bigger/better just based on the fact that it had been announced so many times. More than once, I found myself wondering if that's how my teachers felt while reading the only-there-to-bump-up-the-word-count filler parts of my essays in high school.

I'd be interested in going back and reading "The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck" to see if Knight fares better with turning a broader idea into a book because, like I said, I really do enjoy her style and what she has to say. Sadly, because this book turned pretty repetitive after a while, I couldn't fully enjoy it.

I enjoy Sarah Knight's book so much. Her blunt wisdom and practical techniques are approachable and relatable. I am working on being less of a “yes” person and one of the biggest things I have learned(and am still working on!) is that saying “NO” can actually help you say “YES” to the things that really matter to you.

In F*ck No, Knight offers practical ideas that can help you say "no" in a variety of circumstances while also being realistic about it which I really appreciated. Saying yes all the time sounds like a good thing, but then you just feel spread too thin and aren’t really there for the people and things that you really want to be prioritizing. Her insights are the perfect balance of humor and useful tools to help work towards our own individual goals of setting boundaries in real-world situations.

I got so much out this one and I highly recommend it! Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown & Company for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This had some good advice and I enjoyed the humorous way it was given. It wasn’t anything revolutionary but it was a good reminder to say No every once in a while.

A witty, funny and fast book. Sarah gives many examples and illustrations to prove her point. I had a great time reading this while waiting for some appointments. I would certainly recommend this book.