As a homeschool mom I wanted to check this book out to see if it would be useful as a "life skills" book for my two teen daughters. While I did get a few ideas, this book wasn't my favorite for that use. But I can see this book being useful for recent college graduates with no family to fall back on and no previous "life skill" training so if that fits you, I would definitely recommend taking a look. Overall it's got a great friendly tone and some wonderful advice, and the inclusion of mental health is a nice change from the normal "worldly" stuff. Overall, I'd recommend this book for those looking for something in the "I'm an adult, now what do I do" category.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing an advanced copy of this book for my honest review.

I liked this one! I found myself offering it as a gift more than a readers advisory recommendation. Perfectly pleasant title

This book felt like a compilation of random ideas that did not particularly follow a flow of thought. Most of these tips could be gathered from social media or word of mouth, so nothing felt exceptionally new. Did not finish.

As the parent of two twenty-something year olds and more coming along, I had high hopes for this book. I don't think my kids are its demographic for one thing, as it starts out assuming that the reader has now moved to a new city away from everybody. Why is this the assumption? I get that it's frequently the case, but my kids have purchased homes in our tiny town and live nearby. Some kids in this age bracket are even still at home (this is touched on later), and I'm sure plenty of others are at least in the same town they grew up in. There's also just a lot of assumptions about life choices, lifestyles, work, etc. There's much more focus on dealing with issues than real-life skills you may need. I recommend browsing it first and seeing if it's a good fit for yourself or your recipient.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

I thought it would be nice to have a book for twenty-something. Life as a twenty year old is always way more daunting and scary than you'd think. This was an interesting read, but also wasn't as helpful as I'd hoped.

As a twenty-something myself i was amazed to see a book like this that explores every facet of being an adult. This is not a one time read. No it's that book you come to everytime for help especially during your twenties.
I'd definitely recommend this book to any twenty-something out there trying to figure out this adulting thing.

As a twentysomething I appreciated the straightforwardness Nora brought to the book. No one taught us how to adult, so information is key. I would suggest any twentysomething to add this to their reading list.

As a newly minted 30-year-old *gag* I feel like I have a better perspective as far as the applicability and advice offered in this book. It's spot on. I moved into my own apartment (but stayed local) after high school - so had to deal with a range of roommates. Then moved further away to another state for grad school. And then another move to a town and state where I knew no one and felt like a had a very hard time fitting in. Even if you follow all of the advice, some places are just not YOUR place and you're not meant to be there for a long time. I really appreciated that the author included information about mental health, abusive relationships, and self-care as these are all things that I struggled with in my 20s (and somewhat still now - yay for therapy though!). I wish that more financial information was included aside from budgeting as I still don't really understand investing or retirement accounts (401k, 403b, Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, etc.). Would definitely recommend for any new college grads (and high school grads! as many will be moving away from home for the first time).

(Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.)

I'm twentysomething and this book is going to be with me forever. Even though the information in it might be a bit basic, it still is very helpful to have it all in one place!

This book includes valuable information for people in their 20s who are just learning how to mange the real world. The topics range from working norms, codes of conduct, finances and how to handle roommates as an adult. I found this to be a modern take on adulting that was very much needed!

*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for my review. All opinions are my own.*

This was okay. The information was pretty basic, but useful. It was a little hard to read format wise, because everything was squished together, and I'm assuming an actual cleaned up copy would address this. However, I feel like my library personally has a few books that are similar to this one. I guess it also needs to be said that I'm not the target audience, since I turned 30 in September.

"The Twentysomething Handbook" was published on 3/9/21.

This is a great book to give to someone who has just left uni. As someone in their mid 20s I felt that a lot of the information I already knew.

I liked the layout of the book with the different advice and easy to read and clear layout of the chapters. I think this would be a good book to give as a gift for a teenager to help prep them for uni but I wouldn't recommend it for me and my friends.

Thank you for the arc

I'm not twentysomething...but my daughter is. I found a lot of this information relatable. Chapters are short and sweet but full of wisdon and handy info. There wre a few items that give basic info and i went online and fell in a rabbit hole of info. In other words it's not totally comprehensive but thats a good thing. It coule be drawn out and boring if that was the case

I enjoyed reading this handbook! Some elements were fairly standard for the audience, but there were also plenty of chapters I haven't seen before! I would absolutely recommend this one over some other self-help books for twentysomethings.

Wonderful, quick and easy overview of some important tips and advice for people in their twentysomethings that are trying to figure out their lives. The book covers a multitude of topics that were important and gave some good tips on how to start working on these things now.

I must admit, I picked up this advanced reader copy because all my kids are twentysomethings, and I wanted to see what kind of advice was being offered to that generation. I expected to just scan through it very quickly to see what it covered, but found that I read almost every word - it was a terrific guide to the basics of adulting! It included so much basic info from housing (including what you should expect from landlords and roommates,) to family relationship boundaries, to how to fit into a new community, to job hunting, and even some of the basic things to watch out for in romantic relationships, and on and on. It didn't address some of the confrontational issues young folks are facing today, but more the basics of living in our society today. It is sometimes geared toward a US audience (ie landlord expectations, etc.,) but a lot of the principles will be useful universally. I thought the applicable quotes from several twentysomethings themselves were the perfect touch. Fantastic summary, Nora Bradbury-Haehl! I might just be purchasing copies of this for each of my kids!

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I purchased book in print, audio and ebook ..... think my patrons (High School student
and staff) will enjoy it!!

This is a great book to give your adult kids as they launch into the world. We all know how they want to not call and ask questions because that would mean they don’t know something and they feel they aren’t being independent… I know some of our adult children don’t do that but the ones that are bent on finding their own way will appreciate this book.

Nora is like the big sister and helps guide TwentySomething’s through all the things. Your TwentySomething’s might take the advice more willingly. Check it out. I’m highly recommending this to friends whose kids are getting ready to launch.

Topics Include: Finding a job, Apartment hunting, Roomates, Cooking, Cleaning, Budgeting, Navigating family relationships as an adult, Self Care, Relationship things like forgiveness…. and more!

I received a complimentary ARC of this book from NetGalley on behalf of the Publisher and was under no obligation to post a favorable review.

I found the advice to be not only vague, but incredibly basic. Some of the advice might have been helpful when I was getting ready to leave home for the first time at 18, but by 24, a lot of it made me just feel like “well, duh…” For example, “Be a courteous coworker.” It's not that it's bad advice, it's just not that helpful.

Another example: the section on landlord/tenant relations: I think this potentially could be very helpful for a 20-something to know, but as someone who has dealt with landlords in the past and is about to finish law school where I learned the legal rights and requirements for leasing, I could probably write this section myself.

So overall, I don't think this is a bad book, I just think that the targetted audience is off. I'm 24, so I should be right in the demographic for a "twentysomething handbook", but I felt like the advice was much too young for me.

A pretty straightforward review, for a pretty straightforward book. Bradbury-Haehl delivers everything she promised. She covers a little bit of everything on a very short amount of pages. The Twentysomething Handbook reads a bit like a guide through your twenties, an introduction to self-help books, a few journal prompts, even like a Reddit thread at times (no, I do not mean this as an insult). It actually contains some pretty solid advice and guides, especially when it came to kitchen equipment and how to look for an apartment. I will say that US readers may find this more useful than people living anywhere else; I think the US real-estate market is quite unique compared to the rest of the world (especially with credit checks and all that), so that section of the book might not be relevant to a lot of people. If you are, however, living in the US I think you have found yourself a gem!

I will say that the book is more about breadth than it is about depth, so you may find yourself particularly intrigued by a topic and look out for further readings - or you may grow frustrated that this book offers little more than a glimpse. Both are valid reactions, so I think it's important to know the nature of the book before getting into it.

"Physical intimacy is not a universal language. One person's giving and sharing of themselves is another person's scratching an itch." aka my favourite quote of the whole book.

** An ARC was provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. **