If you couldn’t tell by the title, “30 Things I Love About Myself,” is all about a woman learning to love herself at the age of 30.

I think it can be really empowering to take time to love yourself, as Nina learns throughout this book. I picked it up because it sounded like it was modeled after Bridget Jones’ Diary, which is a book I loved when I was younger. Unfortunately, my tastes have really changed, and I found this book to be more anxiety-inducing than humorous.

I read the first half of the first chapter and then started skimming because everything felt really repetitive. Nina wanted to have fun and wasn’t ready to settle down. Her mom was incredibly judgemental and negative. Her “best friend” was so self absorbed she didn’t notice that Nina used her only phone call with call her from jail.

I am very much the kind of reader that the “save the cat” writing advice was written about: I could not handle that everything was about Nina for chapter after chapter. I decided to read the last chapter to see if that tone seemed to change, but no. She was still awkward and disconnected from everyone around her.

It feels like this book was really important to the author, and I have read many reviews about how much it empowered other readers, but it was just really not for me.

This book is a perfect fit for readers who are looking for a lighthearted and humorous exploration of self-love, self-discovery, and mental health, and who will appreciate Nina's relatable journey as she learns to find happiness and confidence by embracing her true self.

Engaging, entertaining, and relatable. A recommended purchase for collections where women's fic is popular.

Not bad, not good just kinda of in the middle.

I really liked the idea and the main characters thought process and how she really wants to achieve a better feeling about herself and love.

But didn't really inspire and lacked
... something I wanted.

I really struggled with getting into this book and connecting to it. I had to force myself to keep reading, so it wasn't an enjoyable reading experience for me. I think it just wasn't for me, but I can see other people really loving and enjoying this book!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for giving me access to the advanced copy of this book to read.

Such fun to go on a journey of self-discovery and appreciation with Nina! By turns ridiculous, heart-breaking and heart-warming. I liked this one so much, I read it twice!

This was such a cute book about finding yourself after a break up and healing from it and learning to love yourself and choosing yourself! Some parts were corny but in a good way. As someone in their late 20s this book was the perfect read for the time period I am in in my life!

This book was received as an ARC from Berkley Publishing Group through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

We all in one way or another hit rock bottom and discover that we need to go on a journey of self-love to find our purpose again, but not end up in jail as part of their journey like Nina. Fate happens in the most unexpected places and Nina discovers that while reading the book that will change her life forever. Even though Radhika Sanghani meant for this book to be a satirical interpretation, i found this book inspiring while deeply expressing cruel irony. I found a unique appreciation of this book myself since I am going through a love myself challenge and it was a treat to read a book that reflects on why this is important for everyone satirical or serious.

An inspirational take on satire that will unexpectedly change lives. This book gets 4 stars.

I wanted to love this book. The gloriously messed up protagonist, her heartaches, her challenging family, all seemed built for my amusement and edification. However, things never really clicked for me. Perhaps she was too hip for my mature senses. I'm afraid that I lost interest. This would probably be a better read for someone younger and experiencing similar ordeals.

If you've ever wanted a fictionalized self-help book, then this is the book for you. You get to follow Nina as she learns to love herself and find herself. I will say, I had a hard time with Nina's mom. She's kind of mean, but this is used to help propel Nina to utilize what she's been learning. Also, if you're looking for a book that isn't focused on romance, but on loving yourself, then you'll also like this book.

This is a harder one for me because there were so many funny moments that I found charming, but also the main character kind of grated on me. This touched on some serious topics between all of the fluffy and funny moments, but I didn't think it was always successful in them. The writing was a bit immature, which I thought took away from the overall content of the book. I thought the issue of depression was tackled the best out of racism, depression, and suicide, but I would have liked a bit more nuance with all of these topics.

I feel like as someone with depression in my 30s, this should have been more of a hit for me. But sometimes Nina felt a little too immature and shortsighted. I am more interested in this author's ya titles and might go back and read those. Maybe this is a problem of this book wasn't right for me, but not her writing as a whole.

I couldn't get into this book. Other reviews found it hilarious - perhaps it isn't my sense of humor.

Overall, this was a miss for me. I found Nina, the main character, annoying and immature. I love the idea of a quest to love yourself, but I think this didn't quite get there.

The first half of the book was much more interesting and set the tone of the main character who spent her 30th birthday in jail after breaking up with her boyfriend. Unsatisfied with her freelance writing job, she decides to write a self-help book on loving yourself, which I'm all for. The latter half of the book fell flat for me and didn't keep me interested.

I was excited to read 30 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MYSELF, and always love when a book features a character with self-discovery.

We meet Nina, a British Indian woman who starts out her 30th birthday in the last place she expects; in a jail cell after being mistaken as a protestor while trying to grab a falafel.

I loved her humor and wit, and bounced between the ebook and audiobook, which I found was narrated by the author herself, which was wonderful!

*many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the gifted review copy

Thank you, Berkely and Penguin Random House Audio for gifting me review copies of 30 Things I Love About Myself by Radhika Sanghani.

This book was quite an adventure as the main character Nina tries to get her life back in order. At the beginning of the book, her life is an absolute mess as she spends the night in jail on her 30th birthday. While in jail she is given a book to help her change her outlook and put her life back on track. This is a story full of many emotions mixing humor and heartbreaking moments. This author does have a dry sense of humor. Overall it was an entertaining read.

Nina did not expect to spend her 30th birthday in a jail cell, but alas, here she is. With nothing to entertain her except for one book the officer found, Nina will read it! How To Fix Your Shitty Life by Loving Yourself is not what she would normally pick up, but her life can’t get much worse, so why not try it out? After reading, Nina is determined to truly love herself.

So first of all, I love a book about finding yourself and finding a way to truly love exactly who you are! I found this one extra fascinating because of Nina’s family dynamics. Her mom made me so sad at times, because she was so hard on both of her kids, yet you knew she really loved them deep down. I can’t imagine having those standards of perfection, I have a hard enough time with perfectionism as it is, but that is a completely different level! Overall this was a great book about looking at who you already are and finding ways to love that, without needing the validation of outsiders.

What a cute feel good story. I smiled all the way through. These characters were so well written. And this cover?!? Beautiful!

I really enjoy British lit and the premise of 30 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MYSELF sounded really intriguing. Unfortunately, I couldn't get into this one. I think it was either that the writing for me didn't feel polished or developed enough, or I just didn't like the voice.
I do have a couple of friends who enjoyed this one, so it sounds up your alley, give it a try.

30 Things I Love About Myself sold me with its premise and ultimately was a DNF. Initially, I found the main character, Nina to be hilarious and thought she'd come across amazingly well on the screen.
Her date with herself was intriguing, and actually a great idea. I liked when she met some characters through astrology and yoga. But everything past the first third of the book became repetitive!! I just got bored and stopped reading.