Thanks to MacMillan Audio & NetGalley for providing an audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

As someone on the keto diet currently, I felt like I was in a good frame of mind to listen to this book. I do think audio is an odd choice for this topic, especially as numerous references were made to the "accompanied PDF" to drill down on certain topics, lists, recipes, etc., but I didn't see a PDF to access {shrug}.

Laska arranges her chapters according to days in a week, with each lesson being assigned to a different day. That keeps the message contained into bite size portions, thus less overwhelming. This book is definitely intended for keto noobs, but I found a lot of information helpful. Laska aims to make keto accessible for everyone, with special consideration for disordered and emotional eaters. While that's not me, I thought it was nice and a bit unusual for an author to make those considerations.

Most helpful for me was her description of necessary nutrients per meal requiring the "big 3" of fat, protein, and low-carb veggies. She makes keto feel, if not easy, not as hard as some hard liners do.

I enjoyed her narration overall (it can't have been easy to narrate what sounded like a LOT of call-outs and sidebars), but I could have done with less "eck cetra." If that makes me a snob, so be it.

Thank you to the Mcmillan Audio for this audio advanced reader copy.

I am currently back on a keto diet, which I have seen significant weight loss success with in the past. My goal in listening to this book was to pick up some auick tips allomg the way.

Ultimately, I just don’t think audio is a great format for this type of book, as trying to listen to serving sizes, recipe ingredients, etc. doesn’t work well for me.

Overall, a 3-star, as clearly the author/narrator is well informed about the topic and excited to share it with others.