Hope Is a Verb

Hope Is a Verb is by far the most colorful nonfiction/self-help book that I've read. The illustrations are admirable and looking at the colorful pages made me feel like I am reading a children's book but with a serious content. Reading this was a fun experience! The artist in me (self-proclaimed lol) was definitely satisfied.

I admire how this book gets its readers involved by providing few pages to answer and reflect on. I found the activities helpful in a sense that it gave me an opportunity to pause and ponder over the topics discussed. The book dwelled on six steps explaining how "hope" is not something that we should just wait on, but something that we should actually work on. This book is definitely helpful toward knowing yourself, discovering what you truly value, figuring out how your talents/hobbies could be helpful, etc. However, I felt like it lacked impact on the discussion of one's relationship to his/her community. Maybe this could be saved for another book? Yay!

Overall, this book is such an enjoyable read and I would definitely reread it every now and then!

This was such a fun read! This book makes us think about our lives, how to face challenges and how we perceive the world around us. It helps us with anxiety, depression and other issues. The illustrations are simply wonderful and fun, it mixes so well with the story. It turned the book even more engaging than it already was!

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley.

5 ⭐️!!! I am so surprised at how much I loved this little book. I worried that this would be another self-help book centered around toxic positivity, but it ended up being a literal piece of art that explored the nuance that comes with becoming a hopeful person in a sometimes hopeless world. This is almost a graphic novel, with beautiful illustrations on nearly every page. I read it in one sitting, and I will definitely be buying a physical copy.

This would be a great gift/ coffee table book. I would recommend it to anyone who feels anxious and burdened by the change they want to see in the world but feels like it is impossible to make an impact. I really appreciated the author's notes regarding her privilege as a cisgender white woman, systemic issues that can make hope difficult, and the discussions on the importance of voting, allyship, and being imperfect.

Hope Is A Verb should be required reading for the age we live in. In the face of such dark times, it's hard to keep hopeful as we pick up the pieces and try to fix the world, and this book struck such a chord with me as a generally peppy person who was extremely hopeless in the face of the pandemic, the reckoning against sexism and racism, and climate change.

This book offers tangible steps to pick yourself up and keep going. I would highly recommend it.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A beautiful, quick read with lovely illustrations. A lot of books of this nature tend to fall victim to toxic positivity, but this felt much more genuine with helpful advice that I have to imagine a whole lot of people would find useful, especially given what we've all been through the last year and a half. As others have said, this would make a great coffee table book!

This has got to be the most appealing and deeply detailed book on resilience, overcoming trauma and more than that, accepting the pain and healing through it. I a trying my best to capture everything that resonated with me in this book and I loved most the layout for in six chapters the author covers everything from being in a state of panic to finding your path and accepting your people. It's a fun and encouraging read, deeply moving too.
Thanks Netgalley for this eARC.

This book was a page turner from beginning to end. Hope is hard. Especially in a time like this. This book walks you through simple steps on how you can alter steps in your life to bring hope and light into your life. It is not fake, full of empty promises or anything like that. Highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

An endearing, uplifting little book that truthfully packs a punch. Its cutesy looks are deceiving in that the messages therein are rather deep. A great book for when you’re feeling overwhelmed by what’s happening in your world or the world at large.