Hey
guys so today I am going to be giving you a review of Grace Helbig's book. I
have been meaning to write this book review for about 2 weeks now and I
apologise that it has taken me so long to sit down and write it.
The first thing I would like to comment on is the name of the book. It is very long. I don't really have a problem with that other than when you try to post something on the internet talking about the book you usually have to shorten the title to "Grace's guidebook". Which is kind of sad because the full title of the book is one of the main reasons the book appealed to me.
For those of you who don't know I am currently 17, in my last year of secondary school and currently have no idea what I am doing with my life. So the fact that one of the YouTubers I watch has released a self-help book on how to pretend to be an adult seems kind of perfect. I don't know if it's the best advice in the world but I think that it can be useful for the future.
Anyway, you might think that it's weird to read a self-help book all in one go, especially Grace's which is split up into different sections. I have to say it was a lot of advice and information to take in at once but I wanted to get an idea of the type of advice she could give me so that if I ever did need advice on a particular subject I knew that Grace would be able to help.
Overall I would say that Grace actually did provide me with some helpful advice for the future. I mean I didn't think she would give bad advice but at the same time I didn't know if the advice would be suitable for me. Some of the topics Grace covered in her books I have yet to experience in my life and so I can't put that advice into effect until these things happen to me for example, how to do the walk of shame.
Most of the advice that Grace gives in the book is actually quite simple. They are little things that you often forget while you are going through life and it is really nice to be reminded about them. For example when you are on the internet, don't post your personal information such as your address, social security number, bank details...that kind of thing.
To be honest I wasn't expecting life changing advice from this book, if you know Grace then you know she isn't a very serious person and she tends not to like to get too deep and meaningful - a perfect example of this is her podcast "Not Too Deep". Not that I minded if the advice wasn't that good. I was more interested in buying the book to support Grace (as a YouTube fangirl I will support YouTubers by buying their merchandise if it appeals to me even a little) and to learn more about her.
While the advice wasn't completely life changing it was very helpful. As someone who is socially awkward and avoids being in public a lot I found Grace's tips on how to host parties very useful. There are some things that she mentions in her book that you wouldn't even begin to consider when you are preparing to do something, like when you are going for a job interview it is important to ask questions back rather than just answer your questions that way you seem more invested. I would never do that, but thanks to Grace's book I will do it in the future.
As I mentioned before Grace covers a lot of aspects of being an adult in her book and at the beginning of each section of the book she will write an introduction and share a story or two of her experience regarding that particular topic. I really enjoyed these introductions as they allowed me to learn a lot more about Grace as a person which was really nice. It was nice to learn more about her real life and not just the YouTuber personality we see in her videos. Although as you read the book you discover that Grace doesn't really have a YouTube personality and that the person you see in her videos is the real deal.
Another thing I really enjoyed about Grace's book were the photographs, because who doesn't love a book with pictures? They were very funny and adorable and just very "Grace". Below are some of the photos within Grace's book so that you can see what they are like:
Another enjoyable thing about Grace's book is that
at the end of each section she would have made an acronym for all of the advice
that she gave on a topic. This means that it would be easier to remember her
advice as well as produce random funny words at the end of the book sections. I
have no idea how she came up with those acronyms but they are definitely
memorable which means I won't be forgetting any of the tips and tricks on how
to decorate like an adult anytime soon.
And with that I think I have said everything that I want to say. The only thing to say is that the writing style is very casual and easy to understand, I noticed that the style of writing is in the style of how Grace would speak naturally so reading her book is just like watching one of her YouTube videos which I think made the whole book more enjoyable. It is surprising how well Grace's sarcasm can come across based on the style of her writing. That or I have been watching so many of her videos that I can always tell when she is being sarcastic, even through written language.
Oh! That's another thing that I enjoyed, Grace's sense of humour. I don't know if everyone enjoys Grace's puns and bad jokes but I do. I might not laugh out loud at them but I do appreciate them and I imagine that if the book didn't contain these puns or jokes that it wouldn't have been Grace that wrote it.
And now I think that I have said everything I wanted to say. Overall I really did enjoy Grace's book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes Grace Helbig's videos or is struggling to become an adult like myself haha. Will I ever use her advice in real life? I think I will. I might not follow it exactly to the letter but I will definitely think about it because like I said it can be useful. I just think it depends on the type of person you are and if you can apply the advice to your life.
And so yeah...I never really know how to end my blog posts. I just sort of drift off at the end and stop writing haha. I need to think of a better way to end them. But until then I hope you guys liked my thoughts on Grace's book. Let me know in the comments below if you have read Graces book and what you think of it and I hope you will come back for the next blog post! Whatever that may be...
~ Courtney x
The first thing I would like to comment on is the name of the book. It is very long. I don't really have a problem with that other than when you try to post something on the internet talking about the book you usually have to shorten the title to "Grace's guidebook". Which is kind of sad because the full title of the book is one of the main reasons the book appealed to me.
For those of you who don't know I am currently 17, in my last year of secondary school and currently have no idea what I am doing with my life. So the fact that one of the YouTubers I watch has released a self-help book on how to pretend to be an adult seems kind of perfect. I don't know if it's the best advice in the world but I think that it can be useful for the future.
Anyway, you might think that it's weird to read a self-help book all in one go, especially Grace's which is split up into different sections. I have to say it was a lot of advice and information to take in at once but I wanted to get an idea of the type of advice she could give me so that if I ever did need advice on a particular subject I knew that Grace would be able to help.
Overall I would say that Grace actually did provide me with some helpful advice for the future. I mean I didn't think she would give bad advice but at the same time I didn't know if the advice would be suitable for me. Some of the topics Grace covered in her books I have yet to experience in my life and so I can't put that advice into effect until these things happen to me for example, how to do the walk of shame.
Most of the advice that Grace gives in the book is actually quite simple. They are little things that you often forget while you are going through life and it is really nice to be reminded about them. For example when you are on the internet, don't post your personal information such as your address, social security number, bank details...that kind of thing.
To be honest I wasn't expecting life changing advice from this book, if you know Grace then you know she isn't a very serious person and she tends not to like to get too deep and meaningful - a perfect example of this is her podcast "Not Too Deep". Not that I minded if the advice wasn't that good. I was more interested in buying the book to support Grace (as a YouTube fangirl I will support YouTubers by buying their merchandise if it appeals to me even a little) and to learn more about her.
While the advice wasn't completely life changing it was very helpful. As someone who is socially awkward and avoids being in public a lot I found Grace's tips on how to host parties very useful. There are some things that she mentions in her book that you wouldn't even begin to consider when you are preparing to do something, like when you are going for a job interview it is important to ask questions back rather than just answer your questions that way you seem more invested. I would never do that, but thanks to Grace's book I will do it in the future.
As I mentioned before Grace covers a lot of aspects of being an adult in her book and at the beginning of each section of the book she will write an introduction and share a story or two of her experience regarding that particular topic. I really enjoyed these introductions as they allowed me to learn a lot more about Grace as a person which was really nice. It was nice to learn more about her real life and not just the YouTuber personality we see in her videos. Although as you read the book you discover that Grace doesn't really have a YouTube personality and that the person you see in her videos is the real deal.
Another thing I really enjoyed about Grace's book were the photographs, because who doesn't love a book with pictures? They were very funny and adorable and just very "Grace". Below are some of the photos within Grace's book so that you can see what they are like:
And with that I think I have said everything that I want to say. The only thing to say is that the writing style is very casual and easy to understand, I noticed that the style of writing is in the style of how Grace would speak naturally so reading her book is just like watching one of her YouTube videos which I think made the whole book more enjoyable. It is surprising how well Grace's sarcasm can come across based on the style of her writing. That or I have been watching so many of her videos that I can always tell when she is being sarcastic, even through written language.
Oh! That's another thing that I enjoyed, Grace's sense of humour. I don't know if everyone enjoys Grace's puns and bad jokes but I do. I might not laugh out loud at them but I do appreciate them and I imagine that if the book didn't contain these puns or jokes that it wouldn't have been Grace that wrote it.
And now I think that I have said everything I wanted to say. Overall I really did enjoy Grace's book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes Grace Helbig's videos or is struggling to become an adult like myself haha. Will I ever use her advice in real life? I think I will. I might not follow it exactly to the letter but I will definitely think about it because like I said it can be useful. I just think it depends on the type of person you are and if you can apply the advice to your life.
And so yeah...I never really know how to end my blog posts. I just sort of drift off at the end and stop writing haha. I need to think of a better way to end them. But until then I hope you guys liked my thoughts on Grace's book. Let me know in the comments below if you have read Graces book and what you think of it and I hope you will come back for the next blog post! Whatever that may be...
~ Courtney x
