This was a fantastic read. I didn’t think I’d get into it quite so much or quite so quickly! It had me hooked pretty much straight away.

I loved the content and the ideas and I’ve taken some of them into our life’s now. And plan on following some others. Creating pockets of joy everywhere.
I’m buying this book for everyone!

The writing is very easy and joyful and reading it took you away to whichever idea or scene the author wanted you to be in.

Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC.

How I loved this book. It’s not only crammed with examples of the most joyful things - balloons, flowers, celebrations, glitter balls - but it’s also a deep dive into *why* those things bring us joy and also how we can figure out exactly what brings us joy and add more of it to our lives.

While I initially had high hopes for this title and was interested in reading how changing our physical environment can alter mood, ultimately I found this book to be rather too obvious. Plants in the home are good, bright colours are cheery! Well, yes. No amount of author research convinced me this was telling the reader anything new. It seemed shallow and really irritating. Confetti is NOT going to bring joy to people with serious issues. Tightening screws in furniture is not going to ease anxiety. Not for me, but thanks for the read.

I had seen this writer's TED talk, and found her interesting and inspiring, and her book does not disappoint. I would describe it as a light, but not fluffy book if that makes sense. There is some sound research behind her reasoning, but it never feels like hard work to read this book. I'm now trying to put her principles into practice!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for and advance ARC of this book.

This book came exactly when I needed it. Ingrid Fetell Lee does an extraordinary job of explaining how we are wired for gratitude should we choose to embrace it, and how embracing it can produce the life change that many desperately need in our fast-paced world. Highly recommended for a good first-book-of-the-year read (but it's honestly good to revisit any time of year!).

It's very rare I read non-fiction, lifestyle titles, but I really enjoyed Joyful. The rationale for each aspect of the philosophy was perfectly pitched for the casual reader. The author often illuminates simple, everyday things that go so easily unnoticed, but are blinding obvious when presented so concisely. Her tone is beautiful - never bamboozling with pyscho-babble, or becoming too fanciful.

I loved that the book gave you the information you needed to understand how design could impact happiness, but didn't go into prescriptive instructions about how to apply it to your home or surroundings. It is left entirely with the reader to consider what might "spark joy" in their environment - to steal a phrase from an alternative interiors philosopher!

Really enjoyed this book and find it insightful but sadly I put it down and found it difficult to pick back up and get interested.
I’m sure I will return to it but right now I can’t allow it to fully grab me.
It’s me not the book ;)

This is a wonderful guide on how small physical changes in our environment can make big changes to our levels of joy and happiness. Practical and simple solutions that we can all take something from.

This was a thought provoking book and quite an eye opener. The sense of calm you get from taking ideas from this and practising them can not be a good thing in our world of rush, rush, rush. Stop and smell the roses, as the saying goes. Very useful book, I did indeed find joy.

A great little book to help you realise that you can find joy in most areas of your life - if you know how to look for it. You often find yourself looking at things differently and actively searching for positives.
Its a book you can pick up and put down as needed and can dip in at any point to find inspiration.
A great book to keep by your side through difficult times.

A beautiful book that you keep and refer to often. We tend to forget how we can find joy in everything we do and this book reminds us of exactly that. Beautifully written and stays with you much after you have finished the book.

The joy in the everyday beauty of design is the theme of this book and it is quite joyful at times. However it is probably a book that needs to be dipped into rather than read cover to cover.

This was a sheer delight, full of incredible observations and thought-provoking insights into how the world around us contributes to happiness. Loved it.

This is a clever and well researched book which brings a new slant to the positivity genre. The book looks at "Energy: Abundance: Freedom : Harmony: Play: Surprise: Transcendence: Magic : Celebration: Renewal".

"While contentment is curled up on the sofa, and bliss is lost in tranquil meditation, joy is skipping, jiving, twirling, giggling. It is a uniquely exuberant emotion a high-energy form of happiness."

It may seem a simple prescription to find joy in your friends, in your family, in your activities but how many of us actually feel it and feel it regularly. The author tries to show what can be done, what has been done and why most people never really look. Contentment is great but joy is better.

I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley in return for an honest review.

Joyful is a thought-provoking book that explores how we can find joy in our lives. Sounds so simple but it's not. There's quite a lot more science in the quest for joy than you might expect and Ingrid Fetell Lee goes all out to illustrate each concept with great care. She gives concrete examples, conducted many interviews and traveled the world to find answers to human most powerful goal - the search for joy.

So much of what she says makes sense and opens the reader's eyes to a fresh, more joyful existence. Thoroughly insightful, Joyful can add quality of life for those who take these lessons onboard.

I have read many books on the promotion of a happier life and it will never get boring. Joyful is a brilliant book for anyone who wants to change their outlook and live a more positive life.

I loved the concept of this book - feel good and heartwarming.

I have watched Lee's TED talk which is what led me to request the book and it is a great companion. I would advise this book as one to put on your bedside table, to pick up and read when the fancy takes you. Take it slowly, change your habits to become Joyful!

I received a copy of this book for my independent honest review. As I work in the Health,Wellbeing and Spiritual field I am very choosy in how this type of book is written and it needs to be workable.
This was spot on.
I liked the fact that each chapter was named so that different ideas can be read individually to provoke thought and also to use with individual clients. Each chapter was very insightful and written from a well researched position by someone whose experience in the field shows in the writing.
I especially loved that after the theory, came work activities which was the biggest bonus for me. Many books of this kind fall short in this area. There are useful workable exercises that everyone can practise to become more Joyful, not just practitioners.
Overall the best book in this genre I've read this year

What an inspiring book. I really enjoyed it. In what can be a cynical life-this book highlights the joyful things in life. A lovely uplifting read. Recommended.

Joyful is a very detailed look at how things in our environment can bring us joy: colours, textures, confetti, pom poms, plants, architecture.....

By changing our environment we can create more joy in our lives. This simple idea is explored and backed up by research, interviews, the author also travels to experience the things that can create joy (such as staying in lofts in Japan which were designed to extend human life by challenging the immune system through their architecture).

It is an interesting read, but one that I could not read continuously (usually I read books in very few sittings), joy was under the microscope and I felt as though I needed to back away a little as it was so highly analysed. It could have been written more succinctly. However, I came away with a new appreciation for my surroundings and ideas on how to make them even more joy inspiring.

Thank you to the publisher, Ingrid Fetell Lee and the #NetGalley for my free copy of #Joyful in return for an unbiased review.