I was not able to access the PDF copy of this book. Very sad because the idea of a tidy house is delightful.

This book is so much more than a book about a tidy-home, it also offers tips, tricks and advice on party planning, trip-planning, hostessing, and more.

Much of this book is common sense, but the author makes a lot of good points.

There are such a variety of topics and tips that I think every person will find at least 1 thing to relate to/find useful.

When I downloaded this book I thought it was just organization tips for your home, so I was a little confused when there was an entire section covering Vacations and Business Trips. In this aspect, I do think the book needs a better title that encompasses more of what the book covers.

10-Minute Tidy Home is a new release in a series of how-to books (10-minute series). Much of this content was previously released in 2005 as 10-Minute Organizing by Sarah Hunter. This re-format and re-release by Quarto on their Fair Winds Press imprint came out 17th Sept 2019, is 208 pages and is available in ebook and hardcover formats.

This is a very basic book aimed at encouraging and supporting readers in getting their living environments more tidy and organized. The format is simple, logical, and easy to follow. The first chapter deals specifically with the home environs, room by room. The next two sections cover entertaining, and tidiness when traveling. There is also a short index.

The content is -very- basic and common sense. It's presented buffet-style, with a pick-and-mix variety of short tips such as 'stack bowls to save space' and 'take juice boxes out of the plastic wrap so they're easily accessible' and 'store important documents and papers in a safe place'. I could see this being a useful guide tucked into a basket of house-warming items for a newly moved out youngster on their own for the first time, possibly.

There are some high-contrast simplified graphics and illustrations, but no photography. The streamlined graphics sort of coordinate with the bullet point lists of tips for organizing. There wasn't much here which will be groundbreaking for the majority of readers. It is short and easy to read and the author's style is friendly, conversational, and upbeat.

Three stars.

This book has an array of tips for uncluttering the home. They’re explained well and are easy to follow. My only problem is that the author assumes you have a wealth of space that many of us, notably apartment dwellers, just don’t have. If, for example, I stored my silverware and other kitchen utensils on the kitchen countertop, I’d have very little space for food prep.

A very inspiring book. An easy to read book that helps motivate you towards really tidying your home, really useful and inspired me to crack on with my house tidy up.

I am an eternally messy and disorganized person, but even I already do 95% of the things in this book (and don't want to do the few that I don't). I was expecting a book of ways to get tidy but this is BASIC common sense stuff like stack your bowls inside of each other, keep children's toys in storage totes and sort your cookbooks by topic. This might be helpful for someone just starting out on their own, but she talks about kids' stuff and it seems to be written for adults with established homes. I am perplexed that anybody doesn't know these tips.

OTOH, the section on party planning was definitely not me. Send invitations 6 weeks in advance, fill the house with seasonal plants, set the table the day before, and so on. I hope to never have the kind of party where I have to follow that section's advice.

This might be great for folks who really don't know how to do basic organizing. I didn't end up getting much out of it.

I read a temporary digital ARC for the purpose of review.

A nice little book full of tips for having a tidier house. I'm glad to say that I had already realised a lot of these myself, which suggests it is for those who are really unsure where to start. An accessible read.

I'm not even going to finish this, or give it a star rating or legitimate review. If I did, it would have to be 1 star, because this is the most basic, common sense list of "tips" I've ever seen in my life and I literally found myself shaking my head, going, "Do people really need to be told they can stack their bowls inside of each other to save space? Is this a thing people don't know?" But I'm looking at other reviews and seeing that a lot of people actually enjoy how straightforward and basic these tips are, so I decided to just leave it be. Maybe I'm the one assuming too much.

Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

10 Minute Tidy Home by Sara Hunter is a handy little book for those who aren't organized and for those who are. The informative book is broken down into chapters by areas of the home. There is a chapter for your kitchen, living room, bathrooms, bedrooms etc. There is a section for overnight guests, throwing a party, moving and how to deal with clutter in your home office.
I am extremely organized and this book had information even I hadn't even thought of. Great book and full of helpful information
I would like to thank the publisher, the author and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a great book for those of us who want to be organized, but struggle with getting started. The tips provided really came in handy.

Really great tips and a brief explanation of the tip. Take what you need, and leave what you don't need. A great addition to the two other books I have read like this. Nice quick tips that the reader could use at any time in a short amount of time.

3 out of 5

**OMG! I cannot believe that these reviews haven't been done! I am so sorry they are so late!!!**

I was skeptical that I would like this book, but it was perfect! So simple with each chapter having a different room or part of the house, with no big long paragraphs or anything about feng shui. Just lists and more lists, which I LOVE! I will slowly be going through each of these steps in my home.
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I'm not tidy, my mother in particular will attest to that. The idea of being able to tidy in ten minutes seemed like a good one. I like the book in general, the tips are short and organised by room so you could use it to tackle problem areas.

The problem I had was that I didn't learn anything very new. Perhaps that says more about me than the book though, I know all this stuff but don't do it.

I think that this would have been ideal when I moved into my first home.

10-Minute Tidy Home is a comprehensive book to help you organize your home and space. The book itself is quite organized and it’s divided up into categories – house, entertaining and parties, vacations and bus trips, and moving. Within the categories there are sub-sections so it’s quite easy to zero in on the areas of your life that you would like to organize.

It is full of useful tips and advice. It would be of particular interest to someone who feels disorganized and inefficient. Many of the suggestions I already follow but, even so, I found a few ideas here and there that I will add to my home. Even though I didn’t get a lot of new ideas from this book, I have to give it high marks for how comprehensive it is, how well organized it is, and how easy it is to read and understand.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book for review.

10-Minute Tidy Home is an organized book for those who want to have a tidy and organized home. I liked that the book is split into sections - rooms in the house. I liked the part about the vacation.

I liked the idea, design and the book itself but I didn't find any new suggestions for myself. As someone before me wrote, this book would be a nice gift for someone who just started living on their own.

A few things had me thinking "Wait doesn't everyone do that already?" I guess not. But there were a lot of great ideas. New to me or not. It's a great little book full of helpful tips, especially for someone who might need it.

This was a neat, well-organized book on how to clean and organize your home or workplace. This book is broken up by sections and has many little bite-size tasks you can work on. I liked this book. I found it practical, helpful, and nicely organized. I would recommend to people interested in cleaning, organizing, and decluttering.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest opinion.

This is a helpful little book. Sara L. Hunter breaks things down into manageable pieces that you feel like you can actually do! The book is categorized by rooms and events (thanks for the tips on parties) o help you easily find ways to help whatever area is causing you the most issues.
The only negative is I don't like the art; it's the same generic and garish looking clip art style that runs through the 10-Minute line, But I wouldn't let that detract you from the tips inside!

I don't consider myself a tidy person, yet I'm already doing a lot of the things suggested here. I suppose my house is well-organized, even if it's not always clean! The guidance in this book contains a lot of no-brainers, such as to store all your pajamas together, or put your dirty laundry in a hamper. The author suggests using hooks, baskets, and shelving to group and contain items in specific locations, which I've found useful around my home. What I found more useful was the later sections in the book in regard to staying organized when throwing a party, having house guests, and traveling. It also includes guidance for wrangling kids' clutter, which doesn't pertain to me.

Overall, this is a very simple, straight forward guide to organizing your home and other aspects of life. Most of the content was stuff I've encountered elsewhere over the years, although I will say this addresses many aspects in one place, which is nice. This would be a great book to gift a high school graduate, or someone moving into their own place for the first time. If you're not new to the world of decluttering and organizational methods, you might not find anything here groundbreaking.