This was a very different self help book to what I’m familiar with, and I’m honestly pleasantly surprised with it!

I was sceptical at first, with the book being based upon the art of a psychic, but it was really interesting to read about another perception about our biggest questions in life.

If you are intrigued about reading the world in a new way, then this is for you.

Asking for a friend is an insightful book which explores the majority of the questions that we all have about our lives and our future.

Each chapter is neatly organised with Q&A sections and journal prompts. As someone who doesn't usually delve into spiritual/self-help type books, this was a very useful format as it was easy to follow.

I believe the readers would find not only guidance but comfort in this book. The answers and the book itself contains logic, advice and input from the spiritual perspective.

As a psychic, Helen Jacobs has heard just about every curly question there is. Asking For A Friend provides answers from the spirit realm, with a side dose of hope, comfort and gentle guidance to those navigating challenging times. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Asking For A Friend claims to answer the basic questions of life. I got curious from the synopsis - books like this sometime have a gem in them that can help you in finding the right perspective on life.
However, reading it, I fast became disappointed from things like "destined", things that "should" be, vibes, and Christ (personally, I'm not religious and I don't enjoy when book that shouldn't be on that topic goes there).
I didn't finish the book, as it was extremely boring for me. I can't really recommend it.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Murdoch Books for providing me with an free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.*

I really enjoyed this book. I will probably read it again at some point and definitely be looking out for more by the author. Well done!

Asking for a friend was very interesting. Especially if you are into physic abilities and spirituality.
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As a psychic, Helen Jacobs has heard just about every curly question there is. Asking For A Friend provides answers from the spirit realm, with a side dose of hope, comfort and gentle guidance to those navigating challenging times.
It was interesting to hear the difference questions Helen has got asked over the years and have insight into someone that possesses these unique capabilities.

This book was brilliant! Such an original idea.

This book looks at some of lifes biggest questions, and answers them with an honest and spiritual response. I loved the responses, and really got something from them. This book isn't necessarily categorised as 'self-help' but it certainly helped me.

The layout is great, putting the questions into key categories. One of the real bonuses were the journal prompts at the end of each chapter.

This book is so original and I really enjoyed the reading experience. It was super uplifting, yet honest.
Definitely recommend this one!

There was something about the cover of this book that made me happy and I can’t put my finger on it. It’s brightly coloured, visually appealing, with a tongue-in-cheek title. It just seemed like a joyful cover, even though we’re frequently told not to pay too much attention to the cover.

I know some people completely go against the idea of ghosts, spirits, and life after death, and that’s entirely their prerogative. I for one truly believe in the afterlife and believe I have had interactions with my loved ones after death. I am not saying I am right and non-believers are wrong, but considering no one knows for sure what death brings us, maybe we should open our minds to the (in my opinion) comforting idea that this isn’t all there is, and maybe, those who are only with us in spirit do have the ability to answer our questions. Whatever your view, it’s important to go into this book with an open mind.

It wasn’t preachy, which I thought was good. It explored her believes but didn’t insist that the reader must agree. But I do think it presented a new way for the reader to think.

I did find it a bit…negative? Depressing? Maybe not quite to that extreme but the questions all seemed to be quite pessimistic. Things like divorce, illness, redundancy and death. Whilst I realise that these tend to be the big ‘what if’ questions, I felt it needed a balance with some more positive, life affirming questions. I’m sure there’s plenty of those.

With the emphasis on spiritualism and psychic ability, I did think there would be more focus on the spiritual life-after-death part, rather than a Q&A self help type of format, but it was still entertaining, informative, interesting, and gave me time to really think about my own life and my own decisions - why I am notoriously terrible at making.