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I've been interested in Feng Shui for a long time but never found a good, basic guide for understanding Feng Shui and applying it to my home and life. When I saw this book available on Netgalley, I hoped that this would be my gateway to understanding more about Feng Shui and I wasn't disappointed.

The information on this book is very well organized and in-depth, with information not only on how natural formations can impact your life, but also the objects in your home. While I was aware that the direction your front door faces can have an impact on your life, I had no idea that where my stove or toilets were placed could have an impact as well.

Using the two types of Feng Shui (Eight Mansions and Flying Stars) and how to determine y I can apply the guidance to my house and hopefully make it more harmonious. Although I live in an apartment and I'm limited in any physical changes I can make, the book has many tips and suggestions to weaken or diminish any negative energies found in my home.

Of the two Feng Shui systems, the Eight Mansions was far easier to understand. All the information is well laid out in terms a a true beginner like me can understand, but it's going to take some time to get a better understanding of Flying Stars and I look forward to studying it further.

Overall, an exceptional book for learning the basics of Feng Shui and I recommend it whether you're a beginner looking for an introduction, or a practitioner looking for a strong reference book and would make a great gift.

Thank you to Llewellyn Publications and Netgalley for an advanced copy in return for an honest review

Disclaimer: This ARC was given to me for free in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley.

I am going to state right away that I do not know that much about Feng Shui, and this is my first book about the subject. I am still pretty skeptical.

I think Classical Feng Shui is for rich people, who can afford to design and build their own houses. They can afford to renovate their houses, they don't necessarily live in apartments with no control over how the apartment is constructed. At least we get some tips/advice on how to fix the bad energy flow based on construction design errors if you can't afford to do all those other things.

The author is an expert on her field and I give her props, but she has some quite out-dated views on gender and sexuality. She also references Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars book, and I'm like LOL No.

This might be relevant to you, but it wasn't to me.

Nice and fun. Second part of the book is less funny but i still liked it very much because there are all those feelings up and downs in Julie's head.

Story summary : Julie, helped by her best friend Sylvana, takes revenge on her husband Ronan and his mistress Nicole (by destroying their possessions : car, house, cabinet, pets, paints,...) but somehow get close to Nicole (without Nicole knowing that Julie is Ronan's wife). At the end of the book, Nicole is dumped by Ronan (he dumps her because she got pregnant) so she goes away to Amsterdam and Julie fills divorce papers even though Ronan wants her back. Julie and Nicole stays friends.

I liked most of it. It was not ground breaking and I wished the fun had been consistent through the book but it was entertaining.
At times i was slightly annoyed by the interaction between Nicole and Julie (the good naive side of Nicole comes out too strong), and by Ronan's blatant lies (i hate liars over anything else). Also the book could have been a bit shortened.

This is the second declutter book that I read in a short time and it was good, but not a miracle worker.