I love Fearne's podcasts and her books are delightfully the same, like having a chat with a friend across the pages. I always take something away from each book.

I enjoyed this book and found it insightful and helpful when thinking about our busy, non-stop lives full of noise and chaos. I particularly enjoyed the section about sleep and dreams. I enjoyed Fearne's other books slightly more but wonder if a physical copy of this would have been a better match to the others as it was quite interactive.

This book is focused around silencing brain chatter. I think I need to read it again at some point when I have less brain chatter going on!

Lovely book! This was a highly enjoyable read - I'm not familiar with any of Fearne Cotton's earlier works, but after reading this I definitely plan to read her other books 'Happy' and 'Calm'. She seems like a really lovely and empathetic person who I like to think I'd get on with IRL. Her writing is both accessible and intelligent, logical and creative. The cover is absolutely gorgeous, as are the illustrations scattered throughout the book. I haven't filled in the interactive sections yet but

I'm conflicted by my own rating. There's nothing bad about Quiet by Fearne Cotton (and it has a nice layout), it's just a bit basic. Most of her chapter titles are spot on in terms of what you need to work on to become more self-assured and less critical but no real depth to it. However, depending on your needs as a person, perhaps this chatty, informal, life-story based book is exactly what you want and need. Would probably appeal more to under 20s than over 30s.So, 2 stars from me based on how...

The easiest, most fun self-help book I've read in a while :)

This book is all about becoming more aware of the inner 'Chatter', or thoughts, that hold us back in our day-to-day lives. I really liked how Fearne used the word 'Chatter' throughout, as it totally normalised that feeling of having a very busy mind controlled by some kind of inner voice.Being able to recognise how this inner voice may manifest, whether it be critical, pessimistic, or angry, was a helpful way to identify what might help break this pattern of thinking. Throughout the activities h...

This one took me a while to read but I thoroughly enjoyed it it has helped me learn so much

Listened via audible incredibly disappointed. Keep being told that interviews and other bits are in a PDF... I don’t want PDF I want to listen to interviews as it’s an audiobook! Not happy that parts of the audiobook are ‘missing’

This book was great. I loved the open and honest way she approached the difficult subject at hand. Finding a way to manage and overcome negative thoughts is not easy but Fearne provides practical and useful pieces of advice, whilst not ever talking down to you or being patronising. I loved the interactive elements of this book and found it useful to write down how I felt whilst reading the book. This is a great way to analyse the inner workings of your mind and work to overcome mental barriers.

Did not get past the first few chapters. Books is more like an autobiography than a self help book. No doubts Fern wrote it herself as it's written just as she speaks. Couldn't help but feel judged by her jolly radio voice. Ironic really.

You may find this enjoyable if you are a fan of Fearne Cotton but as someone who was simply enticed by the pretty colourful cover you may be disappointed. She talks a lot about her own experiences and how she deals with certain issues which aren't always going to be relevant or applicable to everyone. The book started off promising but I only made it 100 or so pages in before I gave up because I was sick of hearing about her life. The title suggests that it is a self help book which it is in som...

Thought I would change things up by reading a non-fiction book. 'Quiet' w as obviously not as gripping as other books I've read due to the subject matter. The focus of the book is on the 'mental chatter' that we face through out our lives and how we can find inner 'quiet' through out the day. I've warmed to the book retrospectively as it does provide some interesting insights and ideas.

I found quite a few areas very interesting, particularly the parts surrounding sleep/dreams, and neuroscience, which were illuminating and a great insight in to human psychology and resilience.In essence this is a great book for anyone who needs encouragement to channel more positivity in to their approach to situations, particularly overcoming our own barriers to self confidence and courage.Full review to be found at https://beereaderbooks.wordpress.com/

The book is a mix of stories and interviews that I found unrelatable, which are supposed to offer support and direction toward focus in life. I found the effect was the opposite, it made me irritable and frustrated, i felt bad for scientific distortions, and use of single examples as evidence...

Quiet. All books written by Fearne Cotton are beautiful and very aesthetically pleasing. The pages are glossy and intricate illustrations are scattered throughout making the books a pleasure to read. I have read Happy, Calm and this is her third book (in this series) Quiet. Fearne offers advice and tips on how to deal with emotions,negative thought patterns and negative inner chatter, backed up with thoughts from experts on the relevant subjects. It's like sitting down with a friend and having a...

A good starter guide for less complex depression, nice exercises, did feel pretty twee at times and lots of name dropping but that comes with the territory of how it's branded. Not something I'd pick up myself but as a gift it was fairly pleasant.

I was ready to poke my eyes out with the half blunt corners of this book by the time I got to end of it. I suspect its editors were too as the typos and punctuation errors seemed to get worse towards the end. I felt like they'd checked out too. The major problem with this self-help book is that its author is so obviously in need of help themselves. I feel one needs to have one's shit reasonably together before writing a self-help book for others. Fearne's mind is a shit tip of pop psychology and...

A really helpful book, I love all of Fearne Cotton's books. They're really interactive and get you thinking about what's really important.

Thoughts to come.