“A laugh-out-loud funny book that also manages to be thought-provoking, perceptive and devastatingly honest. I loved it.” - Lucy Diamond, author of The Secrets of Happiness

“Sublime and ridiculous, in equal measure. I tore through it hungrily. One minute I was having an existential epiphany, the next I was honking with laughter. Britain’s answer to Sarah Knight, with Amy Schumer’s naked hilarity and Matt Haig’s soul-deep profundity chucked in.” - Catherine Gray, author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

“Marianne’s writing makes me smile and has moved me to tears more than once. She combines a journalist’s no-nonsense investigative skills with a tenderness and honesty that sets her apart . . . In helping herself, it turned out that Marianne was helping all of us.” - Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said

“An often laugh-out-loud account of road-testing some of the most totemic books in the self-help canon . . . A sparkling debut.” - The Bookseller

‘I love it! Hilarious and thought-provoking! Love!’ - Fearne Cotton

“A sweet sharp read, and the last chapter made me cry. As someone a bit dubious of self-help books, it’s perfect: Power spends a year trying to live a month per book. It’s quite a fun journey through the ups and downs of negotiating ourselves through life, but underneath that is a serious, generous message, and it really does feel like you’ve learned something by the end of it.” - Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist

“A fun journey through the ups and downs of negotiating ourselves through life, but underneath that is a serious, generous message, and it really does feel like you’ve learned something by the end of it.” - Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist