Reviews

Light Is the New Black: A Guide to Answering Your Soul's Callings and Working Your Light by Rebecca Campbell

ashliejm's review

4.0

A beautiful read, honestly it took me a while to get through, I kept putting it down and picking it back up, but every time I did this book gave me exactly the message I needed to hear. I feel like I finished it exactly when I was supposed to. I thoroughly enjoyed

stefaniamas_'s review

3.0

3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Un libro che offre tanti spunti e journaling prompts interessanti per approfondire il proprio percorso spirituale e lavorare/valorizzare la propria luce. Mi sono piaciute molto le parti in cui Rebecca parla della sua esperienza di vita e porta poi una riflessione collettiva legata direttamente a ciò. Risulta sicuramente un buon testo di introduzione per chi è completamente nuovo a questo mondo e sta attraversando il suo primo risveglio spirituale, mentre per chi è già a percorso inoltrato risulta un ripasso con qualche spunto in più.

wanda31's review

3.0

this was the first book like this for me, it had some nice ideas but it was definitely a little bit too much for me. wouldn't recommend as a first spirituality related read

megaralovesbooks's review

2.0

This book was....not relatable. I love dabbling in the spiritual, but this felt very disconnected from the average person, and out of touch with people who can't leave their jobs to follow their ~soul~ without failing to support themselves or their family. Target audience is definitely successful people looking for fulfillment in life now that they already have enough money and security in life.

janagaton's review

2.0

I purchased this because my favorite YouTuber (kalynnicholson) hyped it up so much, but I was honestly kind of disappointed. I read another book written by Rebecca Campbell shortly afterward too, and her writing just seems to be very redundant, and I didn't really feel enlightened by the end of it like I do with other self-help books. I did enjoy the little words of wisdom at the beginning of the chapters though.

embydski's review

5.0

Quick read, I couldn't put it down! I highlighted SO many quotes and ideas. This book really spoke to me and was a great way to help me begin the process of "finding my light." I know this will be a book I will come back to again and again.

silversparkles50's review

hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

shellbean's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

kplovesstories's review

2.0

I’m between a 2 and a 3 for this book. It was a very quick read. Pretty superficial and many of the ideas discussed aren’t novel. There are a few instances of what I consider to be emotional/spiritual bypassing like when the author prays for her readers to hit rock bottom (WTF) and when she says your hurt happens for you and not to you. I’m not interested in toxic positivity and at times this borders on that. I also hate the use of the word “tribe” in “enlightened” groups- it feels culturally appropriative and not creative. At the end, there were times where she contradicts and flip flops- in one instance saying “we are all one” and then the next chapter saying people who don’t support you aren’t your people. And then suggesting that some people who aren’t as highly conscious as you are “a few steps behind.” So wait, are we all the same or are some of us different? I love that Rebecca is living her truth and was vulnerable enough to share her work. Some of the mantras and practice/meditation suggestions are really lovely. I love that she is encouraging all of us to embrace our weird. I found some reviewers complaining about the grammatical errors but this didn’t bother me as I found her writing style to be straightforward. Overall, okay read.

nkojovic's review

4.0

I was surprised I linked Rebecca’s writing style so much. Great reference book with story and substance. Will probably come back to it many times.