This book was my January TBR jar pick of the month. I have had it on my shelves for quite a long time and the fates decided on it being one I read this month. It was called Surviving the Twenties Transformation by K.L. Martin.
Synopsis: An identity crisis is not a new concept. A midlife crisis, commonly occurring in middle-aged adults, is a time when an individual is plagued by doubts concerning his or her identity and future purpose. What you might not know, however, is that you’re just as likely to experience the same struggle in your twenties.
The media and society have traditionally taught younger generations to focus on the “surface stuff” to combat feelings of self-doubt or dissatisfaction. Once you have it all -career, friends, marriage, a home, kids -the conflict will supposedly work itself out, and you’ll eventually know who you are. Many young adults are now realizing this narrative is false. Even after achieving “success,” you may still feel unfulfilled and conflicted.
Surviving the Twenties Transformation is an informative, motivational guide that exposes “quarter-life crisis” symptoms and offers spiritual solutions: recognizing your soul, trusting in God, identifying your strengths, and replacing your false ego with your true self, your soul. Learn to listen to your intuition, and make the right choices through conscious living.
Crises will always come and go. By discovering your truest self, what drives your soul, you will gain an inner strength that will sustain you for a lifetime.
This book was not really what I expected. I was hoping that it would give me some insight into your life in your twenties and how we all kind of feel lost or feel like we don’t really know what we are doing and what will come next.
I firmly believe that it is ok to not know what you are doing and that we will all figure it out as time goes on. But this book was pumping me up, thinking it was going to be motivational and fun. It turned out being a lot about your soul and prayer and how this will help you through life. I just wasn’t really buying it. I like it when a book can make me feel like I can go forward in life with what it taught me and my life will be better for it. But this book just didn’t do that for me.
There were some parts that were a little interesting but it constantly jumped back to religion and prayer which I don’t believe is everything you need for your life to have meaning.
I think this just all comes down to my beliefs in life differing from the opinion this book is giving to the reader. I think it would resonate much more with a religious person or even a bible study group.
I just wish it had more to do with actual applications for the general public dealing with being in their twenties instead of a certain group of people.
Book Rating: 2/5
You can buy this book on Amazon and find it on Goodreads.
Disclaimer: I was sent this book in physical format by the author to read and give an honest review.
It’s the month of love and I have a new TBR pile to attempt to complete. None of them are romance books because I like to be different. Check out the TBR below!
