***Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
I found this Personality Book highly enjoyable! Am I a Psychopath? Why yes, yes I am, LOL.

I had such a good time with this one! I'd known some of the tests, and taken them previously, but it had been years so it was nice to revisit them. I can definitely say I know myself better now that I'm done going through this book. It's the perfect idea for a lazy day alone and a different way to have fun with friends and family! I'll definitely get a physical copy.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book!!!

This is a book with different personality quizzes to take. Each quiz comes with a little description at the beginning and they are all easy to understand and follow. If you want to learn more about yourself, this is a fun way to spend your time.

I'm a frugal, emerald green ambivert (oo-er), who would be NASA's next science officer, with my average neuroticism. Oh, and my cynicism, that points out that the first few studies in this book also contain tests I can't even engage with, so limited are the possibilities in the multiple choice and so unrelated to my real life the questions are. Yes, I'd seen a couple of books come across my path recently that I thought would provide a scientific yet friendly purview of personality tests, and this came closest to the real deal. But still… If you take an established, Jungian survey of the mind, where a researcher or yourself ticks the right boxes to see if your personality does indeed tick the right boxes, and then turn it into merely a multiple-choice, limited-to-two-pages and twelve questions ONLY quiz, are you then (a) avoiding copyright issues, (b) simplifying psychology in a perfect way for a common reader, or (c) bodging things on weak credentials?

There is not much wrong with this book inasmuch as it does what it wants to do, but again I feel there was a dumbing-down. Some of the studies here are so common I recognised their names, and yet it was still a shame I was doing this author's condensed version of them, and not the real thing. But perhaps that's a part of my psychology, that says I'd rather the real deal than some cobbled-together effort; the introductions point out how many of these quizzes are online or in magazines, and hence how unscientific they are – these might be a middle ground between legit and le-what-now? Although even that middle ground is lost somewhat with talk of spirit animals and telepathy. It's a commendable book all the same, for showing us how the mind has been tested in many different regards, but it did not escape the smudge of pseudoscience some of the contents left it with.

Oh, and I also tested as above averagely honest. So ner.

This is such a fun book! It’s so nice to get to know yourself and this would be ideal to do with friends as well. Get yourself a pen and paper and get stuck on with this!

A fun little book of personality tests of all kinds. Simply laid out without overcomplicating things. Nice beginner book for anyone interested in learning more about themselves or personalities.

I LOVED this book. It's almost more a workbook than a book. All the personality quizzes were so fun and gave me more insight into myself. I'm buying a copy of this book to have at work for all my co-workers and I to discuss!

Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group - Wellfleet Press for a copy to honestly review!

25 short non-clinical personality tests, a sort of Buzzfeed quiz page in paper form. Most if not all of the tests can be found elsewhere. The inclusion of a "what is your spirit animal?" quiz was inappropriate and offensive. Honestly, I'm a little shocked that contemporary publisher would green light its inclusion.

Brilliantly fun book, I spent an evening with my friend going through a lot of the tests, some made us laugh, some were scary how spot on they were. It’s well presented, fun and colourful, a great fun book, enjoyable tests and not complex. Quick and fun

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this book. Personally I love a good personality test, I love figuring out why we do what we do. This book gives you a nice tidy little pile of quizzes to sit down and do.I will say with a digital copy it was hard to score each quiz (I wrote out my answers on paper for easier reference when tallying the answers). One quiz that caught me off guard was about being a psychopath, I didn’t expect that in a fun book like that. And I’ll say that it told me I wasn’t an empath even though I know that I am, so take these with a grain of salt; but it doesn’t mean you can’t have fun. Doesn’t mean you can learn more or dig deeper into what your answers mean. I recommend this for anyone who’s got some spare time and wants to find out a little more about who they are!

I probably would be biased in my views on this book. I have been educating students on personality in my organizational behaviour courses and dont go by tests so much. I was happy to see the key personality tests mentioned in the initial part of the book - the big 5 is the better one of the lot as far as research in personality is concerned. MBTI and other tests have been criticised a lot by researchers (see Adam Grant’s articles).

The rest of the book refers to a lot of commercial tests and apparently is derived from them. Whether these tests are therefore valid is a question that comes to mind.

Without a doubt the tests are good for fun and to encourage the interest of self awareness in the reader. But then not be construed as a definitive guide to one’s personality.

Perfect fun tests to explore personality and character. I had a good time doing these tests and finding out more about myself and those around me. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me review this book.

This book was received as an ARC from Quarto Publishing Group – Wellfleet Press in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

Hearing of this book and the various personality tests one can take was really interesting to read. Having taken the Meyer-Briggs test for work and for my premarital counseling, i was familiar with the process and how crucial it was for partners/supervisors to understand your work habits and determining whether or not you'll fit in with the company or if the marriage will work. This book is a good companion to have in learning about the tests before you take them if and when you have to. Even if you don;t have to, it's good to know your personality type so you can discover new things about yourself.

We will consider adding this title to our Non-Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

What a fun book!

Full of personality tests for everyone who is eager to know more about themselves. And without a doubt you will learn quite a lot. The book is also full of informations about all the tests, their history and influence on people.

Must have!

It's a fun book that tells you what your personality is depending on your choices for each question. You pick what looks more like you and the book will give you a personality answer based on that. There are 25 tests and to find out the answer is a bit annoying because it's not just check how many "a" or "c" you have marked but each one has a different symbol for each question. I mean, if you pick C on question 1 it could be a square and if you picked C again on question 2 it could be a star so you will take a few extra minutes trying to figure this out before knowing your personality. It was a fun book to play with when I didn't have anything else to do. I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

I had great fun with this title. I learned things about myself as well as reinforced things I already knew. It's a great starting place for someone interested in personality tests. They were short and not overwhelming, but still reliable as a means of gauging honest responses. The information about specific tests was interesting and I know it will be a hit with readers of all ages.

This book was really fun! It had so many different tests that I had never done before and all the explanations and little snippets of text were very interesting. Not all of the tests applied to me, but I was able to do most of them and I really enjoyed them. I feel like this would be a fun book to bring out during family vacations or chill get togethers with friends. It's a great book.

If you're a bit obsessed with tests and ways to understand more about yourself, you will enjoy this book thoroughly. It has 25 different tests (each are pretty much one to two pages long) and each test is based on a different concept so by the end of the book, you've found out quite a lot about yourself and have learned about 25 new areas to research.

While I knew about some of these (MBTI, Enneagram, etc.) there were some that I had never heard of (Sparktest) and some that I knew about but not in detail (Jungian archetypes.) At the end of the book, the author lists a lot of resources where you can spend many more Sunday afternoons digging into all sorts of personality types and research and have endless fun while discovering things about yourself.

The design and presentation of this book is also wonderful and makes it a jot to read.

With gratitude to netgalley and Wellfleet Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very colourful book which was so much fun to read and do the quizzes. I’m not sure I learnt a lot about myself that I didn’t already know.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

The Book of Personality Tests
25 Easy to Score Tests that Reveal the Real You
by Haulwen Nicholas
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group – Wellfleet Press
Genre: Health, Mind & Body | Self-Help
Release Date: September 15, 2020

This was such a great collection of personality tests. They seemed well thought out and there was introductory information about the tests, as well as easy to understand results. There was also a great reference section at the end the assist in further study.

I found most of the tests to be on point to what I know about myself. Some of them, like "What Kind of Astronaut Are you?" seemed silly at first, but the explanation behind it provided some depth and insight. (I'm a Spaceflight Participant, which was completely on point, my days of wanting to lead a mission are behind me.)

Like with any personality test, the answered can be influenced by preconception, mood, level of distraction, and place in life. I enjoyed the test "What is Your Relationship to Money?" because I was able to see my personal growth in this area of my life. I reached a point in my life where I am a Savvy Saver/Spender which feels pretty comfortable and secure the stress living as Hey Big Spender caused.

I would definitely recommend this book. It takes an easy to read and understand approach to personality tests without judgement helps you look at different aspects of your life from a different angle.

I'm so grateful to Haulwen Nicholas, Wellfleet Press, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.