I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I found a few good ideas in this book about organizing and resetting my home.

The Home Reset is a smart summary of good practices on how to manage your home in an optimized way, even when you are struggling to cope on a day to day basis.
It is not reinventing anything but brings a few tricks that are helpful and just simply reminds us of some methods to implement good habits to make your life easier.

Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read it.

This was a very informative book with lots of actionable advice. I found the checklists and challenges included to be very useful. Overall, this book is very helpful in 'resetting' and organizing various rooms in your home. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Wonderful home organization book that is accessible to all! It felt refreshing to read a book about home keeping from someone who actually struggles with it because of health issues. Great tips and I love that it’s set up to go room to room!

3.25 ⭐️

The pictures in the book are beautiful and most of the tips are doable for anybody. It was a really short book, but it covered the rooms in the house.

I appreciate how this book is divided by area of the house. I love that it is accessible for all types of people, not just those willing to spend hours on cleaning. I particularly enjoyed the addition of the recipes and the habit hacks for kids. This is definitely a book that I would want in print to refer back to more easily than on my Kindle.

In all honesty, this book gave me a stomach ache. I am forever reading cleaning and organizing books because messiness is my biggest flaw. I think I’ve read every one, and some have been more helpful than others (I think Dana K White is my favorite author on the subject). I have five kids, a hundred year old house, a billion hobbies and jobs, various chronic illnesses, and absolutely no outside help or extended family besides my disabled husband and my kids. I also have extreme ADHD tendencies, though I’ve been told they are trauma related in my case (I only learned recently that C-PTSD and trauma rewire the brain and cause many of the same symptoms as ADHD in kids and adults). In any case (yes, there’s that distractibility!), the result is that I have always felt hopeless at maintaining a tidy home and endlessly search for a solution.

At the start of the book, I was excited and hopeful because Barker said she deals with chronic illness and can’t make Pinterest type home routines work. She said when she became ill, her mother moved into their house and took care of her and her daughter for a year (her husband worked as a pastor during this time). I was immediately floored by the idea of a loved one moving in for so long to take care of her, but happy she had the support. I was not feeling so much like a kindred spirit already though. And then the photos started and I thought they must be stock photos of perfect houses but then she was in them all. This woman who just wrote that she had to accept that her body might never be fully functional again has page after page of her dressed beautifully and cleaning her huge, fancy, spotless, newly remodeled home. Then there are pages and pages about how you never go to bed without cleaning the counters, doing the dishes and resetting the kitchen, about how you need to do laundry every day (I do, and still never catch up), and lists of how to make and keep every room in your house clean.

Most of the checklists and advice are standard blog post content. None of this is in any way new or groundbreaking. I did think the chapter on kids was helpful for those with small children. I would recommend reading it from the library to see if there are any tips or fun games that might work with your kids. And the very end has some little printable sort of pages.

If you read this and don’t already love to clean and especially if you struggle with chronic illness, multiple kids and responsibilities, a lack of support, and other issues, I would really suggest reading How to Keep House While Drowning at the same time to balance it out (get it from the library— it’s very short and inexplicably very overpriced). If you enjoy cleaning and want detailed instructions on how to do more of it, this will be a good resource.

I read a temporary digital loan of this book for review.

I'm a sucker for any kind of organisation book so I jumped at the chance to read an ARC of The Home Reset.

The Home Reset is less about organisation and more about finding a routine that works for you to keep your home clean and tidy. I think this could be useful for someone with no housekeeping experience, such as a young person living alone for the first time, or someone whose household has grown in number and therefore tasks and spaces, but personally, I didn't take away anything new (except for the fact that I think I'd like a steam mop if I had room to store one!).

I found this book to be quite wordy; I expected, and perhaps would have preferred more bullet points or separate text boxes, so as not to be faced with big paragraphs of text. The photos, while showing the writer's obviously beautiful home, didn't really have the same impact in print as I would imagine they have in real life - more colourful photos, or maybe even just photos showcasing different types of homes, would have been more eye-catching.

I'd recommend this book for anyone who needs help in developing a cleaning schedule, but if you're looking for something more in-depth this probably isn't the book for you.

Thanks, NetGalley.

A great guide with helpful tips and tricks to keep your home in shape! The pictures were an addition so lovely. It’s realistic and practical which is what I love, because really who has time to do a full deep reset on everything?

The Home Reset is a well designed and well organized guide to home cleaning and organization. If you’re new to adulting and were never taught how to properly clean your house or need some help establishing a cleaning routine this is a great place to start.

I loved the many pictures included and the recipes for diy cleaning supplies. I imagine the little game guides included in the back would be a great way to get kids involved in housework. This would make a great gift for someone who needs a little help with housework or maybe getting their first house or apartment.

**Thanks to the author and publisher for the e-arc I received via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.**

Tragically, I suffer from I Live Alone, I Have Too Much Stuff, and I Have ADHD.

I'm not a homemaker, I have no partner, I have pets, and I am very easily distracted. I'm also a CHAMPION procrastinator. Present Raine is constantly making commitments on behalf of Future Raine and it almost never works out.

The way Karissa keeps her house clean requires dedication and less planning so much as set up.

I got a cheap wheeled cart on Amazon for all my cleaning supplies and it INSTANTLY helped. Her multipurpose spray is WONDERFUL, and just those two things would have been sufficient to justify the book. The rest is just cherries.

Essentially the rules boil down to:
- Make it easy on yourself (set yourself up for success)
- Don't put it, down put it away
- Build good habits when you find what works

She has useful schedules and great how-tos for regular things, it's more approachable than tossing everything you own that doesn't "spark joy" (I still think Marie Kondo's system is fantastic, though can be daunting) while still empowering you to get rid of what you don't need, and best of all, it's encouraging. She recognises how hard it can be, but also how good it feels to have stuff just be in the right place.

I'm keeping this for sure and if you think for a second you could use it, you should grab a copy.

I received a copy of this book for free from Quarto Publishing Group – Fair Winds | Fair Winds Press in exchange for an honest review.

This is a great t book to help you develop good habits for keeping your home clan and tidy . I especially liked the sections which help you instil good habits in children from an early age - how to make it fun and ease your workload. Good, basic cleaning recipes to use around the house are given . In no time ata ll you will have a home to be proud of every day - not just that rush tidy up when you know visitors are coming!

I have been feeling in a rut with the layout and clutter in my house so reading this has given me new ideas on how to reset my home with my space in mind.

A fantastic read and practical advice on how to get organized and how to deep clean your home. It made me motivated to get the job done in many rooms in my home that I have neglected. I love other books in this genre but this one is one of my favourites. I enjoyed the ebook and cannot wait to purchase a copy of the printed book as it will be absolutely beautiful.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

The images in this book are BEAUTIFUL. I am a sucker for a clean home and an easy system for keeping it that way- both of which this author delivered. Her 3 action steps felt doable and gave me confidence to tackle my own home. After all, who doesn’t love a good reset?? If you’re expecting this book to be about tidying, just know it’s definitely more about deep cleaning which requires some elbow grease. She recommends tools to help carry that load, but doesn’t offer alternatives if those aren’t an option for your budget.

I received an advance review copy for free from the publisher via Netgalley and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Reading this book is like having your best friend give you all of her best tricks and techniques to help you clean and stay organized while also keeping your sanity. This book has a nice flow and beautiful photography. Highly recommend! I thank Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group/Fair Winds Press for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Pretty, practical, and personal. What more can you ask for in a home decor book? This manual of how-to and DIY advice is full of ways to make your house a home - and your own home, at that.

Barker gives reasons as well as advice for living in spaces that please as well as serve you well. Accompanied by beautiful photographs, you'll enjoy this one.

So many housekeeping type books make it feel unachievable so I was really pleased when I started this one and she said that she has an ordinary sized house and she had long term health conditions that made it difficult to stay on top of the mess, and her cupboards weren't Instagrammable works of art. So far, so approachable. Then she listed the equipment she had to keep a tidy house. Three hoovers, a steam mop and a normal mop. Love, I don't even have a cupboard for one hoover, where do you think I'm putting all of that?!! So, while it does have some suggestions for keeping on top of the tidying and cleaning, it's still fairly aspirational. The photos look gorgeous though and give me house envy.

Book Review: The Home Reset by Karissa Barker

Rating: 4 Stars

Hey there, fellow book lovers! I recently had the pleasure of reviewing The Home Reset by Karissa Barker, and it’s a total game-changer for anyone looking to bring a bit more order (and calm) into their home life.

So, here’s the deal: Life can get pretty chaotic, right? Between work, kids, and everything in between, the last thing we need is to stress about having a perfectly Instagrammable closet. Karissa totally gets that! She dives into the reality of home organization with a refreshing perspective. Instead of just throwing pretty pictures and motivational quotes at you, she actually provides practical tools and strategies that genuinely help.

In The Home Reset, Karissa takes us through essential resets for every room in our homes. She covers everything from quick kitchen hacks (hello, clean sink club!) to clever ways to manage toys in the living room. Each chapter is packed with actionable tips that fit seamlessly into even the busiest family routines. I loved how she focuses on creating systems that make life easier rather than just pushing for perfection.

What I really loved were her quick tips, three-step cleaning, and those handy lists. And I have to mention the aesthetics of the book itself. It’s not just filled with valuable info; it’s also visually stunning! The layout is beautiful, and the photography is top-notch. It’s definitely a book that would look great on your coffee table while also being a fantastic resource when you need it. If you’re on the lookout for a solid cleaning book to help you get organized, The Home Reset is an absolute must-have. Karissa Barker has knocked it out of the park with this one!

⚠️This review was written based on personal opinions and experiences with the book. Individual preferences may vary⚠️

Thank you to NetGalley & Quarto Publishing Group - Fair Winds Press for this advanced reader copy to review!

The Home Reset is not only a good book to have on your coffee table, but it also has some helpful cleaning hacks that make everyday life less cluttered! I appreciated Karissa's lists, quick tips, 3 step cleaning processes, and details to make my new house more of a home. I cannot wait to try some of the tips she gave in our bedroom, bathroom and living room. The laundry tips will also be such a timesaver for me. Beyond that, the book is beautiful. Great layout, stunning photography and great storytelling between the tips. Happy I got to read this ahead of its publication on October 1st, and if you are looking for a great housewarming gift or a cleaning book to keep on hand - this is a great book to grab!