First things first: this did not work as an audiobook. There were of course no diagrams, the tables were just read out loud, and it was aching for a conclusion at the end to round off the listening experience. I thought the same about the previous book in this series that I reviewed, and I thought this one might be different (given how keen they are to push these audiobooks) but I was wrong.

That aside! This was a very interesting and accessible introduction to psychology. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on developmental psychology, and I feel like I learned a lot about the way our brains develop. I was coming out with developmental psychology facts for days, it was so interesting!

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I also thought the author did a really good job of presenting difficult subjects, such as some of Freud’s theory. She didn’t shy away from the less savoury aspects of them, but did give sufficient context, including examining how these theories were and are still received.

I did feel that the chapters on applied psychology were dragged out, with extensive tangents into other topics that felt unnecessary. Again, this is where the audiobook format wasn’t great; some of this could have been an appendix that could be referred to on the readers terms, but for the audiobook I had to sit through a lot of being told how and why people applied to jobs, for example.

I’m sure this would be a great reference book, and I did learn a lot, but I think that if this series is going to continue then the audiobook format needs to change.

I received a free copy for an honest review.