This Is Me By Mrs. Hinch
Let's be honest - this is never going to win the booker. It is what it says on the tin, a cosy, grab a cuppa bedtime read with Mrs Hinch. It's not just her Instagram in book form, it killed an afternoon and I enjoyed it. Easy 4 stars Mrs. Hinch I’m really sad to have to rate this so low. I know that this wouldn’t have been her intention - but this book was SO negative. The repetition of her going on about now liking expensive things or overseas holidays, made it feel like she was judging people who did. I also don’t feel like I really learned anything new about her from this book.
I still love Mrs Hinch - I just wish her editing team supported her better to make this more enjoyable to read. Mrs. Hinch Fuck me. I thought that one of the main reasons poeple find it difficult to spell and converse is because they either dropped out of school or didn't pay attention. Now I wonder how far books like this have influenced people and can be said to be the reason they don't know correct spelling, punctuation or grammar. There were many examples, but to give one: me and her went, should be she and I went. For fuck's sake. Why is an editor not picking up on these things? Have you no degree in English?! How do these people land a job, not do the job, and continue to hold the job?
As we all know, and as someone else has pointed out, this isn't going to win the Booker (though it is true that trash can and has won the Booker). It's the non-fiction equivalent of one of those books you pick up at the airport to kill some time. It's a book about a very normal person who has been lucky to ride an Instagram wave of popularity. There's nothing wrong with that. To say that the book has been published because the publishers knew they would profit greatly from its sales is saying nothing we need to hear. Publishers will publish the text they think will make the most sales, in all cases. Unfortunately for us, what this means is that when someone like H, or Louise Pentland, for example, gains incredible popularity and one of their team considers writing a book, that product lands on bestseller lists. This is not because of any merit contained within the text itself per se, but because publishers bank on what they predict will sell. It's just the way the system's set up.
As a postgrad student of English, I have a contempt for books like these that see people with no talent making huge sales while people who have amazing potential struggle to get published and find enough money to eat. I think this will always sadden me.
This has not become a review of this specific book at this point, really. I could be talking about any other 'influencer' who has written a book, or ghost written a book *coughZoellacough*.
What a world. Mrs. Hinch I couldn’t even finish this. I really tried to push through but just couldn’t do it. I got the audiobook as something cosy to listen to in the bath or while tidying up - something to have on in the background - as I quite like Mrs Hinch’s Instagram stories. I honestly feel like I’ve been robbed of £12. Every chapter is a rehash of a lot of the content in the chapter before and she just seems to complain about every single aspect of her life, despite being incredibly privileged. When she was talking about ‘trolls’ putting her down (every other sentence it feels like), which is an awful experience that no one should have to go through of course, it felt like she was having a go at me personally through the audiobook despite me never having trolled her - and this was over and over again. Her writing about her weight loss also felt incredibly tone deaf and offensive. I got to the point where she is talking about how her opinions on the brands she works with are entirely her own for about the 6th time and it just feels like I’m willingly listening to some sort of advert. She reads the book very well, it’s just a shame the content is like an unedited teenager’s diary. 1/5 - did not finish. Mrs. Hinch If you've spent time in certain corners of the internet, you'll know about the phenomenon of Hinching. Hinching means cleaning. Fans of Hinching love the thrill of scrubbing their homes clean of any lingering dust and dirt.
It really makes me question humanity sometimes when I see just how vile some people can be towards others, just because they're jealous of their success. In this book Sophie talks about the constant trolling & abuse she receives. She's open, honest, down to earth & I don't understand why people feel the need to do this?
So please NO negativity on this post! 🙏
I've followed the Hinching journey from the beginning & have all of her other books, so for me this was an interesting, enjoyable read. I found myself totally relating to her mental health struggles & her weight. A fabulous insight into the real person behind the Instagram posts.
𝗜 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 4 ⭐ 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Mrs. Hinch
I’ve always enjoyed watching Mrs Hinch journey from the start. But this book has not only changed some views, it’s made me cry and it’s simply beautiful.
Sophie opens up about her childhood, how she met Jamie, her health, trolls and becoming a mummy and so much more. I just want to give her the biggest hug and take her pain away. You can tell she’s such a great Mum to little Ronnie and even though I’ve always said it’s mad how someone makes so much money doing what we all do - clean our homes - I actually have loved watching her these past few years and watching her journey. This book is a real eye opener. It’s definitely one I’m going to recommend because whether you love her or aren’t too sure about her I’m sure this book will make you see things in a different light. She’s a normal person just like the rest of us. She didn’t ask to fall into the fame game and it’s not all glitz and glam. Mrs. Hinch I wanted to read something a little more lighthearted for book fourteen, and this did not disappoint. I’ve unashamedly followed ‘Mrs Hinch’ on Instagram for years, keeping up to date with hacks and cleaning ideas. Yet this book opened the doors to her own life, and what it is she has gone through - and I really, truly understood and related to so much.
Such a lovely, down to earth read - although I’m now eager to do some more hinching! Mrs. Hinch It’s a good insight into what social media can do to someone’s mental health. However I felt it was just a big book of moans and negativity. Mrs. Hinch An easy read to break up my TBR pile. Bit repetitive in some parts and from the middle onwards I already knew quite a lot of what was written from Instagram so wasn’t anything new I’m afraid! Mrs. Hinch Such an easy read, which was really enjoyable. Mrs Hinch was so open and honest about everything social media related & her personal life. I love her so maybe I’m a bit biased but would recommend to anyone wanting to know a little bit more about Sophie or the life of “influencers”. Mrs. Hinch
Get to know the woman behind the Instagram cleaning sensation, Mrs Hinch, in her fascinating and remarkably honest memoir
*** FEATURING A BONUS PAPERBACK CHAPTER ABOUT THE BIRTH OF LENNIE ***
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER
'Gut-wrenchingly honest'
The Mail on Sunday
'I love that woman so much, she is just so great'
Rylan Clark-Neal, BBC Radio 2
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I sometimes can't believe just how much has happened in the last couple of life-changing years. It's been a total whirlwind of a journey, and I'm so grateful to all my followers for their amazing love and support along the way.
From my very first toy kitchen which was my pride and joy right through to the my very first Instagram posts stories of my cleaning routine, I'm going to take you back to the start of how it all began.
But there is so much more to my story than just cleaning tips; there have been the highest of highs, but also heart-breaking devastating lows.
So let's do this! Put your Hinch Lists to one side, get comfy and join me on the sofa with a cuppa. Welcome to my world.
This is me: Soph - the wife, the mother and the person behind Mrs Hinch.
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'The sensation'
Sun
'We're mad about Mrs Hinch' Vogue
'My new cleaning goddess'
Daily Telegraph
'Doing for household chores what Marie Kondo did for tidying' Daily Mirror
'Mrs Hinch offers a reassuring structure for the day, a vision of domestic order' Guardian
This Is Me
