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Pages304
First published2018
Reading time~5h
AudienceAdult
ISBN1788171829
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Vex King1 book reviewed
Good Vibes, Good Life
How Self-Love Is the Key
by Vex King
LuvemBooks Verdict
Best for: Readers new to self-development — especially those arriving from Vex King's social media audience — who want a gentle, clearly structured first introduction to self-love, mindfulness, belief-reframing, and manifestation.
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Vex King's Good Vibes, Good Life (Hay House UK, 2018) is an entry-level self-love manual covering mindfulness, habit-building, belief-reframing, and manifestation, all anchored in the author's personal story of overcoming adversity. LuvemBooks' verdict: as a welcoming first book for readers new to self-development, it earns its four-million-copy reach and Sunday Times longevity. The key caveat — seasoned self-help readers should expect a gentle refresher on familiar concepts rather than new ground, and those seeking research-cited or clinical depth will not find it here.
- Is it worth reading?
- For newcomers to self-development, the record says yes — it consolidates the central ideas of the self-love and positive-thinking space into a single gentle volume, and over four million copies sold plus a place on The Sunday Times' top 100 UK bestsellers of the past 50 years suggest it lands squarely for that audience. The main caveat comes from a detailed charellegriffith.com review: it offers "top-level information with some personal stories" and few new concepts for genre veterans. LuvemBooks' qualitative verdict is that it's a strong starting point and a modest one for experienced readers.
- Similar books
- Readers who connect with Good Vibes, Good Life typically gravitate toward other accessible, mindset-first self-help: Jen Sincero's You Are a Badass shares its upbeat, motivational energy; Brianna Wiest's The Mountain Is You digs into self-sabotage with a similar reflective tone; Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements offers a compact wisdom framework; and The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga pushes further into psychology-tinged territory for readers wanting more conceptual heft. For more of King's own voice, his follow-up Healing Is the New High is the natural next step.
- Who should read this?
- The book is pitched at newcomers to self-development — readers encountering mindfulness, belief-reframing, and manifestation for the first time — and at the millions who discovered King's voice on Instagram and want his philosophy in sustained form. His backstory as someone who overcame adversity to become a source of hope for thousands of young people also gives it particular resonance with younger readers facing hardship. Seasoned self-help readers, by contrast, should treat it as a friendly refresher rather than a source of new ideas.
- What are the main criticisms?
- The most substantive critique comes from a detailed charellegriffith.com review: the book "focused less on self-love and more on achieving greatness" and "didn't add many new concepts," offering mostly top-level information with some personal stories. That tension is baked into the subtitle itself — self-love framed as the key to "greatness" pulls toward achievement territory that sits uneasily beside unconditional self-acceptance. It's one blogger's verdict rather than a consensus, but it echoes a common shape of criticism for the genre.
- Is it backed by research?
- No — the review is explicit that the book's stated method is personal experience and intuitive wisdom, and that readers seeking clinical depth, therapeutic rigor, or research-cited argument will not find those modes advertised. Its techniques — meditation, mindfulness, manifestation practices — are presented as habit frameworks grounded in King's testimonial journey, not in studies. It should be judged against that intent rather than against evidence-based self-help.
- Where should I start with Vex King?
- Start here: Good Vibes, Good Life is King's debut, his biggest seller by a wide margin, and the foundation of his philosophy of self-love, positive habits, and mindset. From there, Healing Is the New High — described as a companion title — extends the approach into emotional healing, while Things No One Taught Us About Love applies it to relationships. Each builds on the voice that made this book a Sunday Times bestseller.
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Vex King's 2018 Hay House UK debut is an entry-level self-love manual organized in clearly labeled parts — opening with "What is self-love?" and moving through sections titled "A matter of vibes" and "Positive lifestyle habits." It covers self-care, mindfulness and meditation, reframing limiting beliefs to invite opportunities, manifestation techniques, overcoming fear, and finding one's higher purpose. King's personal narrative of overcoming adversity grounds the advice, which the publisher frames as practical wisdom and gentle guidance rather than research-driven argument.
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Skip if you want research-cited, clinically grounded self-help rather than guidance built on personal experience and intuitive wisdom.
Editorial Review
Vex King's Good Vibes, Good Life (Hay House UK) is a self-love guide covering mindfulness, positive habits, and manifestation, built on the author's own story of overcoming adversity. With over four million copies sold, it shines as an entry point — though seasoned self-help readers may find its concepts familiar.
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