"This is an active rather than a passive book. With the exception of the first part, the reader would need to be actively involved in at least some of the exercises that this book suggests for it to be meaningful. It is also a "choose your own adventure" kind of book, so jumping around sections and skipping parts that don't resonate is expected. I would have preferred to have a physical copy of the book instead of electronic because of the need to navigate back and forth and the many exercises contained in it. This book is about half text and half work book.

The first part was “what we know so far, which isn’t much�. I was sure I have some form of misophonia prior to reading the book which is why I was interested in picking it up. If anything this book made me feel like I don’t have it. Instead what I have is a heightened reaction to sounds, which could be both negative (a mild form of misophonia) and positive (ASMR, frisson). This reaction is likely due to the book featuring many examples with people who have much more severe cases than I do, which made me engage less with the book. I am either not the target audience here, or this book could have benefited from a mix of examples.

I did not connect with the “miso child� chapters so I skipped 5 and 6. Chapters on "theories" were also a bit of a hit or miss. Some exercises were rather enlightening to me, while others were less useful, but that is expected.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury USA for providing this ARC."