Professional, loved the images, layout and text combinations. I enjoyed it immensely and would certainly have loved this book for my undergraduate BA. -- Jay Dunstan * Chapter review * Overall, the chapter effectively navigates the nuances of university culture in the initial weeks. Its strengths lie in practical advice and insights into campus life. The practical advice is immensely useful for both incoming and current students. -- Yan Yee Yip * Chapter review * As a companion skills text, this book offers readers unique ways to critically reflect on their current skill level, set themselves objectives, and test and self-evaluate each new skill area interactively. (...) There is a stimulating blend of text with imagery and visuals, combined with online interactive skills development tasks, which is a novel feature of this text, taking it to the realms of being a learning device, rather than simply a book. The tone of voice is conversational: reassuringly informal and accessible, like a pocket academic mentor. () This text is an important learning companion for refocusing on the development of critical reading, thinking, and writing skills, to improve the quality of work produced by humans for university assessment and future workplace environments. -- Karen Clinkard * Issue 31, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/1332/897) * I absolutely loved the book - it highlighted some really key points and I even learned a thing or two myself! I ended up shipping my younger sister off to uni with it (shes just started her business degree) and shes always called on the book a few times :) -- Katie - @phdwithkatie
