Hmm, I had very mixed feelings on this one. I absolutely loved the concept of easily helping people along to become vegan and making a 30 day program out of it. I'm betting Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's [b:The 30-Day Vegan Challenge: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Cleaner, Getting Leaner, and Living Compassionately|9968465|The 30-Day Vegan Challenge The Ultimate Guide to Eating Cleaner, Getting Leaner, and Living Compassionately|Colleen Patrick-Goudreau|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LX5mF7P8L._SL75_.jpg|14862605] is going to blow this one away.
The problem I had with this books is that the author has a dual purpose - to get people not only eating a vegan diet but to also eating a low-fat, whole-foods vegan diet. There's nothing wrong with eating a diet like that, but a book like this should be a little more clear in its title. It would more appropriately be named something like 30 Days to the Type of Vegan Diet That Will Help You Lose Weight. For example, there are a couple days where you go on a 100% fruit/vegetable cleanse and then another where your task is to buy a vegetable chopper. This has nothing to do with becoming a vegan! Readers might get the wrong message that things like this are something you must do to be a vegan.

There is not much in here for people who already have the vegan thing down just fine. There were a couple helpful things toward the end, such as how to turn down nonvegan food, especially if someone has made something special for you and how to nicely talk to people about being vegan. There were also some nice, healthy, very simple recipes in the back, which would have been wonderful to see more there. Other than that, this book is strictly for noobs ;)

Oh, and this book seemed as though it was written in a rush. There were quite a few errors, and she even credited one of Robin Robertson's cookbooks incorrectly. The worst part was when she said that bees are insects, not animals, so vegans are divided on the honey thing! She can think whatever she wants about honey, but get your facts straight: insects are animals!! ( )

I like that it allows the reader to make small changes in order to become vegan however some of the changes she suggests are hard if you are on a budget.Overall, it's a good book to ease you into the vegan lifestyle. ( )