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Where's My F**king Unicorn?: A Guide to Life, Your Unicorn & Everything
Are your bookshelves filled with self-help books, and yet your life feels empty? Do you keep following paths to enlightenment that lead to the same dead ends? Have your mythical, magical hopes and dreams remained in sight but out of reach? You've read the books, attended the seminars, and done the chanting, but you're still waiting for your f**king unicorn to come along! This is a guide to life, creativity, and happiness that offers a very different way forward. Michelle Gordon explains why, in spite of all your best efforts, your life still doesn't live up to your vision of what it should be, and tells you exactly what you can do about it. In refreshingly down-to-earth language, she shows you how to harness all the self-knowledge you have gained from all those self-help books you've read, and actually start putting it to practical use. Beautifully illustrated and delightfully different, Where's My F**king Unicorn takes a light-hearted approach to a serious YOU! It will help you to choose those routines and rituals that, while they might not work for everyone, might just work for you. Who knows, with some tough love and a full moon, it might inspire you to find your f**king unicorn for yourself.
- GenresNonfictionSelf Help
80 pages, Hardcover
Published May 1, 2018
9 people are currently reading
155 people want to read
About the author
Michelle Gordon
35 books19 followersI have been writing for over twenty years, and every time I start a new project, it reminds me of the magic that can be created by simple words. I spent most of my childhood in other worlds, and I always knew that I wanted to create faraway lands for people to escape to when they felt the need.
When I write, I have no idea what is going to happen, or where the story is going, which makes the twists and turns in the story just as shocking to me as they are to the reader.
I absolutely love to hear from my readers, it’s what keeps me motivated to keep writing and publishing. In the times when I feel like giving up, I will receive a beautiful message from a reader thanking me for giving them hope, or making them feel like they finally belong, or for reminding them of something they once knew, but had long since forgotten. And so I keep writing.
When I write, I have no idea what is going to happen, or where the story is going, which makes the twists and turns in the story just as shocking to me as they are to the reader.
I absolutely love to hear from my readers, it’s what keeps me motivated to keep writing and publishing. In the times when I feel like giving up, I will receive a beautiful message from a reader thanking me for giving them hope, or making them feel like they finally belong, or for reminding them of something they once knew, but had long since forgotten. And so I keep writing.
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February 22, 2018
We've all seen the rows and rows of self help books that preach and promise us the world as readers - this is NOT one of those books! Instead I found it have a fresh approach to the whole 'better you' outlook and it didn't take itself too seriously and that is why I think I enjoyed it so much!
I found it to be really funny, sweary, down to earth, realistic and breaks down the ideas in small chunks which are easy to take on board, and gives you pointers as to other books to read for more information, or videos on YouTube to watch for further inspiration! It also explains that what works for one person isn't going to work for everyone, and that plain kind of speaking was easier to take on board! There's practical advice of things you can do to find your 'unicorn' - do what makes YOU happy and don't go along with the crowd and you'll find life is immediately brighter!
I chuckled throughout reading this, and it's also got some rather gorgeous unicorn illustrations so what's not to love! It also encourages you to go out and buy stickers and coloured pens for 'to do lists' and any book that gives me an excuse to buy more stationery is going to get a good review11
If you are looking for a quick, easy to read, funny and helpful book then I'd highly recommend picking this up for yourself or anyone else looking to find their unicorn!!
I found it to be really funny, sweary, down to earth, realistic and breaks down the ideas in small chunks which are easy to take on board, and gives you pointers as to other books to read for more information, or videos on YouTube to watch for further inspiration! It also explains that what works for one person isn't going to work for everyone, and that plain kind of speaking was easier to take on board! There's practical advice of things you can do to find your 'unicorn' - do what makes YOU happy and don't go along with the crowd and you'll find life is immediately brighter!
I chuckled throughout reading this, and it's also got some rather gorgeous unicorn illustrations so what's not to love! It also encourages you to go out and buy stickers and coloured pens for 'to do lists' and any book that gives me an excuse to buy more stationery is going to get a good review11
If you are looking for a quick, easy to read, funny and helpful book then I'd highly recommend picking this up for yourself or anyone else looking to find their unicorn!!
November 4, 2018
Cute, fun read! Love all of the illustrations, the cover is great and really catches the eye!
September 7, 2018
Where's My F**cking Unicorn is a simple read—it's cute, cheeky, fun, and has pretty pictures! I picked up the book first for its shiny unicorn cover (I ♡ unicorns). Swear titles are also catchy (they've been trendy and robust this year). I don't feel like the self-help advice is too different from other self-help books, but it had its charm—each bit of information is broken down short, sweetly, and gets right to the point.
It was refreshing and would even have been good to read one little chapter a night, but I was impatient and read through it pretty quickly.
It was refreshing and would even have been good to read one little chapter a night, but I was impatient and read through it pretty quickly.
January 15, 2019
Completely misleading title. I assumed it was a quirky fantasy book. I mean, it’s clearly a genre novel; there’s a Douglas Adams reference right there in the title!
False. It’s a self-help book.
No actual unicorns anywhere. I’m terribly disappointed.
False. It’s a self-help book.
No actual unicorns anywhere. I’m terribly disappointed.
February 9, 2018
I finished this book in like an hour. Just wish it was a bit longer, and it felt as though I had read it before. It had a great message but just seemed like every other self help book out there. The book is pretty and has gorgeous pictures of unicorns displayed in it's pages but just fell a little short for me.
March 17, 2021
What a little gem of a book. Inspiring yet down to earth at the same time. Well worth a read if you need a little kick up the bum.
December 22, 2019
I picked this book up having seen the cover, been attracted by the swearing, and then skim-read the contents page. It looked like a good summary of some common self-help tools, and claimed to help you use the self-help books you already own.
The tone is conversational, and the real-life examples given are based in reality. There are pictures every 4-5 pages, which are inspiring, bright and fun. They made me smile, and are especially useful when some of the topics can feel a bit depressing or hard to think about. The reminders of what is already in your toolkit would likely be very helpful for someone who isn't too deeply into self-help, yet the book seemed to imply it was for those of us who are, so a bit confused there.
Having said this, I was surprised by how little actual information was inside this book.
This title contains a summary of ideas to explore in more depth; but personally I felt only some of them actually explained why you might be interested. A lot of "just change your beliefs" and moving on to the next topic. I noted 21 separate 'takeaway sentences' that had been expanded into 1 or 2 pages of text, 50% of which overlapped or are about one concept.
I expected a little more from each topic: even an extra paragraph or two covering her experience or a real-life example would have made it more useful to me: how to actually take the action she recommends. There were 4 websites and about 15 books mentioned, but saying "try this to start X" for 50% of the ideas isn't quite what I was expecting from a book that claimed to help you make better use of what you already knew.
In terms of content and structure, the book was very variable. Gratitude takes up six sentences. EFT gets two pages with a diagram. Some pages outline the what, why and a tip on how. Other pages just say "you need to do the work to change" and move on; not explaining what you actually would do.
As I'm trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, seeing her summarise "change your beliefs" in 5 pages was quite frankly confusing. I completely appreciate she's not an expert and wouldn't dream of asking her to share techniques she is not trained in, but to summarise a topic that takes 3-4 years to train in, and even then that's only one method of managing it... It felt very out of place against the other strategies to spend 3 pages on why beliefs are important, how she knows it's hard to change them, and then just 2 summarising EFT technique and no other real concepts, examples or even her own experiences of shifting her beliefs. Again, no other resources mentioned.
The other things I expected to have more substance was on defining and identifying your 'unicorn.'
At least 50% of the self-help-reading people I know are blocked by not knowing what they want, or how to go about finding it out. This is also one of the common reasons cited by readers why they aren't able to put self-help books into practise. She spends 2.5 pages on what the concept of a unicorn is, and gives three 1-sentence examples of what that might be for someone. Considering the title and recurring imagery, I had expected a little more on "not sure what your unicorn is? Try this, this and this." Again, even another 5-10 sentences would have been enough to cover this aspect and fill in the gap.
The tone is conversational, and the real-life examples given are based in reality. There are pictures every 4-5 pages, which are inspiring, bright and fun. They made me smile, and are especially useful when some of the topics can feel a bit depressing or hard to think about. The reminders of what is already in your toolkit would likely be very helpful for someone who isn't too deeply into self-help, yet the book seemed to imply it was for those of us who are, so a bit confused there.
Having said this, I was surprised by how little actual information was inside this book.
This title contains a summary of ideas to explore in more depth; but personally I felt only some of them actually explained why you might be interested. A lot of "just change your beliefs" and moving on to the next topic. I noted 21 separate 'takeaway sentences' that had been expanded into 1 or 2 pages of text, 50% of which overlapped or are about one concept.
I expected a little more from each topic: even an extra paragraph or two covering her experience or a real-life example would have made it more useful to me: how to actually take the action she recommends. There were 4 websites and about 15 books mentioned, but saying "try this to start X" for 50% of the ideas isn't quite what I was expecting from a book that claimed to help you make better use of what you already knew.
In terms of content and structure, the book was very variable. Gratitude takes up six sentences. EFT gets two pages with a diagram. Some pages outline the what, why and a tip on how. Other pages just say "you need to do the work to change" and move on; not explaining what you actually would do.
As I'm trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, seeing her summarise "change your beliefs" in 5 pages was quite frankly confusing. I completely appreciate she's not an expert and wouldn't dream of asking her to share techniques she is not trained in, but to summarise a topic that takes 3-4 years to train in, and even then that's only one method of managing it... It felt very out of place against the other strategies to spend 3 pages on why beliefs are important, how she knows it's hard to change them, and then just 2 summarising EFT technique and no other real concepts, examples or even her own experiences of shifting her beliefs. Again, no other resources mentioned.
The other things I expected to have more substance was on defining and identifying your 'unicorn.'
At least 50% of the self-help-reading people I know are blocked by not knowing what they want, or how to go about finding it out. This is also one of the common reasons cited by readers why they aren't able to put self-help books into practise. She spends 2.5 pages on what the concept of a unicorn is, and gives three 1-sentence examples of what that might be for someone. Considering the title and recurring imagery, I had expected a little more on "not sure what your unicorn is? Try this, this and this." Again, even another 5-10 sentences would have been enough to cover this aspect and fill in the gap.
July 15, 2019
This book is exactly what the star rating implies, okay.
I was expecting more from this book. I finished this book in...an hour? I don't know. I was outside in the sun and it didn't take me very long. The message is pretty simple, find your own unicorn. The author gives you examples of what she did to find her own. Her method would not apply to the majority of us (as we are not authors that move about a lot and write by the seat of our pants).
What was funny though is that some of her suggestions I have already done. So it gave me a bit of pleasure to be like "Hah, I've already done that." It made me think "hmmm, maybe I don't need as much 'self-help' as I think." She's right though, Marie Kondo explains things in such a way that her methods just make sense and you want to give them a go.
So, in conclusion, the only thing I got out of it is that I am semi-on the right track with some of the other things I have already been doing. I have no idea what my unicorn is and I need to figure it out. I should be more pro-active in conquering my fears.
I wouldn't call it a self-help book so much as a "this is what I did. Take what you like from it and explore your own path. Don't be afraid to change things up to make someone else's method work for you" book.
I was expecting more from this book. I finished this book in...an hour? I don't know. I was outside in the sun and it didn't take me very long. The message is pretty simple, find your own unicorn. The author gives you examples of what she did to find her own. Her method would not apply to the majority of us (as we are not authors that move about a lot and write by the seat of our pants).
What was funny though is that some of her suggestions I have already done. So it gave me a bit of pleasure to be like "Hah, I've already done that." It made me think "hmmm, maybe I don't need as much 'self-help' as I think." She's right though, Marie Kondo explains things in such a way that her methods just make sense and you want to give them a go.
So, in conclusion, the only thing I got out of it is that I am semi-on the right track with some of the other things I have already been doing. I have no idea what my unicorn is and I need to figure it out. I should be more pro-active in conquering my fears.
I wouldn't call it a self-help book so much as a "this is what I did. Take what you like from it and explore your own path. Don't be afraid to change things up to make someone else's method work for you" book.
May 26, 2019
I guess I was expecting more from this book as I had heard it was a "best seller". I'm not sure if it really is a best seller, but I had been looking forward to getting around to reading it only to find there wasn't really anything to gain from it. It's a very short, common sense book on self-help and navigating your way through self-help advice.
I'd taken it on my weekend break without realising it's a thirty minute read. I will always remember to actually take a good look of the inside of the book before selecting my vacation book from now on. I had to go and buy another book to enjoy on my break.
The good things about Where's My F**king Unicorn is that it's just generally a cute book, but honestly I think it's more suitable for someone who is totally new to the self-help world. They could use WMFU as a prologue on their journey of self-help, before going deeper with workshops and much more intellectual materials.
The writing style has me in no rush to read Gordon's fictions works about the Angel Academies, which I almost feel incredibly rude saying as I'm not a much better writer myself.
I'd taken it on my weekend break without realising it's a thirty minute read. I will always remember to actually take a good look of the inside of the book before selecting my vacation book from now on. I had to go and buy another book to enjoy on my break.
The good things about Where's My F**king Unicorn is that it's just generally a cute book, but honestly I think it's more suitable for someone who is totally new to the self-help world. They could use WMFU as a prologue on their journey of self-help, before going deeper with workshops and much more intellectual materials.
The writing style has me in no rush to read Gordon's fictions works about the Angel Academies, which I almost feel incredibly rude saying as I'm not a much better writer myself.
May 8, 2018
This was a super quick and touches on a lot of topics I’ve read about in other self help books. What I really like is it’s all very digestible and is super great as a reminder. I also didn’t find there was too much information so it wasn’t overwhelming like some other self help books.
The tone of the writing was very conversational and never once became preachy. She’s very much like “Here’s the info, do with it what you want.”
I can see rereading this book every few months to check in with what I’m doing.
The tone of the writing was very conversational and never once became preachy. She’s very much like “Here’s the info, do with it what you want.”
I can see rereading this book every few months to check in with what I’m doing.
July 25, 2018
I'm not into self-help books really. I picked it up simply because if the fun title and awesome illustrations.
I started reading it and really loved how raw and real it is in its ideas. It's an easy quick read with so many great ideas that make so much sense. And offers so many suggestions to further reading if you want to dive more in depth to certain aspects/ideas.
IMO one of the best books for people who just want to get to the point with out all the extra blah, blah, blah!
I started reading it and really loved how raw and real it is in its ideas. It's an easy quick read with so many great ideas that make so much sense. And offers so many suggestions to further reading if you want to dive more in depth to certain aspects/ideas.
IMO one of the best books for people who just want to get to the point with out all the extra blah, blah, blah!
January 8, 2019
This was a short and entertaining read. As far as self help books go, there was nothing really groundbreaking about it. A lot of the 'help' I had already read from other authors/researchers. However, the illustrations were super cute and the writing was to the point. It felt as through I was getting advice from a friend, which I can appreciate. Overall, a motivating read for anyone looking to find their unicorn.
September 29, 2020
This book mentioned how it wasn't like other self-help books.. and then proceeded to tell me to read this book or watch this video from another self-help guru. I don't feel I got any actual info out of it that I haven't read before.
However, it is at two stars because the book design of this is flawless. I loved the illustrations and the cover is so stunning that it would be a shame to give this beautifully designed book only 1 star.
However, it is at two stars because the book design of this is flawless. I loved the illustrations and the cover is so stunning that it would be a shame to give this beautifully designed book only 1 star.
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February 6, 2020I like to use this book as a daily motivator - after journalling, I review how I'm feeling and find the passage that matches that. Sometimes it's about getting out of my own head, other times it's about reminding myself to not focus on perfection.
This is a quick and cute read when you need a little pick-me-up in life.
This is a quick and cute read when you need a little pick-me-up in life.
September 26, 2020
This book got me thinking about everything, my past, my present, my future and the people in my life. Do I think it will change my life. I don’t know but I do know is that it has given me a different outlook and the tools to change.
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to change or who has been through a lot in there past and stuck in a rut.
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to change or who has been through a lot in there past and stuck in a rut.
July 18, 2018
This is a quick read that gives basic concepts from multiple self-help books in a cute colourful package. My main takeaway was to ‘JFDI’, as Gordon puts it. I loved the presentation of this book, but there is no new, groundbreaking info here. And now, I’m off to chase my unicorn 🦄
September 27, 2018
There are definitely a few gems in here. This book is short, sweet and to the point. No long, drawn out concepts that are commonly found in self-help books... this felt more like some "real talk" from an older sibling whose opinion you trust. Plus the illustrations are beautiful!!
February 7, 2019
Skip it. In one ear and out the other, except for the main message (only you can control - and change - your life), but did Michelle need to write a whole and a little bit strange (unicorns, profanity, Tarot...) book on it? Meh.
March 14, 2018
Very very quick read, but funny and thoughtful. Taken a few ideas to try and find my unicorn!
February 7, 2019
Loved it. Thought it was whitty, an easy read and a great reminder to be unapologetically you.
April 2, 2019
Cute. Short. Actionable.
August 25, 2019
The most simple, funny and short self help book I ever red. 🦄 💜🌟 Thank you Michelle Gordon
February 29, 2020
I don't usually read these kinds of books but I really enjoyed this one. It had a useful perspective on life
September 12, 2020
Terrible
It was a wast of time
It was a wast of time
September 24, 2021
It was OK, like two stars state.
May 26, 2023
I think we found this in a little book library and honestly thankfully it was free. There is absolutely no content in here, just a self proclaimed self help junkie telling you to “just do it” to change your life 🤦🏻♀️
November 4, 2025
Sadly, despite the wonderful title, this book did not “hit” with me. It’s about how to make changes in your life. But I already knew and put into action most of the steps in it. I also think it’s aimed for a younger audience.
January 14, 2023
lovely little book to encourage you to take action and change your life for the better
June 14, 2024
Book with humour!
June 23, 2025
One of the worst fucking books I've ever read in my life.
Putting this book right back where it belongs- straight in the trash.
Putting this book right back where it belongs- straight in the trash.
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