Making Hope Happen

Lopez does something genuinely useful by separating hope from passive optimism and showing that the skill can be built — and the Gallup research base gives the Hope Cycle more authority than most self-help frameworks can claim. Kirkus is right that the case studies can tip into the familiar, and readers already steeped in positive psychology will recognize the territory. But for someone looking for a research-grounded, actionable way into hope as a practice, this is a solid, honest book.