I've always really loved Hoda's energy - she seems like such a positive person (and so funny too!). This book of quotes was a fun format to get to know her a little bit better. It's laid out with one quote per day (sometimes they're more traditional from well-known people and other times they're just things she's heard from friends or Instagram that she liked). Then she writes a few lines about what the quote means to her.

This book can be read in whatever way you choose - one quote per day or all at once. Reading it as a regular book was a tad disappointing because a lot of the stories felt repetitive. She talks about the same life events repeatedly, which would be usually be fine, but in this format, is a tad distracting. I wish she had used the quotes to dig more deeply into her experience as a reporter. However, there's plenty of room to be contemplative when reading each quote, as well as to be inspired for what the future holds.

After reading this, I've discovered that I'm still a fan of hers!

Hoda Kotb lives her life, and shares it, in such a way that she is already an inspiration. While this can be read over a year, I liked reading a few quotes at a time. Her additions varied with some from Dr.Seuss books and others from people like Norman Vincent Peale.

This is not just a book filled with random quotes; Hoda adds some of her personal thoughts to each one making it extra special. .

It’s Hoda so you can’t go wrong. It really is just what you need each day to put everything into perspective. A positive quote, a thought-provoking saying, an action item. Love this. Would make a great holiday gift too.

This is a lovely little collection of pick-me-up quotes. Definitely something to keep in mind when needing a small gift for someone.

Lots of great inspirational quotes selected by one of my favorite talk show hosts, Hoda Kotb. This is a nice book to keep on your nightstand.

A book that would make a great coffee table book. Filled with quotes and anecdotes that are inspirational and heartwarming.

I love this book. Its so inspirational and just what you imagine it would be. I will be buying copies for friends..

I really enjoyed reading through this book. I'm a big fan of Hoda and this felt authentic to her voice, very motivational and hopeful. This would make a great gift.

I can’t say enough good about this book. It is far from your average read-no plot line, romance or mystery. Instead this is a collection of quotes-one for every day for a year. Many are Hoda’s originals while others are quoted from their original sources with comments by Hoda. This is a treat for the senses and will touch every emotion no matter whatever may be going on in your life. On a personal note, I am an avid reader and I often find “pearls of wisdom” which I write down and refer to when needed. This is a book that belongs on your nightstand so you can refer to it anytime. Many thanks to net galley for providing me with the book. I plan to purchase it as I really believe this is a keeper!

Today host Hoda Kotb knows what it is to have a bad day. She’s experienced loss and disappointments and has survived cancer. Now she tries to focus on the positive, and she starts every day with an uplifting Instagram post. She chooses an early morning quote that motivates her, makes her laugh, or reminds her of her power, and she posts it for all of her followers to see.

But not everyone’s on Instagram, and not every moment are we online. For those offline moments, when we’re still needing some inspiration, there is help. Hoda has come out with a book filled with a year’s worth of uplifting posts, complete with her comments and stories about what make the quotes meaningful for her.

I Really Needed This Today is filled with moving quotes from celebrities and authors, from history and from yesterday, from people you know and anonymous writers with a moment’s inspiration that lives on. Hoda takes these quotes and shares her own take, her personal stories, moments with her children, her challenges and celebrations, her shortcomings and her breakthroughs.

In turns funny, moving, personal, heartfelt, candid, grateful, open, snarky, courageous, and profound, these daily shots of spiritual B12 can offer readers a chance to reconnect with their joy, with their gratitude, with their faith, and with their dreams.

I Really Needed This Today is perfect for a gift, for yourself or for someone else. But I recommend keeping it at home for private moments, as there was a day at work I almost started ugly crying, moved so powerfully as I was by Hoda’s honesty and openness.

Galleys for I Really Needed This Today Were provided by G.P. Putnam’s Sons through NetGalley, with many thanks.

Thank you to Net Galley and Penguin Group for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. Hoda Kotb is a bright light. I don't even watch her show, but in anything I've seen, or read, she's positive and seems kind. This book is the same. I highly recommend it.

An interesting take on quotes ... what they mean to someone on a daily basis... Nice choice of quotes and maybe best read a day at a time the way they are presented. I didn't know if this would be a rehash of the daily instagram posts but maybe just a different presentation. And I guess for Hoda fans, they will just love it because her name is one it.

Such an inspiring book! I will definitely keep some of these stories in mind and come back to this book for inspiration.

I really enjoyed this one! Instead of waiting to read one each day I just read the whole book and tagged pages! This would be a great gift!

I found this book to be exactly as I would imagine Hoda being if I met her, interesting and insightful. The personal anecdotes for each quote made this so much more than a book of Hoda's favorite quotes. It felt like a glimpse into her life.

What a lovely book! So many great quotes and reflective pieces! I will be purchasing a copy to use myself! Thank you netgalley for an arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

A lovely inspiring book a wide ranging group of quotes that are important to Hoda a quote for everyday .Hoda also shares anecdotes from her life from celebrities she meets on her job.Hoda Kotbs book is as lovely as she is and I will be buying it for dear friends #netgalley#putnambooks.

I enjoyed this book so much. I follow her on Instagram and I also loved the quotes that she would post. In this book on the quotes she gives either a backstory to the quote or just her feeling on it. I read it in two days but will start to use it everyday on the actual day. Great present. Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam. This is my honest opinion.

I love quotes. Not all the quotes in this book were for me but overall this is the type of book I would buy. I really hope the published version comes with a range of pretty fonts and small pretty illustrations to go with the quotes. Swirls, flowers, suns, that type of thing.

Hoda Kotb is well known as a host of the Today show. She is also an adoptive parent. In this book, M. Kotb has collected a variety of inspirational quotes with one for every day of the year. They are uplifting and positive morsels for reflection. In some instances, Ms. Kotb has added her own thoughts or following the quote. This is a nice book for a day when you are looking for a small uplift and perhaps something to think about.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book in exchange for an honest review.