I adored this audiobook and I know that the audience will find it, resonate with it, and continue to love it for years to come.

I knew coming into this that poetry wasn’t for me, yet something about it just compelled me to give it a shot and I’m glad I did. I certainly enjoyed some of the poems and passages, while others felt a bit out of my depth of understanding. This definitely isn’t a book to binge, which is maybe obvious as poetry, but is something I had to keep reminding myself of in order to appreciate it.

I’m not sure I felt any deep connection to any of the poems per se, but I appreciated them.

I don't think I've ever listened to a poetry audiobook before making "Dear Girl" the first one for me. I definitely enjoyed it and having the author narrate was a great choice. I certainly enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

“Dear Girl” by Aija Mayrock was so powerful, emotional, and visceral. The narration by the author in the audiobook was perfect. Highly recommend.

This was heavier than I anticipated but I think it is timely. Deep and moving, but perhaps better suited for an older audience.

All about Women Empowerment. It was short and sweet and definitely something I will continue to use as a pick me up of affirmations! It’s not only inspiring but relatable.

The blurb caught my attention but after that I lost my interest and didn't read this book. Maybe next time.

This is a strong poetry debut, which I feel works best as an audiobook/spoken word poetry. It is well produced, and is really brought to life by the excellent narration by Aija. The poetry itself strongly resonates with movements such as #MeToo and contemporary feminism, and many (particularly young women) will relate closely to these poems.

This, however, is not a groundbreaking collection. Often filled with cliches and not necessarily adding anything new to the conversation. Not to say that they do not need to be repeated, as clearly they do, but I just wanted more.

Overall an enjoyable poetry collection, with many poems which resonated with me, and I look forward to see what Aija does in the future.

An ARC was Kindly provided in exchange for and honest review.

thank you to net galley and andrew mcmeel audio for providing me an arc audiobook in exchange for an honest review. this audiobook was beautiful. the author narrating it made it that much more impactful. the poetry was phenomenal and well thought out. the one critique i have is that i wish it was longer. overall, it was a very solid read.

I requested an arc for this on NetGalley.

I do like to read about books that empower women, since I am one. So when I saw this poetry book on Netgalley I was intrigued.
However I wasn't completely satisfied at the end of it.
It was nice that the audiobook was narrated by the author herself and that it was spoken word.
The book is definitely about empowering women and also about consent and some of the societal pressures on women.

However I felt that the book was too general about the themes it was trying to include.
This left the experience after this audiobook a bit hollow, which is quite frankly a shame.
I also felt that a lot of experiences of women were left out, so it kind of focused more on the general experiences of womanhood and definitely lacking of inclusivity in something that could be a great poetry book that empowered women.

Not that that the specific topics that were tackled don't need to be talked about more, of course they do.
However when you put them in such a broad way without narrowing it down made me not connect to it.
I felt that there were also some cliches in the book like per example, how after you fall down you should get back up which is a good message, but without personal or otherwise fictional examples the message gets kind of lost on me. Since it felt like nothing was being shown to me qua imagery.

Also the fact that in the poetry there was a lot of rhyme like assonance of certain words that are on their own quite powerful made those words when they were put together like that actually less impactful to me.
I do get that it's an audiobook of a little bit over an hour, but it felt kind of slow.
Especially since a lot of the poems sounded very much the same, although certain ones did have music which set them apart.

*Disclaimer: I received this audiobook for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Poetry is something that I’ve been really trying to explore this year and this has to be one of my favourite collections so far. Similar in style to Claudia Rankine but exploring different themes, Aija Mayrock writes in a visceral manner that made me feel every word she was saying.

Listening to the audiobook it was difficult to determine the layout of the pages but it felt as though the poems were intersected with short pieces of advice too. Some poems were read in the style of slam poetry, others felt more flowery. Aija Mayrock discusses themes important, particularly to women, today including the #MeToo movement, sexual assault and harassment, the expectations of women and body image.

Overall I enjoyed this audiobook and the narrator did an amazing job. If you’re new to poetry I think this is a good place to start.

I listened to the audiobook version of it. I liked the author's voice and narration, I know nothing about her but she read with a passion that reminded me of poetry performances.

I loved the poem where she speaks about anger.

This is a good poetry collection, very well rounded, but after the first third I started to feel like I was listening to a non-fiction book rather than a poetry collection. I love the activist and political work that she is doing, and I think it is extremely necessary. However, this is not the type of poetry I'm looking for right now.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

"there is no such thing as weak women,
only women who have not stepped into their power
step into it, the world is waiting."

I was in for a surprise when I listened to "Dear Girl." I wasn't expecting it to be such a powerful read full of encouragement for the new generation. I recommend this for everyone as we currently live in a society that degrades women and loves to make them feel worthless. A strong debut. I'm glad I had the opportunity to listen to it.

I really like the narrator for this audiobook. Sometimes with poetry it doesn't sound as great read out loud, but since this is read by the author it obviously has the correct inflection and passion behind each word. I really loved the way the book flowed from childhood to being an adult. The last part really stuck with me about how all women must support each other.

You guys have NO IDEA how much this helped and saved me earlier this year. I was going through a terrible time djjssj and was in a terrible mindset and this helped so much.
I have such a high appreciation and love for Aija Mayrock ~

Her poems truly inspired me, were beautiful, and made me think more clearly. I had the chance to listen to an ARC audiobook version of this (thank you, Netgalley ^_^ ) and it's entirely narrated by Aija which made me so happy.
I didn't know about her until I requested the audio of it but she still continues to inspire me through her poems that she releases on Instagram <3

Poetry is such a personal experience. I enjoyed listening to the Poet read the poetry.
The poems were thought provoking and delivered with passion. They give me hope that women will not be silenced and will share their thoughts and emotions through art and literature.

Thank you #Netgalley for the audiobook for a honest review.

**I received an audio copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**

I truly loved this book! It it all about intersectional women empowerment and making sure that younger girls/women know their worth and stand up for one another. I really like how the poems were read, it reminded me of spoken word poetry. Both the words and the way it spoken felt like a call to action for women to know their worth and to be there to support on another.

It is obvious that the author is a seasoned spoken word post from her performance reading the audiobook, she was a joy to listen to and her passion flowed through every word.

The poems themselves capture emotions I didn't realise I had and certain lines hit their mark like a punch to the gut. For a relatively short collection this book has weight to it.

I'm not usually a chooser of poetry books by and large - I feel like I can't sustain the reading of poems consecutively like I can a novel. Listening to Dear Girl though was different. It held a mirror up to society. To womanhood. To me in a way that I didn't expect and I would highly recommend that women everywhere listen to this audiobook - the words written down are good, but to hear them spoken by the author is pure magic.

Dear Girl was not the best poetry ever written but it did have an incredibly powerful message. I liked the music in the background and the passion with which the author read her poems. I think this is one of those books where the audio really adds something to the book as a whole.

Dealing with tough topics like Times Up, Me Too, rape, equality, women of colour, trans girls, sexism, and the need for a change in politics and stigma, this book is both empowering and emotional.

The whole book calls for a revolution. It's about stepping into your power and breaking through the silence.

This was the first audiobook that I was able to review. I found this poetry collection very moving. I think that this should be a book that every female should read at some point in her teenage or early twenties.

I think that each of the poems had such a punch to them that some left me audibly reacting to them.

If you are looking for a poetry collection that speaks to what it is to be a woman in our world this is definitely the one to pick up.