4.5

I was nervous to listen to this because I have burned by a few celebrity memoirs in the past (coughElviracough) but I loved this just as much as I thought I would. I love Drew’s signature sense of humor and hearing her soothing voice telling me “Bitch, you are for sure enough!”

An added, unexpected bonus is earlier today I was feeling heated about a conversation with a friend and walked away from it feeling frustrated and upset. After listening to the passage about Drew’s sister coming out to her, I realized it was my job to listen to my friend about what she was going through and I was failing miserably and centering how I felt instead of how she was feeling. I really needed some words of wisdom and Drew delivered.

I appreciate Drew’s candidness and her vulnerability through this book. I just wish we got to hear her signature cackle more!

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this eAudio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was very excited to get this, but it didn't wow me in the end. There's very little in here I feel can be used for self-help purposes, so I don't agree with that tag. This is a biography/memoir, and it doesn't need to be presented as more than that to be interesting to readers. IMO.

It's easy to get through, she conveys her voice authentically, and it strikes a good balance between her humor and the seriousness the themes require. It also feels genuine in wanting to inspire women to seek empowerment, even if I don't feel like it offers fresh or actionable advice to help with that journey. It offers her perspective and the kind of advice you can get from a friend or a chit-chatty podcast, but nothing deeper than that.

I enjoyed learning more about Drew and how she came into the woman she is today. I appreciate that as someone who has been seeing her on my FYP for a while but knew very little about her upbringing and the things she has learned from her experiences. I also like that she narrates the audiobook herself, but I think she sounded a little stiff compared to how I've heard her speak, even when she's being serious. It's not a deal-breaker, just something I personally noticed.

Overall, this is an okay biography and you should check it out if you want to learn more about Drew and her beliefs, and what she has to say about what it means to be empowered. I'm personally not walking away with any big lessons or perspectives I haven't already been exposed to, but maybe other people will.

I really enjoyed this book and I thought that listening to her read her own book felt very much like she was just sitting in the room with you giving you advice on how to tell the patriarchy to f off. I loved getting to see more into her world and the way that she got to where she is with the confidence she has today. While I didn't agree with all her advice I did resonate with a lot of it and I think this book will really help a lot of women at least begin their journeys to unlearning toxic behavior. As women we gotta collectively stop letting men treat us horrifically but we also gotta stand up when they're doing it to others even if it isn't happening to us. Drew's confidence is inspiring and her chapter on being mean and being okay and normalizing being mean -- FANTASTIC.

First thing’s first: thank you Netgalley for the ALC of this book!
OH HOW I LOVE BEING A WOMAN!!! This book was excellent. I’ve been a Drew fan for years now and I was SO excited when I found out she was writing a book. She DELIVERED. I’ve had this on preorder since the day it was available to do so but I still jumped at the chance to have it early in exchange for a review. (I was gonna review it anyway, but don’t tattle on me). I hope every woman, especially young women, is able to read this book and find wisdom in it. I loved this. I cried a little. I LOVE WOMEN SO MUCH. Also her narration was so good!!
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