This was a stellar memoir, particularly by someone as young as Drew. It was personal, but it also educated readers about dismantling the patriarchy in a way that is relevant to women and femmes in 2024 navigating the misogynistic world of our time. It was of course infused with Drew's signature sense of humor, but it also gave great context for her videos & platform.

Not only has Drew made us laugh countless times, but she’s brought me to tears with her beautifully written memoir. I’ve watched Drew’s career bloom over the last few years and it was so nice to learn about how she got to where she is which heavily involved her family dynamic. I loved learning about her culture and how strong each person surrounding her is resulting in the confident, protective, and strong individual she is today. She didn’t just run with it, she wants everyone else to feel that way too. She is so inspiring and I hope to be able to implement some of these thought processes in my life!

This audiobook was narrated by the author and I loved getting to hear it in her voice. I did miss the cackling but I’ll listen to anything she reads!

Thank you so much to Netgalley, Drew Afualo, and Macmillan Audio for providing this free ARC. This is my honest review! This publishes on July 30th!

I have posted my review on Goodreads, in my Facebook book club, and will be making a TikTok about this within a week of the publishing date!

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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