The She Book v.2

I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A beautiful, evocative collection bursting full of potent prose and poetry.

'The She Book v.2' is a beautifully written collection of poems that shows the various struggles faced by women. The book deals with a lot of subjects including addiction and abuse. This book portrays the strength of women and how she can come out of the darkness stronger than before. It tells the story of a fighter and how she not only survived the darkness but also fought against it.

This was a beautiful book of poetry. Bounced around quite a bit and found it a little hard to follow at times but otherwise was written well and was very touching. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

While I had never heard of this author or "The She Book," I suppose I have no choice but to read it ASAP. This one is just too darn good. Alluring and raw, "The She Book v.2" is a poetry collection about one woman's process of dealing with shame and being reborn as a warrior. This is a tale of strength. A self-help book in the form of poetry.

The author is brutally honest about how she used to lie about herself. Grew up in a poor and abusive family among whom she is the only survivor. She was sexually assaulted, had an eating disorder and was stoned for four years straight. And even though dark thoughts still creep into her life, she now takes action and chases them away.

Markul's poems are the much needed motivational tale of resilience and perseverance. She reminds you to "kick your own demon's ass" once you realize that what is suppressing you the most is the lack of faith in our own force.

"Do not believe
the things
you tell yourself
while possessed
by your inner shit."

But my absolute favorite verse is something I needed to hear more than ever:
"Draw a circle around you, woman.
Even the ocean has boundaries."

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free advance copy of this book in exchange from an honest review.

The She Book v.2 is a raw and moving poetry collection. It's an inspiration to read and has lots of beautiful poems and prose.

This is such a beautiful book of poetry. The author's experiences resonated with many of my own struggles through depression and sadness, which was incredibly cathartic. She also has an incredible sense of resiliency that comes to life, which leaves you inspired as a reader.

I enjoyed the first volume of The She Book and enjoyed this as well. The poems deal with universal themes and ideas of being a women and are often addressed to an unknown ‘she’ or ‘you’ or for the most part, women in general. The poet does sometimes use clichés but I didn’t have any real issue with this. My pet hate is that the poems have no real titles, just the number they fall into the overall sequence of The She Book volume 1 & 2. This is my pet hate as I like poems to have titles but this doesn’t detract from my overall enjoyment of the collection. This is a mix of poems and short pieces of prose. I enjoyed it.

I would like to mention before this book, I hadn’t heard of this author or book one. Clearly that will change, As am intrigued and would like to see how book one was.
I think this book is beautiful and it does what it says in the title. It’s about about ‘She’ , it’s about one's self, healing and letting go. I like the way a small book can make a big impact through words. I must emphasis on practicing self-care as you read. Some poems might act as a trigger, if needed take a step back. When you can, continue to read. Some of the words were my favorite cause I could relate to them more than others. But overall this book will inspire feelings in you.
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I really enjoyed this collection of poetry in this book, I gave it a four out five stars. I connected to some of it and just really enjoyed it. I liked it a little more than the first volume. I would like to buy myself a copy once I get the chance. I will be recommending to other poetry lovers.

Name: The She Book
Writer: Tanya Markul
Genre: Poetry
Age: +13
Review:
"Generous was this passing death.
Praise be the person I was
as I gasp life into
the warrior
I now am."
This book is a collection of beautiful poetries, prose and quotes about surviving the dark times of one's life. As the title suggests, it's about "she" about self-help, self-care and self-healing.
"When I lose grace,
I remember the rain
and how she falls
with faith every time"
Intriguing, which gets the reader's attention and help them understand themselves better. The poems potray the struggles of woman through self abuse, violence, and identifying oneself. It also shows the difference forms of woman, as a girl, as a sister, as a mother, as a daughter and as a woman herself. An inspiring and empowering set of words which strengthens us from within.
"Cause the world
is hungry
for all
you’ve got"
Honest and captivating, though cliche. I felt broken and sad while reading those poems. An amazing book for poetry lovers.

Thank you Netgalley for sending me a copy of this book.

This is a beautiful and thought provoking collection of poetry. I enjoyed every bit of it.

Powerful! Poignant! Strong! Passionate!
When I read, The She Book v. 2 by Tanya Markul, I found a new voice of empowerment. The strength of her words has the ability to lift up, to edify. Her words were steeped in reality, no holds barred.

I would reccomend this book to any woman that feels unheard. You are not alone.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and Tanya Markul for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Dark, honest, raw, and beautiful. poetry is definitely a hit or miss for me but i really enjoyed this one. thank you to netgalley and to the publisher for the advanced copy. i would love to check out the v.1!

The She Book v.2 written by Tanya Markul is one of the best poetry collections I've read in a long time, as expected from Andrews McMeel Publishing. It's just so raw, deep, and personal, I cannot put into words how much I've enjoyed reading this book. I'm almost graduating (and these have been such stressful times), yet I found an escape while reading this book. Rating: 4/5 stars.

The She Book v.2 is raw and powerful.
Tanya Markul shares her life while offering advice throughout. Embrace yourself, take care of yourself, support those around you, and allow yourself to be supported in return. A stunning, heartfelt collection full of emotion and admissions of failures but the strength to get back up and keep trying. Markul says “she writes for the ‘rejected ones’ and to ‘revolutionize pain’” and I think she did a stunning job of displaying that skill.
I have not read the first volume of The She Book but I’ll be sure to fix that soon enough.
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Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I was able to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

If you want to pick up a book that will reach deep into your soul and both poke and caress your deepest pain, this is it. This is the book that beautifully encompasses what it means to heal from hurt, to find yourself, to be authentic, and it does so in unbelievable, gorgeous poetry. Highly recommend for anyone, especially anyone going through a challenge or transition or coming to a place of peace with their story.

I thought this was a great poetry collection about women finding their way out of the pain and creating a revolution. There was so much power in Tanya's words about the patriarchy and the past. Women must ban together to create a new life through the stories of their pain.

I enjoyed that Tanya talked about the painful stories and pushed the idea of the importance of banning together as women to become this powerhouse that has become anew after all the pain they have dealt with.

Poet Tanya Markul comes back with a sequel to her first poetry book The She Book with V.2! She continues in this poetry series to use emotional pain to create powerful and inspiring imagery about surviving dark times and finding our place and strength in this world. Here’s one such poem:

“Hey, mermaid,
Life is either
a water drop
or an ocean
depending on
the depth of
your courage.”
- Tanya Markul (one hundred forty-two)

She seeks a common connection with the reader by pouring her heart and soul out with vulnerability onto the pages and showing that we don’t suffer alone, even in our darkest most seemingly imperfect moments. She shows through her words that we are all resilient. If she is able to heal and emerge stronger by embracing the power within, we can take this step to join her as well. Here is a poem from the book that illustrates this:

“She laughs.
She growls.
She dances outside the tent.
She’s a sip of moonlight
part wolf
and a whole lot of magic.”
- Tanya Markul (one hundred fifty-seven)

It’s a journey through darkness where the author valiantly leads us out to the other end with words to deeply move and encourage us and remind us she is walking right beside us through this crazy adventure we call life.

Thanks to Netgalley, publisher and author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.