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For me, I found this book incredibly inspiring. I’ve been going through a difficult time lately and reading this book encouraged me to strengthen myself and my psyche, & to live my best life. I recommend any person who needs, encouragement, insight, and inspiration to read Girl, Wash Your Face.

I wanted to love this book. I thought I would love this book. With all of its hype online and constantly seeing it basically everywhere books are sold. It was only ok for me.
Yes, there were a lot of wonderful line in it that are great for motivation and inspiration. Some of my favorites: 1) You, and only you, are ultimately responsible for who you become and how happy you are. 2) Sometimes choosing to walk away, even if it means breaking your own heart, can be the greatest act of self-love you have access to. 3) No doesn’t mean that you stop; it simply means that you change course in order to make it to your destination. 4) “Someone else’s opinion of you is none of your business.” And my absolute favorite 5) “If you’re going to blame your hard times for all the things that are wrong in your life, you better also blame them for the good stuff too!”
The downsides I had with this book though were that she tended to be very repetitive, the majority of what was in here is nothing new, and there was WAY TO MUCH God speak. I don’t care if someone believes in God or not or if it’s occasionally mentioned, but towards the second half of the book it was in almost every paragraph.
She does have a humorous take on some things and a couple parts made me laugh and I wish there was more of that.

I read Girl, Wash Your Face from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Rachel Hollis shares her story in a very honest way. She shares her faith in a very true way that doesn't feel like reading sermon. She provides advise in the same way that Mindy Kaling does, by which I mean that women that write books about themselves often provide you a list of things that they wish they knew before they knew them and then tell you stories about why those lessons were important to them. The book is a comfortable length and pacing for me to sit down and read right through. Girl, Wash Your Face is intelligent, insightful and inspiring. Rachel Hollis is encouraging to the very person that the reader is and may become and I highly encourage reading her book.

This book was one of the most influential self help books I have read to date. It has not only helped various people I know that bought book but has made me tougher and more compassionate. No one tells you how to get back up after a hard fall, but this book does just that! This author has a way with words that makes me trust her and want to know more. She teaches one of the hardest lessons to learn but does it in a compassionate way. I would recommend this to book to anyone struggling to get back to their old selves.

Although not everything resignated with me, there were some chapters that really hit home and for that I think Ms. Hollis. I can see why this book was such a big hit and I think rightfully so.

Great book! I kinda read her books out of order. I start with Girl, Stop Apologizing. I love that one so much that I had to read Girl, Wash Your Face. Rachel is so down to earth with her writing it feels like your are just having a chat with a girlfriend. I would recommend this book to all my frienso

This book hit me in all the feels. I finished the thing in hours. I LOVED it. Rachel Hollis brings humor, truth and real life stories together in a way that most women can relate to. It was the perfect read for what I didn't know I was looking for. I will recommend this to anyone.

I wasn't too fond of this book mainly because of its central notion that God and faith are the most important things about your life. I don't think that this is true and that you can find happiness outside of those things; they are merely tools to help find happiness. Other than that, I didn't really find anything in this book that I wanted to take from it. I am thankful to have been able to read this book.

There were parts of this book that I related to and even found highly motivating. The book had good ideas,but it wasn't unique. I also couldn't relate to this author.

I LOVE THIS BOOK!! Rachel tells it how it is and will build you up in the process! I loved how straight forward she is. I am defiantly going to put forth the advice she has given in this book. Thank You Rachel for writing a book that I feel empowered after reading!


Thank You NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for giving me this advance readers copy in return for my honest review!

** Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with the digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review **
Fácil de leer, ameno y honesto. Me identifico con algunas de las experiencias descritas, y con otras no, pero eso esta bien, porque todos tenemos vidas y experiencias diferentes. La autora escribe de lo que sabe, lo cual esta bien, seria un error que tratara de brindar consejos sobre lo que no conoce. El libro transmite un mensaje de esperanza y positivo, que no se puede menospreciar en los tiempos que corren.

First off, this description doesn't mention how often and how seriously Christianity is mentioned. I would never have read this book if I know it had this much religious crap in it.

There should have been a warning so I could skip the bible-thumper part (the whole book) and spent time reading something else.

Motivational maybe, practical application debatable, entertaining yes. While I didn't find much practical information that related to self-help, it was at times an entertaining read. Rachel Hollis is humorous and can tell a story. For me, this was just a book to read for lightening your mood. When I read something labeled self-help, I truly hope to find applicable strategies and ways to improve my life. This was not that book. If you are looking for a funny "mom blog" type feel read, then you may enjoy this book.

This book was just what I needed! As a working mom with 2 young children this book gave me the piece of mind that I can be both successful as a mother and as a working professional. I rarely read a book twice but this is a book I definitely plan on reading every few years to remind me to breath and smell the roses. I loved this book and highly recommend it!

As a middle-aged professional woman, I found some of the advice and examples in this book to be obvious - but this book would have helped me immensely when I was in my late 20s and Hollis's style is so engaging that it was just a fun and inspiring read.

Title: Girl, Wash Your Face
Author: Rachel Hollis
Publisher:
Release Date: 2/6/2018
Genre: Self-Help
Rating: 4 Stars

Okay, so I am not gonna lie that I was super hesitant about reading this book. I wanted to be that person. "I don't need help", "I'm sure this book is not for me." But Girl (Boy, alien, etc), let me tell you, WASH YOUR FACE!
This book was super helpful, I actually listened to the audiobook (provided from my public library) for a portion of it, and her voice really helped put a tone to the literature. I heard a couple of stories that I thought friends of mine should hear. And recommended the book to them as well.

This is a self-help book, however, her format is different from what I've seen in the past. In this book, she tells you a lie she often told herself, and many women might too. She goes through a small story about her life, (some really hit home) about why that lie was in her head in the first place, and finally, she ends up with what worked for her, or step on how she overcame that lie. Her attitude in the audiobook is so peppy, that if given that chance I absolutely recommend you hear it even if it is just to get a feel of how she sets the tone for the book.

Disclaimer: I received this copy from the publisher via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

I’m apologizing to the author here, but this book just wasn’t for me. I know she wrote it with good intentions, and I appreciate that. But it seemed to be the same old/same old self help “love yourself” message that I’ve heard over and over again from so many other authors. She has a way with words and is entertaining, so that’s original with this book. I may try another book of hers to see if I just got a wrong impression with this one.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

I could not relate to this book at all. The contradictory things she said were confusing and didn't make sense, and the reminders of her privilege and how successful she is were very offputting. Nothing about this book was useful to a regular everyday reader and all of the advice was ridiculous. Her problems were barely problems and the "inspiring" things she said were just pointless and unwise, we can't all do what she did as we live VERY different lives.
It felt as if she was showing off more than anything and I couldn't finish reading it.

Let me start this by saying that Im not yet finished with this book, though I do intend to finish it..

And I know that the random large words in the middle of sentences are done to prevent copyright violations but it is also EXTREMELY unsettling and makes the copy harder to read. I know the book is out and that my feedback will make zero difference in this, but I needed to get it out because its making me not even want to read it at all. Its taken me much longer than I normally would to read it.

EDIT NOW THAT IM FINISHED-
I don’t know what to say. This book honestly made me feel worse about myself and how hard it is trying to dig myself out of a hard time right now. I probably won’t be reading the next book she’s written.

At 85%, I was gonna give up, but because I don't like DNFing books, I stuck till the end--only to get more annoyed. Actually, at the start, I wasn't able to figure out what was irritating me. There were good things being said but the narration or tone or something was really putting me off. And towards the end, I finally have an answer.

This is a self-help book that suggests you become like the writer. Yeah. Not "what you were meant to be". The advises and suggestions are always interrupted by how 'happy', 'content, and 'flourishing' the author is. Which would have been fine if it was only said to back her suggestions. However, it gets annoying when very subjective, sensitive topics like trauma are dealt with, because no one who is living with their childhood trauma wants to hear a random woman say that 'she could rise above it so can you'. That's the most generic, blatant thing to say. I have Instagram to scroll through such sh*t inspiration. Why pay for a book that gives me exactly that but with more unnecessary, forced humor?