This was a great poetry book. I always absolutely enjoy her work and I can't wait to read more in the near future. I highly recommend it.

This book is easy to read and full of heart. It gives names to relatable emotions that are often difficult to put into words. The writing is beautiful and refreshing. This is a powerful and uplifting read for young women everywhere.

Sometimes the scariest bridge to burn
is the one between you
and the person
you thought you were.

The She Book has been such an empowering read. It has tackled about freedom of self from self-pity, self-hatred, discrimination, insecurities and all that doubt one feels within.

Seeing these words does creates an impact to one individual, I am glad I had stumble upon The She Book. These are words you never thought you wanted to read/see, but is here. There are silent battles within us that creates more doubt than healing at times. Reading it through poetry and prose made it easier to absorb them.

Joy, forgiveness, acceptance, embracing, empowering yourself is felt in each and every page.

All of these came to me as if realizations I already had but reading them aloud is a such a therapeutic process to digest. I wish my younger self had read more of these poetry.

Totally recommend for all ages, biological women and trans-women ❤.

It has some okay ones...idk this reminded me too much of RH Sins work. Very fortune cookie-ish. Had some that were alright but very cheesy and kinda bugged me honestly

I loved reading this collection of poems and prose. The language is so easy and the poems are full of the right feels. I definitely recommend this.

Really enjoyed the poems in this book. I usually have a hard time when it comes to enjoying poetry but this one was amazing. I loved and connected with so many poems and some are very memorable.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review!

I don't typically, or ever actually, try to read poetry. The content is good, poetry is not for me. I'm sure for those who read it would love this book.

It might be just me, but I couldn't connect with any of the poems in this book. They are too simple while at the same time trying too hard to be about something meaningful.

Unfortunately it wasn't the poetry book for me.

4.5 stars to this beautiful book!

I'd love to thank Tanya Markul, Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for this book in exchange for an honest review!

This is yet another unique poetry book! There are 107 poems called by their number. For example, the first poem was called "one"...and so on! Some of the poems were a little off the track for me, but as a whole, the author created a beautiful feminism message about loving yourself!

Poem "Eight":
"Rejection
taught her to let go of what didn't want her.

Abandonment
showed her how to stand on her own two feet.

Betrayal
awoke her intuition.

Pain
broke her heart wide open.

Loneliness
gave her permission to befriend herself."

This is such a wonderful book of poems! I couldn’t put it down. I had to force myself to pace my reading! I’ve never read something that made me feel good about being the glorious beautiful mess that I am! It really opened my mind to poetry.

This was a great collection of poetry that included some that were so amazing that they stood out from the rest. I enjoyed this and will be looking for more from this author in the future.

An amazing book with amazing poetry that catches you from the first one to the last one.
It brings with each word a new feeling that has you reading and re-reading some of the pages just for that feeling once again.
Written masterfully by Tanya Markul, it's totally a book I would love to have and re-read once I feel like feeling

This is a raw, inspirational and emotional poetry collection that will empower the readers, whether it is self-love or other matters.

2.75 stars

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this collection of poetry. It was just okay. It was a bit too "earth child" for me.

I did like... 7 out of over 100 poems in it.

The She Book is a collection of poetry that tries to reach the audience with the message of female empowerment and rising above it all to find the strength within yourself. However, this collection did not speak to me.

Put Markul down as another of the Instagram Poets. I don't say that in a negative way, because this poetry movement brought the likes of Rupi Kaur and Amanda Lovelace. The biggest issue I have with this collection that I didn't with the others is that it's playing mimicry--it is trying to say the same things that these other collections have said, but it doesn't contain the same magic that made me want to read more so I can find new connections to myself and to the work. This collection can be boiled down to "I'm broken. I fixed it. You look broken. I'm going to tell you that you are great so you can fix yourself too."

Let's just say I'm hoping to see the Instagram Poetry bubble burst soon, but because people want simple language and stuff they don't have to pick apart to find meaning, I think it will be around for awhile. This collection isn't for me, but I'm sure there are plenty out there who can find a bit of solace or empowerment from it.

“Come, sisters, let us sit around the fire.”

In The She Book, Tanya Markul delivers 114 short, emotive little poems that come together to create something greater than the sum of its parts. Reminiscent of Rupi Kaur or Lang Leav, The She Book was empowering, brave, soulful, and utterly readable.

I love the feminist women’s poetry trend that’s happening now and this book is another great addition. From her elegant and tender way of combing through the layers of emotions, to her modern and fierce declarations of womanhood, to her fun and powerful descriptions of women from each star sign, these poems made me want more.

Markul’s collection bounces playfully between poems about her own wounds and pain in life to the inspiring revelations they’ve brought her. She equally soothes and calls the reader to action. Her writing is responsive and relatable, making the reader feel as if she might be the “she” the book talks about instead. The author of this delightful collection uses repetition and simplicity with a masterful hand.

The She Book is about change and grief and self-love and healing and is written with so much heart. I will definitely be picking up a copy once this one hits shelves.

“What they thought
was a phoenix
rising from the ashes,
was really
a woman.”

The She Book is a beautiful and inspiring collection of poetry. It goes through the pain and wonder of being a woman in this world and how we can inspire others just by being ourselves.

I like these kinda poetry book that focus on women' feelings, because as a woman, I, sometines, feel so dramatic about things and knowing that I'm not the only person who felt down, helps me cope with my down side very well.

"She's the breath of a wild galaxy
disguised as summer's breeze."

This book was beautiful. It's exactly what I needed to read right now. It's about being there for yourself and I really needed to hear that. I'd highly recommend giving it a try. I'm looking forward to whatever Tanya decides to write next.

I’ve never read the poet before I wasn’t sure what to expect. These poems are written in the second person as if the poet is speaking directly to the reader. This is an unusual style in poetry and works really well. The subject matter of the poems has been tackled an infinite number of times; love, hope, sexuality, being a woman etc. There’s nothing really new here but I enjoyed the poems all the same.