I have not read a Cecelia Ahern book in a while and so i was quite excited to get my hands on a copy of this book. Its slightly unusual,, as its short stories, for women, about women. Glad i had the opportunity to read it. Worth reading.

This felt like I was reading Aesop’s Fables for feminists. The stories are too short to connect with, quite random and sometimes feel a bit forced to make a point. Not something I’d want to read again or recommend to anyone.

Firstly I would like to thank Netgalley and the publishers for my free ARC.
I'm not usually a lover of anthologies in books or movies but I am a believer in the right time and place for a short story, so I am pleased to tell other readers that this is perfect bibliotherapy. Easy to dip into, these stories are the perfect empowerment; they are inspirational, motivational and enlightening - like a window into pieces of your life and the lives of your female friends.
This book is available on Audible and this is a good way to experience these thirty short stories.

A series of stories that claims to be fiercely feminist this is an engaging and often very funny collection. Fiercely feminist though? I don't think so. Feminists will hate the story of the ticking clock for instance. But if you forget that description and just read it as a series of short stories this is very enjoyable. I especially like The Woman Who Ate Photos and The Woman Who Walked In Her Husband's Shoes. Throughout it reminded me of those books for kids, the story a day books where there's bite size reads, almost always with a moral. A fun and fantastical read.

Roar is a collection of astute and quirky short stories. Written in Cecelia Ahern's inimitable style, each story told from the viewpoint of an unnamed woman, the collection will delight the reader.

From the author of "PS I love you" I had high expectations and was not disappointed. relatable and charming this book really did make me want to keep turning the pages. respect where respect is due and Ceceilia has my respect. Thank you for the opportunity of reviewing this book.

I often lose patience with a short story collection, but these stories were so thought provoking, emotional and inspiring. They are easy to read, and kept me coming back for more.

Didn't realise it was short stories and I am generally not keen on them, but these were hilarious and thought provoking to read, thoroughly enjoyed them.

What a very, very clever book!!

All situations that women think, but actually happens in these clever short stories!!

I found myself in some of these stories, and it helped me to put them into perspective!!

I loved it, and couldn't wait for the next story!!

Very easy to read, and very enjoyable!!

Wonderful!!

Any book that highlights the difficulties and prejudices women experience and has the reach of an author like Cecilia Ahern is a good thing. Makes you think though when she can write 30 different short stories about the subject.

This book is a collection of stories on subjects that affect women, written in the style of a fairytale. I found this book really disappointing, cliched and at times lazy. I feel like this resorted to feminist ‘stereotypes’ at times, without looking further into the message it should have been delivering. Disappointing.

Such a inspirational book that wants you to keep turning the pages.
All the stories are so relevant and have powerful messages to them.

Not what I was expecting, but thoroughly loved all the stories. I found I couldn’t read it in the usual way, I had to stagger how many short stories I could read in one go. So many poignant, beautifully written, feelings, emotions were woven through them. The first one made my heart stop. Loved this book so much. I will be buying it for my female friends who will all find a little bit of themselves written about. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review.

A book on short stories on women empowerment. The subject is timely, but the execution is pretty flat. The stories all have a lesson, but there isn't enough feeling in the stories. I really enjoy books by the author, so I was a little disappointed.

I love a short story collection and I love Cecelia Ahern (like, publication day purchase love) so I was always going to love this! What I love about Cecelia Ahern books is her whimsical magical realism and this isn’t lost here, but what is is the lovely way she builds characters. 30 stories over 300ish pages means you don’t get an awful lot of time on each story, and it’s telling that the best/most successful story in there (The Woman Who Wore Pink) is also the longest, although even then it’s only 22 pages. Some of them did get a bit samey, especially towards the end, but the collection touches on some important political issues (especially in Irish politics) and is well worth a read!

I really enjoyed this, it was unique and it was an uplifting read. It's a nice book to come back to even after you have read it. Would recommend to my female friends.

A disappointing series of short stories with an other-wordly feeling that just didn't appeal to me. I have enjoyed amny of Cecelia Ahern's books in the past and enjoy short stories so this should have been perfect for me. But some of the analogies just felt clunky and the story endings were often too contrived.

This book is an interesting concept, 30 stories cleverly and quirkily told about women and issues they face. Some, I found, got me thinking about them with interest, some passed me by. Not as gripping as her novels - but was it meant to be? Different purpose......

I'm not the biggest fan of Cecelia Ahern - her style is not really for me - but I'd heard a lot (positive) about this and I enjoy short stories so was excited to read it. I guess overall whilst I liked the idea behind each story, I felt the writing / execution didn't do each concept justice. I felt the ideas were quite high level but the stories were very simplistic and spelled too much out for the reader.

Thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins for this eARC

Absolutely loved it. I was able to see myself in lots of the 'women' and where I couldn't see me I was able to see a member of my family or friends. I need a little room where I can go and ROAR.