Girl, Stop Apologizing

I thought “Girl Wash Your Face” was okay, but this was even worse. This book is not really relatable, unless you are a stay-at-home mom with a wealthy husband.

I feel like Rachel tries to be relatable but really misses the mark. For instance, she wants to teach you that “it's okay to fail” because even SHE did it. What's her example? Well, when she published “Girl, Wash Your Face” she said it was going to be a NY Times Bestseller.. and it wasn't. It didn't become one until 10 weeks later. Isn't that awful? How she had to fail so hard and wait 10 WHOLE weeks? What a failure!!

She's also extremely judgmental in this book. For example, near the end, she talks about how she was at a coffee shop and saw these people sit down who were supposed to be working but instead were looking at social media. First, if she's so “in the zone”, why does she notice? But second, how does she know what they came to do if she doesn't engage with them?

I'm sure some will find the book inspiring and motivating, but for me it was a slog. At least the last book I felt like she was relatable with some of her really intense stories. Here, it just feels like a rich girl saying “Just DO it,” which will fall flat with a lot of people.