I wasn't too sure what to expect with this, but I'm so glad I read it. A powerful and emotional little book that I read in one sitting. I'll be buying a copy of the physical book for my daughter.

Many thanks to NetGalley and to the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A bitesize and captivating read, hopeful and wise in equal measure. A really lovely, necessary piece and I want to buy it for all the young women in my life.

An emotional and inspirational account of the difficulties, the problems, the uneasiness, and the pervasive gender bias that Hillary Clinton encountered during the 2016 presidential campaign. When Jennifer Palmieri joined the campaign, she didn't think it was going to be that hard or even that big of a deal to elect the first woman president. America has already elected the first black president, and that seemed a more difficult thing to do in America.

She was wrong on two accounts. First, she didn't appreciate, from a historical perspective, what a big deal it was to elect a woman as a president, and second, see didn't realise that all this "stuff" that hanged around Hillary stemmed from the fact that she was a woman.

Palmieri argues that in order to make easier for all women working to succeed in whatever role they choose, we need to understand what happened in 2016 and not allow this kind of disaffection and corrosive alienation to take hold again in the future.

This is a hugely interesting novella serialising a letter that Hillary Clinton's head communications officer during the campaign writes to the first female president. Though her individual insight into the campaign may not be as eloquent and hugely interesting as 'What Happened', this book is one of optimism. Of the hope that one day, we won't have to go through another smear campaign against a woman. One day, a woman will make it to the oval office. Mixing anecdotes of her personal experience, and including private, intimate moments that reveal a whole new side to the characters involved, this is a thought-provoking little book that reads easily and smoothly. I really enjoyed it, and it gave me much more hope that this current mess of an administration one day will pass.

Well, I wasn’t anticipating for this book to make me as emotional as it did to be honest. Though I am on the other side of the pond and so the influence of the US elections has less impact on me, I feel robbed and Palmieri writes about why I feel as I do.

A short but stunningly written memoir of probably the most stressful presidential election in history, Palmieri talks about how the personal and the political were colliding in this book during that period but also gives affirming and incisive advice to any female candidate who could one day run for president by using her life experience to support her every point with brilliance.

A honest look at the campaign and the emotions that run through your mind while watching unfold the unbelievable, I think this was a book that was meant to be written and it made me want to run and I’m apparently ineligible (born in England, damn).

(I received an ARC from NetGalley for a honest review).

Being someone who has only been learning about American politics since 2016, Jennifer Palmieri wasn't a name that was familiar to me before picking up this book.

I have to say I was disappointed with this book unfortunately. I don't feel that the title, and especially the subtitle 'An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World', is indicative of what the book actually is. Jennifer Palmieri runs through her own experiences as part of the Hillary Clinton campaign and expresses what she thinks happened during the presidential election. Only the very end of each chapter is really addressed to 'Madam President', a future female president. I felt that the book is sold as an uplifting letter to women who aim for greatness, but sadly this felt like Palmieri airing her shock and sadness at the outcome of the election. She even mentions Hillary's What Happened in this book and as harsh as it sounds, I think the author is covering much of the same ground as Hillary Clinton did in her previously published account.

Unfortunately, I wouldn't really recommend this. Though I feel that the intentions were good, the execution was lacking and I feel that there are other books out there that would do the intended job better, uplifting women and inspiring them to enter politics.