I was a bit late in reading this book. I was attracted to the title as it was a Reece's book club choice. I did not realise that the book was a memoir -type. However, it was a very interesting read. The author is very open and honest and what she says really makes a lot of sense. I would say that the book is a part memoir, part self help title. It really made me think and question some of my thoughts, beliefs and actions. A must read book for any woman.

When I selected this book on NetGalley, I had no idea who Glennon Doyle was but autobiographies often interest me. It is refreshing and inspirational to see how the author takes back control of her life so she can be free and happy. Autobiographies can often be dry but this was motivating and empowering although I'm not necessarily the target audience.

I wanted this to be a book that changed my life. It was great, but not transformative. A lot of it's focused on motherhood which is something I will never experience so it lost me a little bit.

It took me three days to finish because I kept pausing to absorb what Glennon was saying. This is an incredible, life changing book. It’s not a comfort read, it shakes you up. I’m pleased to be shaken up by it. Thank you for publishing it.

I found this memoir entertaining and in some cases very much accurate.

I'm not much into memoirs but this one was refreshing.

Loved learning about the author struggles. Some i share myself.

And some others well ....

Thank you so much for the chance of reading this one.

I have so many conflicting views about this book that I don't even know where to begin. I rarely read non-fiction and never read self-help, so in hindsight, this book probably wasn't for someone like me. I'm content in my marriage, do not suffer from anxiety or depression, and do not have children. That said, there were definitely some points that resonated with me, such as the societal constrictions women face and the cages we must fit into to conform with what is expected of our gender. I did get some lightbulb moments and it definitely made me want to look closer at some of my habits, learnings, and reactions to see if I could respond differently based on my true feelings rather than those I've been brainwashed to believe.

On the other hand, I found much of the book to be preachy and self-indulgent, with a lot of focus on Glennon's story and parts that felt a little romanticised to suit the book. I also found her difficult to relate to, despite her claims of being an introvert. One little thing that irritated me was the fact she said she doesn't have friends because she is not "willing to commit to the maintenance that the rules of friendship dictate", but then she continuously mentioned all her different friends (by name) and how they slotted into the story she was telling. This honestly just felt a bit disingenuous and contradictory. Another part was how she goes on about teaching children to face fears rather than sheltering them from the real world - I loved this idea and it is something I will hold on to, should I ever have a child of my own. But then, when Abby encouraged Tish to try out for the soccer time, Glennon wanted to shield Tish from rejection. Surely this contradicts her earlier statement?

Overall, a bit wishy-washy with some great points but some equally contradictory ones.

Thank you to NetGalley and Vermilion (Ebury Publishing) for sending me a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a really interesting self- help book. It’s broken down into a number of different sections and it really easy to dip in and out or just read it all in one go. Despite not being a fan of some of the content relating to God I still really enjoyed this book!

Passionate, well-written and bold. I wish I could gift 6 year old me this book, or 16 year old me - at least 26 year old me got to read it,

have to be honest and say how it is really hard to write about this book. The reviews I have read gave her either high praises or tore her down to pieces. My opinion is definitely somewhere in between these ends.
There were parts of this book I really liked. Maybe because I am also slowly approaching the big 4 - 0 mark and I have to be honest, things do change when you're at that place. Perspectives shift, and it kinda makes you look at your life differently. You look at your past and value it for the way it made you as a person, but you look at your future and more than ever think what you will do with it. You still think about your children and your family, but somehow, it becomes the time to reach inside and put yourself on the center of the stage again. Because, motherhood is hard. Marriage is hard. It's so easy to get lost in all of the roles that you lose that connection to your true self. And at some point you have to stop and wonder: What will make ME happy? What will make ME complete? From that point of view, I did agree with her a lot. I loved her honesty and her strength, her courage to follow her heart and her dreams.

I did find it a bit inconsistent, though. So many topics were discussed here that it was easy to get lost. One chapter was about her parenting struggles, the other one about issues with religion and faith, the third about meeting her wife and the fourth about racism. Maybe it would be better if there were some dividers by topics, it wouldn't feel so all over the place. There was some repetitiveness and all the parts about reaching your inner voice and Knowing were a bit too much for me personally. But I liked the way she questioned herself all the time and searched for a way to be a better person, better parent, better partner. I loved the way she talked about racism from a white person's pov (I do wonder whether this book was the right place to talk about that, though),and her confusion of believing in God and confronting the Church as a lesbian. Some thought she was condescending and patronizing, and that it's not her place as a white privileged woman to talk about any of that stuff at all. But I did think she made some good points and discussed the topics with respect and honesty., finding a good way to start the dialogue.

All in all, I found this to be a good read. Not amazing and life altering, but not completely off the way too. I honor the author for saying everything out loud, for trying to do something to make a change in this world and using her platforms and her influence to do so. On the other hand, she is just a tad too spiritual and ''over there'' for me, and I have to admit it annoyed me a little.

This has been on my must read pile for a while, and it kept popping up in my timeline too so I knew I wanted to read it ASAP.

I’ll admit, I hadn’t come across Glennon Doyle before, I didn’t know what she looked like or said and if I’m completely honest, I actually thought she was a he, before I’d read the blurb properly. I know they say don’t judge a book by its cover but look, it’s so pretty!

This is another memoir for my read list, and I am really enjoying getting other people’s points of view. I love reading a book and going ‘a-ha, I never understood that but now I do’.

In ‘Untamed’, Glennon tells the story of the next chapter of her life. She, I learned, is famous for lots of things but also for writing a book called ‘Love Warrior’, where she talks about being a Christian wife and mother to their three children, being saved from her early life of bulimia and addiction through God. I might be paraphrasing and if I miss the context, I apologise. In this book, we join Glennon as she ‘blows up her life’ – divorces her husband, marries a woman and basically gets death threats as a result.

I loved getting to know Glennon – she is warm and humble but is clearly an absolute driving force. She has raised millions of dollars for charity but more than that, she acknowledges that cash doesn’t solve anything, you need to have an action plan to put ‘boots on the ground’. Her and her task force raised money to fund themselves to re-unite children with their parents who were caged on the border between US and Mexico, for example.

Some of what she says can sound a little like name dropping – she mentions having a coffee with Oprah in her house, and some other famous people stories, but honestly, I think she is marvelling that she is there, and trying to tell us that if she can get there, so can we.

A bit like Brene Brown, who I feel like I’m just catching up on but enjoy basically everything she creates, I wanted to highlight and remember all the advice and experience in this book. Glennon says we should write our notes in sand, as we will be revising our thoughts and principles, our whole lives. It’s not that we are flighty or fickle, but we need space and time to grow and change as we move through different points in our lives.
She also says that being human is tough – and if you find it hard, you are human. Being numb or ignoring the tough parts means you miss out on the beautiful connections. It’s the ‘good kind of tough’ though – where you know that the work will get you to where you want to be. It’s about being brave, knowing where you want to be and that sometimes, you need to go straight through the scary stuff to get there.

I don’t agree with everything she says, and nor would I expect to – this is not a cult or a manifesto. For example, I don’t think God is in us, whether as a she or a he or non gender specific. I believe in a faith, a power in us that drives us on and keeps us honest, but I don’t think that’s God capital G – and that’s okay, it’s okay to disagree. Her point in that still stands – we don’t need to adhere to a church that denounces part of the world because they are poor, or Black, or LGBTQIA – or all three.

The best self-help book, as that is what this is, are ones that feel like a chat with a friend. Ones which set off chimes in your heart and your head as you read through the passages and experiences, where you think – yes, that’s me. Yes, I know what that feels like. She tells the story of meeting her wife for the very first time, and it’s funny – Abby walks in to this fancy conference room and Glennon stands up and holds her arms out, on the other side of the room! The image is well realised, and it made me laugh – it’s supposed to be comical. Glennon herself knows she is slightly prone to dramatics, but I love that idea that our souls know what we need even if our heads think we need something else. I think of it like after a long run – my body will tell me if I need sweet or salt, and nine times out of ten it will choose something nutritious. Okay, let’s face it, most of the time I just need ALLLLLL the drinks.

This is a joyful book, although not always easy. I wholeheartedly recommend it for men and women alike – she talks about voting, about Black Lives Matter and how she’s trying to help as a white ally. Sometimes it’s tough, but she’s out there doing the best she can. We can do that too.

This book will stay on my shelf forever and one I will return to again and again. Adele even read it and so many others won’t stop talking about. I’m definitely getting everyone a copy for Christmas. Amazing g amazing amazing!!

To be honest I read this back in July and it has taken me some time to decide how to review this memoir. I have no intention of being as disparaging as other reviewers as I feel that is really unfair. I have more grace and that’s Glennon’s intention. It’s wrong to tear people down, it takes a lot of courage, strength and time to put into words the world you live in, to share and want to enable from experience. I admire that. It’s not easy.

However, I did find this hard work and a tad monotonous in parts. That maybe because I am not really into memoirs it’s not my genre.

It’s a memoir of a troubled and fractured adolescence which morphs into an addictive adulthood and marriage that didn’t fulfil owing to infidelity and deep down Glennon is gay..... when she set eyes on her wife that did bring me to tears. That was so emotional.

What can I say? Unfortunately this did not hit the spot, the only time during the book that I became emotional as I mention above was when Glennon met Abby and fell in love at first sight! This was wholeheartedly moving.

Other than that this did not liberate me as some said it would.

It makes me wonder about Glennon’s childhood, then again I know very good parents whose offsprings end up being addicted and become self destructive. Fortunately Glennon had enough strength to get help to support her through her nightmares and to fight her demons.

Yes, there are expectations of us. Its all about the mindset. We control our own destinies. It’s an incredible journey the author takes herself on including alcohol and drug addiction, an eating disorder, humanitarian mindset, being a strong activist and divorcing her husband to make Abby her wife. At least now she is happy with the love of her life and hopefully Glennon has left her addictive nature and need to belong behind her.

All in all, all Glennon wants is to do good.

Would I recommend this book? No I would not, however, we’re all different, I wouldn’t say don’t read it. You have to make up your own mind as to whether or not you want to read this particular memoir, I couldn’t encourage you to do so, that’s up to you.

Thank you to the author, Netgalley and Penguin Random House/Ebury Publishing for this ARC provided in exchange for this unbiased review.

I adore Glennon Doyle and her beautiful heart. I don’t think I’ve ever highlighted as many passages in any other book I’ve ever read. This book is medicine.

I really enjoyed the book and found it very inspiring, honest and brave. I also really likes the structure, I thought it was very original and it lets the reader thinking and digesting the messages for a long time. I think it's better enjoyed and appreciated if at the same time you one listens to some interviews with Glennon, especially the one with Brene Brown.

Part memoir, part self help book, this is a beautifully written book that will take its reader on a journey. I loved reading about Glennon and her wife Abby, their story is what really made this book for me, more so than the self help aspect. A good read that offers some great insights.

I have eagerly awaited this book after reading Love Warrior. I love Glennon's ability to tell her story like it's an engrossing fictional novel. While the format of Untamed is different than her previous books, it perfectly suited the growth and evolution of Glennon. My favourite parts, where I connected and reflected most, were around parenting. I love Glennon's vulnerability, her realness and her ability to bring my to laughter and tears with her words.

I requested a copy of this on Netgalley after listening to Glennon Doyle's interview on the Happy Place podcast. Her outlook and empowering messages were inspiring. I haven't read any of her other books but I can see from reading this one that they were written in another lifetime for her. This book covers what has happened to her and her family recently, with snippets of anecdotes, insights and thoughts on being your true self in tricky and difficult situations including love, divorce, addiction, parenting, activism and faith.
There were a few moments early on when it felt like there were repetitions of the same angle or thoughts, which made me lose interest a little but thankfully this picked up and I felt I'd kind of made a friend by the end of the book. Because that's the joy of Glennon's writing, it is chatty and friendly, but with real heart and soul; she's not afraid to make bold statements but she is keen to detail that this is about her, her feelings and perspective, you're free to disagree without judgement. It is more a guidebook to finding your own "cheetah" and realising what cages YOU.

I absolutely loved this book. Although I feel a bit like the author could create this great of a story no matter what get situation (she's done it before!), there was such a powerful message in here for women, particularly mothers. Have recommended this to loads of people since reading it and will continue to spread the word.

The structure of this book, with all it’s wisdom and powerful quotes, is the perfect way to digest it. I like that each chapter stands alone as it’s own short story whilst the whole book comes together to give us a wider insight into Glennon’s life. Someone the other day wrote ‘If I took a highlighter to this book, it would glow’ and that’s exactly how I feel about Untamed.

It is such an inspiring book for feminists, and those trying to actively release themselves from their case of misogyny (amongst many other cages). Glennon’s own personal story makes this book stand out, as it is such a strong reminder we can do whatever we want for ourselves if we let go of other people’s expectations and society’s standards. I surprisingly (as a non-parent) enjoyed the parenting aspects of this book and exploring how we consistently teach women to be feminists but we don’t put the same onus onto men. The relationship between Glennon, Abby and the rest of their family is an inspiring and lovely one to be able to read about.

There’s a lot of ‘food for thought’ in Untamed and I know for sure I’ll be re-reading a lot of the chapters that are poignant to me..

This is one of those memoirs/manuals/guides to life that I want to give to every single one of my girlfriends. When you're at the wobbly age of mid 40s and have lived long enough to know you 'coulda, shoulda, woulda' Glennon's words give you permission (and offer guidance) to living the life you want to live. On the one hand it is a raw honest emotional journey to living her truest life while keeping her relationship with her kids and ex intact. On the other hand the wisdom and words of encouragement to women unsure about leading their very best lives leaps off the page. I didn't know this author until a friend mentioned her to me. I'm not a mother so her inspo words in previous books would have passed me by. Untamed speaks to and for every woman. It is best summed up for me in the line: "What the world needs is more women who have quit fearing themselves and start trusting themselves." WORD. Thank You Glennon.