This a collection of short stories about 30 women each one at a different point in their lives each one experiencing some kind of dilemma for example 'the Women Who Unraveled' and 'the Women Blew Away'. I enjoyed this collection it was thought-provoking with its messages presented in a unique and appealing way. Though some tales resonated more with me more than others they all feature issues which women experience in modern life, for instance, not being taken seriously by men in the workplace, being eaten by Mum guilt and feeling so embarrassed you want the ground to open and swallow you up. It was very reminiscent of Aesop's fables but for a grown-up audience with each tale having a moral. My personal favourites were 'the Women Who Wore Pink' and 'the Women Who Had a Strong Suit'. It is the perfect book to dip into when you want a short sweet tale, amusing but with a valuable message at its heart. Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins for sending me this in exchange for an open and honest review.

A brilliant collection of really unusual and thought provoking short stories. I really loved some of the women, they were extremely relatable and almost familiar. Ahern brings magical realism and feminism together to create a insightful look at what it is to be a woman.

Fifty years ago Helen Reddy sang the number one hit ‘I am Woman’, the first two lines of which are, ‘I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore’. These lines, together with the dedication, ‘For all the women who…’ reveal the common thread weaving through this collection of short stories. Quirky yet instantly familiar to every woman, wife or mother these short stories are very cleverly constructed with intriguing titles. We, the members of the 'Immaculate Conception Book Group, Southampton have a wide range of opinions about ‘ROAR’ eg. ‘Cecelia Ahern is a clever, insightful and imaginative inventor of situations’ and ‘I found it tedious and her style too simple’ to ‘I enjoyed most of the stories but a few were predictable and too long’ and ‘Ahern’s simple style language is surely deliberate and reminiscent of fables.’ Very entertaining.

A collection of short, unrelated stories about women; some funny, some moving and more serious, but all of them relatable. It’s a book you can dip in and out of if that suits you There will be at least one story for every woman who reads this book Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy to our book club

This was a book I read through my Book Club. I haven’t read any of Cecilia Ahern’s previous books so didn’t know what to expect. I have read the first few stories and just found them a bit silly - and so short. I’m sure there’s some deep meaning to them but it was wasted on me. Unfortunately, as you can tell, it wasn’t for me.