Yes Sisters by Angelia L. White

So I finished reading Yes Sisters: Surrounding Yourself with Women who Affirm, Encourage, and Challenge You by Angelia L. White and it wasn't too bad. It wasn't what I expected when I won the book from Goodreads. It turned out to have a lot of religious content that I'm not really into. However reading between all the talk about God and how a good church environment can help you I still learned a lot.

Yes sisters are those women who help you become a better version of yourself or accomplish goals in various ways. Pretty much these are your good gal pals. No two faced chicks allowed. It started out great and rarely mentioned God, but as the book progresses the focus drastically shifts to God and religion. At certain points it was hard to read past all that and try to understand the base message without it relating to a religion or God.

The book also tells a bit of the journey Angelia took to get to where she is today. Through reading about her journey I was able to connect with her and understand where she was coming from and where she desired to go. Angelia is the creator of Hope for Women magazine. I had never heard of the magazine before reading this book and honestly after all the God talk in the book I was worried that's what the magazine would focus on heavily too. I was wrong. The magazine focused on some pretty basic women's issues and concerns. Nothing too crazy and it seems like something most women would enjoy.

Through out the book there were little letters from other Yes Sisters that were encouraging and opened just a little in the worlds of these women. Most of them I had not heard of, but under their names is a brief description of who they are so that if I were interested in learning more about them it wouldn't be too hard.

TL;DR version:

Pretty good book if you can look past the God stuff or enjoy reading about faith and religion. Great message through out the book about finding the right women to surround yourself in your life and how to be a good yes sister as well.

3/5 stars

2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge Update #1

2020 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

• A book that's published in 2020
• Yes Sisters: Surrounding Yourself with Women Who Affirm, Encourage, and Challenge You by Angelia L. White
• A book by a trans or nonbinary author
• A book with a great first line
• A book about a book club
• A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
• A bildungsroman
• The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
• A book with an upside-down image on the cover
• A book with a map
• A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
• An anthology
• A book that passes the Bechdel test
• A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
• A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
• A book about or involving social media
• A book that has a book on the cover
• A medical thriller
• A book with a made-up language
• A book set in a country beginning with "C"
• A book you picked because the title caught your attention
• A book published the month of your birthday
• A book about or by a woman in STEM
• A book that won an award in 2019
• A book on a subject you know nothing about
• A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
• A book with a pun in the title
• A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
• A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
• A book with a bird on the cover
• A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
• A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
• A book by a WOC
• A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
• A book you meant to read in 2019
• A book with a three-word title
• A book with a pink cover
• A Western
• A book by or about a journalist
• Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
• Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Advanced

• A book written by an author in their 20s
• A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
• A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
• A book set in the 1920s
• A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
• A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
• A book with more than 20 letters in its title
• A book published in the 20th century
• A book from a series with more than 20 books
• A book with a main character in their 20s

Reading Challenges

So I love reading challenges. I read a lot anyways, but I love having a goal to work towards as well. I use Goodreads a lot to keep track of my books as well. Great site! If you aren't on it and you're a reader you are really missing out. I'll talk more about Goodreads in another post. (Once I have that post done I'll link it here.)

Back to my main topic. I feel reading challenges are amazing ways to read books I might not have before on my own. Plus it also motivates me to read more. I have a yearly reading goal through Goodreads. It's currently set at 12, but that will change as the year goes on. I will also be doing the 2020 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge. I'm excited to start!

2020 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

• A book that's published in 2020
• A book by a trans or nonbinary author
• A book with a great first line
• A book about a book club
• A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
• A bildungsroman
• The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
• A book with an upside-down image on the cover
• A book with a map
• A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
• An anthology
• A book that passes the Bechdel test
• A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
• A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
• A book about or involving social media
• A book that has a book on the cover
• A medical thriller
• A book with a made-up language
• A book set in a country beginning with "C"
• A book you picked because the title caught your attention
• A book published the month of your birthday
• A book about or by a woman in STEM
• A book that won an award in 2019
• A book on a subject you know nothing about
• A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
• A book with a pun in the title
• A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
• A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
• A book with a bird on the cover
• A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
• A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
• A book by a WOC
• A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
• A book you meant to read in 2019
• A book with a three-word title
• A book with a pink cover
• A Western
• A book by or about a journalist
• Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
• Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Advanced

• A book written by an author in their 20s
• A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
• A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
• A book set in the 1920s
• A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
• A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
• A book with more than 20 letters in its title
• A book published in the 20th century
• A book from a series with more than 20 books
• A book with a main character in their 20s