Thank you to Grand Central for the gifted copy of THE SPORTY ONE!  All opinions in this review are my own.

I cannot even begin to describe how excited I was when I received this book in the mail!

Growing up in the 90s meant that I lived through the meteoric success of The Spice Girls.  Melanie C, or Sporty Spice, was always my favorite.  She wore her hair in long brown pony tail like I did, made it cool for a girl to be athletic, and her birthday was only one day before mine.

Reading this book, much like listening to the lyrics as an adult, I realized that I had no idea what was going on as a kid.  It's heartbreaking to read about Melanie struggling through during successful years of the group, especially when it came to the group's dynamics.

I learned so much from this book.  I hadn't realized that the Spice Girls were only a group for a few years and that Melanie C went on to make many successful solo albums after the group disbanded.

If you were ever a Spice Girls fan, you need to read this book!