booking_along's Reviews (1.97k)

Super cute and beautiful little story

Highly recommend 

And if you speak German, it’s a beautifully done audio as well.

no rating - she shares her view point and story and since i neither lived nor experienced it with her i wont be putting a rating on her and her story and how she experienced her life. 
i dislike rating autobiographies because it’s what’s important for that person - and who am i as an outsider to tell anyone about their live what they should and shouldn’t have focused on?


it’s horrific to read just what can go on in a life that seems to be in permanent spotlight and at the same time not knowing what is actually going on being in the shadows. 

Britney certainly survived through hardships and let’s all just hope she gets help she needs -as we all should if we need it!- and finally finds actual friends and people that can surround her and be there for her as she deserves. 


that all being said and while i understand her need to put her story out there and tell her point of view… this book felt too rushed and as if somebody wanted to very clearly show a specific perspective and doesn’t have the actual “quality” of a biography in the sense they there is actual understanding and looking back at things in a certain way. 

this felt personal and raw and i wish she would have waited a little while to share her side until she could put a little more distance between all the hardships and horrors that she had to survive through. 


but as i already said- autobiographies are hard to read, to rate and to review.


so let’s say this: this was clearly necessary for the author and that’s fantastic and i hope it helped her and have her something and she gained something from this experience of witting and published her side and story and giving people the view of her story as she experienced it. 


was this book a bit too rushed feeling, had a few too raw moments that could have been written better and skipped big chunks of times - yes. 
could this be a better book if it would have been done years from now with a bit of distance - absolutely.

is it still worth a read and great that Britney did this? yes absolutely! 

to summarize this book in a sentence: so small things that help you grow everyday until they are habits and it can change your life. 

this book was okay. 
it was pretty repetitive in what it was saying and i didn’t enjoy that kept mentioning how big of an impact the sex drive or sex in general has on everyday life because… it doesn’t? there are a good amount of people that do not care about sex, sexual relationships or the need to reproduce at all so having that mentioned as such an important thing every. single. chapter. at least once started to grade in me a lot.


it’s not a bad book but it’s too long and while it’s certainly right with it’s actual points i’d small changes bring big changes over time the length of the book was unnecessary to get that message across. 

i am happy i read it since i keep seeing this book being recommend and know i know it’s not one of my personal favorites but there okay. 

this is a continuation of the last book - picking more or less up where book 8 left off. 

i really love this and i love how this series evolves and grows both in its plot but also how all the characters develop. 

the writing is great, the commentary fantastic and while this is clearly is fantasy or magical realism with its magical doors and fantastical worlds that kids can step into - the way the author manages to talk and almost discuss real life issues and troubles is fantastic. 


i loved this book and i think it’s a beautiful edition to this wonderful series. 

highly recommend this series!