As someone who is neither a huge fan, nor someone who dislikes her (and someone who reads a lot of memoirs), this is my completely unbiased, honest review. As for the writing, this was a very quick and easy read. The chapters are short and it’s written at an elementary level. Definitely seems written in her own words but with help of someone else that knows writing, but still let her kind of do what she wants with it. The chapters are just marked by numbers instead of subjects and there’s no pictures in the book. Some sentences I had to try to guess what she really meant, otherwise it didn’t make a lot of sense. A lot of things are repeated as well. The prologue was short and just had to do with when she was a little girl, not what a prologue is supposed to be. It was something that could have just been written into one of the first chapters. The first page of the book, the dedication, is to her sons. At the end of the book where the thank yous go, she said the book is for her fans. Not saying it can’t be both though… As for the book’s contents, most of the book is about the conservatorship and how much she hates her family. She really glossed over the biggest parts of her career. Not saying the conservatorship shouldn’t have been a big part of the book, but I feel like the first few years of her career after her first album should have had a lot more great stories. The relationship she talked about the most was JT, but even then I think there was a lot left unsaid. She really summed up all other boyfriends/husbands within one or two chapters. The most scandalous parts of the book, in my opinion, don’t have to do with JT or anyone else in particular, but for all the things we find out she was doing at 13 and 14 years old. That was the most fun to read anyway, because we never knew. I do like her to some extent and feel horrible for everything she had to go through, (because she really made it sound bad) and it’s great that she finally came clean about some stuff in her life. And could even say the opposite of coming clean…she says she wasn’t doing a lot of things that were speculated. So I still recommend the book and think it’s worth reading, it just wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. It’s kind of like she didn’t want to talk about anything other than the conservatorship or anything else where she thought people took advantage of her so she breezed right through all the other years of her life to get to that. But I still respect whatever someone wants to put out there about their life and I can see why she wanted to tell her side of her own story. Oh my book didn’t have sticky or grease stains like some others said they got, but part of the book binding came undone when I was about a third of the way through, so not the best quality.

No offense to Brit. I wasn’t a fan at the very beginning of her career. It was still early on though when I noticed the vitriol aimed at her by the media and it turned me almost overnight into a diehard fan. Why? Because she still had the grace, strength and courage to smile and perform through all of that negativity. And when she spoke, it was obvious to me that she had a really good heart, something very hard to find in Hollywood. I don’t agree with everything she says or believe everything she does, but I respect her as a fellow human being. I never felt like the conservatorship was necessary. I always believed she was abused and blindsided. I personally think if others didn’t see it, it’s simply because they didn’t want to. Many still don’t. There always was something childlike about Britney, and that’s apparent in her writing style. It’s the same style she uses on IG—minus the emojis and her excessive use of punctuation marks. I will say that I was expecting worse. (Sorry, Brit…) Having read most stories and listened to most reports about her from the beginning of her career until about 2010, I didn’t need a lot of details about anything in particular and I felt like enough was given. Having confirmation was far more useful as it was always somewhat questionable what was fact and what was opinion. Just look at some other reviews talking about her taking drugs. She never tested positive for any drugs, yet because the accusation came up a number of times, certain people will always believe she used them. Don’t we believe in innocent until proven guilty? I guess only some of us do. Shout out to all the “perfect” people. If your life was on display every time you got too close to a window, I guarantee you’d be “caught” doing things you’d also never live down because the other “perfect” people wouldn’t let you either. I’m not exaggerating about the window scenario either. Read other celebrities’ accounts of dealing with pushy paparazzo. Tabloids hired ex-cons because they were desperate for jobs and were willing to cross boundaries to get that “money shot “. These were not normal, everyday people. Must have felt nice terrorizing people to paint them as bad guys then turning around and acting like victims when the celebrities fought back. By the way, JT once fought back too when he and Brit were dating. Anyway, to those who were hoping for more of the gory details, it’s hard for traumatized people to do that. Recounting abuse—specifically when the wounds are still fresh—in vivid detail is triggering. I have to ask: is her mental health at all important in your mind? I don’t personally need to know specifics. I got the gist. I only really held back a star because I wish she had asked for help to write the book. She skipped around a bit in a few places that made it seem haphazard. One time I was left wondering what one thing had to do with another in the same paragraph. The book felt like a conversation. Some people would probably really enjoy that. I’m not very keen on it, but it was an easy read, so there’s that. I honestly think Britney should get off social media because the more she posts, the more she does to herself exactly what the paps did to her previously. It’s not empowering to facilitate your own bad press. I come away from the book feeling like that’s her view. But in the end, she’s just self sabotaging which tells me she needs a better therapist—if she has one at this point considering how hard it is now to trust exactly that kind of person. Perhaps she needs to hire a proper PR team. This book was a step in the right direction, at least.

Love Britney. Hate what was done to her. Powerful, raw glimpse into the side we never saw. I've always been a fan but I respect her more than ever after reading this book.

I couldn’t wait to read this book when I found out about it! I eagerly awaited its release and ordered it shortly after it became available. The book starts off with her childhood: the good and bad times; then moves toward her teenage and early adult years and continues from there. I don’t want to give away any juicy details for those who have yet to read it. “I” [quotation marks for emphasis here] was captivated from the very beginning. Britney really opened up here and, because of this, the reader really gets an in-depth look at her life: the upbringing, the fame, the struggles, etc. She gives so much detail - almost as if you were there witnessing every one of them alongside her. It was a powerfully engaging and thrilling read for me. Each chapter was just as riveting as the next. I read the book rather quickly due to not being able to put it down! Britney survived it all and she has become a stronger person because of it. Is she perfect? No, far from it. But no one is. Growing up as a global superstar would probably cause endless problems for any person out there. If you are a Britney fan, like me, or just curious about her life, you will find this book to be a thrilling read. It has a wonderful blend of good times, bad times with plenty of humor and seriousness sprinkled in throughout. Beautifully and artistically she recounts all the major details of her life, and how they have led to where she is now: a free woman. Stronger, wiser and fiercer.