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angevba's review
5.0
Can't give it any less than 5 stars. Heartbreaking, but mostly, real. Thank you Brittani for sharing with us your story, it needed to be told. Speechless.
ashezbookz's review
5.0
What an emotional rollercoaster that was! I cannot believe that we think one thing, online, the picture people represent, when they're going through hell at the same time. What happened in this book is absolutely unreal and I can't believe she powered through that all - I'm so happy I finally read this book and the questions are answered.
annieburton's review
4.0
I've been following her YouTube channel for a quite a while now, even before she got together with Milosh, I saw the vlogs with him, I saw her pregnant and the vlogs of the 3 of them.
I watched when she explained she was separating and I thought he might've been married in his origin country, but I never imagined all of this.
This is not the best book of 2018 nor the best memoirs, its just the way she chose to explain her story.
Either if you are a fan or not I really suggest you to read it, there were so many lies and weirdness that she didnt see its scary. Im scared that it really could happen to anyone.
I watched when she explained she was separating and I thought he might've been married in his origin country, but I never imagined all of this.
This is not the best book of 2018 nor the best memoirs, its just the way she chose to explain her story.
Either if you are a fan or not I really suggest you to read it, there were so many lies and weirdness that she didnt see its scary. Im scared that it really could happen to anyone.
cassiekrane's review
5.0
I loved it
I have been a fan of brittani for years and to finally read her story was so great. I would recommend this book to everyone
I have been a fan of brittani for years and to finally read her story was so great. I would recommend this book to everyone
kelcaro1's review
3.0
I would actually say this book is about 3.5 not because the story isn't crazy or interesting but because the writing style is a little grating.
errski's review
3.0
I listened to the audiobook, which is narrated by Brittani Louise Taylor herself. Learned about Brittani's story and wanted to read her book. Some of the writing was fine listening to it in her voice but it seemed too conversational, she speaks to the reader a lot, and I'm not sure how I felt about that. She also has some opinions on things that I'm not sure I agree with. Overall, this book was ok, I'm glad I got the audiobook and listened to her tell her story. It's very important for people to know about these issues and know that you don't have to be trapped in these situations even if you feel this is how things are. There were so many red flags for Brittani, and while I can't say I wouldn't make the same choices, I think it's important to share that this happens.
amarettto's review
5.0
I have so many thoughts. Okay, let me try and go through some main ones.
1. Like many of the other reviews say, her naivety was astounding. As terrible as it is, at various points in the FIRST HALF of the book I couldn't help but think that she brought this upon herself. As the book progressed and the REAL messed up truth started to surface, I sympathized because absolutely no one deserves that, but I couldn't shake this feeling off completely.
2. The one thing that angered me at the beginning was her being openly shallow about the type of men she sought. She went into vivid detail about how gorgeous Milos was, and basically objectified the hell out of him. I noticed that time and time again, she would mention pursuing the relationship, but nothing about his character. It seemed to me like the entire time she was drawn to just his body and irresistible eyes/face. What do you expect, then, if you pay 0% attention to integrity of character?
Also, I listened to the audiobook and her voice is super annoying, which makes the droning on about someone's body even harder to listen to.
3. Where the heck were her friends? She mentions a good number of his "cousins" and friends, but not a single person from her life besides her mother. This struck me as pretty odd.
4. Her mother is the real MVP of this book and reminded of why mothers are amazing.
5. It's kind of weird to me that she made so light of such traumatizing events. I agree it could be a coping mechanism or not wanting to come off as dark and depressed, but some parts were kind of flowery, as well as the cover page. Why is it so happy?
6. There were some quotes that just had me cringe. "I should be a detective, I'd be so good at it." UH, NO, it took you a year to figure out that he lied about basically EVERY aspect of his life. I saw half of it coming when she described the first date.
7. It's difficult to rate a book about someone's life. Giving it 3 stars just because of someone's stupidity or events I didn't like makes no sense because you can't fabricate parts of a story just to make it more appealing. I thought of docking points for poor writing style, but really, she isn't an author. I consumed the book in one sitting, something rare for me. The focus is the story and it was undeniably gripping.
1. Like many of the other reviews say, her naivety was astounding. As terrible as it is, at various points in the FIRST HALF of the book I couldn't help but think that she brought this upon herself. As the book progressed and the REAL messed up truth started to surface, I sympathized because absolutely no one deserves that, but I couldn't shake this feeling off completely.
2. The one thing that angered me at the beginning was her being openly shallow about the type of men she sought. She went into vivid detail about how gorgeous Milos was, and basically objectified the hell out of him. I noticed that time and time again, she would mention pursuing the relationship, but nothing about his character. It seemed to me like the entire time she was drawn to just his body and irresistible eyes/face. What do you expect, then, if you pay 0% attention to integrity of character?
Also, I listened to the audiobook and her voice is super annoying, which makes the droning on about someone's body even harder to listen to.
3. Where the heck were her friends? She mentions a good number of his "cousins" and friends, but not a single person from her life besides her mother. This struck me as pretty odd.
4. Her mother is the real MVP of this book and reminded of why mothers are amazing.
5. It's kind of weird to me that she made so light of such traumatizing events. I agree it could be a coping mechanism or not wanting to come off as dark and depressed, but some parts were kind of flowery, as well as the cover page. Why is it so happy?
6. There were some quotes that just had me cringe. "I should be a detective, I'd be so good at it." UH, NO, it took you a year to figure out that he lied about basically EVERY aspect of his life. I saw half of it coming when she described the first date.
7. It's difficult to rate a book about someone's life. Giving it 3 stars just because of someone's stupidity or events I didn't like makes no sense because you can't fabricate parts of a story just to make it more appealing. I thought of docking points for poor writing style, but really, she isn't an author. I consumed the book in one sitting, something rare for me. The focus is the story and it was undeniably gripping.
nlindberg's review against another edition
3.5
I watched Brittani way back before and during the events of this book. I forgot about her until she recently popped up on my social media and I knew I had to read her book. She has an incredible story and it captivated me. Is this the best written story? No, but this is an important story to read and I hope it’s helped her and others by getting it out there