amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Terminal illness, Bullying, Drug use, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Vomit
bullockae's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Child abuse
latham9's review against another edition
Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Addiction, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts
astrangewind's review against another edition
4.5
Jennette's life was tumultuous at best, and this book is a peek into the most vulnerable parts of her. I always knew about the fact that child stars often end up in a tough space, but I've never seen it up close like this before.
However, I don't feel like I really got to feel what she was feeling. The book feels like a series of events that occurred to make up Jennette's life, but I never really picked up on who she is. Yes, she had an eating disorder, but it felt so abstracted from her as a person. This book tells instead of showing. I found it difficult to connect with the content, to really peek into Jennette's world view, from such a distant place. I would recommend this book to someone who watched iCarly or Sam & Cat, but not necessarily anyone else.
That said, I couldn't put this book down, and I finished it in under 24 hours.
Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Vomit
Moderate: Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Body shaming
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
darkanddreary's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia
thatswhatshanread's review
4.5
While iCarly wasn’t a must-watch show for me, I still grew up around its fandom, especially having been a huge Drake & Josh fan. I knew who Jennette McCurdy was, Sam to Miranda Cosgrove’s Carly. The show was like every other Nickelodeon and Disney TV show at the time—silly, cheesy, mindless. I was much more obsessed with the careers of the Disney Channel teens, following Miley and Zac and the Jonas Brothers every move so I never paid much attention to Nick’s stars.
In recent years, however, as more came out about “The Creator”, as Jennette refers to him in her book, I started reading more and more into the behind-the-scenes at Nick. And of course, I heard whisperings about how Jennette was treated, and how crazy her mom apparently was.
Nothing can prepare you for what Jennette reveals in these pages. It’s insane and awful what all she went through at the hands of her own mother, and you would have never known it. Jennette writes her story with blunt honesty, not trying to sugarcoat. Only trying to convey how her feelings changed over the years toward her career and her family. She’s a great writer and storyteller, and I’m glad she got to a healthy point in her life to share everything. A very eye-opening autobiography that gives you a deep glimpse into the harsh reality of childhood stardom.
Graphic: Stalking, Terminal illness, Cancer, Cursing, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body shaming, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
siiritietenkin's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide
jp_rex's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment
npolanchik's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Vomit
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Body shaming
vilevelns's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Alcoholism