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jwartts's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
4.75
Easy to read first-hand account. Simply addresses rumors while deeply exploring the Author’s foundation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
emquegeeaye's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This was a very good, well thought out, well-written, thought provoking and insightful book. Jada did her big one with this. It felt very truthful and honest and I left this book with a better understanding of who Jada is. I felt like I was on the journey with her to get to know who she is bc she'd lost herself so long ago. Oftentimes we get lost in being a wife, mother, house manager & having our own careers that we just don't take time for us and lose sight of who we are. We also don't realize how childhood fears and traumas shape our lives into adulthood. Both Jada and Will have a lot of similar childhood traumas they just react to them differently. Will might make a joke or might shut down completely but he always smiles through it as if it doesn't affect him. A trauma response. Jada on the other hand would lash out, curse, self soothe with alcohol & "grown up time" 😉 and eventually she deferred to Will's go-to method of coping by smiling through it. The problems or perceived problems they have in their marriage is not for me to judge bc those are their problems and they deal with them accordingly. And what works for them may not work for others. Especially those not in their tax bracket. Bc what they go through on a daily basis and what they've gone through for the last 30 years is what my mawmaw would say are "rich people's problems". And idk nothing about that. But my biggest takeaways from this book are that she loves Will deeply. And at times she's loved this man more than she loved herself. Gotta keep in mind she met this married man when she was very young, inexperienced in relationships and new to her fame so she hadn't quite figured out who Jada was as a celebrity or Jada the adult. Shes been with this man her whole entire adult life. And I can understand where she's coming from in that aspect bc I've been with my husband since I was 18. I've been with him longer as an adult than I was a child. And sometimes you just need to find yourself and figure out who you are separately and aside from being someone's wife or mom. She loves and adores her children. And she also loves and is loved deeply by her friends. And that is a blessing. Bc she still has a lot of the same friends from early childhood and her teen years. Everybody can't say that. I also loved the questions she would ask. Seemed like it was those questions you get in therapy. Your "homework". And the recommendation of books that have helped her along her journey. I will be picking them up. Overall great book. I would recommend to anybody who just wants to figure out how to find your true self and know your worth. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
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