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4 Stars

At times laugh-out-loud funny and at others deeply moving and sometimes even shocking, Jessica Simpson’s autobiography is (brutally) honest, genuine and full-tilt entertaining.

Jessica holds nothing back, talking her readers through the ups and downs of her tumultuous life, reflecting on her faith, her music career, her relationships, motherhood, and even her decades-long personal struggles with her weight and alcohol addiction.

As a teenage girl of the late nineties, Jessica’s music (along with music from her fellow pop stars of the times, like Britney and Christina) was pretty big in my teeny-bopper, music loving world, so this was an autobiography that appealed to me on many levels. I learned a lot of interesting tid-bits here and enjoyed how frank Jessica was in her reflections of her life and relationships.

For me, it was perhaps a bit heavy at times on the churchy stuff, but I can’t rightly complain when Jessica’s religious beliefs and spiritual faith is such a pivotal and influential part of her personal life and experiences.

Personally, I got my hands on the audio edition of this book, narrated by Jessica herself, and I’m pretty sure that made the experience 99% more raw and entertaining. Plus, the new songs at the end are well worth the listen and arguably the best music she's ever put out.

Overall, this was a worthwhile memoir to read/listen to, especially if you’ve ever been a fan of Jessica Simpson, whether it be through her music or through her memorable time on reality TV and in film.