I'm Glad My Mom Died

I rarely (read: never) read books that just came out, or celebrity autobiographies for that matter. I didn't even watch iCarly nor have I ever been invested in Jennette's life. Yet... I really felt like reading it. Maybe it's the title, I'm Glad My Mom Died. It's a very bold, shameful and hard thing to openly admit. It's not like it hits personally at all since my relationship with my mom is the complete opposite of hers yet, I just had to read it. The cover is very cheeky too, it really caught my eye.

I don't want to spoil too much since it's new so I'll just say this book is mostly about her relationship with her abusive stage parent mother - and her dealing with the results of that relationship after her mothers death. One of the other big topics it covers is her eating disorder/s (courtesy of her mother) and her hating growing up, womanhood and femininity because of a combination of things such as religious upbringing, controlling parent and showbusiness. It also details the process of a child stars anxiety-ridden ladder climbing, and just how traumatic and hard on the child it all is.

I enjoyed her writing, it wasn't tedious and it felt snappy, dry and sarcastic. I read the book in one day (320 pages) and it didn't put me to sleep at any moment. I don't think she hired a ghostwriter as she has always had a passion for writing. The book didn't leave me disappointed at all, I got exactly what I wanted - finding out how a young woman came to terms with her deceased mother being extremely abusive. Jennette seems like a really smart woman, and a really smart child for figuring out her mother in ways nobody else could and I really loved reading about her more bitter and dark thoughts.

Also I didn't think this would be worth noting but the book is written chronologically, and Jennette's inner thoughts are also chronological and match how she felt and thought at those specific moments in time. I've seen people complain about her being an annoying NLOG as a 30 year old because she as a 5 year old didn't like ruffles and flowery dresses... Lol.