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sophilozophy's review
1.0
Way to predictable. I had the whole story figured out after a couple chapters and wasn't surprised once. It also felt... unoriginal when I was reading, like I've read or seen the movie before. Just wasn't for me.
stepnic's review
4.0
When I was a kid, my childhood best friend was OBSESSED with Britney. Majorly. In fact, this is how this book ended up on my shelf. It's been sitting there for years before I finally decided I needed to pick it up and actually read it. It also helped that I decided to do the POPSUGAR 2016 Reading Challenge. One of the books has to be written by a celebrity.
And you know what? It actually wasn't that bad. I was expecting much worse. It was a nice, quick, feel good read about family love conquering all.
POPSUGAR 2016 Reading Challenge - A Book Written by a Celebrity
And you know what? It actually wasn't that bad. I was expecting much worse. It was a nice, quick, feel good read about family love conquering all.
POPSUGAR 2016 Reading Challenge - A Book Written by a Celebrity
nataliesboooks's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bobbiesdustypages's review
3.0
I read this book years ago when it was first released so I'm going to try and write a review from what I remember about it.
This was a book I really didn't think I was going to like to much since it was so different from my usual taste especially since it was written by Britney Spears(and her mother)who I have never been a fan of but I remember being very surprised on how much I did like it at the time.
Was it perfect no far from it the writing was okay for the most part but is was a very sweet and coming of age story about the relationship between a mother and her daughter and the sacrifices a mother would make for her daughter.
Holly Faye Lovell is a young girl from a small town in Mississippi who can sing better then anyone and gets accepted to a prestigious music school in the city. Her mother Wanda who she had always been closed to has what is believed to be birthmark on the side of her face that people who have never met the women tend to stare at, with Holly's new rich friends for the first time in her life Holly feels embarrassed and ashamed of her mother and the humble life style they live so she starts avoiding her once best friend/mother.
Finally her mother decides to share a secret she has been hiding for so long in the end when the secret is revealed the bond between mother and daughter is repaired and Holly learns to love and respect her mother even more.
This was a book I really didn't think I was going to like to much since it was so different from my usual taste especially since it was written by Britney Spears(and her mother)who I have never been a fan of but I remember being very surprised on how much I did like it at the time.
Was it perfect no far from it the writing was okay for the most part but is was a very sweet and coming of age story about the relationship between a mother and her daughter and the sacrifices a mother would make for her daughter.
Holly Faye Lovell is a young girl from a small town in Mississippi who can sing better then anyone and gets accepted to a prestigious music school in the city. Her mother Wanda who she had always been closed to has what is believed to be birthmark on the side of her face that people who have never met the women tend to stare at, with Holly's new rich friends for the first time in her life Holly feels embarrassed and ashamed of her mother and the humble life style they live so she starts avoiding her once best friend/mother.
Finally her mother decides to share a secret she has been hiding for so long in the end when the secret is revealed the bond between mother and daughter is repaired and Holly learns to love and respect her mother even more.
fauvely's review
This book came out in 2001. I remember wanting to read it but being too embarrassed to ask for it. Now 12 years later, I found a very cheap copy on Amazon and crossed something of my bucket list*...reading a book "written" by Britney(and her mom).
It really did read like a book written by Britney Spears, especially 2001 Britney. 2001 Britney was still a mixture of amazingly energetic performances and a sickeningly sweet persona. I admit I thought she was pretty damn cool and remember watching interviews she'd do around that time where she'd talk about her close relationship with her mother, talk about how she made sure to stay "grounded" and said y'all...a lot. She basically milked the Southern girl persona.
And this book reminds me a lot of the Britney from that time. There are some y'all's present in this book, the main character is very close to her mother, she's a girl who loves to sing pop music, she has a boyfriend who she actually describes as cute and nice and also says all she's done with her boyfriend is kiss and hold hands, which is "sexy".
I can't fault it too much really because it actually would be a decent book for the right age group, probably 13 years and under. The writing isn't great but it has some heart.
*I don't really have a bucket list.
It really did read like a book written by Britney Spears, especially 2001 Britney. 2001 Britney was still a mixture of amazingly energetic performances and a sickeningly sweet persona. I admit I thought she was pretty damn cool and remember watching interviews she'd do around that time where she'd talk about her close relationship with her mother, talk about how she made sure to stay "grounded" and said y'all...a lot. She basically milked the Southern girl persona.
And this book reminds me a lot of the Britney from that time. There are some y'all's present in this book, the main character is very close to her mother, she's a girl who loves to sing pop music, she has a boyfriend who she actually describes as cute and nice and also says all she's done with her boyfriend is kiss and hold hands, which is "sexy".
I can't fault it too much really because it actually would be a decent book for the right age group, probably 13 years and under. The writing isn't great but it has some heart.
*I don't really have a bucket list.
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