A review by phienault
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

5.0

i was excited to read this and loved the cover so much that i purchased the hardcover one. 

this book deserves every ounce of hype it’s been blessed with! 

warning to look up triggers warnings before proceeding. there’s a LOT of triggering contents in this book. it doesn’t shy away from facing probs head on and with an unflinching tone. 

i adored this book. it’s so rare for me to be impacted by this deeply. when i tell you i stayed up untill 4 am to finish this book because i simply couldn’t sleep without knowing Jeanette would be okey. 

nickelodeon and disney was a huge part of my childhood and i loved iCarly and Sam. hearing Jeanette’s story is another example of how you don’t know what’s happening to someone behind closed doors. as talented as she was in acting, i’m glad she made the decision to walk away. no one should be forced into a career they never wanted—especially a career as draining and consuming emotionally, mentally and physically as acting. 

her mother’s abuse was though to hear. it’s more painful to see how much Jeanette wanted to appease her mom all the way until the very end of her life. she constantly put her mom’s needs before her own and her mom would willingly exploit and manipulate her knowing this. 

the title and cover is alarming and provocative BUT justified. if you assume Jeanette never loved her mother, the story proves the exact opposite. the title isn’t reflection of Jeanette but the treatment of her mother towards her. her mother severely betrayed and abused her and Jeanette loved her while she was alive despite it. but time and healing allowed her to see the long term damage her mother has done and some damage is irreversible. her story sheds more light to how we shouldn’t turn a blind eye to all of the different forms, relationships, and dynamics abuse can happen. if anything, parental abuse should be looked at with the utmost seriousness due to the power dynamic and pressures to love your family despite their faults, even they hurt you. 

this book is totally worth to read! tons of love! Jeanette is a wonderful storyteller, her writes was so captivating and deeply beautiful. 

again, 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️