Jennette McCurdy was born in California in 1992. She was raised in the Mormon faith, but is not a practitioner of the faith currently. In this book, she talks about her Mormon faith and how the teachings did not mesh with her acting career. I thought that was very interesting, because her Mom wanted her to be an actress so badly and also be a good little Mormon girl. It's the combination of two worlds. She appeared in several television shows, including CSI, Malcom In The Middle, Law & Order, Zoey 101, etc. She landed her first regular series role on the show iCarly, which was too young for me to watch. My cousin watched it, and Sam & Cat as well. I have seen a few episodes in passing, and she was a good actress. It was so wild to put that image of her on tv and what was going on behind the scenes together. She really went through it with her mother and her eating disorder. It just goes to show that you may think people have it "all" even when they really do not.

I usually am really reserved giving 5 stars to things, and I try to only give those books that I thoroughly enjoy that rating. I do love a memoir, so I thought I would like this one well enough, but I was not expecting to like it as well as I did. My best friend and my sister nagged me to read it, so I got it on Audible to listen to at night while I play my game on my phone, and I stayed up extremely late two nights in a row to finish this book. This was a horrifying picture of what life as a child star could be like, especially with a mother like the one she had. She was mentally and emotionally abused literally every second of every day. I cannot begin to imagine it. I also would like to note that the creator for her Nickelodeon shows was a gross creep. I highly recommend this book for fans of her shows, but also to anyone who has never considered what it is like for children in the entertainment industry.