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I'm Glad My Mom Died

I'm Glad My Mom Died

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Summary

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders， addiction， and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life。

Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition。 Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star， and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy。 So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction，” eating little and weighing herself five times a day。 She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided， “Your eyelashes are invisible， okay？ You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers？” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries， email， and all her income。

In I’m Glad My Mom Died， Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true。 Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly， she is thrust into fame。 Though Mom is ecstatic， emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi （“Hi Gale！”）， Jennette is riddled with anxiety， shame， and self-loathing， which manifest into eating disorders， addiction， and a series of unhealthy relationships。 These issues only get worse when， soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande， her mother dies of cancer。 Finally， after discovering therapy and quitting acting， Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants。

Told with refreshing candor and dark humor， I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience， independence， and the joy of shampooing your own hair。

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Reviews

Maggie Foster ，

The amount of value I feel learning about someone who I saw on TV in my youth， who wasn't actually perfect， is immeasurable。 I value learning about her， and how much Jennette is growing， and can't undervalue that。 I knew nothing of her personal life， but appreciate her openness。  The amount of value I feel learning about someone who I saw on TV in my youth， who wasn't actually perfect， is immeasurable。 I value learning about her， and how much Jennette is growing， and can't undervalue that。 I knew nothing of her personal life， but appreciate her openness。  。。。more

Simone ，

check tw’s， but so good

Leah ，

i finished this in less than two days， and i think it epitomizes bravery， vulnerability & courage。 a very complex & honest examination of being a child star， her relationship with her abusive & narcissistic mother， and her experience with bulimia & anorexia。

alex ，

tw: graphic descriptions of ed， mentions of sa

Uroš Martinović ，

I really fucking loved this。 The thing about memoirs that makes them fascinating is how raw， honest and cathartic they are - for writers and readers too。

Quinnell Flanagan ，

I had the absolute privilege of getting a libro。fm ARC of this book—one I’ve been waiting for a while to read。 The audiobook is narrated by Jennette， which I think made the experience of reading this even more special。 I went through just about every emotion while reading this book。 Jennette goes into great detail on her experience as a child actor…and based on the title of this book， I think you can guess how that experience was。 This gripping， shocking， emotional memoir will surely keep you on I had the absolute privilege of getting a libro。fm ARC of this book—one I’ve been waiting for a while to read。 The audiobook is narrated by Jennette， which I think made the experience of reading this even more special。 I went through just about every emotion while reading this book。 Jennette goes into great detail on her experience as a child actor…and based on the title of this book， I think you can guess how that experience was。 This gripping， shocking， emotional memoir will surely keep you on the edge of your seat。 “I’m Glad My Mom Died” is a 2022 must read。 TW’s: Eating Disorders， Physical and Emotional Abuse， Domestic Abuse， Sexual Abuse 。。。more

K ，

3。5 stars。 This was such a quick read because it was riveting， though I wouldn’t say her writing was the best。 There are memoirs that are popular because they’re entertaining， and there are memoirs where the author is also a great writer （Chanel Miller） and this one felt like the former。 I feel like with such an explosive title， we really did not spend that much time in her life after she realized her mom was abusive。 Perhaps that would have been more developed if the book was written with more 3。5 stars。 This was such a quick read because it was riveting， though I wouldn’t say her writing was the best。 There are memoirs that are popular because they’re entertaining， and there are memoirs where the author is also a great writer （Chanel Miller） and this one felt like the former。 I feel like with such an explosive title， we really did not spend that much time in her life after she realized her mom was abusive。 Perhaps that would have been more developed if the book was written with more time away from the realizations， because it impacted the book in my opinion。 But overall a timely book as more people are interrogating child stars。 I wonder which child of influencers will write a similar book in 10-20 years。 Also very close to home in regards to learned behavior regarding eating disorders。 As someone with an ED， the way she writes about the beginning of her disordered eating was often relatable。 Thank you libro。fm for the ALC！ 。。。more

Sunny ，

I devoured this book， it hit close to home in a way I did not fully expect。 The writing was a bit terse at times， so maybe 4。5 stars？？ Idk I feel weird rating memoirs obviously but the honesty and vulnerability and truth in McCurdy’s story was shocking and incredible。 I wish nothing but the best for her！！ But also based off of her narration of her own life， I wonder if she is gay？？？？ Sorry sorry I’m lesbian projecting maybe but like… anyways this peak into the horror and brutality of child stard I devoured this book， it hit close to home in a way I did not fully expect。 The writing was a bit terse at times， so maybe 4。5 stars？？ Idk I feel weird rating memoirs obviously but the honesty and vulnerability and truth in McCurdy’s story was shocking and incredible。 I wish nothing but the best for her！！ But also based off of her narration of her own life， I wonder if she is gay？？？？ Sorry sorry I’m lesbian projecting maybe but like… anyways this peak into the horror and brutality of child stardom and Hollywood’s bullshit was so moving and insightful， and the shift from a childish voice and perspective at the beginning of the book as it progressed onward was well done I think。 I feel like anyone who’s seen any episode of iCarly or any other Nickelodeon show should definitely read this… 。。。more

Miao ，

I can't flippin' wait to read this！！！！ One more week！！！！ and I will have another human with an abusive mother to connect to， also great timing because I'm struggling with recently going NC with my shitty abusive mom！！ I can't flippin' wait to read this！！！！ One more week！！！！ and I will have another human with an abusive mother to connect to， also great timing because I'm struggling with recently going NC with my shitty abusive mom！！ 。。。more

aphrodite ，

such a sad， hopeful， & insightful read。 I’m so happy/excited for jennette’s future and the happiness she deserves

hc smith ，

possibly one of the best memoirs i have read to date。 it is excruciatingly painful， shocking and at times also incredibly funny。 her narrative voice is SO good and i was totally enrapturd by her writing。 if you were an icarly fan like myself， you will be absolutely enthralled in reading the parallels to what was really going down to our favourite character irl。 shes an icon， a legend and she IS the moment， truly。

Sarah Gay （lifeandbookswithme） ，

Jennette McCurdy recounts her experiences as a childhood actress who starred on a tween sitcom called iCarly。 She shares details about her relationship with her abusive mother and her battle with eating disorders as well as alcoholism。I always feel a bit odd rating a memoir because it is like rating someone’s life。 I try to focus on the writing when I am deciding how many stars to assign to one。 I really enjoyed this audiobook thanks to @simon。audio and @librofm。 Jennette McCurdy reads the audio Jennette McCurdy recounts her experiences as a childhood actress who starred on a tween sitcom called iCarly。 She shares details about her relationship with her abusive mother and her battle with eating disorders as well as alcoholism。I always feel a bit odd rating a memoir because it is like rating someone’s life。 I try to focus on the writing when I am deciding how many stars to assign to one。 I really enjoyed this audiobook thanks to @simon。audio and @librofm。 Jennette McCurdy reads the audio herself which I really liked。 I always find it more personal and meaningful when the author reads their own memoir。 It was honest and unflinching from the truth。 There were short chapters that were full of dark content but McCurdy’s humour helps lighten some of these moments。 I really liked how she shared her process with therapy and healing at the end。 It was the perfect length。 The only thing I struggled with a bit was the title， which I just found to be pretty jarring albeit accurate for her own life。 。。。more

Story Eater ，

“If there is one thing I can pinpoint as being directly in opposition to my soul， it’s ruffles。” I cannot and will not review the content of this book。 It’s soul crushing， depressing， morose material that needs no evaluation， and I fear reviewing it in that manner will amount to judgement （the kind that is not good）。 I will say that this book is a compulsively readable， fantastically written account of a harrowing childhood in an industry that many today will and have agreed does no one any f “If there is one thing I can pinpoint as being directly in opposition to my soul， it’s ruffles。” I cannot and will not review the content of this book。 It’s soul crushing， depressing， morose material that needs no evaluation， and I fear reviewing it in that manner will amount to judgement （the kind that is not good）。 I will say that this book is a compulsively readable， fantastically written account of a harrowing childhood in an industry that many today will and have agreed does no one any favors。 Anyone who grew up with a crap mom will find it relatable。 It may also be a kick in the pants for those who didn’t really grow up with a crap mom but think they did （did you， really？）。 As each person’s experiences are subjective， I will therefore keep my review to the writing and delivery of said material。 My sincere thanks to the publisher via librofm for the ALC， for which I willingly give my own， honest opinion。See my full review on my blog:Blog / Instagram / Literal / BookBub 。。。more

Jana ，

What an incredible read！ Having read her article a few years back on her experience with eating disorders， I was expecting a humorous book about healing from trauma。 I definitely got that， but I also got such a powerful deep dive into her childhood and relationships， with extra insight on the experiences of child stars。Jennette writes so openly about her childhood and her mental state， incorporating both her perceptions at the time， and her perspective now。 She brings a lightheartedness to some What an incredible read！ Having read her article a few years back on her experience with eating disorders， I was expecting a humorous book about healing from trauma。 I definitely got that， but I also got such a powerful deep dive into her childhood and relationships， with extra insight on the experiences of child stars。Jennette writes so openly about her childhood and her mental state， incorporating both her perceptions at the time， and her perspective now。 She brings a lightheartedness to some of the most depressing stories you'll ever hear。 Every chapter left me desperately hoping she would catch a break。 After reading this book， I'm so excited to see where she goes in her career as a writer。 Regardless of what she chooses to do with her life now， I wish her the very best。 。。。more

Chelsea （chelseadolling reads） ，

I feel weird giving someone's personal experience a rating so I'm leaving this un-rated， but please know that this was really something incredible。 I absolutely recommend checking this one out if you're at all familiar with Jennette， but please do tread with caution if you're at all sensitive to discussions of eating disorders as this revolves pretty heavily around her struggles with disordered eating and bulimia。 CW: child abuse， narcissistic parents， disordered eating， fatphobia， terminal illn I feel weird giving someone's personal experience a rating so I'm leaving this un-rated， but please know that this was really something incredible。 I absolutely recommend checking this one out if you're at all familiar with Jennette， but please do tread with caution if you're at all sensitive to discussions of eating disorders as this revolves pretty heavily around her struggles with disordered eating and bulimia。 CW: child abuse， narcissistic parents， disordered eating， fatphobia， terminal illness （breast cancer）， hoarding， use of r-slur， depictions of ocd， depictions of bulimia/purging， gaslighting， emotional manipulation 。。。more

jess ，

this was fantastic。 heart wrenching and hard hitting， accessible but difficult to read。 if you've somewhat kept up with jennette mccurdy and you're around my age （early 20s） then you're probably aware of her story。 you were probably young and watching icarly and then consequently grew up into someone who realized how destructive the entertainment industry is on children。 jennette was failed as a child， but it's more nuanced than that。 i'm grateful that she is telling her story and i'm glad she's this was fantastic。 heart wrenching and hard hitting， accessible but difficult to read。 if you've somewhat kept up with jennette mccurdy and you're around my age （early 20s） then you're probably aware of her story。 you were probably young and watching icarly and then consequently grew up into someone who realized how destructive the entertainment industry is on children。 jennette was failed as a child， but it's more nuanced than that。 i'm grateful that she is telling her story and i'm glad she's doing better now。 i hope writing this book was therapeutic for her。 thank you to the publisher and netgalley for providing my review copy 。。。more

chapterthirtysix ，

Simply stunning。 More coherent thoughts to come

Jacqueline ，

An extremely well-written， un-put-down-able memoir。 It was a very matter of fact account， but yet really got across the complexity of her emotions， struggles， and relationships。 I was truly horrified by how much Jennette was failed by the adults in her life。

Amanda ，

Wow this title is brutal， I'm excited to read it！ But on a serious note， I'm a bit too old for iCarly/Sam & Cat but I'm familiar with all of the actors， and I'm very interested to read what Jennette has to say。 Wow this title is brutal， I'm excited to read it！ But on a serious note， I'm a bit too old for iCarly/Sam & Cat but I'm familiar with all of the actors， and I'm very interested to read what Jennette has to say。 。。。more

Rennie ，

Jennette！！！ If I could hug you and tell you that you're amazing， I would！I only know what iCarly is （I'm 1，000 years older than its target audience） because when I was first living in Germany it was always on TV dubbed in German and it was basically the only level of German I could understand a few words of。 I generally knew who she was from that。To learn what she went through， and how it's shaped her life is just astonishing。 I can't imagine what it took to even write this， to bare so much abou Jennette！！！ If I could hug you and tell you that you're amazing， I would！I only know what iCarly is （I'm 1，000 years older than its target audience） because when I was first living in Germany it was always on TV dubbed in German and it was basically the only level of German I could understand a few words of。 I generally knew who she was from that。To learn what she went through， and how it's shaped her life is just astonishing。 I can't imagine what it took to even write this， to bare so much about this。 But it's important and helpful - there's so much to resonate here just about growing up female in America under pressure， putting the entire child star element to the side。I know "brave" gets overused to the point of being meaningless or even insulting， but I kept thinking that while reading this - how unimaginably brave she was to tell this story。 She already knows how being a child star paints you with that brush forever - she says she knows it's what people will always see when they look at her。 To add the dark， ugly details of what her life was really like and how it related to her mother on top of that already fraught situation is just。。。so fucking brave。 And she pulled it off marvelously and often hilariously。I hope that she's healing -- certainly telling this story had to be a step of progress in that。 But she also seems open that it's a big messy ongoing process， especially the disordered eating aspect of it。 This might be the part that struck me the most， having been through disordered eating for a decade and a half myself。 I hurt for her reading this， and she put so many of my own thoughts into words about it。 I feel grateful to her for that。 It's so well written in general， not at all what I was expecting from a celebrity memoir。 If performing wasn't ever her dream and isn't what she wants to do， it's clear that she has immense talent for writing。Also just to note: no clue why someone would flag this as having "racist" language for "shock value" - nope， not one bit。 "Ableist" may be more open to interpretation depending on viewpoint but I'd need to see an example， and I still think it's a stretch here。 Perhaps privileged is more what was intended to criticize， but I thought she handled even that well - she clearly says that she knows she was living the dream of so many people， but it was her nightmare。 Also， she grew up in a hoarders' house under constant stress of whether they could pay the rent， until as a child SHE started supplying the funds to pay it， so even privileged is a stretch here。 Proceed without worry， it's really got none of those things。 。。。more

TJL ，

Great book。 Am particularly vibing with that bit right before the book ends， where McCurdy criticizes the over-romanticization of mothers。 Everybody wants to call it the "most important job in the world"， but then moans and cries about how mothers are "constantly criticized"。 Great power comes with great responsibility， mothers are not a protected class and should not be， no one is above criticism， etc etc。 I appreciated that McCurdy included it， since criticizing mothers is such a no-no for mos Great book。 Am particularly vibing with that bit right before the book ends， where McCurdy criticizes the over-romanticization of mothers。 Everybody wants to call it the "most important job in the world"， but then moans and cries about how mothers are "constantly criticized"。 Great power comes with great responsibility， mothers are not a protected class and should not be， no one is above criticism， etc etc。 I appreciated that McCurdy included it， since criticizing mothers is such a no-no for most people。 。。。more

Lauren ，

Jennette McCurdy has written one of the best celebrity memoirs I've ever read - but I also think that giving it that name feels a bit reductive and simplistic for a story that's so heartbreaking， complex， and honest。 I highly， highly recommend this book for a variety of reasons， but primarily for an amazing example of how you can feel unimaginably broken and irreparably messed up， but you can still overcome。 Although this healing is a lifelong journey， Jennette truly did the work to start living Jennette McCurdy has written one of the best celebrity memoirs I've ever read - but I also think that giving it that name feels a bit reductive and simplistic for a story that's so heartbreaking， complex， and honest。 I highly， highly recommend this book for a variety of reasons， but primarily for an amazing example of how you can feel unimaginably broken and irreparably messed up， but you can still overcome。 Although this healing is a lifelong journey， Jennette truly did the work to start living the life she deserves。 I loved watching iCarly as a kid， and you would never know about the horrific abuse Jennette endured to get her there。 From the beginning of the book， Jennette does an excellent job of capturing herself as a child and returning to how she saw the world at that time， when she was vulnerable， impressionable， and wanted nothing more than to make her mother happy。 Her narrative techniques in harnessing this childlike voice and simultaneously painting her mother as a villain （rightfully so） create such a strong reaction in you as a reader - you immediately see how wrong everything is and are angry at not only Jennette's mom， but everyone around her for not stopping this - but you can also empathize with young Jennette， who had the weight of the world on her shoulders。 Things absolutely escalate from there。 Jennette goes into excruciating detail about her mom's mental， physical， and emotional abuse， her own eating disorders， mental health issues， destructive habits， substance abuse problems， and so much more。 The only thing I wish got a bit more attention was how Jennette went from idolizing her mom and seeing her as a figure who could do no wrong， especially after her death， to realizing that her mom was an abusive narcissist who forced Jennette into a life she never wanted。 In the book， she describes how a therapist started hinting at this， but then Jennette abruptly stopped seeing that therapist。 A few chapters later， it's like a switch flipped and she made all these realizations。 I'm fascinated by that process of getting from A to B。 This is extremely hard to read at points， and she does not shy away from any of the uncomfortable， ugly， horrifying parts of her childhood and young adulthood - and I will forever admire her courage in not only writing about this， but doing the difficult work of trying to heal herself: going to therapy， reassessing her relationship with her mother， and rebuilding her own foundation。 From her own description， this is one of the hardest things a person can go through。 Thank you to Simon & Schuster for the ARC via Netgalley。 。。。more

Daniella ，

4。5/5review to come！ suffice to say i loved it though

shay ，

*arc provided by netgalley & publisher*this book was phenomenal。 i have so much love & admiration in my heart for jennette。 I know I’m going to have a hard time writing a review for this book because it was truly so shocking and emotional。i know readers are excited for this book， because most of us know jennette from our youth & watching her acting career。 but jennette is so much more than just sam from icarly and she truly deserves so much love & respect。 the way this story is told is so uniqu *arc provided by netgalley & publisher*this book was phenomenal。 i have so much love & admiration in my heart for jennette。 I know I’m going to have a hard time writing a review for this book because it was truly so shocking and emotional。i know readers are excited for this book， because most of us know jennette from our youth & watching her acting career。 but jennette is so much more than just sam from icarly and she truly deserves so much love & respect。 the way this story is told is so unique， and I truly don’t think I’ve ever read memoir quite like this。 i can’t tell you how many times I felt sick to my stomach。 i sobbed at the end because of how happy I am for her， how she was able to grow and find her own sense of happiness。 jennette has her own unique narrating voice， and way of telling her story that makes it so personable and interesting。 this isn’t a ‘spilling the tea’ type of memoir， this is her own story and I’m glad she found her own acceptance and healing to tell it。i feel like it’s so hard to write a review for this book because my heart is truly so full of emotions。 i want to cry because of the ending and I want to cry because of what she went through。 i hope that everyone preorders this book because really it is a story worth reading。 。。。more

Sherry Chiger ，

You needn't have been an iCarly fan to be moved， enraged， and oddly enough， entertained by this memoir by the actress who played Sam on the series。 （For the record， I watched the show with my daughter when she was a preteen， so I have a soft spot for both the series and McCurdy， whose character was our favorite。） This isn't your typical "child actor makes good， goes bad， finds redemption" story。 McCurdy's voice is so vivid， and her relationship with her narcissistic stage mother so fraught， that You needn't have been an iCarly fan to be moved， enraged， and oddly enough， entertained by this memoir by the actress who played Sam on the series。 （For the record， I watched the show with my daughter when she was a preteen， so I have a soft spot for both the series and McCurdy， whose character was our favorite。） This isn't your typical "child actor makes good， goes bad， finds redemption" story。 McCurdy's voice is so vivid， and her relationship with her narcissistic stage mother so fraught， that I actually gasped several times while racing through the book。 At the same time， even though the realities of her life are far different from mine， there was so much I related to。 I credit much of that to her writing skill and empathy。 This is a fast read， but it will definitely stay with you。 I hope she turns her talents to writing fiction; I'll definitely buy any novel she writes。Thank you， NetGalley and Simon & Schuster， for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Sky ，

There isn’t really much to dislike about this at all。 The title itself is bold and I couldn’t help but be interested in the book despite the fact that I rarely， if ever， read a celebrity memoir that isn’t an audiobook。 I was hooked from the first page and much of this is absolutely great。 As someone who doesn’t typically read this type of book， I had a wonderful time reading about someone I watched during my childhood。 That isn’t to say that everything in this is happy sunshine and rainbows。 I t There isn’t really much to dislike about this at all。 The title itself is bold and I couldn’t help but be interested in the book despite the fact that I rarely， if ever， read a celebrity memoir that isn’t an audiobook。 I was hooked from the first page and much of this is absolutely great。 As someone who doesn’t typically read this type of book， I had a wonderful time reading about someone I watched during my childhood。 That isn’t to say that everything in this is happy sunshine and rainbows。 I think it’s clear from the title that it isn’t going to be。 Be sure to look up the trigger warnings as always， but I definitely think@this one is worth the read。 。。。more

Ashley Holstrom ，

I’ve only really heard about Jennette McCurdy in the last few years—I wasn’t into the Nickelodeon teen shows as a teen—and I’m in utter awe of her strength。 Her story of emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her own mother is infuriating。 Add in the gross Hollywood grooming and anorexia， bulimia， anxiety， OCD， and it’s a miracle she’s come out of the other side of teen stardom in tact。 I’m Glad My Mom Died is a sad and funny memoir about being manipulated into following someone else’s dre I’ve only really heard about Jennette McCurdy in the last few years—I wasn’t into the Nickelodeon teen shows as a teen—and I’m in utter awe of her strength。 Her story of emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her own mother is infuriating。 Add in the gross Hollywood grooming and anorexia， bulimia， anxiety， OCD， and it’s a miracle she’s come out of the other side of teen stardom in tact。 I’m Glad My Mom Died is a sad and funny memoir about being manipulated into following someone else’s dreams and enduring the mental and emotional consequences alone。 。。。more

Molly ，

Wow Wow Wow。 This book is incredible， she tells her story through her eyes at all ages and truly captures every moment。 I am thankful to have recieved this as an ARC and would love to see Jennette write another book！

Christine Chandler ，

*I’m a bookseller and was blessed to get my hands on this before the release through Edelweiss。*I will warn， this book contains many trigger warnings。 Mental abuse， E。D。， childhood trauma， relationship trauma， sexual discussions， etc。 I will be purchasing this hardback ASAP！ This is such a wonderful memoir by Jannette。 It’s discussing her childhood through present: overcoming her trauma （from her mother， to work， to boyfriends）， experiencing growth， and getting help for her own learned- and basi *I’m a bookseller and was blessed to get my hands on this before the release through Edelweiss。*I will warn， this book contains many trigger warnings。 Mental abuse， E。D。， childhood trauma， relationship trauma， sexual discussions， etc。 I will be purchasing this hardback ASAP！ This is such a wonderful memoir by Jannette。 It’s discussing her childhood through present: overcoming her trauma （from her mother， to work， to boyfriends）， experiencing growth， and getting help for her own learned- and basically inherited in some areas- toxic habits。 Everyone should read this！ It’s so relatable at times in regards to that undying love for family（especially your parents） and those you want to please， making you completely disregard how they treat you。 Never wanting to say no， wanting to live up to everyone’s expectations and not wanting to disappoint， trying to live up to and maintain an image， learning how to unlearn toxic habits， figuring out who you are and what you want as you grow out of your childhood and form your own views and opinions。 Learning the power of NO！ A Jannette does what a few have done before her by knocking off that gold dust that we think covers celebrities。 She shares the grit and grime of being a childhood star while trying to be a loyal daughter。 I absolutely loved Jannette while watching her on Nickelodeon。 I felt like I was growing up with her， after reading this I wish she would’ve chosen herself way earlier。 We would’ve missed out on the iconic “Sam”， but she would’ve been doing what she wanted。 Choosing her happiness。 And I like to think she truly would’ve been happier。 Thank you， Jannette， for this beautiful work and for sharing your story with the world。 You’ve helped so many from your acting career。 This book is going to help many， many more。 。。。more

Alyssa Bernhardt ，

The title of this memoir easily peaked my interest in reading。 I had no prior knowledge of Jeannette as iCarly and her other shows are out of my time。 Without knowing her， I still found this a fascinating read。 Her path to stardom， her relationship with her family， her struggles， and her decision to walk away from her career were all very interesting and her style of writing kept me engaged。 I think anyone who grew up watching McCurdy would especially enjoy this read。

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