Bad Mormon: A Memoir
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Heather Gay
- ISBN：1982199539
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Reviews
John Amory
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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HEATHER'S EYE？！？！ （view spoiler）[Me too。 It was implied in the preview for the RHOSLC season finale that the answer is in her book。 It's not。 （hide spoiler）]As far as Bravolebrity/Real Housewife memoirs go， this one is pretty good。But， in general， it's repetitive， full of distracting pop culture non sequiturs， and somewhat underexplained。 The full first third is about Heather's childhood， but the dissolution of her marriage is boiled down to "we got married b DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HEATHER'S EYE？！？！ （view spoiler）[Me too。 It was implied in the preview for the RHOSLC season finale that the answer is in her book。 It's not。 （hide spoiler）]As far as Bravolebrity/Real Housewife memoirs go， this one is pretty good。But， in general， it's repetitive， full of distracting pop culture non sequiturs， and somewhat underexplained。 The full first third is about Heather's childhood， but the dissolution of her marriage is boiled down to "we got married because we wanted to have sex and realized our basic incompatibility afterward。"There are some nice observations and reflections on belief systems and their power over us， and the stabs at humor make for a chatty read。 Interesting， fun， but （as expected） lacking in true depth at times。 。。。more
Tuare Cabrales
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I'm a huge Real Housewives fan and I love the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City。 I will say， I do wish we had more RH content in the book， but I understand that this is her memoir and her being on the show is just a tiny chapter of her life。 I'm just a sucker for Housewives gossip and I laughed while she talked about her cast members。 I enjoyed reading about her childhood and her relationship with the church。 It was interesting to see how she just trusted the church even when she felt things wer I'm a huge Real Housewives fan and I love the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City。 I will say， I do wish we had more RH content in the book， but I understand that this is her memoir and her being on the show is just a tiny chapter of her life。 I'm just a sucker for Housewives gossip and I laughed while she talked about her cast members。 I enjoyed reading about her childhood and her relationship with the church。 It was interesting to see how she just trusted the church even when she felt things were off。 She talks about her mission and the first time she went through the temple （and， wow， I could relate to so much during this part）。 It was sad to read about her marriage falling apart and how she wanted to keep so many things hidden until she freed herself from it all by getting on the show。 Overall， this is a good read if you're a fan of the show！ Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion and review。 。。。more
EJ Pepe
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This book was so challenging for me to get through。 The writing and telling of her story was unbearable at points。 There is no co-author or ghost writer mentioned but I have to believe she had one。 Whoever it was did not do her story justice。 I have loved Heather Gay on Housewives， along with so many others！ I love how she talks and how honest and real she is on the show。 None of that came through in this book。 She does have such an interesting story and I really enjoyed learning more about Morm This book was so challenging for me to get through。 The writing and telling of her story was unbearable at points。 There is no co-author or ghost writer mentioned but I have to believe she had one。 Whoever it was did not do her story justice。 I have loved Heather Gay on Housewives， along with so many others！ I love how she talks and how honest and real she is on the show。 None of that came through in this book。 She does have such an interesting story and I really enjoyed learning more about Mormonism。 I was really surprised how her divorce and leaving the church happened so soon before she started on the TV show。 While I have been known to devour any and all reality show memoirs， this is one I would say friends could skip。 I am still so appreciative for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of the book thanks to NetGalley！ 。。。more
Kathy Iwanicki
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I was so full of hope for this book。 I thought it would give me more insight to the Mormon culture。 it really didn’t。 i felt there were a lot of references to things I didn’t know。 while i was a fan of Heather on the show， this book had me rethinking that。
Chelsea
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Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest opinion。Meh。 Interesting content， but needs some editing。 Lots of mixed metaphors and TONS of pop culture references， which normally I love but for some reason seemed a little heavy-handed in this one。 Heather is clearly thirsty （which is fine， she’s a housewife， they’re all thirsty）， and this book didn’t make me a fan of her。 I hope she is in therapy。
Shannon
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Basically dying to read this！
Lauren
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I loved this！！ I went in blindly having never seen RHOSLC or knowing anything about Heather， and her storytelling is so engaging。 Admittedly I was not expecting the depth or weight of her story， and I’m so glad I read this。 She writes very candidly about each aspect of her life; I feel like I got a true glimpse into Mormonism and how it affects members of the church throughout different phases of their lives。 I’m excited for the pub date and highly recommend！
amanda eve
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I’m a fan of the “celebrity” memoir， and this is possibly the worst one I’ve read。 Certainly the worst book this year。 That it’s badly written is a given， but it is so BORING。 This is very likely ghostwritten and it is so dense with mixed metaphors and heavy-handed references， it was almost painful to read at points。 This is not the story of someone who has fundamentally struggled with her religion， who has to grapple with the understanding that faith is not enough to keep her tied to a church t I’m a fan of the “celebrity” memoir， and this is possibly the worst one I’ve read。 Certainly the worst book this year。 That it’s badly written is a given， but it is so BORING。 This is very likely ghostwritten and it is so dense with mixed metaphors and heavy-handed references， it was almost painful to read at points。 This is not the story of someone who has fundamentally struggled with her religion， who has to grapple with the understanding that faith is not enough to keep her tied to a church that is actively harming its people。 Gay reiterates （ad nauseum） that， while she was ambitious and outspoken， she was still very tied to the Mormon religion。 She deeply felt a communion with god and had sublime religious experiences; any moments of embarrassment or confusion were quickly glossed over。 Gay is an odd duck on RHOSLC and her memoir does nothing to flesh this out。 Her marriage fails because， as Gay mentions， they are fundamentally incompatible but she gives examples in the most unflattering ways。 Her epiphany comes because her husband walked out of a particularly gross scene in Scream 3。 She realized her marriage was a failure on her honeymoon bc her husband walked out of an empty theatre during Scream 3。 My god。 She also complains about how he doesn’t spend his family money， and doesn’t agree with her throwing money around to out-do the Joneses。 Obviously， if you can afford a pj and you choose Southwest， you’re a horrible husband who borders on abuse。 The only interesting parts of the book were towards the end when she starts covering RHOSLC。 She manages to shittalk all her cast mates while also kissing their asses。 Just like the show。 。。。more
Natalie
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Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has morphed into such a unique cast of real housewives characters that it's become one of my favorites in the whole franchise。 Heather emerged as a likeable character right away- she's fiercely loyal with a sense of humor that will keep you in stitches。 As most Americans， when I think of Utah， I do think of the Mormons， which being from the South， we associate with very strict religious people who ride their bikes door to door seeking people they can indoctrinat Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has morphed into such a unique cast of real housewives characters that it's become one of my favorites in the whole franchise。 Heather emerged as a likeable character right away- she's fiercely loyal with a sense of humor that will keep you in stitches。 As most Americans， when I think of Utah， I do think of the Mormons， which being from the South， we associate with very strict religious people who ride their bikes door to door seeking people they can indoctrinate into the church。 Heather's book brings an explosive perspective and uncovers some basic tenants of Mormonism。 I love how candid she is in explaining everything， and while it's true we see her endure some painful times through her divorce and eventually break away from the church， she remains hopeful and puts a hilarious spin on just about every situation that comes her way。 I rooted for Heather each chapter of this book as I do with each episode！ There's not much Real Housewives gossip until the very end， and even then， it's mostly things we've already heard about it。 I would have liked to have heard some more about her distant cousin and fellow castmate Whitney Rose more than anything。 I learned so much about Mormonism from this book- from the sacred garments to the shunning of cross displays。 As we continue alongside Heather's journey exiting the church and navigating life with her siblings and children， I wish that she experiences even more success with Beauty Lab and her life in general。 She's got a big personality， and even bigger heart， and you can tell that she would go to the ends of the Earth for those she loves。 I loved this book and thank the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read it！ 。。。more
Leanne
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Bravo Heather。 Bravo。
Marika
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Author Heather Gay is a cast member of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and is also a member of Mormon royalty and in this memoir she writes about both。 She details growing up in a Mormon household and the responsibility and baggage that being a pioneer Mormon brings。 She details many of the secret traditions that are part of Mormonism services/marriages etc。 and one wonders if she will encounter backlash from her family and the Mormon Church at large。 In this book Heather is also quite ope Author Heather Gay is a cast member of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and is also a member of Mormon royalty and in this memoir she writes about both。 She details growing up in a Mormon household and the responsibility and baggage that being a pioneer Mormon brings。 She details many of the secret traditions that are part of Mormonism services/marriages etc。 and one wonders if she will encounter backlash from her family and the Mormon Church at large。 In this book Heather is also quite open about her questioning her faith and her journey of self-discovery in all matters of her life。 She also pulls back the curtain of reality television and describes how the cast of RHOSLC series cast came to be and fans of reality tv will enjoy this book。 Readers will be amazed to learn about the Mormon mafia and the Howard Hughes connection！Despite what you may think about the women of the Real Housewives franchise as a whole， this is not a lightweight memoir。 Rather it is a memoir of a woman who is learning to like herself for who she is。 Heather Gay。 Author flex！*I read an advance copy and was not compensated 。。。more
Julie
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great story of her change and her experiences being raised mormon and being on TV and changes since her divorce。
Aidan
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Clearly overlooks and has tons of misinformation。 get it right
Ty Conrad
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She didn't even get the name of the church right。 No wonder why she left She didn't even get the name of the church right。 No wonder why she left 。。。more
Rachel
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