More Myself: A Journey

3.5 Rounded down to a 3

I love Alicia Keys. Her music, her persona, her performances...everything. I was so excited to grab this book and dive right in. Who wouldn't right?

The beginning was great as it showed her beginnings and the feelings and thoughts behind it all. As the book progresses however, it turns more into a trophy sharing and accomplishment bragging type process. Gone were the serious thoughts and feelings behind it all.

Don't get me wrong...she DESERVES where she is and the accomplishments made. I guess I was just hoping for a raw memoir with a deeper insight into who she is. This honestly felt more like pushing a book out because it's Alicia Keys and of course we would want to read it.

I also felt maybe I was being too harsh, but reading other reviews of people who also love her...it seems I am not alone.

I also think maybe I just need to stay from celebrity memoirs...they are rarely, if ever, on the fully deep and let-you-in side.