Sorry Not Sorry

Sorry Not Sorry

2016 • 256 pages

Ratings4

Average rating3.8

15

I just want to say that all these 1 and 2 star reviews are from Big Sean fans or Rachel lovers (I joke). Now, on to my VERY BIAS review. I say bias because I currently have a huge crush on Naya (thanks Step Up)

I read her bio in 2 days. Front to back. Everything. Every little thing. That's rare because I hate sappy intros, dedications and whatever. Honestly, I would have read it one day if I stayed up a bit and read when I got home from work. Also, yes you read that correctly.... I read this while at work. This book came out in 2016 so I'm a little late to the game. Regardless, it was a good read.

Now, Naya didn't flat out say this but I felt that her parents (mostly her dad) was toxic and boy so I relate to those with toxic parents. Her father seems very unlikeable, charging your 18 year old kid rent? No bueno. Also her mother did some guilt tripping to get her to audition for shows. I relate on the guilt tripping. Also, I related to her being biracial and always being checked off as “other”. I related to that 150%. Being too Hispanic for the black clique at school and too black for the Hispanic clique. Honey, I felt it to my core.

At the end of this book I was left with 4 things. Naya is cool as heck, I should really finish Glee (on season 1 episode 6... I know I'm late), Big Sean is a d-bag, and Lea Michele isn't as nice as she seems. When this book came out everyone gave Naya a hard time, they were doubting what she was saying about Lea was true, and now 4 years later it turned out to be nothing but the truth (google Lea Michele tweets).

I would really like a part 2 because this book came out when she was married and now she's divorced.

This would have got 5 stars from me EASY if the structure was different. A lot of the timelines jump around and I wasn't a fan of that. I also wish she would have gone a bit more in depth about her home life because I feel like she left some things out.

Naya rocks.

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