In the 1990s, Britney Spears burst onto the scene and became a cultural pop icon and leading the way for the teen pop revival of the 90s and 00s. Yet fame brought personal struggles and a shocking conservatorship that trapped her for decades. In her new memoir, Britney Spears discusses her journey and the power of telling your own story. Though not the best-written memoir of the year, The Woman in Me shocks with details about Spears's life and contemplates the private pain of a public figure.

Britney Spears's candid memoir shocks with revelations about her mistreatment by friends and family. Spears is not a great writer and comes off as uneducated and naive. Yet, her straightforward approach almost makes the horror of her situation worse. The truth bombs about her exes Justin Timberlake and Kevin Federline hit hard enough on their own even when not coupled with the insane pressure and misogyny she faced from the media and the industry is awful. But the true horror is reserved for the conservatorship and the abuse of power by her family, especially her father.