Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for the ARC of this book.

I've seen a few Katherine Ryan comedy specials and I've found her to be extremely likeable and entertaining. She's honest and raw and speaks to women like myself who are forging their own paths in life. This short autobiography is very true to her voice and will be familiar and comforting to those who like her comedy specials.

With that being said, I fail to see the reason why this book/story had to be written. There were moments that strayed away from the main question of the book, and it felt as though she had to hit a certain word count for the publishers. For a short book/story, it occasionally felt like a slog to get through. 

I also question Katherine's why for sharing this story in this way. While I do think it's important that her story be told because women should see other examples of how to have and be a family, I also feel like this book was written to convince her audience that her now husband is "one of the good ones." 

I can understand and empathize with the difficulties of going public with a romantic relationship when a lot of your success came from being so open about being single can be difficult; your audience is protective of you through their parasocial relationship and they're wary of anyone "new" coming into the picture. But I also feel like if someone were secure in their relationship, they wouldn't feel the need to write about how good their new partner is? Or they would give us more about him as a person in the book/story and share a bit more of their side?

I don't want to speculate too much beyond this point because, frankly, it's none of my business. I just ultimately hope that Katherine and her family are happy and healthy and that she continues to advocate for women in entertainment, comedy, and the world as a whole. Her voice is definitely important and while I didn't love this book/story, I do feel like there is an audience for it and it's worthy of being shared and read.