Jennette McCurdy and her work in various childrens TV shows are not something I was aware of growing up so going into this I didn't have any particular misconceptions about her time on any of them. Dispite that, McCurdy's choice to have the book take place within the mind of her child-self throughout important moments of her life, giving us a deep and often horrifying look at these moments in her life and just how confused and misguided, and often manipulated, she was in these scenarios is heartbreaking. This was a tough read, even knowing the rough outline of child abuse in the industry. It didn't prepare me for the depth and raw emotion Jennette McCurdy was able to potray and she does a fantastic job of it. I listened to the audiobook version of this and it made for all the more impactful to feel these emotions coming from Jennette herself.

This book is not only an important look at the injustice children in the industry faced, and still face to this day, it's also fantastically written.