Julia Fox (2) (1990–)

this is a batshit 100mph memoir that doesn't give you a second to breathe. it's a miracle this woman is still alive (!!!) and keeping her head above water after everything she's been through and everyone she's lost along the way. i loved how blunt she is about everything; reading it felt like one of my besties being like "girl let me tell you this fucking crazy story" and just letting it all out. if anything i wish the ending was a bit stronger, after the bonkers ride this memoir puts you on show more it does kind of feel like it ends so abruptly since it basically is just an edited timeline up until present day. however i really love these two quotes from the final pages- "it's okay to live with regret, it's not okay to let it consume you" & "while i can't erase my history, i can choose how i show up for the future". show less

I am completely shocked at how much I genuinely loved this memoir. It's extremely fast paced, messy, gross, chaotic, explicit, gritty, dark, sometimes comedic and very vulnerable. I was a casual follower of Julia Fox prior to diving into this and now I'm really intrigued to see what she has in store for the future. I found her narration of the audiobook to be so, so, so captivating and entertaining that I would highly recommend consuming the book via audio if you have the option! I would show more strongly suggest checking TW's, however, as I was really taken aback by how heavy this book gets. Though much of it might be expected from Julia, I was both impressed and surprised by how raw some depictions of drug use, domestic violence, sexual abuse, etc. are portrayed all throughout. show less

DNF @100 pages - this woman was 11 when a 27 year old tried to have sex with her and from then on it was statutory rape after statutory rape - just can’t read about it in such a blasé way (author doesn’t address the pedophilia) - there’s also drugs, abuse, crimes etc - full on.

FIVE full stars