Pretty Mess

Pretty Mess by Erika  Jayne
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was an absolute delight to read and it dove-tailed perfectly with the Ted Talk that Erika Girardi gave on how Erika Jayne evolved. There was a lot of information about how she grew up in a small town and moved to New York to try to make it. The ups and downs with her mum who she considered more like a friend than a mother. The special bond she had with her mum's mum and her other grandparents. Having a child at a young age and then making the most difficult decision any parent could make. It all made sense and you understood how Erika is very honest and down to earth but can be totally flip. I really enjoyed the chapters of how she met Mikey Minden and the rest of her glam squad who help her to keep the Erika Jayne experience larger than life. Expenses, high fashion, and simply “How many fucks do I give? None, None, Not ONE, zero, zero, zero, DONE!” I would definitely give this a 5 star rating but I think that's a bit lavish because I am biased and love everything Erika Jayne, therefore a solid 4 will be the number. A light easy read, with lots of biographical content but it feels so much like Erika is reading you the story of her life. A good biography should be like that, hearing the person's voice tell you everything, like sharing intimate secrets. Either way an entertaining read and the fact that the cover is HOT HOT HOT doesn't hurt either!


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