In her first-ever (sort of) memoir, the beloved actor and YouTube sensation gets personal about everything from mental health to drunken debaucheries.
As an only child raised in a town of less than 8,000 people and without a Starbucks in sight, Meghan Rienks has always been pretty good at entertaining herself. Then one day—cue the dramatic voiceover—her life changed forever.
On June 12th, 2010, Meghan was diagnosed with mononucleosis. Mono is basically just a really bad case of the flu, right? Wrong. To a party crazed sixteen-year-old, mono is social suicide. More than anything, it’s just plain boring. So, Meghan opened up her 2009 MacBook, used the webcam for something other than a bad Andy Warhol–style photobooth session, and recorded her first YouTube video. Since then, Meghan has shared the ups and downs of her life with the internet, documenting her teenage years for the whole world to see.
Now that she’s (mostly) through her awkward stage, Meghan’s here to tell you that it gets better. You’re not alone in the thoughts you think. Sometimes a bad hair day feels worse than a punch in the gut and asking a boy out seems about as difficult as achieving that perfect dewy glow. But despite what you’ve been told, your problems are not unique, your struggles have taken form in everybody else’s life too, and somebody else has felt the way you feel right at this very moment.
You’re not special. But you’re also not alone on the bumpy road to adulthood. (taken from goodreads.com)
*Before jumping in, I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own and were not impacted by this.*
Meghan runs a YouTune channel and has a podcast called Don’t Blame Me. I have been watching her videos since I was in the tenth grade and I have always been drawn to her personality.
When I started reading this, from the very first sentence, my internal monologue (the voice that reads the book in your head) was Meghan’s voice. I guess because I watcher her videos regularly and listen to her podcast, I was able to get a better sense of the book.
From the first page, you’re made to feel as if you’re reading a book written by your older sibling. Its filled with tips, candid moments and so many amazing pieces of wisdom that only someone whose done all the same stupid things you’ve done can tell you.
Meghan goes into depth about her experiences at college, with anxiety and the different relationships in her life. She is candid and open, even if its something that might hurt to to tell an audience.
I loved reading this. I could relate to so much of what was going on, and it feels so amazing to know you are not the only one who has gone through so many things.
Since I have been watching Meghan’s videos for so long, there are certain moments in her life that she references a lot or doesn’t reference and after reading this book so many things make more sense.
If you’re looking for a book to make you feel less alone, laugh out loud and make you realize that you are not special, I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend this book!!!