I rarely leave reviews for books based on true events because it's so easy to say things like 'If that were me, this would Edit: Changed the 'Brittnai' to 'Brittani'.
I rarely leave reviews for books based on true events because it's so easy to say things like 'If that were me, this would never happen', 'how could they be so naive? It's so easy call people out on things we would and would not do in a situation. We'd all like to be the hero, we'd all like to be 'the good guy', the person who stood up and took action.
Call Brittani naive, call her out for being there only for the money, it still doesn't take away what happened and nobody deserves to go what she went through. A Sucky Love Story basically answers every question any Brittnai fan had through the whole ordeal. How she met her abuser, how quickly their relationship moved, behind the scenes of her videos, her son's name. From the first time having sex to the final court date, Brittnai wrote about it.
I'm super glad that she wrote this book and is healing from her past trauma and her story is super important. My only gripe really stems from the writing style itself which has nothing to do with Brittani's healing or trauma itself. There were times when the writing style just 'wasn't my thing'. The cutesy winky face asides and over describing how good looking certain guys were made me roll my eyes.
It made the narrative read like immature young adult novel. I can only take so much talk about muscles and 'big blue eyes' before it became repetitive after awhile. In all fairness, the 'cutesy' writing did taper off towards the end. I also felt like there were some pretty outdated opinions on how men and women work when it comes to dating and there were some petty judgements all around involving weight and sexual experience.
With this being said, I want it to be clear my rating has nothing to do with Brittani's experience, her story or her healing, but rather the writing style. I do hope that she continues to grow as a person and a writer. There's a couple things that seem a little iffy about the publishing of this book. I kind of don't get why she's not allowed to talk about it in a video for legal reasons but is allowed to publish a book.
Genuinely curious as to why one is legal and the other one isn't legal. Edit: I wouldn't be surprised if she reconnects with Shane Dawson and he centers one of his documentaries around her.
View all 12 comments. Dec 09, Sara-Grace Kelly rated it did not like it. She tells then story in its entirety and some more stuff that she may have left out but you can tell how she actually truly feels about the situation and a lot of the after math. And Shane edits some of her hard proof in, with video evidence of stuff happening. Her story is unbelievable and you should definitely listen to what she had to say, just not in book form.
Original review: Look, I love brittani. I empathize with her experience and am so happy that she no longer has to deal with the pain she must have been going through during this whole ordeal. BUT: I will say a lot of the stuff that she said in this book I just cannot support.
And that sucks. Her writing sucks. I just wanted to know why milos was a dick. She flip flopped so much. Just pick one okay? I listened to the audio book and lord do I regret it. But I had to listen to it on 2x speed in order for it to not be painfully slow. And there was mistakes in the audio?
Idk man weird. But as far as YouTube books go, this is not it, my dudes. I really wanted to like this. I truly did. View all 9 comments. Dec 05, Tasnia rated it it was ok Shelves: I came across this book on my Instagram feed and ended up watching some of Brittani's videos and I was just instantly curious about her story so I downloaded my first audio book.
I actually did not follow Brittani on YouTube before. First of all I have to say that it is a fascinating and terrifying story. I have to commend her on being able to write this and I'm so glad that she and her son are safe. Although the story is really interesting and worth telling, the book is just not very well writt I came across this book on my Instagram feed and ended up watching some of Brittani's videos and I was just instantly curious about her story so I downloaded my first audio book.
Although the story is really interesting and worth telling, the book is just not very well written. I understand that this is her first book but it could have used some editing.
The first quarter of the book kind of slogs and just isn't that interesting. There's also a lot of "cutesy winky face" asides that probably come across funnier and cuter on YouTube than in writing. With such a fascinating story to tell, I wish there was more time and effort put in before publishing.
From her videos it seemed like the book was the safest way to tell her story so I can understand her wanting to put it out there as soon as possible. View 2 comments. I want to preface this review by stating that my opinion is not a reflection of the trauma Brittani suffered or an invalidation of what she experienced.
I am so glad that she was able to escape from a toxic situation and that she is now working on processing and healing and I wish her all the best.
TW: abuse, sociopathic behavior, domestic violence This is the first time I have ever returned a Kindle book for a refund. Although I was able to finish it in twenty-four hours, this book was difficult t I want to preface this review by stating that my opinion is not a reflection of the trauma Brittani suffered or an invalidation of what she experienced.
The publishing house should be embarrassed at the number of typos and grammatical errors usually the wrong word choice that wouldn't have been caught on spellcheck--"story" rather than "store," for instance. This was not the quality of work that I would expect to see in print and ultimately does Brittani and her tale a HUGE disservice by distracting you from the sequence of events. Brittany is known for her YouTube videos.
Film is a medium in which she is comfortable and obviously succeeds. She does not have experience in this type of writing and it shows glaringly. I don't mind a conversational style, but this work was next level. The amount. Of half-made sentences. Was enough to. Halt you through reading. The sentences that weren't chopped up were all dialogue--so much mundane and unnecessary dialogue.
Honestly, it read as though she originally filmed this as a video, learned the potential legal repercussions of posting said video, and transcribed it into a Word document which Post Hill Press immediately sent to the printer without even opening it.
In addition to all of the technical issues, I was shocked to read all of Brittani's unnecessary and often times cruel commentary on other people's appearances as well as her incessant need to slut-shame every other woman in her story except for maybe her mother. The physical descriptions didn't add to the book and honestly made Brittani look like someone she probably isn't.
I had only recently gotten into watching her videos, and at this point I have no desire to watch any more. She just isn't the type of person I want to learn more about or hear from, especially if she wants to spend so much energy putting others down. The marketing for this book was huge. And it worked.
Her physical book is sold out on Amazon, so good for her. I just think that it was rushed to publish and will ultimately hurt her and her brand. Save your time and money and read a spoilery review instead. View 1 comment. Dec 05, Ryan Buckby rated it really liked it. I remember watching each video year after year, i still remember when she started vlogging her daily life i was interested as most of her subscribers were how she lived her life in the youtube world. I also remember when she announced that she actual rating: 4.
I also remember when she announced that she was engaged and pregnant i was so happy for her because something was going good for someone on the internet or so we all thought. Behind closed doors and away from the camera things weren't all smiles and i'm so shocked of what Brittani went through over the next couple of years. I'm so glad that Brittani got the courage enough to sit down and write this incredible story about what she went through after meeting this man she thought she was going to spend her rest of her life with but things didn't go that way for her.
Things were seemingly going very well for her in the first stage of the relationship but soon things started to unravel and reveal themselves and Brittani just knew she had to get out of this situation but things proved to be harder for her then she expected.
The manipulation that Brittani endured was incredible and i can't even imagine what it was like for her to even go through this struggle. Things got a little more messy when Brittani found out she was pregnant with his child and now things came a fight to keep not only herself safe but also her sons safety.
I along with other people wondered what was going on with Brittani because she suddenly stopped posting weekly vlogs and was going absent for huge amounts of times, there were so many theories to what was going on. I never paid any attention to them however i knew there were plenty of gossip sits and forums talking about what they think happened and some people went as far as searching for answers.
Brittani one day announced that she would be releasing a book and will be finally telling her story and i would have never in my wildest dreams imagined this is what happened to her. Brittani should be proud about what she's written about because it gives a voice for others to speak out and for people like me to stand up and use our voices to say something if we see this happening.
Please go read this story because it's a beautifully written story about what Brittani went through and what she had to overcome to get to where she is today.
Dec 25, Meredith Inglis rated it did not like it Shelves: the-fallen-books , garbage. I had to return this Kindle book.
This is a rare occurrence for me. The writing is so poorly done; I could not finish. I read the book gets better towards the end- but the editor should have ensured ALL the content was written well.
I will look up online what ended up happening. THAT was a character flaw in one of her boyfriends. I suffer from bipolar disorder; so I take mental health seriously. I do not tolerate anything less than respect in regards to someone suffering from depression.
Thank u, Next. Mar 04, Bonnie Wells rated it it was ok. I've never watched Brittani's videos before, but I first heard just a tiny bit about her book when she was on Meghan Rienks podcast, then a lot more about it from Shane Dawson's conspiracy video. Honestly, the Shane video pretty much tells you what you need to know, but I was just so interested that I picked up her book to see if there were some more details.
Her story is absolutely insane. I kind of hate myself for being so interested in it because it was horrible what happened to her, but a re I've never watched Brittani's videos before, but I first heard just a tiny bit about her book when she was on Meghan Rienks podcast, then a lot more about it from Shane Dawson's conspiracy video.
I kind of hate myself for being so interested in it because it was horrible what happened to her, but a really important story to tell as we do need to look out for these kind of red flags in the world we live in. From a "plot" aspect, this book was thrilling. Writing obviously isn't Brittani's career but you would think that an editor would of helped out more. I half listened, half read this. I can't speak for the full audiobook, but when I switched to reading the ebook I definitely noticed mistakes.
The way she writes is very. Almost to the point where sometimes she sounds off putting. I really didn't appreciate the slut shaming that occurred in this book. You can have conservative morals for yourself without putting down others for their choices. Brittani claims to be a feminist but sis needs to do some more readings or something because she has some shit to learn still.
Bunny is the MVP of this story and I stan her. If you're really interested in her story, then this is a pretty fast, thrilling book to read, just don't expect it to be done well. If you're only a little interested, watch Shane's video and call it a day.
Dec 18, Ellen rated it it was ok Shelves: , audiobooks. Look I don't want to downplay the fact that Brittani deserved to tell this story and I am extremely glad she got out of this situation and got to tell this story because what she details in this book is inconceivable and horrible and noone should ever have to experience it.
However, everything about this could've been done better. The writing was, in my opinion, absolutely awful. It was entirely juvenile and the sentences ran into each other and there were grammar mistakes and hanging clauses eve Look I don't want to downplay the fact that Brittani deserved to tell this story and I am extremely glad she got out of this situation and got to tell this story because what she details in this book is inconceivable and horrible and noone should ever have to experience it.
It was entirely juvenile and the sentences ran into each other and there were grammar mistakes and hanging clauses everywhere, not to mention a lot of the stuff that she wrote about for long periods were completely irrelevant to the story? I can't tell you how many times I heard about an outfit unnecessarily or had inconsequential details described that just were.
Secondly, some of the opinions expressed in this were just straight up toxic. The author's views are quite conservative and that's fine, but the way she expressed them often felt preachy and judgemental of anyone who disagreed.
The way she speaks about porn and sex and alcohol and drugs to name a few topics was downright degrading and very polarising and I felt uncomfortable at multiple moments that she was judging anyone who felt differently to her.
I also pretty much hated any time she would describe anyone's appearance in this book, because it was in most cases completely unnecessary and was often cruel honestly, particularly the way she'd describe people's weight or small body imperfections such as body hair, appearance of teeth and height.
She described Milos the guy she was with SO MANY TIMES in the exact same ways and often she'd be detailing how hot and sexy he was right in the middle of explaining an abuse scenario which is just confusing as a reader although obviously far more confusing for her. I listened to this on audiobook and I noticed that she spoke veeeeeeerrrrrry slowly so if it wasn't for Audible's x2 feature I probably wouldn't have been able to get through this book. Also, Brittani put on accents in her narration of conversations which I felt really took away from the severity and reality of the story.
This book wasn't that long, but the way the chapters were split up also felt quite clunky at times? Also I definitely noticed some bloopers that just weren't removed from the book? I'm just baffled as to why this wasn't edited or produced more crisply, we shouldn't have to listen to the narrator of an audiobook mispronounce a word and re-read it.
While at first I thought this was maybe a satirical cover trying make fun of goofy, overly fluffy, uplifting love story covers, after finishing I don't think the team behind this book was being that clever, and I hate this cover.
The colours, the styling, the font, the look on her face, it's all in stark contrast to the content of this book and it really downplays the book. This book could've had a really great cover with darker hues and only words on it and I think that would've better conveyed the seriousness of the book and the harsh content that it depicts although I'm not in publishing or graphic design so maybe I have no idea what I'm saying.
Overall, I'm giving this book 2 stars because I do feel glad that I read and it passed quickly because I was engrossed in the story. Again, I have no hard feelings towards Brittani, I think this is ultimately a tale of a woman who was dealt a terrible hand and showed great strength in getting her and her baby out of the situation. That being said, I'm honouring Brittani's struggle with an extra star but the writing and the production of this novel gets a 1 star from me for sure.
View all 3 comments. Sep 07, Sarah Lumos rated it liked it Shelves: audio-books , read , made-me-think-about-life , philosophical , health-recovery-and-healing , non-fiction , inspiring , page-turner. I liked this book a lot more than I expected to. Although it was not perfect, I found it to be a compelling read. I picked this up because I was in a huge reading rut.
I would pick up book after book, only to put it down because I got bored after the first few chapters. But I listened to this book in its entirety.
It is so hard for me to review this book because I understand Brittani was brave and vulnerable in outlining all of this. There are tons of men and women who end up being trapped in abusive and manipulative situations. According to Brittani, her fiance was very charming, and when you get so emotionally attached to someone, it can sometimes be hard to think logically.
In this book, Taylor does not hold back. She lays it all out there for her readers. Maybe you know all too well the perils of modern dating.
Your life starts to make sense! All the pain, heartbreak, and frustration from past failed relationships was worth it. Slow clap. He was from Europe, a doctor, wealthy, athletic. He had an accent and a dog. Milos was textbook marriage material. Something was telling me to run - but for two years, the only running I did was straight into his arms.
I've watched Brittani on YouTube for a long time and seeing her grow as a person and then take this journey as a mother. It's awful but it's in how you handle it. It's honest and a reflection of her as a person. I loved that this story was told as if we were living it with Brittani. I was also conned by my first love, not to the this extreme but women need to be more aware to protect themselves!
This is an entertaining story and good audiobook! This is the first time that I finished a book in a short time. I knew something was up and knew she would tell it when the time was right. Everyone must read this! She is so real and was able to over come such a heart ache.
You see her love she has for her son and what she had to do to protect him at all cost! Just simply amazing! This is a great story and I really respect the authors courage to share with such honesty. My only complaint is that her tone of voice and inflection makes it difficult to listen to at times. I would have preferred to have just read this one. I really wanted to like the book and I really tried, but I had to keep turning it off because of her voice!
I have utmost respect for a survivor coming forward with their story. Blessings to her and to her son for the calm they now have after such insanity and calamity. That being said the valley-girl like inflections were taxing, the timeworn cliches exhausting and the syntax lackluster. I get it, a youtuber, not a writer.
However, one would expect words conveyed through a camera to be delivered similarly to that through a recording microphone. Comparable to other reviews I've read, the naivete was unbearable. Not lacking empathy for her situation, but astonished by how devoid she was of common sense. I'm flattered for her to see all the positive reviews, though I'm left aghast to know that very few who have read this know what decent reading is. The story was pretty interesting and it was a good, easy listen since it wasn't overly complicated.
However, the author's voice was tough for me to listen to—her style was slow and somewhat low and one-note, and in my opinion, she sounded surprisingly bored and detached considering it was her story and words. I'd recommend listening to the sample first to check it out, just because I found her performance of the book pretty distracting throughout.
It really, really sucks that she has gone through all of this and no one deserves to be treated this way. BUT I feel like this book could have been written much better and there was no emotion in her voice which made it super hard to continue, but I just really wanted to hear her story.
I just wish this story was written better and sounded like it was being told by a grown adult, not a 16 year old This is an amazing story of Brittney becoming a strong female and escaping domestic violence!
This is such a good book and everyone should listen to it! The constant upticks in the narrator's voice were irritating at times and distracted from the story. It is her story and she should be the one to tell it I just wish she received some coaching first. I started listening this with no clue as to what had happened. I used to watch Brittani's YouTube videos but stopped around the time she had Rex because I too, had my daughter.
To come across her book and hear just how a relationship that looked so magical in videos had been so horrific - I'm speechless. Books don't usually make me cry but I had tears rolling down my cheek during this, especially the ending. Very engaging lady. A modern love story with a bitter twist. Really felt like she was telling me her story over coffee.
This book is amazing and I learnt so many things from it! Never trust anyone! Britanny you are a true empowering woman! Very real and raw truthful brilliant book she's a funny youtuber as well highly recommend. I loved the narrative and how I kept wanting to listen to her story.
Well written and engaging I disliked the voices she put on, the words did not paint pictures in my mind. It could have been so much better. Absolutely terrible , monotonous tone and just who cares!
I had to keep listening. Very good! Frightening though that such people can exist! Thanks for sharing Brittani. Would I have wanted this story spoken by anyone else?
I love this book, I love the message it sends, I love that Brittani is normal and relatable. It's awesome I didn't want it to end I didn't want to stop listening thank you so for inspiration. This is an amazing story and it really provided an amazing cautionary tale. My only note is that it was read quite slowly but once I upped the listening speed the story carried well. It provided great entertainment for my weekend but also left me with some thinking material.
She sounds a bit like a teenager talking and the sentences sound like statement after statement rather than a connected story, but overall the story was really interesting.
I could never really ignore the bad narration, but am still happy that I listened to the book. It would be worth being re-recorded using somebody else, sorry Brittani. She tells the story in a way that engages you. I couldn't wait for yhe next chapter to see what happened next. Unfortunately it is a real life story but overall a good book.
She ends every sentence, raising her voice slightly to make it sound like she is asking question. Book was written like she was a 12 year old girl writing in her diary. Very cliche choices of words. I just want everyone to know that this book is an amazing read, and listen. If I could, 10 stars!!! Add to Cart failed. Please try again later. What if falling in love meant almost losing everything?
Where does a moderately popular internet star who never leaves her house look for potential suitors? Tinder, Bumble, Match. My thirty-one-year-old self clicked and swiped her little heart out, leading to more dates than I could count, and more disappointment than I was prepared for. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you know all too well the perils of modern dating. Your life starts to make sense!
All the pain, heartbreak, and frustration from past failed relationships was worth it. Slow clap. He was from Europe, a doctor, wealthy, athletic. He had an accent and a dog.
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