Inside Out audiobook

Inside Out by Demi Moore is a 2019 Harper publication. A compelling and revealing memoirI waffled back and forth on this one. Initially, I talked myself out of reading it, then changed my mind when I saw it had generated a little buzz and I noticed most of the reviews were positive. Curiosity got the better of me and so I borrowed it from the library. However, the audio version was available on Scribd and I ended up listening to the book instead. I’ve never been a fan of movie, or TV stars, in the same way I am with musicians or authors. I liked many of the movies Demi starred in- Ghost being my very favorite of all her roles. I think she is a good actress, but I wouldn’t call myself a fan, necessarily. Naturally, I was aware she was controversial at times, that she had married and divorced Bruce Willis, and then married Ashton Kutcher- a relationship that came under a great deal of scrutiny in the tabloids. In other words, I knew the simple basics and that's about it. Much of the information regarding her childhood and upbringing was news to me. I didn’t even know she had once had a role on a popular soap opera early in her career. Before long, Demi had captured my rapt attention as I digested all this information. Her narration is top- notch. Occasionally, in the beginning of the book she did speak a little too rapidly, as though she were in a hurry to finish the task. However, as the book progressed, she found a rhythm and her inflections were sincere and very believable. When it comes to celebrity memoirs I feel a little more justified in expressing my personal opinion about the author, since after all, this is not a biography, written by a third party or without authorization. Some of my impressions are:I’m not a psychologist, but I did see patterns in Demi’s life. I don’t know what the official word might be, but she did seem to have a predisposition towards addiction. Alcohol, drugs, food, shopping- she seemed to replace one addiction with another. Like most of us, Demi has made some questionable choices, personally and professionally. She has been the object of criticism from all sides on occasion. While this book is her opportunity to tell her side of the story, I thought she held her resentments in check for the most part.While some celebrities mentioned in the book felt compelled to set the record straight- on mostly minor things- and some may have felt compelled to defend themselves- but ultimately took the high road- I thought Demi did a good job in telling her life story. She was hard on some people, sometimes understandably, sometimes not, but she was also forgiving. She didn’t sugarcoat her foibles and owned her own s**t. Overall, this memoir is very well-done. Demi has pulled herself up out of some dark places more than once and appears to be in a good place right now. Often times, a memoir will lesson my opinion of someone, but in this case the opposite was true. 4 stars

3.5 starsI wouldn't necessarily say I'm a Demi Moore fan, but I did walk away from this book with some newfound respect. Despite the millions in the bank and stunning good looks, she hasn't had the easiest life. She shares a lot of her struggles in this memoir and I'm sure putting yourself out there like that is difficult. Demi might not appear in as many blockbuster movies as she did at the height of her fame, but she certainly still has A-list fame recognition. There was a lot of press for this memoir and so I assumed I had heard all of the "juicy" gossip bits ahead of time. However this book had a few stories that even I, a self-proclaimed pop culture junkie, had never heard including how 16 year old Demi had dinner with Roman Polanski a few days before he fled the U.S. after being convicted of raping a 13 year old girl. And on a much lighter note how the heck did I never know she and Bruce Willis were friends with John Goodman?Survivor is a good word to describe Demi. She had a pretty messed up childhood, has been thru 3 divorces, has experienced both box office successes and disappointments, has had periods of estrangement from different family members, and battled addiction. And yet, she's still standing. She seems to be in a pretty good place right now and I would imagine writing this memoir proved to be a cathartic experience. For the most part I think she did open up about her life and to me it didn't feel like she was doing so to assign blame or anything. In my opinion she didn't demonize her ex-husbands but instead showed some of the good and bad parts of their time spent together. Now I do think though she was fairly vague about some of the things that might have led to her daughters and Bruce not speaking to her for a few years. That's really the only instance in which I felt there was more to the story that she wasn't willing to share. I am left with the impression she is trying to be the best version of herself she can be, and at the end of the day, isn't that the best any of us can do? Definitely recommend if you enjoy reading celebrity memoirs. It was a fascinating read as it felt like you got an inside look into the life of a Hollywood star and also just regular ol' Demi, the woman who is pretty content living in Idaho.

I had no idea this is Demi Moore’s first memoir. In less than 300 pages, she shares her life. I both read and listened to this one via @librofm because Demi narrates it herself, and that made my experience nothing short of top shelf.I also had no idea Demi Moore had such a challenging upbringing. Her family consisted of her on and off again, always fighting parents; a nearly absent, self-absorbed mother, a father who grappled with mental illness, and a younger brother with whom she was incredibly close. The light of her life was her grandmother who offered her some consistency. Demi shares it all, without sugarcoating it, baring her innermost thoughts.I admire that Demi Moore told her story. Addiction, divorce, successes and lows, it’s here, and I appreciated the concise manner in which the story was written. Memoir fans will enjoy this, especially those who love an author narrated memoir. Demi’s sincerity shines through each chapter.I received a gifted copy. All opinions are my own.Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader

My reviews can also be seen at: https://deesradreadsandreviews.wordpr...4.5 Stars! I’ve enjoyed many of the movies that Demi Moore has starred in. I’ve read the tabloid stories and wondered how much of what I read was true. It was nice that the information was coming straight from Demi. Of course, there are always other sides to almost every story. But overall, I didn’t feel like Demi trashed anyone. She just told her truth. This was a deeply personal look at Demi’s life and career. A childhood filled with trauma leading to insecurities and abandonment issues. Even as her career grew she battled issues like addiction and low self-esteem. Money and fame really can’t buy happiness. I was especially gripped by the last few chapters. I was honestly in tears and find myself tearing up even now as I remember some of the things she shared. But Demi survived. And by all accounts, it seems like she’s now thriving. I think this is one of my favorite memoirs and I’m glad I made the choice to listen to the audiobook. I loved that it was narrated by Demi. Highly recommended!!

I really enjoyed listening to Demi’s memoir. It was nostalgic for me having had the pleasure of watching her career unfold as I grew up. I listened to this straight through, I couldn’t put it down.

Lack of space prevents my including pictures here. To see the review with pics, go to my blog: https://reviewsbybarbsaffer.blogspot....Demi Moore - born Demetria Guynes in Roswell, New Mexico in 1962 - is an American actress and film producer. Demi had an unruly upbringing with her nomadic parents, Ginny and Danny Guynes, who were always dodging trouble and bill collectors. Demi writes, "My dad was driven to succeed. He worked hard and he played hard. Sometimes too hard." Danny drank, got into fights, and scammed and conned people. Demi recalls, "Both of my parents had what you might call a relaxed relationship with the truth but I think my dad actually got joy out of feeling he could get one over on someone." Demi's brother Morgan was born when she almost five, after which the Guynes' left New Mexico. Demi observes, "Soon after [Morgan] was born we left Roswell for California, the first of a series of moves that would define our childhood. My mother figured out that my dad was having an affair, so she did what she'd been taught to do by HER mother when your husband is fooling around. She got him away from the problem. It did not seem to occur to the women in my family that if you took your cheating husband along when you left the problem came with you wherever you went."This happened again and again, propelling the family from place to place. Throughout their childhood, Demi and Morgan attended at least two new schools a year, and it was often more than that. When the family periodically returned to Roswell, "It felt like coming home."Ginny and Danny were continually getting drunk, having affairs, breaking up, and getting back together. All this confused and disturbed the children. Demi remembers the constant fighting, screaming phone calls, and her mother stalking around the house sobbing histrionically. She says, "I felt they were equally to blame for the chaos in our lives." Eventually, Ginny and Danny divorced, but still got together frequently, unable to make a permanent break.All this was too much for Ginny, who - when the family lived in Pennsylvania - tried to kill herself. Demi writes, "I remember using my fingers, the small fingers of a child, to dig the pills my mother had tried to swallow out of her mouth while my father held it open and told me what to do." This turned out to be the first of Ginny's many suicide attempts, and Demi remained constantly on the watch, feeling she had to 'help her parents clean up their messes.'Living with unreliable parents made Demi a snoop, which led to the discovery that Danny wasn't her biological father. Demi's biological father was Charlie Harmon, Ginny's first husband. Danny wanted to keep it secret because he thought Demi wouldn't feel the same way about him. However once the truth came out, it was Danny who withdrew from Demi, spelling the end of their close relationship.Luckily, Demi had relatives in California who were almost surrogate parents. When the Guynes' lived in Redondo Beach, her Aunt Deanna and Uncle George (Danny's brother) were a "huge comfort." Demi recalls, "They gave us rides when we needed them, fed us, listened to us when we had problems."Though Demi's parents let her down time and again, she kept hoping her mother would change and become someone she could count on. It never happened. When Demi was 15, her mother would take her to bars, and Demi felt like she was bait for men, as well as Ginny's designated driver - though Demi had no driver's license. Demi observes "[Ginny's] self-absorption and suicide attempts came at my expense." As a result Demi made up her mind to NOT be like her mother.While Demi was still a young teenager, however, she was driven to self-destructive behavior, like partying, hanging out with older boys, and giving in to their sexual demands. Thus Demi succumbed when her mother pimped her out to a middle-aged restaurateur named Val Doumas. Val was waiting inside the apartment when 15-year-old Demi got home from school - having received a key from Ginny - and just took it for granted the teenager would have sex with him.Demi felt soiled by the episode, and even worse when Doumas later asked, "How does it feel to be whored by your mother for five hundred dollars?" Demi, who later became the mother of three girls, laments "That's NOT what a mother does."It took a long time for Demi to realize she'd been raped. She says, "For decades, I didn’t even think of it as rape. I thought of it as something I caused, something I felt obligated to do because this man expected it from me. I had let him expect it from me. I was an easy mark for a predator." In Demi's view, the assault contributed to her subsequent substance abuse and anxiety problems.The family's frequent moving and adjusting to new environments - as the Guynes' pinged around New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, and Washington - had a profound effect on Demi. She writes, "It's possible that all the adapting I had to do primed me to become an actress. It was my job to portray whatever character I thought would be most popular in every new school, in every new town."Adolescent Demi became interested in acting when she met 17-year-old actress Nastassja Kinski at an apartment complex in California. German-born Nastassja had trouble with written English, and Demi helped her read her scripts. Demi admired Nastassja's beauty, talent and success, and thought of her as a role model.By the age of 16 - when Demi was in an alternative high school and taking acting classes - she couldn't put up with her mother any longer. Demi moved out of the California apartment she shared with Ginny and moved in with a 28-year-old acting student named Tom Dunston. Soon afterwards, Demi left Dunston for 29-year-old musician Freddy Moore, a guitarist for the band 'The Kats.'To make a financial contribution to the household, 17-year-old Demi agreed to pose for nude photos to be sold to magazines in Japan. Demi writes, "Fortunately, the photographer turned out to be very professional, even as he was encouraging me to strike all sorts of provocative poses. I was comforted when he told me about a Japanese law prohibiting photos showing pubic hair. I could tell myself I was only posing seminude, which seemed much better than the alternative." In any case the nude photos were Demi's ticket into fashion modeling, which provided a small income while she pursued acting. When Demi was almost 18, her father Danny - who was an alcoholic with liver failure - committed suicide at the age of 36. Demi notes, "His blood alcohol level was so high that his death had to be ruled an accident. He was too drunk for the insurance company to label it a suicide. Consequently they were obliged to make a small payout, which dad left to Morgan. I guarantee you my dad had done his research and knew precisely how much he had to drink to make that happen. It was his final scam, one for the road." A few months later Demi married Freddy Moore in a little Spanish church in Los Angeles, with Aunt Deanna and Uncle George in attendance. That's when the actress became Demi Moore. Demi's career started to pick up, with fashion modeling, a commercial, and a part in the soap opera General Hospital. But things weren't all rosy. Demi recalls, "On the surface I was hitting all my marks, but my internal compass sought outlets for my self doubt. I started drinking." This was the beginning of Demi's on-off drinking and drug use, which went on for many years. In Demi's personal life, she was sabotaging her marriage to Freddy by cheating and indifference. At the age of 20, when Demi was in Brazil filming the movie Blame it on Rio, she partied non-stop, slept with her male roommate, and started using cocaine. Demi and Freddy's marriage ended when she got back to California.In the next few years Demi made a series of films, including No Small Affair, St. Elmo's Fire, One Crazy Summer, About Last Night, We're No Angels, Ghost, The Butcher's Wife, A Few Good Men, Indecent Proposal, Striptease, and G.I. Jane. Demi talks a bit about each movie, discussing things like the plot; her role; preparing to play the role; her co-stars; the director; how the film did at the box office; the reviews; audience reception; etc. Demi also talks about what was going on in her private life.While filming St. Elmo's Fire, Demi was sent to rehab to kick alcohol and cocaine. But these addictions were replaced by body image issues, an eating disorder, and a compulsion to exercise. Demi says, "I was torn into a tailspin of terror and self-loathing. All my anxieties just shifted over to food. I used food as a kind of punishment for everything I thought was wrong and dirty about myself." In her love life, Demi had sex with Jon Cryer, a one-night stand with Rob Lowe, and got engaged to Emilio Estevez before she met and married Bruce Willis, who was already a huge star.Demi found some peace with Willis, and they soon had a baby daughter named Rumer and a home in Haley, Idaho. Demi says "[Haley] became my oasis. The place where I felt more at home than I ever have anywhere else. I still do. There's something about being surrounded by the Sawtooth Mountains, where the air is clear and cool and there's almost no noise at all, that soothes me and gives me a sense of peace."During her second pregnancy, big-bellied Demi posed for a nude cover photo for Vanity Fair magazine - a picture she thought was artistic and beautiful. The photo was roundly excoriated, however, and the scathing article that went with it made things even worse. Demi writes, "I was portrayed as selfish, egotistical, and pampered, and that being Mrs. Bruce Willis had gone to my head, swelling it unmercifully." There were assertions that Demi was catered to on the set of The Butcher's Wife (where the interview occurred) and that she was a prima donna surrounded by sycophants. Demi reports, "The article had a subtle negative impact on my career."Demi's success worsened her relationship with her mother. Ginny started selling stories and pictures of Demi to the tabloids, and - after Demi's nude photo shoot - Ginny started posing for nude photos herself "in a desperate bid for attention." Demi notes, "Ginny's behavior with the tabloids was what put me over the edge. I think it 's because I saw the potential this particular brand of lunacy had to hurt my kids." Demi broke off all contact with her mother after her second daughter Scout was born, and didn't speak to Ginny again for eight years.Demi's soaring career also had a negative impact on her relationship with Bruce, who started to get agitated about her working away from him. Bruce's attitude gave Demi 'insight into his assumptions about gender roles and work.' Nevertheless, the couple strategized to make their careers and marriage succeed.At one point, Demi was paid 12 million dollars for the movie Striptease, which made her the highest paid actress in Hollywood. This still wasn't close to Bruce's remuneration of 20 million dollars for a film, which is typical of the double standard regarding men's and women's salaries. Still, jealous critics dubbed Demi "Gimme Moore" while remaining shtum about Bruce's payday. (This is infuriating to me!!)Demi and Bruce went on to have a third daughter, Tallulah, but their relationship was suffering. Demi notes "We were disconnected from each other emotionally. Our life was all about logistics surrounding the kids, and while Bruce was always proud of me doing well I don't know that he was always comfortable with the attention that came with it."After Demi made GI Jane, she learned that her mother was dying from lung cancer and a brain tumor. Demi went to stay with her mom in Farmington, New Mexico, and came to 'an understanding' with Ginny before she died. During this time, Bruce and Demi ended their union, though they continued to co-parent successfully. To provide a stable home for her girls, Demi decided to put her career on hold and become a full-time mom. Demi settled into her home in Idaho, took care of her daughters, and pledged not to use alcohol, drugs, or food to get through her divorce. In 2003, Demi revived her career by making Charlie's Angels Full Throttle. While Demi was in New York doing advanced press for the movie she met Ashton Kutcher, and it was kismet!! Demi and Ashton had an instant connection, though she was 15 years older than him. (People made a big deal out of this, but had nothing to say about Bruce Willis marrying a woman 25 years younger than himself. The hypocrisy is stunning!!)Demi writes a good deal about her relationship with Ashton: the early euphoria; their decision to wed; a miscarriage when Demi was almost six months pregnant; their attempts to conceive again, including fertility treatments and IVF; incorporating threesomes into their sex life; and their eventual divorce.During her relationship with Ashton, Demi fell off the wagon after years of sobriety. She writes, "Unlike what people imagine about addicts, that you have one drink and everything comes crashing down, in my case it was a gradual downward spiral. The decline in my sense of competence mirrored by substance abuse." When Demi got dead drunk at her 45th birthday party, and started passing out in a hot tub, Ashton was furious. Things only got worse when Demi started using Vicodin, and the actress made up her mind to detox all by herself. She remembers, "It's one of the hardest things I ever had to do in my life. Going off opiates is agony. It's unimaginably excruciating. You can't sleep because your body hurts too much. It's like the worst flu you ever had times a hundred." Ashton wasn't compassionate, got busy with other things, and became less and less present. Eventually Ashton cheated - twice - and the couple's marriage ended. Around this time, Demi's use of alcohol and recreational drugs increased, leading to an estrangement from her children. Demi writes, "The girls were angry I'd become so dependent on Ashton. I was addicted to him is the best way I can put it, and I did all the things that addicts do. I prioritized by addiction over my needs and the needs of my family." It took years for Demi and her girls to reconcile.Demi is philosophical about her failed relationships, and doesn't badmouth any of the men she dated or married. To recover from her third divorce, Demi worked with a therapist and went to rehab. In time, she became stronger and came to understand what went wrong. She observes, "I took care of everyone but myself. I had to figure out what I needed and wanted."After Demi and her daughters healed their rift, they had a wonderful Christmas in Idaho, complete with everyone's cats and dogs - and matching pajamas Demi bought as gifts. Now, at the age of 56, Demi is stronger than ever, and poised for the next phase of her life.For more anecdotes and celebrity gossip, read the book.

A wonderfully honest book, throwing it all out there. So much has happened to this woman and yet she is still strong and hopeful. This is an inspiring story from a woman that I can't admire more.

“But we all suffer, and we all triumph, and we all get to choose how we hold both.”Because I have to read celebrity memoirs for my job, I tend not to enjoy them as much as I would with other genres, but Demi Moore held back nothing, and it was well worth the read. She details everything from her tumultuous relationships with her mother and father, her past drug addictions, her relationships and everything in between. I normally skim these, but I was very interested in all the stories she had to tell. It’s very sad, but by the end it was definitely uplifting. Highly recommend if you’re into memoirs.

FIVE +++++MAGNIFICENT STARS**********It's been a while since a read a memoir that I couldn't put down. Demi Moore's story is so fascinating, provocative, and honest. She holds nothing back while sharing her life with us readers inside the pages of her book. This story goes to show how us, as public we are always thinking that because celebrities have money and fame that all that automatically translates into happiness, but as Demi so candidly shares, that is not the case. I've always been an admirer of Demi Moore, mainly because I'd enjoyed her work in movies, and her beauty but after reading Inside Out I'm completely inspired by her, shes one hell of a courageous woman. We get to learn about her difficult childhood and teenage years, and how her complicated relationship with her mother shaped Demi into the insecure woman that learned from a very young age to hide her troubles behind a dazzling smile. Her difficult early years also taught her independence and strong, and professional work ethic. One thing is for sure, every single accomplishment in her life, Demi has earned. This book is really extraordinary, it reads just like a beautiful and heartbreaking love story, that I promise you will keep you glued to every chapter, and wishing it wouldn't end. Not only do I have new found respect for Demi Moore, but I am so happy that she shared her life story with us, because in her own story I found many aspects of mine, and it gives me hope and strength.

This Demi Moore biography was a bit of a shock to me. I enjoy reading biographies but I didn't really have any idea of this popular actress's life so it came as a bit of a shock.Behind the successful highly paid actress there is a dark past where she battled addiction, body image, was raped at 15 and endured a very strange relationship with her mother. She opens up in this book to tell of her marriages, her relationship with her mother and trying to balance a successful career with raising a family.An absorbing read.

I've been a fan of Demi Moore since watching her as Jacki Templeton on General Hospital. A great memoir that I read in one sitting!

I remember watching Demi when she was first introduced on General Hospital. She was also part of the "Brat Pack" group of movie stars in the 1980's. I also remember she was featured in all my Tiger Beat and SuperTeen magazines I would purchase back then. I enjoyed a lot of her movies and who can forget the wonderful movie, "Ghost." I wasn't a hardcore fan of hers but I did follow her through the tabloids and magazines. Especially when she was married to Bruce Willis, and then Ashton Kutcher.I enjoyed listening to her story. I feel she was pretty forthright and honest. I had no idea she had such a sad and disturbing childhood. She has had a lot of heartache battling addiction and health issues and not to mention her romantic life. She seems to be a fighter. The epilogue sounds like she is finally in a good place and enjoying her life. I liked the last sentence. "The only way out is in." Perfect ending to her story.

I was amazed how much I actually knew about Demi Moore as I don't consider myself someone who follows private lives of celebrities in general. Guess I would’ve had to have been living under a rock to avoid the media circus that followed this talented, famous movie actress everywhere she went, reporting on her every move. Demi's memoir was articulate, unputdownable, engaging, honest, and emotional. Even though I haven't experienced most of what she's been through, I could completely relate and empathise with her feelings, and found myself nodding in agreement and murmuring under my breath, marvelling over the actress’s ability to express her thoughts so well. Demi both owned and took responsibility for her mistakes, but never placed the blame squarely on her shoulders, because as the saying goes, ‘It Takes Two to Tango’.The 256 page book was written chronologically, and broken up into three parts: Survival – early years, Success – rise to fame, her marriage to Bruce Willis, and birth of their three daughters, and Surrender – her marriage to Ashton Kutcher, and subsequent breakdown when their relationship ended. Demi was extremely forthcoming and brave when it came to sharing intimate details of her life – abuse, rape, addiction, eating disorder, depression, infertility issues, and miscarriage. Tough and heartbreaking to absorb how much she went through.What struck me the most was how traumatic her childhood was. I had no idea she’d been forced to leave home at just sixteen. Around the time a heavily pregnant Demi featured on the cover of Vanity Fair, I do recall reading that her mother was difficult and fame hungry, but didn't realise she'd had such a hard time growing up. I have so much admiration for the level of forgiveness and acceptance Demi has shown, and honestly don't know if I would be able to do the same in her situation. But, I 100% agree with her – bitterness and resentment are unhealthy emotions.On the lighter side, I loved hearing little tidbits from the movies she worked on, and other famous celebrities she worked with. I purchased a copy of the book, but ended up listening to the entire thing via the Libby app (read by Demi) and it was an amazing experience!Demi's story is one I recommend to all. Huge thank you to her for writing and sharing her heartfelt journey. Long may she continue to find happiness, peace, and acceptance of the things she cannot change, because she deserves it. I wish her the best.Now I really want to watch Ghost, and About Last Night again.

There is a step in Twelve Step recovery — the 4th step — that asks that we take a "searching and fearless moral inventory," of ourselves. Demi Moore got sober in the mid-1980s, but never spoke very publicly about it. There were hints, always, in interviews she gave. She told one reporter she was currently reading, The Sermon on the Mount, a book that every 12-step recovery person would know. It was a foundational book by Emmett Fox and widely read by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. In the 80s, 12-step recovery became widespread. Those of us in recovery knew of the many celebrities who were sober, including Demi.I read this book and I think I will re-read parts. What is most gripping are the chapters on childhood and young adulthood: being a misfit; growing up with alcohol and pill-addicted parents; always on shaky ground; never popular; getting sober; switching addictions to food and other people.This is honest. She talks about the early days in her career. Although she was not drinking she was overeating. "I woke up covered in crumbs."Later, she switched her focus to her high-profile husbands. No matter how rich, successful, she was still co-dependent and insecure. "Who am I if you don't love me?" Wow, who can't relate to that.Thank you, Demi Moore, for being so honest. Also, thank you for sharing your experience of growing and aging. These are really the best years. Really they are. As we age we "fall upward," as Father Richard Rohr says in his book of the same name. These can be the richest spiritual years. I am embracing them with arms wide open.

I know that sounds like the perfect life. But as I would soon find out, if you carry a well of shame and unresolved trauma inside of you, no amount of money, no measure of success or celebrity, can fill it. Demi Moore's Inside Out was recommended to me by my therapist. She said she was utterly captivated by the story and thinks everyone should read it. I started reading it Friday evening and spent my whole night bein immersed into Moore's world. Demi Moore shares with us how she grew up in an unstable family, surrounded my toxic masculinity, unrest and constantly being uprooted. She left home very young and had to fend for herself. She fell into addiction, bad company and a lot of things that she had to overcome and I enjoyed the journey. This was such a powerful read for me because it really talks about shame and how being broken affects every area of your life. A raw and honest look. I liked that the entire read felt real and Demi really showed us the real her. A really great read.