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If Only | Geri Halliwell

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TWs: eating disorders, body image issues

I wasn't huge fan of the Spice Girls. I liked a few of their songs but they weren't my thing & I'm not an expert by any means. The first part of this book was a bit slow & it didn't really 'sound' like Geri, it was very impersonal during her early career as a model (I did this, then & I did that) & keeps the reader at a distance. Once she auditions for the band, things pick up. (Continued)

OutsmartYourShelf I didn't realise that the girls were so involved in writing the songs, I kind of thought they were manufactured like SAW stuff - my bad, & I'm happy to be corrected on that one. It was also sobering reading to see how much Geri struggled with her body image & eating disorders. It must be very difficult being in the public eye & feeling as she did, & I'm not surprised that she eventually took a step back. 11mo

OutsmartYourShelf The edition I read finished before she started off on her solo career & became a mum, so there's still more of her story to tell. Verdict: slow start but the sections about the band were interesting & I enjoyed reading it overall. 4🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3827515599

Read: 2nd-12th May 2023 11mo

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The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes: A Novel | Elissa R. Sloan

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I don‘t like the comparisons to Daisy Jones. Daisy is a woman coming into her power through music. Cassidy is a girl seeing herself and her life through distorted funhouse mirrors of tabloids and hanger ons.

The members of Gloss are also better fleshed out characters than The Six. DJ is 3⭐️ CH is 4⭐️, imo.

In real life, Stevie Nicks had a lot more control over her image than Britney. #freebritney It was interesting to read each time novelized.

Cinfhen

Megabooks I realize with each book‘s rating on here it‘s definitely an #unpopularopinion 4y

Megabooks #awesomeaugust book 5/9 @Andrew65 4y

Cinfhen This was #MoreMehThanYeah for me 🙁Too much #SpiceGirls not enough #Britney but I‘m glad you found it entertaining 💕 4y

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Soubhiville I like your review, you‘ve influenced me to stack it! 4y

BarbaraBB That‘s a good comparison. Now you should read 😉

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Megabooks @Cinfhen the group and the other members of Gloss were Spice Girl-like but Cassidy‘s life was very Britney to me. Have you ever fallen into the #freebritney internet web? I did one night. Crazy! 4y

Megabooks @Soubhiville fantastic! I hope you enjoy it! 4y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB that is soooo long. I looked into it, and the audiobook is 27 hours, which is two to three times longer than my usual listen!! 4y

Cinfhen My daughter is OBSESSED!!! She talks about it endlessly!! I feel for Britney #FreeBritney and yes 😂, Cassidy was meant to be a riff on Britney but I felt like she was upstaged by Gloss 🙄 This book made me feel old 😂 4y

Megabooks @Cinfhen I spent two hours on it one night when I couldn‘t sleep, but it is crazy. I was a bit old for Britney; I can‘t remember any songs other than One More Time and Toxic, but I definitely remember her more from the tabloids. I subscribed to US Weekly in vet school because I needed something mindless! (And support magazines...🤪) 4y

Cinfhen My daughter grew up LOVING Britney/ we flew to Vegas for her 21 birthday to see Britney‘s show. It was probably the happiest day of my daughter‘s life. I‘m not even joking! And I used to LOVE US Weekly and People!!!!! 4y

Megabooks @Cinfhen I‘ve never been much of a concert person. (Can we still be friends??) The only “big name” amphitheater concert I‘ve seen is REM, which definitely squares me as older. 😂🤪😂 The BFF is a huge REM fan, and I still can still sing all the words to End of the World As We Know It! 4y

Cinfhen We‘ll always be friends xxx How‘s your dad doing? 4y

Megabooks @Cinfhen yay!! 😘😘 he is making huge progress! He can walk over 250 feet with the help of a hemi cane. He can grip things with his left hand. All the therapists want to work with him because he just works so hard and is so motivated. We are really proud of him!! We think he‘ll come home sometime in the second half of September, but mom and I have his room ready as of yesterday! 4y

Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks for asking!!! 4y

Cinfhen I‘m sure he‘s a fighter/ just like you 💪🏼 4y

Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks!! We‘re a tough family! 4y

Andrew65 Brilliant 🙌🙌🙌 4y

Megabooks @Andrew65 thanks!! 4y

CarolynM Stacking this one (I wasn't mad about Daisy Jones either). Glad to hear about your Dad's progress. Wishing him well with the rehab and keeping his motivation strong🤗 4y

Megabooks @CarolynM thank you so much!! 💜💜 I hope you enjoy the book. 4y

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EadieB

Spice Girls Revisited: How The Spice Girls Reinvented Pop | David Sinclair

Day 10 - #Stop #SpiceGirls #AyUpAugust

Listen here: https://youtu.be/5JD6ejmlpa8

Cinfhen, squirrelbrain

squirrelbrain 👍💕👍💕 5y

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EadieB

Spice Up Your Life | Bindu Grandhi

Day 13 - #spiceupyourlife #anglophileapril #spicegirls

Cinfhen, Reviewsbylola, emilyhaldi, Mdargusch

Cinfhen 💋💄🙌🏻 5y

emilyhaldi This song takes me way back!! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 5y

Reviewsbylola Spice Girls rock! 5y

Mdargusch I‘m old - I have no idea what this song sounds like! 👵🏻 5y

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DivineDiana

That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between | Victoria Beckham

Searching for a book with a #slipper and Victoria struck me as a modern day Cinderella who met her Prince! #coolbooks

Linsy

MallenNC I have that book! 6y

DivineDiana @MallenNC I think it‘s going to be a collector‘s item! 👍🏻📚😀 6y

MallenNC @DivineDiana Probably so! I'll hold on to it. 😀 6y

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GripLitGrl Nice one👍 6y

DivineDiana @GripLitGrl ❤️ 6y

Linsy True! 👠 6y

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Meredith3

If Loving You Is Wrong: The Shocking True Story of Mary Kay Letourneau | Gregg M Olsen

#spicegirls that are a little too spicy. Maybe need to tone it down a bit if you know what I mean 🙄😳 #toospicyforschool #aprella

Cinfhen, Reviewsbylola, emilyhaldi, Mdargusch

emilyhaldi I swear there is a new female teacher arrested every week for screwing her male student... @Reviewsbylola knows what I‘m talking about (Daily Mail....) 6y

Meredith3 @emilyhaldi yes! Nancy Grace posts about it all the time! 😱 6y

Kappadeemom 😂😂😂😂 I don‘t understand. I have 4 teenage boys and they are just gross 😁 6y

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Meredith3 @Kappadeemom 😹😹😹that cracks me up! 6y

Reviewsbylola YES!!! Literally once a week at least I see a DM article. Mary Kay was the start of it all tho, the true OG. @emilyhaldi 6y

Reviewsbylola Omg I know!! 😂😂😂 @Kappadeemom 6y

Reviewsbylola Meredith you should read

What Was She Thinking?: Notes on a Scandal: A Novel

Meredith3 @Reviewsbylola delightful! I stacked it, thanks! 😸 6y

Kappadeemom @Reviewsbylola the True OG 😂😂 Down here in Georgia we‘d just look at her real sad and say “Bless her heart” 😄 (edited) 6y

IamIamIam It frightens me that Mary Kay Letorneau's name was on the tip of my tongue but I can't remember what I walked into any room for!!!! 🤣 6y

britt_brooke @IamIamIam 😆 6y

Meredith3 @IamIamIam I think that is totally normal! 😹 6y

emilyhaldi Lolol @Kappadeemom loving your commentary tonight!! 😆🙌🏻 6y

Kappadeemom @IamIamIam And I remember that she is a baby mama with a 14 year old. I bet he didn‘t even brush his teeth (remember, I have FOUR teenage boys) 6y

Meredith3 @Kappadeemom omg 😫😖😝😹 boys are so gross 6y

Kappadeemom @Meredith3 Yesssssss, when they are 14, they don‘t bathe 6y

IamIamIam @Kappadeemom 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Omigosh, RIGHT?!?! 6y

Cinfhen Love the hashtag!!!!!! (edited) 6y

Cinfhen Your tagged book sounds awesome @Reviewsbylola 6y

Mdargusch “Bless her heart” I love that @Kappadeemom I need to say that more often! 6y

Reviewsbylola It‘s amazing! @cinfhen. There‘s is a movie too that was very good! 6y

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Reviewsbylola

Don't Tell Alfred | Nancy Mitford

The Mitford girls embody #spicegirls for me—smart, sassy, and well known in their day. I have read three of Nancy‘s books so far and loved all of them (The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate, and Wigs on the Green) and one of Jessica‘s (The American Way of Death Revisited) which was also fantastic. #aprella

Cinfhen, emilyhaldi, Mdargusch

Cinfhen Don‘t know the three books but the covers are beautiful 😍😍😍 6y

MeganAnn These covers are gorgeous!! 😍 Where did you get them? 6y

rubyslippersreads 😍📚😍 6y

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BekahB Wow those are beautiful editions! I have The American Way of Death but I haven‘t read it yet. 6y

Melissa_J Those are so pretty! 6y

Hooked_on_books Love those covers! 6y

peacegypsy Beautiful novels. 🌺 6y

Reviewsbylola I bought them from Book Depository for @emilyhaldi for her birthday. 😂 @MeganAnn 6y

Gissy Those covers! 😱💖💖💖💖💖💖 6y

emilyhaldi Thanks for my great gift 💁🏻‍♀️ 6y

Mdargusch So pretty! The Mitford girls were definitely spicey! 6y

jillrhudy @Aimeesue a hundred thousand swoons 6y

BarbaraBB I didn‘t know there was a Jessica! 6y

Reviewsbylola Yes, she went by Decca. @barbarabb Her book is obviously a bit outdated now but still felt very relevant.

The American Way of Death Revisited

Kalalalatja Lovelovelovelove those editions 😍😍😍 6y

Aimeesue @jillrhudy Those are GORGEOUS! 6y

CarolynM 💕💕💕Love these books! Great pick. Jessica's autobiography Hons and Rebels is pretty good too. 6y

Reviewsbylola Ive had that on my TBR for years and years!! @CarolynM 6y

batsy Pretty!! 6y

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