Unfiltered

No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me.

By: Lily Collins

Narrated by: Lily Collins

International bestseller!

In her groundbreaking debut essay collection, actress Lily Collins—Golden Globe-nominated star of Rules Don’t Apply, Mortal Instruments, and To the Bone—is opening a poignant, honest conversation about the things young women struggle with: body image, self-confidence, relationships, family, dating, and so much more.

Lily shares her life and her own deepest secrets, underlining that every single one of us experiences pain and heartbreak. We all understand what it’s like to live in the light and in the dark. For Lily, it’s about making it through to the other side, where you love what you see in the mirror and where you embrace yourself just as you are. She's learned that all it takes is one person standing up and saying something for everyone else to realize they’re not alone.

By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Lily’s honest voice will inspire you to be who you are and say what you feel. It’s time to claim your voice! It’s time to live your life unfiltered.

Confident and quirky with lots of therapy speak

I bought this impulsively. I am a fan of her work and love her show Emily in Paris. She actually had more of that character in her than I thought she would. Overall, while she has gone through some stuff and clearly overcome it, she’s probably too young to write a memoir. A light listen and may be good for young girls, but at the same time her life is not that relatable to an average gal going through stuff. Her acknowledgments were practically a chapter in itself and I found that weird. Her Reid was definitely personal, sometimes cute and entertaining. However, there was a recurring theme of therapy, speak and alluding to bad relationships that she only skimmed the surface on.

Wanted to Love it, For a Preteen Audience

As a young woman who is around the same age as Lily Collins, I was expecting to hear a coming of age story closer to my demographic. This is mostly geared towards themes for an adolescent, and I feel if it had been advertised as a young adults book, the reviews would be more positive. The themes that Lily shares are important to her I am sure but they are a bit elementary, feel like they came right out of a diary.

Celebrity gossip, but with an uplifting and inspiring twist

Lily definitely bares all without naming any names. From the relationship problems she's had with her dad to addiction and abuse, she uses her stories to try to reach out to others. I enjoyed that instead of viewing her issues with a victim mentality, she spins them in a positive light and spreads the knowledge she learned during her experiences.

I assumed from the backlash that initially sent a shockwave across the internet (readers attaching certain negative stories to good people) I would be reading with a chip on my shoulder as I felt like she would be talking down about people in her life. Instead I found that this book is certainly not reflective of the fans that have taken it and twisted her message. Her message in this book is of peace, love, and personal growth.

A good book for a teenage or young adult female to read to understand how to take the bad things that happen to you and turn them into learning experiences.

lovely

honest and lovely, love the way she talked in a emotional tone. good book indeed for teenagers

Book is more for teenagers

Love the actress, and how she honestly shares her story without sounding gossipy, but as a 30+ year old could not relate to her issues and struggles.