Type of read: Commuter Read.

What made me pick it up: It's Britney, bitch.

Overall rating: "Why is it so easy for people to forget that I'm a human." - This line gutted me for Spears. Throughout the entire book, the underlying tone is 'I just want to be treated like a human.' I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for her growing up and going through all of the experiences, pressure, trauma, and public scrutiny.

I say it every time I read a memoir, autobiography, biography, or any other book that really draws on personal experience and memories for content, the information within, is how the author experienced that particular time in their life and how they want to and are able to portray it to the world through their writing. I find it incredibly hard to rate books like 'The Woman in Me.' Mainly, I'm so thankful that Spears chose to share their story with us and do so in such a raw way. Personally, I feel like Spears has been through a lot - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually - and I think the more you read in 'The Woman in Me' the more you see how everything she experienced or had to work through has culminated into the human that she is today. I hope that writing and releasing 'The Woman in Me' to the world has allowed Spears to stop allowing certain memories and experiences to live rent-free inside her head. I hope the writing of this book was a cathartic exercise on how far she's come and how strong of an individual she is. And ultimately, I hope for nothing else than for her to find the peace and human relationships she not only wants but deserves.

Reader's Note: I was born in the '90s and will always be a major Britney fan. All of that said, I do feel like the things she had to put up with and how she was forced to grow have greatly impacted the individual Spears is today (for better or for worse). I want nothing more than to see my teenage idols receive the love, support, and assistance they need to be the best, most present versions of themselves.