Things I Should Have Said by Jamie Lynn Spears Book Review

Things I Should Have Said is a brand-new autobiography about the life of Jamie Lynn Spears. She grew up in a small town in Louisiana. She begins the book by sharing how she was the third child of the family. When she was born her brother, Brian was 12 and Britney, was 9. She explained how she was a surprise baby and her dad had a vasectomy and he failed to get the follow up test done. She explained how money was tight for them and she recalls a time a friend of her mother’s had to pay for her clothing at a store and how she felt the humiliation. Her mother owned and operated the Little Red School House. Her father worked on developing businesses and he was good at construction and welding, he owned a restaurant, and he opened up a gym. Her father had one big problem and that was he liked to drink. She revealed how Britney recorded a demo and was eventually picked up by a record label and had natural talent. Jamie also took voice and dance lessons but she cared more about acting. She opened up about how the rise to fame changed the dynamic of their home. She shared how they were all expected to keep Britney happy and her mother would remind her often not to upset Britney. Her parent’s marriage also struggled and they divorced in 2002. They still worked together in business in Britney’s career. 

 

 

In the book, Jamie shared how she was asked to join the cast of Nickelodeon’s, All That. She opened up about her experiences on the show. She also felt that the show created more havoc in her parent’s marriage because they were busy trying to manage both girl’s careers. She also revealed how she was asked to be the lead character in Zoey 101 and how it became a huge hit. She later also shared how this presented challenges between her and her mother. She described how her mother hit her with a purse and how she emotionally snapped at her. She also discussed how she met Casper and eventually had a teenage pregnancy.

 

 

Another part of the book was the story and relationship of Britney. Throughout the book, readers will get to hear from Jamie’s side of events that happened. Britney has recently made headlines for speaking out about the events and how she claims that some of them are false. She also touched on Britney’s conservatorship in 2008. 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome autobiography on the life of Jamie Lynn Spears to anyone who is eager to hear her side of the story. I have always enjoyed Jamie’s acting in Zoey 101. I remember watching all the episodes as a teenager. I enjoyed reading some of the behind-the-scenes stories. I also appreciated in the book she revealed the story behind her daughter’s scary accident in 2017 involving an ATV for the very first time. I immensely liked how transparent she was in sharing about her life story and her relationship with her parents and Britney. I can see that fame definably added drama and messed up their family relationships. I’m personally a believer in Jamie’s side of the events and that they did in fact happened. Some of the events are very shocking. Readers will be eager to learn from Jamie’s side of things and her own life story.

If you would like to purchase a copy of Things I Should Have Said, check it out on Amazon.com:

 

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Things-Should-Have-Said-Figuring/dp/1546001026/