"This soul-soothing memoir from one-fifth of the Fab Five (and staunch advocate for LGBTQ mental health awareness) is also a deeply profound rumination on the relationship between one's culture—including what that even means—and one's self-perception.”
– OprahMag.com
"During every episode of Queer Eye, there’s at least one touching moment where Karamo Brown drops some serious wisdom about self-love and makes everybody cry. His moving memoir about overcoming adversity captures that feeling in book form.”
– HelloGiggles
“Queer Eye's cultural expert Karamo Brown tells his life story — and gives fans a delicious behind-the-scenes look at the taping of the feel-good Netflix series — in his new memoir.”
– Bustle
“Truly, truly fascinating.”
– Trevor Noah on The Daily Show
"Brown is candid and warm in all the ways his fans will expect. He relates a childhood filled with both love and trauma, his journey through anger problems and addiction, the stops and starts in creating a career that fit, and his unexpected path to fatherhood. Even his story's happy ending, a hit show and an upcoming wedding, is addressed with introspection. Brown states his passion for helping others find the language to communicate their emotions; readers will appreciate his openheartedness in sharing his own.”
– Booklist
"A powerful story of a young, gay black man’s fight to gain self-empowerment and healing."
– Publishers Weekly
"Fans will flock to this sincere memoir and its thoughtful advice."
– Library Journal