Brunette Ambition

This book is the best book I have read in quite some time. Especially as far as lifestyle books are concerned. Granted, I am and have always been a huge supporter of Lea Michele. I’m an ultimate fan and have always been inspired by her. But I truly believe that even someone who knows very little about Lea Michele will benefit from reading “Brunette Ambition,” and will ultimately love the book, at that.A fair concern when reading a lifestyle book written by a celebrity is always that it will come across as very self-serving. This book did not. I never once felt like Lea Michele was bragging about how above-and-beyond her life is, or how wonderful it can be to live life in the fast-lane. I never felt like she was presenting the reader with recipes and workout tips because she felt hers were the best. Instead, I felt like I was reading a book written by my best friend.She approached the readers as though we all ARE her best friends. She shared her journey with us, and was unafraid to be honest, addressing both the ups and the downs, the happiest moments and the struggles. I truly believe that Lea Michele has a gift that only comes around once in a lifetime. But it was amazing to learn how much she struggled to get into this industry. How often she was told that she could never be a star. How many people told her she wasn’t pretty enough to be on television. In my personal opinion, Lea Michele is gorgeous. But what makes her so beautiful is that her beauty shines from within. And more importantly, she accepts herself and honors the fact that she DOESN’T look like everyone else. And she encourages us all to do the same.Furthermore, never once when she was sharing healthy recipes or workout tips did she ever use the word “skinny.” Not once. She always talked about being “healthy.” Because size varies and it isn’t what’s important. Health is what is important. And the fact that she is aware enough to realize this, especially as someone who is in an industry where so much revolves around looks, was so refreshing and encouraging. Inspirational.Her recipes all looked delicious – and simple! She never preached about the fact that she generally lives a vegetarian lifestyle. She just shared her personal favorite snacks and how to make them. She shared her love of food and was so passionate about it that it made me passionate, too! I can’t wait to try out some of those recipes. And I am also inspired to keep myself healthy and moving, whenever I can.I also loved learning about her beauty “secrets.” She was honest about having to deal with skin issues, just like the rest of us. She continued to encourage the reader to highlight our most unique features and never, ever hide them or accept someone else who encourages us to hide them.Her entire lifestyle is one I can relate to – her preference for a quiet life, her love of staying in and watching television, and her belief that friends and family matter most. All in all, Lea Michele is a genuine, down-to-earth, decent individual. I will always think of her as Rachel Berry, sure, but only in the sense that it was Lea Michele who made that role something special. Lea Michele seems like the type of person you’d want to have in your life. I don’t live in Hollywood and I may never meet her, so having this book is second-best to having her as a personal friend. But let’s face it: she IS a friend. Her stories inspire us, her words encourage us, she’s there when we need her most. And now we are able to take a little piece of her with us every day and incorporate all the amazing tips and tricks into our own lives.I definitely plan on absorbing some of her lifestyle go-to’s into my everyday life. It is comforting to know that I will always have a little piece of her with me. And I have no doubt that she will continue to inspire me each and every day.Everyone who reads this book will be able to find something that will benefit or speak to them. Whether or not you are a fan of Lea Michele, you will still have something to gain from reading this book. Let yourself be inspired!Lea Michele has definitely earned my support for life. I am part of the “Brunette Ambition Movement.”

I was sad when I finished this book. It was vey good. I loved the writing style, it was very personal and informative. I enjoyed actually getting to learn about her life and that she has some of the same problems we all do, pimples, watching your weight, friendships, losses, etc. I love Glee and Lea Michele, reading this book gave me a sence of the person she is. It felt like she was my best friend while reading the pages of the book. I enjoyed the pictures she included as well and the intimate look into her life and childhood. Family and Friends are important to her. I have used some of the tips she included in the book and actually tried some of the food suggestions, I am trying to eat better and her book helped with that too. I loved the beauty tips and how she was so relateable and how she included tips for middle class people who cant afford the expensive spa treatments.

I loved the experience Lea Michele takes you on while reading this book. Michele gives a very detailed inside scoop of her life at the time. Her advice is practical and helpful even to those who may not be in show business. I purely read this book due to my admiration for her work, but I would reccomend this book to anyone needing a little more guidance on how to navigate the wonders of being an independent young adult. Once again, I loved this book and getting a taste of knowing who Lea Michele is outside of her work.

To anyone who knows me personally, I have a massive girl crush on Lea Michele. I started following her career back when I first heard some of the music from Spring Awakening, which was the same year that it was nominated for all of the Tony awards in 2007. (I can’t help it, I’m a Broadway musical nerd and I spend a lot of time in my car singing along to soundtracks)Anyway, by the time Glee premiered in 2009 I had already been listening to the Spring Awakening soundtrack for two years and was already familiar with Lea’s amazing voice, but had never actually seen her perform other than in grainy bootleg versions of Spring Awakening on YouTube. Needless to say, I was basically hooked at the beginning.Lea’s book follows her rise to stardom through the ups and downs of her Broadway career as a child in Les Miserables, Ragtime, and Fiddler on the Roof. She details her decision to have a normal high school experience before returning to workshop Spring Awakening and meeting her best friend J Groff. (Who, by the way, I had a giant crush on as well.)The novel is interspersed with advice concerning personal health and beauty care, (I do plan on trying her bath routine to get smoother skin), healthy recipes that range from Vegan to Pescatarian, and beauty advice straight from her beauty team. Which, let’s face it, always make her look fabulous, so how can we ignore their advice?I think the best part of Brunette Ambition is Lea’s ability to make the reader feel like she is talking directly to them, and the reader gets a chance to find out what all they might have in common with the singer/actress. For instance, Heathers is one of my favorite movies of all time, and evidently it is in Lea’s top ten movies to watch with her girlfriends!I was a bit disappointed that there wasn’t a specific chapter on Cory (only because the Edelweiss page showed that he was supposed to originally have his own chapter), but I understand why there isn’t and respect her desire to only share her gratitude for his love and influence on her life.I recommend everyone go out and buy a copy of this great book, I know I’ll be re-reading and using some of the recipes soon!5 BardsFor more reviews, check out [...]

A qualidade do material é ótima, confesso que me impressionou. Quanto ao conteúdo, é muito interessante para os fãs da Lea, pois descobrimos bastante ela e seu ponto de vista em vários aspectos da vida. Leitura que vale a pena.

me encantó, no sólo habla sobre su vida desde broadway hasta Glee sino que te ayuda a tu propio bienestar, habla cómo si te estuviera hablando a ti, da muuy buenos tips que para mi opinión necesitaba que alguien me los dijera y también su rutina de ejercicio es muy buena, lo adoré.

Bel libro.. soprattutto per chi ama lea Michele...tante informazioni e anche qualche ricetta che ho provato...lo consiglio ovviamente a chi è fan di lea michele e ama Glee

I'm very happy with the book. It is very interesting to learn about the life and career of Lea Michele. She is very beautiful. If everyone were a GLEE fan, it would continue to infest.

I love Lea Michael she is a amazing talented person who inrisped me. so I know I had to buy this book I love her in glee, scream queens and Lea voice is excellent. I like the way it talk about the way Lea was bought up, fashion tips, food and lifestyle. It is a good book it arrived early but the condition was not that great there was marks, a dent in the back of the book. But the dent not that bad you can hardly see it. If you love Lea Michael then this is a book for you. I love Lea Michael and Rachel berry from glee.