India, Sept. 12 -- Raised in a strict Mormon environment, online personality Alyne Tamir was taught to be dutiful and selfless and to always put others first. The church's grip on her formative years was intense until she finally broke free from its constraints and societal expectations.

But alas, this book reads like an unedited confessional that tries to be brutally self-aware, but the sentiment is lost amidst the persistent textspeak littering through the prose (LOL!). Alyne is honest, yes, but her honesty doesn't translate into true revelation. The opening chapters are self-effacing, while the ending comes across as little more than a bloated attempt at self-discovery.

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