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How to Be a Boss B*tch: Never Apologize, Build Your Brand, and Succeed on Your Terms
Christine Quinn, the breakout star of Netflix’s hit Selling Sunset , shows women how to unapologetically own their power in business and relationships to live the life they want.
Let’s get one thing straight right up If you’re going to call me a bitch, I’m going to take it as a compliment.
Part prescriptive how-to, part manifesto, part tell-all, Christine Quinn’s How to Be a Boss B*tch candidly covers sex and money, fashion and fame, gossip and gratitude, confidence and consciousness. Quinn has been called everything from “the most-talked-about woman on TV” to “the villain 2020 needed,” and she isn’t shy about any of the qualities that got her the success she has tenacity, confidence, and fearlessness, all while dressed in full glam and designer. By sharing details of her journey from high school dropout to self-made millionaire, reality TV star, and fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Quinn gives her readers the tools to define their own Boss Bitch style and manifest their own success—without being held back by society’s terms.
From branding yourself with a signature style that reflects your unique strengths, to using your opponent’s poison as your power, to learning the basics of a successful negotiation, to getting fired—and being ecstatic about it— How to Be a Boss B*tch is a modern guide to living a bold, authentic life.
Let’s get one thing straight right up If you’re going to call me a bitch, I’m going to take it as a compliment.
Part prescriptive how-to, part manifesto, part tell-all, Christine Quinn’s How to Be a Boss B*tch candidly covers sex and money, fashion and fame, gossip and gratitude, confidence and consciousness. Quinn has been called everything from “the most-talked-about woman on TV” to “the villain 2020 needed,” and she isn’t shy about any of the qualities that got her the success she has tenacity, confidence, and fearlessness, all while dressed in full glam and designer. By sharing details of her journey from high school dropout to self-made millionaire, reality TV star, and fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Quinn gives her readers the tools to define their own Boss Bitch style and manifest their own success—without being held back by society’s terms.
From branding yourself with a signature style that reflects your unique strengths, to using your opponent’s poison as your power, to learning the basics of a successful negotiation, to getting fired—and being ecstatic about it— How to Be a Boss B*tch is a modern guide to living a bold, authentic life.
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Published May 17, 2022
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February 27, 2024
For Fans of Selling Sunset!
How to Be a Boss B*tch is Christine Quinn’s debut novel. Christine is the villain in Selling Sunset, a real estate show with very low stakes drama on Netflix. Seriously, I think most of the show follows a script of two people having a conversation, then more people have a conversation about the first conversation, and then everyone argues over what was originally said.
Christine has a confidence that is enviable. She walks into a room despite all of the haters. One day, an article about her popped up on my Google feed, and when I opened the article, there were so many negative comments, and I felt really bad for her.
So what did I think of her book?
How to Be a Boss B*tch is a nice first effort, but the self-help market is really competitive. There is another really famous female self-help author named Rachel Hollis. She encourages women to own their power and reach for their dreams. She would frequently use herself as an example. Essentially, “Look what I did! If I can do it, you can too!” Rachel was a very successful businesswoman with a large family and a husband, somehow making it all work. However, it didn’t really work, and she ended up filing for divorce after giving all this advice. So needing something to fill this void, I wanted to turn to Christine.
First of all, Christine needs a new editor. How to Be a Boss B*tch is poorly structured. In Rachel Hollis’s book, Girl Wash Your Face, she had a certain number of lessons or tips, and each tip had a little story about her life. It is really fascinating, a great example of storytelling. In How to Be a Boss B*tch, the book is almost a free-flow of consciousness. It would have been much more compelling if it had some tips laid out and then a story from her personal life.
Alright so now for some of my comments on her advice and stories….
Some of her advice is confusing. She advocates getting a sugar daddy but always keeping your own money, keeping separate accounts, but be honest from your first date about what you want. Why can’t people just say, “I don’t want to be controlled financially. I’m going to spend money on certain things, and I don’t want to be hassled.” If your partner starts crying because you purchase an ice cream cone or starts bawling because you eat a meal at Olive Garden, you clearly know that your partner is unhinged, and you probably should not pursue that relationship.
Christine recounts how she had a sugar daddy, but she felt too controlled by him, how he wanted to do everything together. You can’t exactly just tell someone, “Leave your credit card at the door and go away.”
Christine has a chapter, “Never Pay Retail” which is about looking for bargains. However, she really knocks her parents for using a coupon. What is wrong with coupons? I love coupons. Once someone told me a story about how her date pulled out a coupon to go to the movies and how she was simply appalled. For me, I was like, “Hey, do you know where he got that coupon? Because I would really love one.” If you are going to buy a product or service anyways, why not save money? I have literally walked into a car dealership and negotiated a $600 per month payment down to $300 per month with a warranty and three years of free oil changes.
You better believe that when I spend $10,000 on hotel charges, I am calling up my hotel asking for free water and breakfast. If I am staying on an island, breakfast can run $50 per person. This is a huge savings!
In one of her stories, Christine talks about how she purchased a Louis Vuitton purse, fully intending to return it within the return period. However, the salesclerk would not accept her return. Her problems were all solved when some drunk guys at the bar gave her a large tip. This is not a power story.
If this was me, I would immediately call American Express and put a block on the charge. Secondly, Christine was not very creative in her money-raising efforts. She essentially got lucky. When I was at Michigan State, strolling along Grand River, I saw a little table set-up on the sidewalk with two students and a box of brownies. They had a sign, “M.I.P. Bake Sale.” For those of you who may not be up on the lingo, M.I.P. stands for Minor In Possession, these are college students who were ticketed for underage drinking. This bake sale was overwhelming popular! These two students quickly had enough money to cover their ticket. It would have been a really awesome story if Christine had a bake sale on Sunset Boulevard for her Louis Vuitton purse.
And there are so many creative ways to earn money especially these days. Now, you can turn your passions into a YouTube channel. Recently, I saw a post where there is a company paying people $200 to read a book. However, Christine just recommends saving money. But lots of people don’t earn enough money to save properly.
Christine also talks about being rich. However, I think Christine is defining rich as having lots of money. At least according to me, being rich is more than just having lots of money. If I am working 100 hours per week, my health is failing, my bank account is full, but I never have anytime to pursue my passions like reading, am I really rich?
If you are reading this looking for some insight about Christine’s Selling Sunset co-workers and clients, you will be disappointed. There are no such stories.
Overall, I am looking forward to Christine growing as an author and spreading her confidence to others, but Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis is more entertaining and has a better format.
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Feb The Grapes of Wrath
Mar Oliver Twist
Apr Madame Bovary
May A Clockwork Orange
Jun Possession
Jul The Folk of the Faraway Tree Collection
Aug Crime and Punishment
Sep Heart of Darkness
Oct Moby-Dick
Nov Far From the Madding Crowd
Dec A Tale of Two Cities
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How to Be a Boss B*tch is Christine Quinn’s debut novel. Christine is the villain in Selling Sunset, a real estate show with very low stakes drama on Netflix. Seriously, I think most of the show follows a script of two people having a conversation, then more people have a conversation about the first conversation, and then everyone argues over what was originally said.
Christine has a confidence that is enviable. She walks into a room despite all of the haters. One day, an article about her popped up on my Google feed, and when I opened the article, there were so many negative comments, and I felt really bad for her.
So what did I think of her book?
How to Be a Boss B*tch is a nice first effort, but the self-help market is really competitive. There is another really famous female self-help author named Rachel Hollis. She encourages women to own their power and reach for their dreams. She would frequently use herself as an example. Essentially, “Look what I did! If I can do it, you can too!” Rachel was a very successful businesswoman with a large family and a husband, somehow making it all work. However, it didn’t really work, and she ended up filing for divorce after giving all this advice. So needing something to fill this void, I wanted to turn to Christine.
First of all, Christine needs a new editor. How to Be a Boss B*tch is poorly structured. In Rachel Hollis’s book, Girl Wash Your Face, she had a certain number of lessons or tips, and each tip had a little story about her life. It is really fascinating, a great example of storytelling. In How to Be a Boss B*tch, the book is almost a free-flow of consciousness. It would have been much more compelling if it had some tips laid out and then a story from her personal life.
Alright so now for some of my comments on her advice and stories….
Some of her advice is confusing. She advocates getting a sugar daddy but always keeping your own money, keeping separate accounts, but be honest from your first date about what you want. Why can’t people just say, “I don’t want to be controlled financially. I’m going to spend money on certain things, and I don’t want to be hassled.” If your partner starts crying because you purchase an ice cream cone or starts bawling because you eat a meal at Olive Garden, you clearly know that your partner is unhinged, and you probably should not pursue that relationship.
Christine recounts how she had a sugar daddy, but she felt too controlled by him, how he wanted to do everything together. You can’t exactly just tell someone, “Leave your credit card at the door and go away.”
Christine has a chapter, “Never Pay Retail” which is about looking for bargains. However, she really knocks her parents for using a coupon. What is wrong with coupons? I love coupons. Once someone told me a story about how her date pulled out a coupon to go to the movies and how she was simply appalled. For me, I was like, “Hey, do you know where he got that coupon? Because I would really love one.” If you are going to buy a product or service anyways, why not save money? I have literally walked into a car dealership and negotiated a $600 per month payment down to $300 per month with a warranty and three years of free oil changes.
You better believe that when I spend $10,000 on hotel charges, I am calling up my hotel asking for free water and breakfast. If I am staying on an island, breakfast can run $50 per person. This is a huge savings!
In one of her stories, Christine talks about how she purchased a Louis Vuitton purse, fully intending to return it within the return period. However, the salesclerk would not accept her return. Her problems were all solved when some drunk guys at the bar gave her a large tip. This is not a power story.
If this was me, I would immediately call American Express and put a block on the charge. Secondly, Christine was not very creative in her money-raising efforts. She essentially got lucky. When I was at Michigan State, strolling along Grand River, I saw a little table set-up on the sidewalk with two students and a box of brownies. They had a sign, “M.I.P. Bake Sale.” For those of you who may not be up on the lingo, M.I.P. stands for Minor In Possession, these are college students who were ticketed for underage drinking. This bake sale was overwhelming popular! These two students quickly had enough money to cover their ticket. It would have been a really awesome story if Christine had a bake sale on Sunset Boulevard for her Louis Vuitton purse.
And there are so many creative ways to earn money especially these days. Now, you can turn your passions into a YouTube channel. Recently, I saw a post where there is a company paying people $200 to read a book. However, Christine just recommends saving money. But lots of people don’t earn enough money to save properly.
Christine also talks about being rich. However, I think Christine is defining rich as having lots of money. At least according to me, being rich is more than just having lots of money. If I am working 100 hours per week, my health is failing, my bank account is full, but I never have anytime to pursue my passions like reading, am I really rich?
If you are reading this looking for some insight about Christine’s Selling Sunset co-workers and clients, you will be disappointed. There are no such stories.
Overall, I am looking forward to Christine growing as an author and spreading her confidence to others, but Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis is more entertaining and has a better format.
2024 Reading Schedule
Jan Middlemarch
Feb The Grapes of Wrath
Mar Oliver Twist
Apr Madame Bovary
May A Clockwork Orange
Jun Possession
Jul The Folk of the Faraway Tree Collection
Aug Crime and Punishment
Sep Heart of Darkness
Oct Moby-Dick
Nov Far From the Madding Crowd
Dec A Tale of Two Cities
Connect With Me!
Blog Twitter BookTube Facebook Insta
October 20, 2023
I have listened to How to Be a Biss B*tch on Audible. It cost me one credit.
At the beginning of this book, I was sceptical, however, I was drawn to Christine Quinn's voice. It was different from what I had used to on the Selling Sunset. I loved her character in the show and I enjoyed listening to a book.
Then you can find some optimism and fun while listening.
At the beginning of this book, I was sceptical, however, I was drawn to Christine Quinn's voice. It was different from what I had used to on the Selling Sunset. I loved her character in the show and I enjoyed listening to a book.
Then you can find some optimism and fun while listening.
May 18, 2022
As some of you may know 'How to Be a Boss Bitch' was my most anticipated release of the year when I preordered it back in December. I have to say that this book exceeded my very high expectations of what I expected from Christine. Christine is my favourite from Selling Sunset (even though I know she was especially edited in Seasons 4 and 5) because of how she was so unapologetic in being herself and how she stood for no bullshit.
This self help isn't like the average self help book that gives the same advice over and over again. How to Be a Boss Bitch gives vulnerable and motivational advice from Christine mixed in with her own experiences that we don't hear on Selling Sunset. I found myself really relating to what Christine was saying and found some amazing tips. I would really recommend picking this up as it is really underrated and I can't wait for more work that Christine does!
This self help isn't like the average self help book that gives the same advice over and over again. How to Be a Boss Bitch gives vulnerable and motivational advice from Christine mixed in with her own experiences that we don't hear on Selling Sunset. I found myself really relating to what Christine was saying and found some amazing tips. I would really recommend picking this up as it is really underrated and I can't wait for more work that Christine does!
June 4, 2022
Second worst book I’ve ever read in my entire life. It was so bad that it was good 😂
June 20, 2022
If Evelyn Hugo were real, she would probably be like Christine Quinn! -> (my opinion)
First and foremost I didn't knew Quinn before I read this book. I didn't watched Selling Sunset or had seen her in any place before.
Which I'm not being mean, it's just my way of telling you that I didn't knew her or had seen her before reading ''How to be a Boss B*tch''.
However she is so relatable for me: Her opinions*, her way of be herself, how she struggle with life and how she fought for everything that she nowadays have.
Although I don't have what I'm supposed to have in my life YET - which is sucess on my future career and money to be independent - I see myself on her in a lot of times.
I 100% recommend it!
*her opinions* > i just disagreed with her when she says about self love + botox. i think that you have to love yourself with all the wrongness or uglyness that you're born with and not just love yourself because of cirurgy. even though i respect what she was trying to say and what she believes.
First and foremost I didn't knew Quinn before I read this book. I didn't watched Selling Sunset or had seen her in any place before.
Which I'm not being mean, it's just my way of telling you that I didn't knew her or had seen her before reading ''How to be a Boss B*tch''.
However she is so relatable for me: Her opinions*, her way of be herself, how she struggle with life and how she fought for everything that she nowadays have.
Although I don't have what I'm supposed to have in my life YET - which is sucess on my future career and money to be independent - I see myself on her in a lot of times.
I 100% recommend it!
*her opinions* > i just disagreed with her when she says about self love + botox. i think that you have to love yourself with all the wrongness or uglyness that you're born with and not just love yourself because of cirurgy. even though i respect what she was trying to say and what she believes.
June 15, 2022
4.5⭐
selling sunset needs christine quinn so much more than christine quinn needs selling sunset...
selling sunset needs christine quinn so much more than christine quinn needs selling sunset...
March 8, 2025
I’ve been watching “Selling Sunset” since its debut season, and Christine has always been my favorite character. (I use the word “character” because, as Christine emphasizes in her book, SS is a television show just like any other television show. All those women are just playing a part.) My girlfriends and I loved to hate her, and we all agree that the show took a nosedive after she moved on.
You know what else took a nosedive? My appreciation for Abrams after I read Christine’s book.
My goodness, this book needed a better editing team. I’ve never caught so many typos in a traditionally published work. Don’t get me wrong; I know typos are normal. The best proofreader in the world can’t catch 100% of them (and I say this as a professional editor and proofreader myself). Even new editions of 200+-year-old classics are printed with unidentified typos! But Christine Quinn’s book sports so many little formatting, punctuation, and spelling errors that I wonder whether a proofreader took a pass at this at all.
And don’t get me started on the repetition. Christine assumes all her readers have short-term memory loss.
For example, she introduces the fact that she “got cast in a movie called Shark Night 3D” at least three times throughout the book. You’d think by the third mention, she’d trust that we remember that Shark Night 3D is a movie she was in, but every time she brings it up, she introduces it like a brand new fact — like that friend/family member who repeats the same story a thousand times because they keep forgetting they already recounted it to you.
At first, I suspected the repetition was for the readers who will only read a select few chapters rather than the whole book in order, a fairly common practice with nonfiction. But then, Christine introduced “Mastro’s, this fabulous steakhouse where [my husband and I] had our first date” *three times* in the *same chapter!*
I remember that you and your husband had your first date at a steakhouse, Christine. You told me two pages ago.
Let’s address the content of the book itself. Christine gives some decent advice — “as soon as you start resenting the thing you once loved, it’s time to move on”; it’s important to have your own income and bank account because “it’s a great way to maintain your individuality, independence, and also privacy” — but a lot of it is contradictory.
For example, she boasts about how she saved money while filming season one of SS by returning dresses to Nordstrom after wearing them only once, then admonishes her parents for clipping coupons. Huh?
Here’s what finally made me put the book down: In her chapter on sex and romance, she brags about breaking guys’ hearts and making them cry, and she never expresses that she regrets this. Then, on the very next page, she writes about how important it is to approach a relationship from a place of self-worth.
News flash: people who have self-worth don’t hurt others.
It just reinforced a double standard between women and men: When a man says he enjoys breaking women’s hearts, We the People say, “Wow, that guy’s a horrible person. What sicko enjoys hurting women?” (See: all the one-star reviews of “Diary of an Oxygen Thief.”) But when a *woman* says she enjoys breaking *men’s* hearts, We the People say, “Yaaaaas, queen! Exercise your power!!1!1”
As a feminist — and as a woman with a younger brother — I can’t praise Christine Quinn for doing to men what I would never want a man to do to my sisters and I.
DNF @ 59%.
You know what else took a nosedive? My appreciation for Abrams after I read Christine’s book.
My goodness, this book needed a better editing team. I’ve never caught so many typos in a traditionally published work. Don’t get me wrong; I know typos are normal. The best proofreader in the world can’t catch 100% of them (and I say this as a professional editor and proofreader myself). Even new editions of 200+-year-old classics are printed with unidentified typos! But Christine Quinn’s book sports so many little formatting, punctuation, and spelling errors that I wonder whether a proofreader took a pass at this at all.
And don’t get me started on the repetition. Christine assumes all her readers have short-term memory loss.
For example, she introduces the fact that she “got cast in a movie called Shark Night 3D” at least three times throughout the book. You’d think by the third mention, she’d trust that we remember that Shark Night 3D is a movie she was in, but every time she brings it up, she introduces it like a brand new fact — like that friend/family member who repeats the same story a thousand times because they keep forgetting they already recounted it to you.
At first, I suspected the repetition was for the readers who will only read a select few chapters rather than the whole book in order, a fairly common practice with nonfiction. But then, Christine introduced “Mastro’s, this fabulous steakhouse where [my husband and I] had our first date” *three times* in the *same chapter!*
I remember that you and your husband had your first date at a steakhouse, Christine. You told me two pages ago.
Let’s address the content of the book itself. Christine gives some decent advice — “as soon as you start resenting the thing you once loved, it’s time to move on”; it’s important to have your own income and bank account because “it’s a great way to maintain your individuality, independence, and also privacy” — but a lot of it is contradictory.
For example, she boasts about how she saved money while filming season one of SS by returning dresses to Nordstrom after wearing them only once, then admonishes her parents for clipping coupons. Huh?
Here’s what finally made me put the book down: In her chapter on sex and romance, she brags about breaking guys’ hearts and making them cry, and she never expresses that she regrets this. Then, on the very next page, she writes about how important it is to approach a relationship from a place of self-worth.
News flash: people who have self-worth don’t hurt others.
It just reinforced a double standard between women and men: When a man says he enjoys breaking women’s hearts, We the People say, “Wow, that guy’s a horrible person. What sicko enjoys hurting women?” (See: all the one-star reviews of “Diary of an Oxygen Thief.”) But when a *woman* says she enjoys breaking *men’s* hearts, We the People say, “Yaaaaas, queen! Exercise your power!!1!1”
As a feminist — and as a woman with a younger brother — I can’t praise Christine Quinn for doing to men what I would never want a man to do to my sisters and I.
DNF @ 59%.
July 4, 2023
My gosh I loved this book! I drank it down faster than a Timmy's steeped tea lmao
I feel like this book changed me, influenced me, an inspired me to be the me that I really want to be.
I want more! I wish it was longer or Christine had more books. I'm finding myself watching all her podcasts now haha I love her.
I'm inspired by her work ethic, her drive, style, beauty, her entrepreneurship mindset and go getter attitude, meanwhile not giving a f about what you think about it. She's very empowering. I also enjoyed her sense of humor. And I also liked that the book was written as if she was talking to you - saying oh we'll get to more on that in a second, etc.
Obviously she has amazing style the girl is living life! She is so beautiful, and so stylish. She says that everyone in LA is pretty but not everyone has style and that's how you set yourself apart. She says if you committed a crime (don't though lol) then how would people describe you to he police? Own your style, look at yourself and ask yourself is this the person I want to show the world? Because you have the power to change it update it and make it you.
It was interesting hearing about her childhood. Her parents were super strict and religious. She wouldn't be allowed out go on sleepovers etc. and she was home a lot. Then they put her in a special school because she had ADD and didn't want to learn anything. But this new school had a whole bunch of drug dealers, and criminals. Well she learned a lot from them actually.
Fake it until you make it, I feel like Christine is sooooo open and honest! At least in this book lol and at least years later. Because she lied on her resume saying that she finished highschool and that she had bartending experience, but she jut learned all the drinks herself and got the job and was actually great at it. She does lie to get what she wants but I think many people actually do that tbh.
I feel like this book changed me, influenced me, an inspired me to be the me that I really want to be.
I want more! I wish it was longer or Christine had more books. I'm finding myself watching all her podcasts now haha I love her.
I'm inspired by her work ethic, her drive, style, beauty, her entrepreneurship mindset and go getter attitude, meanwhile not giving a f about what you think about it. She's very empowering. I also enjoyed her sense of humor. And I also liked that the book was written as if she was talking to you - saying oh we'll get to more on that in a second, etc.
Obviously she has amazing style the girl is living life! She is so beautiful, and so stylish. She says that everyone in LA is pretty but not everyone has style and that's how you set yourself apart. She says if you committed a crime (don't though lol) then how would people describe you to he police? Own your style, look at yourself and ask yourself is this the person I want to show the world? Because you have the power to change it update it and make it you.
It was interesting hearing about her childhood. Her parents were super strict and religious. She wouldn't be allowed out go on sleepovers etc. and she was home a lot. Then they put her in a special school because she had ADD and didn't want to learn anything. But this new school had a whole bunch of drug dealers, and criminals. Well she learned a lot from them actually.
Fake it until you make it, I feel like Christine is sooooo open and honest! At least in this book lol and at least years later. Because she lied on her resume saying that she finished highschool and that she had bartending experience, but she jut learned all the drinks herself and got the job and was actually great at it. She does lie to get what she wants but I think many people actually do that tbh.
July 26, 2022
i am pleasantly surprised! i actually think miss CQ gives some pretty stellar advice, and you can definitely hear her talking on the pages. if you go into this one as a fan and with an open mind you will totally have fun and actually take some guidance from it
January 11, 2022
most anticipated read of 2022 😻😻 i genuinely cannot wait i will pass away when i’m finished this will be the best thing in my life
June 18, 2022
I listened to this audiobook as I love Selling Sunset!
Wow, what a listen 🤣
Christine just does not care what others think and is very unapologetic. She's obviously a savvy lady and there was some good snippets of advice in the book.
The book is very extravagant, very funny and very Christine!
I preferred this book to Chrishells.
Wow, what a listen 🤣
Christine just does not care what others think and is very unapologetic. She's obviously a savvy lady and there was some good snippets of advice in the book.
The book is very extravagant, very funny and very Christine!
I preferred this book to Chrishells.
December 25, 2022
Inane yet obvious nonsense sprinkled with profanity for edginess. Hard pass.
May 24, 2022
Es un buen libro entretenido, me gusta su filosofía, definitivamente me hacen falta vibras de boss bitch! Disfrute su lectura. Empezaré a seguir algunos de sus ejemplos!
Obvio sabemos que Xtina no es exactamente una erudita ni quiere aparentarlo y eso es lo que me gusta de ella. Boss bitch unapologetic 👌🏼✨
Obvio sabemos que Xtina no es exactamente una erudita ni quiere aparentarlo y eso es lo que me gusta de ella. Boss bitch unapologetic 👌🏼✨
January 1, 2023
A quick and breezy read. I expected her life story but instead got motivational fluff. There were also many digs at her co-stars.
Mad props to her ghost writer who managed to make the motivational content somewhat useful. If only it was delivered in the appropriate medium of Instagram posts.
Mad props to her ghost writer who managed to make the motivational content somewhat useful. If only it was delivered in the appropriate medium of Instagram posts.
July 18, 2022
DNF at 55%. she repeats herself sooooo much that the book could have been a quarter of the length and said just as much. not even enjoyable to read after a couple of chapters
October 2, 2023
i love her i wanna be her
November 15, 2024
Epitome of modern day American dream-thinking and neoliberal self-commodification: "nobody has worked harder than me but if I can become filthy rich, so can you". Rather repetitive. Two stars because the ghost writer captured Christine's bitchy attitude.
September 7, 2022
i suppose i should have expected christine to keep contradicting herself but oof...this was rough
September 20, 2022
ugh just watch the show (or listen to the podcast)
https://www.frowl.org/worstbestseller...
https://www.frowl.org/worstbestseller...
April 25, 2022
Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy.
I was excited to read this prior to the new season of Selling Sunset being released. I appreciated Christine's honesty and her unapologetic perspectives. Loved that she shared her framework of constantly saving and building your success. Was also surprised to hear about how stages some of the aspects of the show are, I knew a lot was but was interesting to hear specific instances from her perspective. A very quick read, I think due to her casual writing style, it felt as though I was just sitting with a friend at happy hour over a glass of wine.
I was excited to read this prior to the new season of Selling Sunset being released. I appreciated Christine's honesty and her unapologetic perspectives. Loved that she shared her framework of constantly saving and building your success. Was also surprised to hear about how stages some of the aspects of the show are, I knew a lot was but was interesting to hear specific instances from her perspective. A very quick read, I think due to her casual writing style, it felt as though I was just sitting with a friend at happy hour over a glass of wine.
June 17, 2022
guys, i have a feeling that she’s tall, skinny, and blonde
// in all honesty i couldn’t stand christine throughout the selling sunset serious but reading this helped me view her in a different light. however, the actual writing style was garbage. poorly organised, constantly jumps between different time periods so it’s kinda hard to follow, super repetitive, and there’s also a whole bunch of typos/punctuation errors 😭 she should fire her editor
// in all honesty i couldn’t stand christine throughout the selling sunset serious but reading this helped me view her in a different light. however, the actual writing style was garbage. poorly organised, constantly jumps between different time periods so it’s kinda hard to follow, super repetitive, and there’s also a whole bunch of typos/punctuation errors 😭 she should fire her editor
January 19, 2024
I just want to say since reading Christine’s Boss Bitch guide, I been able to date outside the family, I got a double wide, and I rode a plane—rode a plane—rode a plane
May 20, 2023
Christine is back-pedalling and forward-pedalling so much she must be exhausted. Her descriptions of events are so contradictory. She’s graciously telling us that we should ALL stop woman shaming as she digs at her old colleagues and other women for being “basic” or not as good as her. I swear this book is just a yassified retelling of girl, wash your face. Christine clearly has a lot of internalized misogyny to work through….
I genuinely think this book would have been better if she dropped the girlboss gospel and did an exposé, tell all of her life.
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I genuinely think this book would have been better if she dropped the girlboss gospel and did an exposé, tell all of her life.
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January 11, 2022
most anticipated read of 2022 😻😻 i genuinely cannot wait i will pass away when i’m finished this will be the best thing in my life
June 18, 2022
Easy Reading 👍
December 28, 2022
I was very hopeful for this read. I was very curious about how this woman’s brain worked. It was about what I gauged. There were some themes that I enjoyed: manifesting, visualization, journaling, essentially envisioning the life that you want and going after it. Also, the recommendation on how to start saving money at a young age and not being so available (in many ways) when trying to pursue a serious relationship. But, there were so many conflicting things like, I’m not materialistic, but... I don’t care what other people think, but I wish people would be nice to me. I’m totally myself on the show, but I have an alter ego. The conflicting bits turned me off for this book. Unsure if this was a real attempt to introduce herself to the world, as it felt very veiled. Unfortunately, would not recommend.
Edit: Also, the book was super repetitive and unorganized. That is all!
Edit: Also, the book was super repetitive and unorganized. That is all!
June 29, 2022
If you've watched Selling Sunset, then you know Christine's style and it shines big time in her debut. I love her writing style and just how casual it is. I really liked her writing about her upbringing and her experiences.
However, I wasn't a fan of the self help aspect of this book, and really don't think she's giving great financial advice here. Also, the book was all over the place with thoughts and timelines and there was a lot of repetition.
However, I wasn't a fan of the self help aspect of this book, and really don't think she's giving great financial advice here. Also, the book was all over the place with thoughts and timelines and there was a lot of repetition.
August 8, 2023
Pro: Easy to read for people who consume american reality tv. Especially if you have seen selling sunset. I felt like I was reading her stream of consciousness, and I could really feel her attitude. There is a fun quiz in it.
Cons: The subjects and tips she mentioned I already kind of know. The structure wasn't great. For a self-help book, it had more stories about how it became a tip, rather than how to apply it.
Cons: The subjects and tips she mentioned I already kind of know. The structure wasn't great. For a self-help book, it had more stories about how it became a tip, rather than how to apply it.
July 5, 2022
I love Christine.. I thoroughly enjoyed her book. I found the book slow at first and I had to get used to her anecdotes and cheeky language. However I found her ideas interesting and to implement them in everyday life would be easier than some similar books I have read.
August 24, 2022
I loved loved loved this book. As someone who struggles with self confidence, Christine gave me motivation to live my life without fear and to always be fierce. A nice book to pass the time and leaves you with a good feeling.
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