I hate with a passion when people say "I wrote a book" but it's a ghost writer who really did, no babe, you didn't write a book, you had an idea and someone else wrote it, it's not the same.

i saw someone saying "The fact that the author name is bigger than the title is all I need to know about this book" and it couldn't be more true

When they described her as "being beautiful, but not knowing it" I immediately laughed and said, "OH NO!" The cringiest trope of YA fiction strikes again.

Okay but did the main character ever throw her hair up in a messy bun and peer in the mirror at her reflection with her blue orbs?

I want to read more books where women either know they are hot or are described as shapeless blobs. Or both

I literally wouldn’t even feel comfortable putting my name in big letters on a book I didn’t write

When as a society are we going to get past the "she was a ten but had no awareness of it, because knowing would make her VAIN and we can't have that" Edit: To be clear because I think some people in the replies are misunderstanding this, I am talking about a trope here. The trope of the girl who is the most flawless human to ever grace the earth, but hasn't the slightest clue about it because the writers don't want her seeming vain I guess since that's a negative quality.

It’s honestly so weird and gross to me that the person who actually wrote the book doesn’t even get credit on the cover even though we all know MBB was more of an assistant at best.

Wait wait hold on, the FMC is named Nelly? Nellie? and the love interest is named BOBBY?? And the "author" is named Millie Bobby Brown? Were there no other names from that time period they could have used?

So she basically wanted to have an idea for a screenplay that she could star on? And get some money on the side by seeking books? Got it.

I will never know why celebs thing they can just go and write a whole ass book only because they’re “famous.” 😭 They need to know that it takes so much more than just a moral and some cute characters to be called a novel.

Wow.... it wasn't good? wow! I'm literally so surprised. wow, I can't believe a book imagined by Millie Bobby Brown and ghostwritten for her wasn't good. I am just shocked. Mortified. Astounded. Flabbergasted.

1. Buckle knees 2. Fall to floor 3. Sob Finally! I've been searching for fresh new ways to truly embody my deep grief and despair. Maybe I'll try this out at funerals

She didn’t write this book, i can’t believe so many people believe she did and she’s not the only one, most famous people have ghost writers.

This is the greed and self-importance of celebrities. They start as singer (or whatever really), then do modelling, then acting, then create a cosmetic or clothing line, then write a book. Honestly the only respectable celebrities are the ones who stick to their thing.

Winston Churchill said “Never surrender.” and Millie heard “Never surrender the bag.” I do hope she has a great line of books in the future.

Wait up, I thought this was a damn memoir or something, not a fictional novel. I even felt having a ghostwriter for a memoir wasn't as bad as people made it seem but to have someone write a fictional novel and pose it off as your own is ten times worse

This is such a money grab situation when it’s not necessary at all. She got a book published with the intention of a movie adaptation, like dude just make the movie then? I’ve never been a huge fan of her but this actually angers me with so many authors struggling to get their work noticed and someone who already has the money has a book ghostwritten for them simply because they want to do a movie? To me it screams that she doesn’t actually care about the book and if you’re a celebrity getting published at least pretend and convince me it’s what you’ve always wanted to do with your life

I’m imagining the meetings for the book. She was at the other end of a FaceTime call giving monosyllabic responses.

Mark my words: when Millie makes this a movie, she’s gonna get Louis Partridge and Kit Connor are gonna play Ray and Billy

I think its interesting that the ghost writing is public, but i think its upsetting that Millie, who didn't even write it, gets a book published when people w/o the money and resources, especially BIPOC dont get the opportunities. Im not blaming Millie, but its an issue overall.

I can see Millie acting every part of this. Of course she had this written so she could produce and act it lol

I've seen the description "a generous mouth" in soooo many books and im honestly none the wiser as to what that looks like....like is it big? Big lips? Big teeth? Does the mouth overwhelm the face?

go Millie give us abolutely nothing !! I mean the she'll get double bag if she does do a movie adaptation of her book but oh my word, it's so boring. Why would anyone want to go through this plotless story twice😭😭 celebritities need to stop releasing these strange works of fiction lol

I watched this on my lunch break and now everyone around me is wondering why I’m laughing uncontrollably. Well, you may say I’m a dreamer…

3:46 I am so confused... How did an 18-year-old girl who came from a working class family and didn’t have a proper education become a mayor’s assistant? Is it just me? Or is it actually super weird for WW2 times?

I feel starting a skin care line is the logistical step for a celebrity cash grab. Interesting she did the book came afterwards.

I aspire to be an author and for obvious reasons it just kind of pisses me off that everybody and their brother thinks they can write a book. Even more so when they don’t even bother to write it themselves and instead hire a ghost writer to make quick work of it. As a result the market for books is so overpopulated by half-assed, cliche wastes of space like this and authors who actually spend years perfecting their work and brainstorming to come up with unexpected and original ideas, are buried underneath.

So this book is based on MBB's grandmother but her grandmother was aged 4 at the time of the Bethnal Green tube disaster and wasn't involved in any of this?? Also she has just announced she is planning a movie adaptation. Of course.

“Sir, you literally just met her.” - When you see Hindi Cinema Male Protagonists falling hard for the Female Protagonists from a distance.

For some reason you saying “I have empathy ok” has the same vibe as Patrick Bateman saying “I’m in touch with my humanity” I can’t explain why

Millie and her writer should've kept this on whattpad. That was the hardest few moments I had to deal with in a while

The best part is that her name is the most prominent feature on the cover…instead of the title lol

this book is giving emily in paris and that’s all i can really say

Honestly I’d listen to you speak about anything. Your voice is so soothing and calming. Even if you rank your favourite cereals.

The ghost writer aka the real writer of the book should have her name on the cover of this book!

i didn't want to suggest that she hired a ghost writer, but... she's very young with probably not the greatest academic education after her acting career.

I'm surprised by literally none of this. Exactly as I expected the book to be. I had no plans to read it so thanks for making this video!

the millie - nellie thing made me die

i feel like millie just does all these soulless money grabbing shit all the time and it's just so ??? like what is she actually passionate about? acting i assume? but she keeps acting in bland kiddie netflix movies instead of really putting herself out there in the acting industry like Sadie or Finn are doing. Instead why the hell are you selling bottled water, or getting a ghostwriter to write something you barely have any connection to, or starting an uninspired makeup/clothing line that has bad reviews. like just getting other people to do stuff for her, and then slapping her name on it to get money (as if she's not rich enough). but there's no real creativity or passion or anything meaningful in it.

those pov switches for no fucking reason (other than describing how hot and amazing nelly is) drive me up the fucking wall, it’s such an immature writing.

“Why don’t you drink a tall glass of ‘Mind Your Business’ Juice?” HAHAHAHAHAHA What a Line 👏🏽

The American Airman really said: “She got that BBS: BRITISH Bulldog Spirit.”

Is nobody gonna talk about how "Flo" one of the character's names is very similar to Florence, Millie Bobby Brown's makeup/skincare brand

8:31 sounds suspiciously like how millie looks but okay

This is what irks me about celebrities writing books. They know they'll make a profit off of it because they're famous while, in the mean time, there are actual AMAZING authors who are fighting for an agent and publishing contract. When you write a historical fiction novel it needs to FEEL like you are in that time period, not the same one we're in now. The conversation and dialogue just proves she didn't really do much research about it. The book would've been better if Ray actually died lol. It would've had a deeper theme about treating people with kindness and forgiveness no matter what because you never know when that's the last time you'll see them.

This literally comes across as self insert fan fiction, and not even a good example of it.

was the research...a pinterest board?

The book should have been called "Emotionally Damaging Billy" since that seems to be all the highlight points lmao

ohhhh to have the confidence of a supernova child star

bro who tf makes their name on a book bigger than the actual name of the book

"she was beautiful but unaware of this" ... isnt that a meme at this point? Whats next ? "he was such a nice guy"?

This may be a random nitpick but I am so sick of stories that take place during ww2 like there are more interesting time periods idk I read a lot of historical fiction so I see it all the time

You know when a celebrity “writes” a book it’s bad 💀💀

I really wonder how much they pay ghost writers and how much celebrities earn

I saw it in the bookstore today and since I didn't know that she was publishing a book I was so confused. Glad that I didn't buy it since she didn't even write it herself. Not a fan of celebrities that have books ghostwritten for them just because they are famous.

Nellie being canonically slim thick

The problem here is not that MBB used the services of a ghostwriter, but that she used a particularly bad one. And I would imagine that if you hire a ghostwriter, it's because you feel not up to the task of writing yourself and want to make yourself look better as a writer...

This is the first video of yours that I watched - I have to say I laughed the whole time. You are really talented at telling a story in a very intelligent but funny way and the way your thoughts are flowing is so great! Definetely not the last time I will watch you :)

Can’t wait to see the Hallmark movie adaptation 💀

‘Nineteen Steps’ is giving StudioCanal Period Drama meets ‘Atonement’ but in World War 2. Keira Knightley better be cast as one of the characters.

I'm learning so much from you, thank you for making these videos ❤

Awe, the whole "marry the backup guy even though the guy you love has returned" has been done a lot in movies. Four Feathers with Heath Ledger is my favorite version. Thank you for the review and details

Thank you sm, it was a cool deep dive. I have some great remarks on my own book on my mind after this video.

Not this being the way I find out she has a book omg

I didn’t hear about this book but thank you for this. Bc I’m probably not going to read it myself so the title fits 😂

I really like Millie Bobby Brown, she’s doing a lot of nice things like helping sheltered animals, however I think she should focus on her acting career. She is a really good actress, but she is trying to do everything else and all at once, the outcome of that is not really that good. For example her makeup and skincare brand has some okay products but for this price you can get a lot better products. Same thing with the novel it’s not really that good

I feel like I, a 14 year old, could write a book that makes more sense than this.

Great insights! So glad to have discovered your channel:)

I’ve taken a few writing courses (so therefore I’m an expert…lol), but even I can tell this is terrible writing. I’m way too old to read badly written books (62 yo). Thank you for the heads up. I’m constantly amazed on what gets published.

I would love to write my own book, I have so many fictional settings and stories in my head that I would love to read a fleshed out novel of. Unfortunately, I really struggle with writing motion. Moving a story along in an organic way is the most difficult thing for me, that transition between plot points throws me off everytime. I also struggle to have my characters interact fluidly with the world and people around them. I think, at least to myself, that my descriptive and emotional writing has impact, that I can put pen to paper and transfer those thoughts and feelings to the page. It isn't enough to have two out of three in these kinds of things. I struggle to form a connection between characters and the world in my writing because I myself am very disconnected from the world around me. I would love to write but having a story is not nearly enough, having a character is not enough nor is having a compelling world or a plot that flows like melted butter. You need all of them and you need to connect them together. At least that's been my experience, I'm clearly a novice but I like to think I know a little about stories. I am constantly buried in them afterall. I keep away from celebrity books anyway, but it's nice to know someone bothered to read this stuff.

ive read an wattpad book that was wayy more detailed than this. and it was a SMUT book 🏃🏾‍♀💀

The American Airman is named Ray Fleming? They couldn’t have chosen a less British name?

Quote of the Day: “By seasonings, I mean salt and pepper.”

Problem is people are buying that s**t. You don’t buy it, the book doesn’t sell and it’s a flop for them. Only when we all start to evaluate high quality movies, novels, stories, we will stop seeing those injustices happen. By injustice I mean that there’s plenty of wonderful authors who struggle to get their first novel published, and only because she is famous for acting (which is different from writing) she gets published. Please, spend your money elsewhere.

you really went ahead and took a bullet for us, uh? thank you 🙏

11:20 I JUST CRACKED UP LMAO GIRL YOUR DITCHING HISTORY CLASS IS SHOWINGGGG

wait she made a book 😭

Can I be hopelessly superficial by saying that she needs to find a new stylist stat because she is 19 years old but has spent the last year cosplaying as a 33 year old divorced Las Vegas realtor?

I salute your sacrifice. This books sounds abysmal

I almost bought this book a few days ago. Now I‘m very happy that I didn‘t. Very nice video.😂

Just found your channel and IM OBSESSED ❤ love hearing your thoughts and opinions x

Well! This certainly makes me feel better about literally everything i’ve ever written. Lol

The only good thing millie did(?) was youtube recommending this video to me and discovering your channel!!!!

It feels like it’s written like a script not a novel.

Isk who you are but thx for summarising the whole thing. If you made a audiobook i would defs listen to it , your voice is amazing

3:02 Millie in an interview confirmed that the book was written in a certain way because she wants it to be turned into a movie, but she still doesn’t know if she sill be only the director and producer of the movie or she will play the main character

So there is a nellie and a bobby….just waiting for the “Brown”

"19 steps" is too similar a title to "39 steps". I'd have changed the title immediately.

lmao yelling at someone for having asthma is WILD

15:40 THIS IS THE MOST BOLLYWOOD SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.

just found your channel, really enjoy your content!

I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

Thank you for taking one for the team ❤

YOUR SO PRETTY

Eesh what a messy book. Thank you for reading it and saving us from needing to

I literally preordered the book back in march, now im just over it. Lolol

I am a writer and hopefully one day I will be an author. But Millie Brown disgust me because as a writer, we work hard and dedication to our book with planning, writing, revising, editing, and publishing. All of these isn't easy for the author to do but Millie brown to steal someone else book ideas and write their own is truly disgusting. I feel bad for the ghost writer and I hope she sues Millie brown and whoever was involved in that particular situation.

Sounds like a terrible book and how can people use a ghost writer and then get credit themselves?

The physical description of Nellie is all I need to know about this book 😂