Live Original

To be honest I don't think I would've ever picked up this book if I saw it laying down on a bookshelf in Barnes & Nobles. I don't think I would've given it the light of day because I was judging the book by its cover (pun intended). I can literally see you guys giving me a strange look like," Um, Emily why are you talking about this book that you would've never read..."  Trust me! Hang on I'll get to that just another backstory.

It was a normal Wednesday night, or so I thought. Okay maybe not as dramatic as that at all but it was a Wednesday night and I was watching as my phone continued to blow up from a Group Me chat (you guys know what it's like) except this one was different. Not only were there 80+ people on that group chat, but they were all obsessing over this one girl and the book that she wrote. "Okay this is enough" I thought and went over to my  phone and opened the dozens of messages that awaited me. Message after message these girls from my bible study kept on raving on what a good book this was while at the same time obsessing at how they wanted to meet her so bad (which I can relate to thank you very much). Who is this girl? Her name is Sadie Robertson and some may know her for starring in a TV show called Duck Dynasty or Dancing with the Stars. I trusted the judgment of the girls in the GM and decided to go and get the book on my Kindle. And oh boy am I so glad I did. 

Can I go ahead and say she is one of my new role models? Yes, the answer is yes. Sadie wrote this book when she was 16, and even after being famous and in the public eye, she has remained completely normal and grounded to her beliefs. This is a non fiction book, which I NEVER read and I actually loved it. She has the ability to just teach lessons page after page. Some of these I've never even thought of and it's made me so much more aware and thoughtful of a person after reading this book.

" You cannot control what other people say or do or how they act. You can only control how you act in response to them"(Page 59).

This is a part of the book that I highlighted while reading because I just felt like it was a strong message. I mean growing up I've always heard the "golden rule", but I've never really thought about applying it into my life. This is just a great message for high school kids because we tend to get absorbed into those kind of things. This is just one of the many lessons that she talks about in the book which is just so perfect to hear about because trust me, it is not boring! I never found it as work when I've read this and I enjoyed myself for every word.

Just so you know so it doesn't come as a shocker she does bring religion a lot into this book, which I actually loved because I tend to forget a lot about that during the school day or during class and I'll just start reading and it makes me feel so much better. Just the fact that Sadie added little Bible verses in the chapters made me so happy as I highlighted every time I saw one. This is definitely a book that can change someone's views on life, and I recommend it. You might be a little apprehensive at first, but trust me you won't be able to put it down.