Review: Challenge Accepted!

Challenge Accepted! by Celeste Barber
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

WHAT A QUEEN.

She's a funny lady, sure, but this book also shows that she's down to earth, genuine, honest and just trying to give life her best shot, like the rest of us.

I loved it. I loved the honesty, but also that - and bear with me on this - it's not a book that's trying too hard to be funny?

She's a comedian, sure, but this is a biography - not a sketch. It's her life, and it's told with honesty. Of course there's her own brand of humour lacing the stories to make them more fun, but it's not over the top outrageous; instead it's dialled back so that her story can actually be told.

It was the more honest moments that I think I enjoyed the most - her blunt delivery of her own #metoo stories, and her opinion on feminism, and women supporting women. How her Instagram started, and of course the dirty deets on her relationship with #hothusband.

I think part of the reason she is loved by so many is because she's just an average Aussie lady. That doesn't mean she isn't wonderful, or achieving amazing things, etc. Rather, it means that every other person who considers themselves average can be inspired to be wonderful and achieve amazing things.

This is the story of a woman with a dream, who set out to achieve it and never let anyone stand in her way. She backed herself, stood up for what she believed in, and blocked out the negativity trying to bring her down. She found her own light and now it's a gift that lights the world.

It's not bellyache-from-laughing funny, but it is witty, insightful and enlightening. A truly enjoyable read that I would recommend to people looking for inspiration with a good dose of humour.

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