In Tori Spellings first memoir, she holds nothing back. From juicy details about set hookups to setting the record straight about Shannen Dohrety's notorious nasty attitude, she lets us all the way behind the scenes of 90210.  Beyond her decade shooting the show, she talks about her time growing up as a Spelling. While you might think that a name like Spelling could open a lot of doors, in fact it closes just as many as it opens. Tori talks about how she has always had to work harder because of her name.

Its no secret that Tori and her mother Candy have a strained

 relationship. They spend more time not talking to each other than they do being cordial. Tori lays it all out on the table, the good, the bad, and the truly unfortunate. She doesn't vilify her mother, but she doesn't exactly paint her in the best light. At the same time she tells stories that are really charming about her mother, things that she did to make Tori's childhood memorable and that Tori cherishes. Tori also sheds light on why she believes her mother treats her the way she does. 

It was really interesting to read about her relationship with her father, Aaron Spelling. She was his little girl, a little producer helping him make casting decisions and telling him what works and doesn't work in a script. They enjoyed picking up dog poop in the back yard, and gardening in free time together. At the same time though, he never taught her anything about how to manage money. When he leaves her with barely anything, and no skills to manage what little

 she has, she wonders why things couldn't have been different. 

The most scandalous section covers her marriage to Charlie, and man that she loved, but wasn't in-love with. Tori moves to Ottawa to shoot Mind Over Murder, another bread and butter T.V. movie. She meets Dean McDermott and falls instantly in love with him. They actually sleep together the night they meet, despite the fact that they are both married and Dean has a child. Tori sheds light on the entire situation and their reasoning behind the choices they made. She also covers the fall out when the arrive home to break the news to their partners, and the photos of their trysts being leaked to the press. 

Beyond the rocky start, she talks about how happy they were together, and talks about their fairy tale engagement and then the wedding.

Near the end of the book she talks about her new family with husband Dean McDermott, and how she is happier than she ever thought she could be. Currently they have two children, Liam and Stella. Tori is still estranged from her mother, and he mother has yet to meet little Stella. You can watch their lives on the Oxygen network. Tori and Dean- Home Sweet Hollywood is their second reality show. I watched all the episodes and really enjoyed watching them. They have a great spirit and seem sublimely happy together. From a rocky start to a smooth finish, Tori has been through it all and has come out on the other side with an idyllic life.

An excellent celebrity memoir that I enjoyed every moment of. If you like this, Tori has another book out now called Mommywood, its about being a Hollywood mom, and is also a New York Times Bestseller.