I was pretty obsessed with Queer Eye when the reboot first came out (I don't normally like shows of this kind but something about QE struck a chord with me), and have followed the guys' careers since the show began - specifically listening to Jonathan Van Ness's podcast Getting Curious which is where I became more interested in Tan's story. In one of the podcast episodes Tan recounted to Jonathan some stories of his early years growing up in Doncaster, and it was a really emotional listen. So when I heard Tan was writing a memoir I was excited to get my hands on it to find out more about his life and background.

On balance I think that I'm not quite a big enough of a fan to read an entire book on his life, or at least not in the way this memoir was presented. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad memoir at all, and I think most fans of the show will find it an enjoyable read - readers get to learn more about how he got cast in the show, some background of how the shooting of the show works and how Tan dealt with the aftermath of the release of the show, all of which made for interesting reading. Tan's voice also comes through well, and I can imagine this being a great audiobook.

The parts of the book which didn't work for me were the style tips - I guess these were kind of to be expected given Tan's role in the show but they jarred for me as they felt randomly and almost arbitrarily inserted into the narrative. The book also felt repetitive at times and I'd find myself thinking "I'm sure you mentioned that a few chapters ago...", an issue which the almost formulaic structure of each chapter exacerbated.

All in all this was an easy and reasonably engaging read, and had fun insights for fans of the show, it just had a few issues which I found hard to overlook.