Remembering Whitney
My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped

Popsugar 2020 challenge - A book by a woman of colour This book has sat on my TBR for years and I've been putting off reading it as I knew it was going to be an emotional read and it was, but not in the way I was expecting. I am in no way here to review or rate Cissy's parenting skills or her choice......more

I'll say it. I'm a HUGE Whitney Houston fan. I have been since I played the cassette tape of I wanna dance with somebody in my bedroom and danced in circles to exhaustion. I thought I knew it all...till I read this book. Mrs. Houston has painted a heartfelt and warming portrayal of a woman so close......more

The reason that I am giving this book 3 stars is because there isn't an option for half star ratings. I picked up Remembering Whitney because I am a HUGE Whitney fan. When she died, I was shocked and hurt like she was an auntie. I watched that very long funeral like I was a family member. However, I......more

When I completed this book, I really thought about it for a few days after. I wondered why Whitney Houston's mom wrote it. It had to be a form of healing, somewhat cathartic, because she does not put herself in a good light. My honest opinion of this book is: the mom put her career before her family......more

Whitney Houston will always be one of my favorite female vocalist. The voice will often be imitated but never duplicated, mocked but never mastered, it has the ability to purge your heart. Reading this memoir was very hard to get through, just to think of the things she endured with. Cissy events ab......more