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Catch a Fire

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I haven't completed this book quite yet, but what I'm noticing is something set apart from the other Spice biographies: she will be happy to tell pleasant anecdotes. Sure it starts with a bang, which seems to be what is suppose to draw you in like a teaser on the telly before the opening sequence and more commercials, but as she describes her experience with the girls she lets us know some of the funner times they had rather than the dramatic estrangement that is often so dwelt on. It's also a fascinating history she provides of where her people come from and the whole mixture of her. She was also my least favourite of the five but now I'm finding her more of a fair and friendly personage than the rest. She seems open to life, the mistakes that make us who we are and let us learn the balance of things. I wish she would make another album and write more of her own songs. They're all good at writing pop melodies (yes, they do co-write songs!) and she is no exception.

Word to the wise: amazon.co.uk is usually easier on the pocket book with some of this british stuff. I got my copies of albums and books from there. (As well as the Harry Potter books, which are an easier print than the ones here.)

If you were a Spice Girls fan, this would be good reading. Get to know the facts that you never knew was going on during the Spice Girls' careers, what life was like for Mel B as a child to her mid-20s, her marriage & divorce, solo music, and what she had planned to do after the dwindling spice career.

The only con I can say about this book is that she is too young to have written a truly grasping autobiography. She's only been through 20-odd years of life.

Scary Spice was my least favourite Spice Girl for her loudness and in your face attitude but this book gave me another insight into this person, one that dug beneath the "Scary" image she displayed in the Spice Girls, the book is also an excellent cross reference with the Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) book which I have also read so it backs up many events described during the Spice Girls proving them to be obviously accurate and authentic.

I came out of reading this book with a certain sympathy for this Spice Girl I had previously found a little annoying, and though I still don't love her, I understand where her loud and in your face personality comes from. This is worth a read for any Spice Girls fan who wants to dig deeper than the sugary image they portrayed during the bands success, and see them as real people with real thoughts and feelings, personal successes, insecurities, personal struggles and real human emotions.

Ginger Spice's split from the band is not detailed much, which is a shame, but having read the Geri Halliwell book "If Only" it's told that went she left she didn't give a reason at the time anyways. All in all a decent read for fans of the Spice Girls who want to get a little look into the life of Scary Spice.

I really enjoyed reading this book over the summer. Mel B is quite hilarious and entertaining but she also has a softer & sad side. As women we sometimes forget that love and relationships don't discriminate between broken hearts. Her upbringing & how she categorizes her family as White Grandma and Black grandma are entertaining. Her whole shoot to fame with the spice girls was a thrill ride. Mel B is blantanly honest, even discussing her sexual conquest, which were maaaaaaaaaany! I felt sick to my stomach by how Jimmie Gulzar used her for fame & money & how he treated her on their wedding night would have been enough for me to walk out the door. This book was a pretty good read, the fact that pictures were enclosed were also a big plus. Melanie Brown has always been a beautiful woman in my eyes, I truly believe, she has a great future still ahead.
Much success Mel B........
Best,
Marlena Martin/CEO Supernova Films www.supernovafilms.com

This a must read for any Spice Girls fan or even just a fan of pop music. This the story of the life of one Melanie Brown aka Scary Spice. It tells from her humble beginnings, or passionate relationship, the love of her family, her rise to fame with the Spice Girls as well as its down fall. Out of all the SG bios, this is the best written of the lot. It had me giggling all through out. It's riveting, fast-paced, ardent, and funny. You won't be disappointed.

I really enjoyed this book. Gave me a new insight and take on Mel B and the Spice girls. She is actually a very grounded person with core values.

I love Mel B and this book is sooo interesting you'll never wanna put it down ! Tons of pictures , funny and paints the perfect picture of who she really is.

I thought this book was a fun read. It's Mel B in a way you haven't seen her before: vulnerable, open...and opinionated and funny as usual. You can really see her growth through the years and the way it has affected her friends and family. I wasn't really a Spice Girl fan when I was little...I became a fan of Mel B during her season on Dancing With The Stars. Her fun-loving, loud and infectious personality resonates with people and that really comes through in the book.

This book is a must for any Spice Girls/Solo Spice fans,very well written,one of the best books i've ever read.

This is nonsense. Who really cares to hear every lame ass detail of this "has-been's" life? Not i sir, not i.