First published 2022
Chiquis Rivera opens her life to readers in this raw memoir about surviving family tragedy and personal betrayal. After legendary singer Jenni Rivera died tragically, Chiquis discovered her mother had removed her from the will following a devastating misunderstanding. Suddenly responsible for raising her younger siblings while grieving, she struggled to step out from her mother's shadow and build her own music career. Toxic relationships threatened to destroy her progress. Marriage to her supposed dream partner seemed to offer stability until a hidden secret shattered everything. Rivera documents her transformation from anxious performer to Grammy winner, from naive entrepreneur to successful businesswoman. She shares unfiltered details about her marriage's destruction, her evolving relationship with the Rivera family name, and her plans ahead. The author combines brutal honesty with warmth and humor to reveal how devastating losses taught her to become truly unstoppable.
Genres: grief, autobiography, biography-memoir, music, personal-development, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-transformation
296 pages · Kindle Edition · Atria Books
Content warnings: toxic-relationship