Blake Shelton: Happy Anywhere by Carol Cash Large
A little too much on Carol and her family and not enough new and interesting insight into Blake himself. Carol has known him from the beginning, but read like a factual rundown of his biography. It felt like Carol wanted to name drop her husband, her kids, her relations and herself into as many aspects of Blake's career as possible. It read like a mega-fan bored housewife blogging or keeping a diary about all the stuff she's gotten to do, seen or been a part of. I am sure she is close to Blake and has access to his life and stories due to being there but without having anything from him in the book (besides the forward) and with as many times as she references him not being a reader and how he probably won't even read the book it just felt like nothing new. Even at that the fact that it was all based on memory and not much written when it was actually happening just made it very meh.

First, I Love Blake Shelton!

This was a great chronological order of each of his number 1 hits, albums and public tours.

I understand that it was written from Carol Cash Large's perspective. Her and her husband sound like the type of people that every young person trying to make it in showbiz needs on their side.

But found it a bit lacking in the getting to know who Blake Shelton was and his life. Little things like his first marriage really wasn't even mentioned except to say when they divorced. Details about Blake that make him a real person were it and miss. Some things Carol went into detail about, but others were barely mentioned..

Even though, I was a bit disappointed in some aspects of this book, other aspects were perfect, and I did enjoy reading this book.

This book is a biography of Blake Shelton written by Carol Cash Large, a close family friend and early supporter of Blake Shelton. Carol provides a unique perspective to the rise and success of Blake Shelton because she has been around since he was a young boy singing in Ada, Oklahoma. The book felt very much like a mother telling of her son’s success, with some parts being extremely detailed and drawn out. There was quite a bit of repetition of events/phrases at times, and the narrator mispronounced Julianne Hough’s name every single time it was mentioned. Overall, the book was okay! I think that Blake Shelton super fans would enjoy it quite a bit more.

Thank you @netgalley and @tantoraudio for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely love everything about Blake Shelton and I knew as soon as I saw this book that I would need to listen to it. I loved hearing things I already knew about Blake, like his years as an artist at Fan Fair in Nashville where I have seen him perform, but I also loved learning about his earlier days and getting a more intimate look at his life. Something that really stood out to me in the book is Blake Shelton is still who is always was. He never let fame change him, and this book just reiterated that to me. I also learned a lot about Carol Cash Large, which other people might say the book is too much about when it should be a book about Blake, but this book is about how Mrs. Large was a part of his life and so we can not hear about one without the other. I appreciated the insight and the sharing of all of her stories that she could have kept to herself but chose to share with the world. The only thing that would have made this audiobook better was hearing Blake Shelton's own voice somewhere within the book. Overall, I really enjoyed listening to this book.

This was just okay. I like Blake Shelton but I didn’t not care for the person talking about him. I thought the book was a memoir.