I love behind-the-scenes books about entertainment and this book was certainly no disappointment. When Josh Gad discusses entertainment, he is a great storyteller; always captivating. And the book was funny; I started laughing at the first page. The foreword by Sacha Baron Cohen, of whom I am not a fan, was excellent. At one point I thought that Gad was being too boastful when discussing his participation in forensics (as in formal debate, not as in crime) but I watched a video of one of his performances and it was even better than described in the book, so I have to say Gad was being accurate. The main weakness of the book was when Gad was in my opinion, overly schmaltzy or offered too much advice. Otherwise, this is a great book. Thank you to Netgalley and Gallery Books for the advance reader copy.

This is by far one of the best written memoirs I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I laughed, I cried, I learned some stuff and overall had the best time reading this. I've love so much of Gad's work and being able to see behind the scenes of some of his most famous roles was just so much fun. I also loved being able to just learn more about him as a person, father and actor. If you're a fan of Josh's work it's truly a must read!! It covers really his whole life thus far diving into his Broadway show's to movies such as Frozen and Beauty and the Beast as well as his personal experiences such as his parents divorce to fatherhood!

I can't wait to get a physical copy and re-read it with the audiobook!!!

When it comes to Hollywood memoirs, aside from the rare one that really breaks out as a pop culture moment, and the ones that really suck and quickly sink, they tend to appeal to super fans and often not go beyond that.

Josh Gad - best known to me as Frozen's Olaf and as a smart, funny talk show guest - has a book of essays coming out in January, and while I am not a superfan I do tend to laugh a lot when he comes on screen.

In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some shows that Gad is a funny, eloquent writer, and I hope he writes more. This book has laugh out loud moments from when he was a teenage debate champion to when he broke through on Broadway and in Frozen, and behind the scenes stuff about jobs he got and didn’t get; that stuff is fun, with humour and heart, and really well written.

The more serious and touching stuff - weight and body image, antisemitism, his allegedly gay DIsney villain moment in the Beauty and the Beast remake (it wasn’t) - are not always handled as deftly, as he seems to be trying very hard to keep it light.

Overall a funny, well written collection, and a treat for fans.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. It publishes in January,

This was a fun read! I liked hearing Josh’s anecdotes and stories about growing up and the beginning of his career. I also loved seeing the behind the scenes of creating a Broadway musical, re-imagining a beloved Disney classic into a live action movie, and becoming the world’s most famous snowman. A great memoir for theatre fans, Disney lovers and pop culture aficionados alike.