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  • Under Construction

  • Because Living My Life Took a Little Work
  • Written by: Chrishell Stause
  • Narrated by: Chrishell Stause
  • Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (98 ratings)

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Under Construction

Written by: Chrishell Stause
Narrated by: Chrishell Stause
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Publisher's Summary

For fans of Open Book and Sell It Like Serhant, a heartfelt, humorous personal memoir and relatable guide to overcoming obstacles, wising up about romance, and getting ahead in your career from the star of Netflix’s hit reality show Selling Sunset.

In this engaging, witty, and inspirational memoir, Chrishell Stause shares her story of living an unconventional childhood in small-town Kentucky marked by periods of homelessness, family addiction struggles, and dreams of one day being on a daytime soap, all while managing the local Dairy Queen. Through resilience and grit, she overcame obstacles and pushed past every barrier in her path to become one of the most envied luxury realtors in Los Angeles and buzzworthy cast members in reality TV.

She takes us behind the scenes of Selling Sunset, reveals never-before-told stories from her life in soaps, and even pulls back the curtain on her highly publicized love life, offering insight not before shared. With her signature honesty and charm, Stause also gives tangible advice based on the lessons she’s learned over the years and offers unique insight about how to stay resilient and positive no matter how many times life knocks you down. Under Construction is for anyone who wants to remember that no matter what happens or how, you have to get up, dress up, and show up, and walk back into the room stronger than ever before.

©2022 Terrina Chrishell Stause. All rights reserved. (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Relatable

I love how relatable and transparent this book is. We are all under construction; and the author sharing her story definitely makes me want to work harder to make my dreams come true.

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very good

very good light read:) her voice is buttery and southing, I finished it in three days!

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A really nice light read

Chrishell is truly the girl next door whose experience makes you fall in love with her and adopt her level of humbleness. I read and listened to her book simultaneously and enjoyed every part of it. Plus, it helped reading this book while house hunting and helped my anxiety calm down too haha

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Cute!

Listening to Chrishell tell her story is very uplifting and inspirational. I do find the writing to be a bit repetitive though, so sometimes it feels slightly juvenile.

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Lighthearted and easy listening!

Lighthearted and easy listen. You will enjoy if you like Chrishell. Was interesting to learn more about her life and history. She was a great narrator.

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Chrishell didn’t disappoint loved listening!

I loved how humble and how inspiring she was throughout the book and how genuine she was about her family life struggles I think this book is good for anyone who needs a boost of motivation and inspiration I do think she could have gone a bit deeper into certain chapters of her life but overall she sounded genuine and very natural love you chrishell !

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good but could've been better

I'm a big fan of chrishell, but I wish she went deeper into some parts of her story. Other than that, she was very relatable and sounds down to earth.

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loved it!

I knew their was something special about Chrishell and this book confirmed just that! Loved the raw honesty and vulnerable moments she shared.

All the best to Chrishell!!

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Chrishell did not disappoint!

Preordered this book because I am just a HUGE Chrishell fan. Loved it so much! Thank you! #teamchrishell

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I love Chrishell more post-read, didn’t think that was possible.

I have known CS since she was Jessica on AMC, and really fell in love with her personality on SS, but this book .. this book made me appreciate her more than I already did. Her raw storytelling, her humour, and her ability to BE POSITIVE (B+ is an inside joke in the book!) in the face of tragedy, loss and trauma is a force like no other.

Chrishell, it your

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  • 2022-02-08

What a heartfelt journey and a fantastic listen!

I listened to this book straight through! What a fantastic story. Heartfelt, funny, sad, witty! So many emotions in one story. And the narration? Chrishell telling us about her own journey makes this audio book even better. Her narration is masterful and you can really tell she’s an Emmy nominated daytime actress because her emotions definitely come through as she weaves this story. I highly recommend this book!

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  • Kimberly M.
  • 2022-06-08

Inspiring and relatable

Inspiring and relatable. I loved Chrishell's narration of her own story. Having it conveyed with her own personality, emotion and emphasis brought it to life. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey!

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  • Petsittermichelle
  • 2022-05-06

memoir or self help?

I really like Chrishelle on Netflix and was excited to see she had a book. I assumed it was a memior but it was that and kind of a self help book which I found strange. Plus she included "Construction Tips" which were so cheesy. I would have enjoyed learning more about her and her interpersonal relationships than her trying to teach me how to be a better person. I know that sounds harsh but the book got annoying to me. I would tell a friend to skip this one.

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  • Charmaine
  • 2023-09-14

Very Inspiring

Good read, very inspiring and positive. Chrishell gives an honest and upbeat twist on life’s lemons

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  • KatoK
  • 2023-06-12

Loved this book and love Chrishell!

Heartwarming and loved hearing her story! Loved it so much! It was a quick read!

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  • ANGIE VALLE
  • 2023-06-01

Inspiring and raw

Will definitely recommend this book and will be getting a hardcopy in the future. This is very inspiring and I love how it’s a mixture of humbleness, success, struggles real estate tips, and so much more.

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  • Mrs K
  • 2023-05-31

Unfortunately this book is still under construction!

I love Chrishell but she needs to fire her writer/editor. The flow didn’t make any sense. It jumped around and was repetitive. It was really badly written. Chrishell narrates well and there are some nice little stories in there but her “advice” was so cheesy and felt like it was aimed at teenagers instead of grown women. I still like her but it’ll be a hard pass on any future books she publishes.

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  • Didn’t work waste of mondyy
  • 2023-03-29

Not my type of book

Well, I didn’t learn much with the book plus a lot of sad stories which triggers bad emotions for me without any solution

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2023-02-07

One love

It is a wonderful and a very sincere story. I enjoyed listening to every chapter

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  • Jeremy Z.
  • 2023-02-03

Adorable

Chrishell is adorable, she has an amazing voice and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to her share her life story. Highly recommend to those who are a fan of celeb memoirs. This is a sweet and quick read or listen!

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