Part of My World, What I've Learned from The Little Mermaid About Love, Faith, and Finding My Voice (Review)

From the very first page, I was captivated by Jodi Benson's, Part of My World, What I've Learned from The Little Mermaid About Love, Faith, and Finding My Voice. I listened to the Audio Book with Jodi narrating her beautiful story. Jodi's iconic voice with its lilting, seemingly melodic, and recognizable sound was completely mesmerizing in a way that drew me in and invited me in to some pretty amazing stories of her life, anecdotes of her long standing and illustrious career as a Tony Award Winning actress on Broadway to becoming the voice of Disney's most beloved princesses, Ariel. Jodi shares with a beguiling openness that is full of candor, hope, reflection, and positivity. She shares, not only her successes, but her trials, hardships, and sorrows, as well, in a way that is gripping, sometimes surprising, and at times, heartbreaking. Her storytelling is magical, and her prose is beautifully written. Getting a bird's eye view into how the character of Ariel came to be, and how it changed Jodi's life in a whirlwind of ups and downs was thoroughly entrancing. Jodi has an amazing career in broadway, theater, movies, television, voice over work, and she is the recipient of many awards and credits to her success as an actress, singer, recording artist, and performer. Jodi Benson's memoir is spectacular. She gives you a sense of wonder, hope. What resonated with me the most about this beautiful book is how Jodi shares how she seeks to keep her faith her priority and how she uses her career to love people well, being "Light and Salt" as Jodi says, and to live her life in the pursuit of honoring God's purpose for her as a woman, wife, mother, friend and famed artist. Lose yourself in this beautiful memoir. You will be uplifted and Jodi's story will stay with you long after you turn the last page. (Or in my case, she concludes the last chapter with her effervescent, bubbly, voice on the audio. I'm going to miss listening to her soothing voice and her sweet, Jodi Benson giggle, but I know without a doubt that this book will find a place on my bookshelf as an all-time favorite!)