Ryan highlights some infamous encounters during her Trump and co. interactions. From Omarosa, to Spicer, to Huckabee, to General Kelly, to 45 himself - no story is too great or too small or too petty (esp. Omarosa - OMG the drama). Interesting backstory on the HBCU, which I didn't know much about. However what Ryan makes more than clear is that 45 is an abomination. A racist. An underminer of democracy and a danger to America. It's a national tragedy but there are no big surprises or reveals here.

April Ryan is AMAZING

Very interesting and well-written, particularly the ACA chapter. A bot too much Omarosa, which was not welcome.

I have the greatest respect for April Ryan, for the work she does, and for taking so many bullets in the name of a free and open press that represents all people, especially the marginalized. When I watch WH press conferences, I almost always keep my eye on her, just to see her not-so-poker face reactions to the press secretary’s BS.

But I had a hard time reading the book. It read very disjointedly with non-sequitors sprinkled through it. I wondered if her editor even went through the manuscript or if they just hurried to get it to press. 😬 Sorry, April... I still love you as a reporter and CNN contributor!

It wasn’t as good as I expected it to be. There were a few gems along the way with the highlights being about Omarosa. Overall, decent book and worth a read.

A great book from an experienced, expert reporter. It is if course depressing, given the subject, but it's eloquent and vital.

I admire April Ryan, and I think she has a lot of good info and good stories to tell, but this book felt so rushed and scattered. I feel like everyone is wanting to get their political memoirs out now, and I do understand why, but this one could have really benefited from more time and careful editing put into it.

I listened to the audio version of this book and was riveted from the outset to the end.

April Ryan speaks to the reader directly and passionately about her experience as a reporter covering the Donald Trump administration and gives us an insight into her 20-year career working as a White House correspondent.

She takes us behind the scenes and into press briefings and one on one conversations she’s had with some of the biggest political movers and shakers in Washington.

As a fan of her work it was truly chilling to get an insiders perspective on how she was treated by Omarosa and others especially Donald Trump himself while she was just trying to do her job.

Not only does she give you a behind the scenes look into what it’s like to cover that administration, but she also includes facts and historical knowledge about black colleges and universities and her POV on the war on journalistic freedoms in America.

In my opinion, her writing is crisp and I felt like I was sitting across from her at a diner while she was telling me the story. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in how journalists have to navigate the political landscape when covering an administration with a divisive and difficult “leader.”

I'm no where a political junkie like some of the people I know, but I enjoyed this very well written and informative book. there were a lot of things I read that was new to me.

As far as I'm concerned, if you don't like Ryan's reporting and ethic of hard work, then there's something wrong with you. I have to admit though, this isn't as good as I hoped it be.

If you haven't been paying attention, Ryan is a reporter who has been covering the White House for quite a while. She is well spoken, well respected, and intelligent. Spicer told her to stop shaking her head. She is part of what Trump calls the fake news (until he considers it real news, then it's right, except when it's not).

This book details her work in the White House Press corp during Trump's first year in Office. So if you are looking at how the Press is responding to Trump's repeated attacks on them and the First Amendent, this is it. It also means that there was, understandably, a push to get this book out. This most likely accounts for the feel that it should have used a bit of tighter editing. For instance,- I do not know if the publisher though only African-Americans would read this so perhaps this point is out of order (I'm white, I'm not show) - when Ryan is detailing Trump's first proclamination about African-American History month, she notes the response in the Black community because of the use of African-American not Black (there was/is a fear of erasing history or imporance). There was concern from the community, and she asked why the change. Spicer notes that Obama used the name; Ryan points out that Regan made the change. So why is Trump using African-American so much worse? I'm not questioning the validity of the response. I just want to know why it is worse. Is it because Trump is more openly racist? But Ryan doesn't say, so it comes off as strange.

I understand that this is an attempt, in part, to capture how Ryan talks in book form, but there is an overuse exclamination points, which I will grant is a pet peeve of mine.

There is also quite a bit on Ryan's "relationship" with Omarosa. This is understandable. If someone attacks your reputation and ethics, thereby endangering your job, you are going to be furious, but the section goes on for too long. A good editor would have shortened it.

Those qualms aside, I am glad that I read this. Ryan is a good read, and there is much in here that sheds light on some things in the news as well as horrifying you with Trump's working hours. It is important because Ryan is reporting when reporters are underfire at home, considering for instance, the work place shooting as well as the death threats that some reporters are getting.