Unfiltered

Lily Collins, the actress and daughter of musician Phil Collins, collects a set of personal essays in this memoir. Her roles include Rules Don't Apply, The Mortal Instruments and To the Bone, the last of which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Here she writes candidly about her own private struggles and the experiences she has kept to herself.

The essays tackle the issues many young women face, including body image, confidence, romance, dating and family ties. Collins writes about her worst moments and what she learned from them. Her central point is that everyone has known pain and heartbreak, and that many people carry the same fears in silence.

Collins describes the long road from darkness toward a place where she can accept herself as she is. The book is funny as often as it is sad, and it asks readers to speak up, be honest about their feelings and live openly, since one person's willingness to speak can show others they are not alone.