Sliding Into Home

By: Kendra Wilkinson
Genre: Entertainment Biography
Stars: 3 out of 5
Kendra Wilkinson is best known as being the “sporty one” on E!’s hit TV show The Girls Next Door. Being one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends was only the beginning for the reality star; however it wasn’t the beginning of her tough life. After her father walked out of her life at infancy, Kendra began to explore the world of sex and drugs at a young age. From dropping out of school to older boyfriends to a mental hospital, Kendra didn’t finally come to terms with her coke use until a potentiality fatal overdose. After becoming sober she went back to school and got a job as a dental assistant but soon became bored and decided to start stripping and eventually modeling. This led to Kendra being discovered by Playboy and thus her journey at the Playboy Mansion and being Hef’s girlfriend began. She gives us insights about some Playboy practices that only ever seemed to be rumors and the real “reality” of the reality TV show The Girls Next Door. After finally meeting and wedding Hank Baskett, Kendra begins a new chapter in her life with her new husband and baby Hank Jr.

As a closet fan of the TV show The Girls Next Door, I decided to read this book as soon as I found out there was one. I am not one to choose favorites but Kendra was Hugh’s girlfriend that intrigued me the most so I was definitely interested to read her story. Although Kendra’s story is enticing at times, I was not impressed with the writing and every now and then it got a little boring. There were times though during the teenage years of her life that I just wanted to yell, “Kendra what are you doing?” and so it really showed me a side of who this woman was. But all and all, despite it being popular at work and selling out in its first week, Kendra’s book was just alright for me.