Full of never before seen pictures and informative graphics. This book would make a great gift for any music fan.

This is a nice biography. Not a lot of new information and if you are looking for gossip you will be disappointed. There are a lot good photographs that trace her life through the years. The graphs are different and fun. It is obvious the author is a fan. This book will appeal to casual and diehard fans. Enjoy

This book was fantastic. Such fun to read with the many graphics and illustrations and I loved the range of facts and stories about Beyonce. So interesting and eye opening to how she became who she is. I would definitely gift this to someone (and to myself!)

It was like Christmas came early when I got the notification that I was approved to read this book! I am a lover of all things Beyonce and this book hit the spot. The author does a great job of immersing the reader in the life of Beyonce and the pictures and information that accompany it are totally amazing! This would be an amazing holiday gift for any Beyonce fan!

Please no attacks from the Bey Hive, this is me being honest. I don’t get the big deal about Beyonce. Yes she can sing, dance, act, etc. That is great. But why is so so great that not only does she have a “hive” but the hive can be deadlier than the most poisonous wasp? I was hoping for an answer to that as I read through this book. Did I get a full answer, no, but I enjoyed the trip.

This book is part biography, part music history, and part photographic table book. There are gorgeous pictures, and great graphics that explain everything from her range as a singer, compared to other great singers, and how well each album performs. Without knowing any better I would say this book was done by a drone of the hive. Everything is glowing, sunshiny day. Nothing bad, no feuds, etc. It seems like a one sided view of her life. It works well, and I can see many of her fans loving every page.

The advertising blurb for ‘Beyoncégraphica’ boasts over 100 specially commissioned infographics and photos. There are, in fact, 40 infographics, several of which deal with interesting topics including changes in Destiny’s Child personnel; Beyoncé’s charitable work; her relationship to the number 4; her business interests; her riders; and her vocal range compared with that of other female singers.

There are, however, several respects in which these infographics (the book’s big selling feature) are less satisfactory. Firstly, an awful lot of them list quite pedestrian and easily accessible facts, such as chart positions and awards, or record pretty pointless trivia, such as the number of times the words ‘Jelly’, ‘Vibealacious’ and ‘Bootylicious’ are repeated in the song of that name.

Secondly, sometimes the information is only tangentially related to Beyoncé, such as other celebrity couples with twins or the fact that Destiny’s Child was originally Girls Tyme providing the ‘justification’ for an infographic on other bands that changed their name.

Thirdly, some infographics seem incomplete, with Madonna missing from the one comparing Beyoncé’s height to that of other female singers, whilst Mariah Carey/Mimi is absent from the one looking at other female singers with alter egos.

Fourthly, a few of the infographics are really difficult to interpret. For example, I’ve stared at the one comparing Beyoncé’s earnings with those of other high-earning women for some considerable time and still find it confusing.

On the other hand, the photographs have been well chosen and the text is good, albeit veering towards the sycophantic (“another zeitgeist-capturing flourish”).

In short, Chris Roberts has been a busy bee and his honied words will do much to endear his book to the Beyhive, despite the fact that sadly its central visual idea doesn’t fully live up to expectation.

A wonderfully informative and fact-filled biography loaded with easy to absorb graphs, photos and text. It shares all things Beyoncé from her beginnings, all about her love for music, how her different girl group evolutions came about as such. And more recently, the announcement that she's carrying twins last February. I found it enjoyable and was really impressed with how much she has accomplished in her young life so far. With the amazing work ethic this lady has, it's no wonder she's so massively successful in so many different things. I hadn't realized how many businesses she is involved in along with her singing, recording, writing, and producing career before I read about her, not to mention all of the charities, (over 30). And now with 2 more children added to her family, twins Rumi and Sir, one figures that life must be pretty full. I was given a free ecopy of this book for my review.

The photos alone are worth your time, but stay for the infographics and large amount of behind-the-scenes info on all things Queen Bey!

I am always weary of who gets to tell people's stories, as I do not know that someone from a different background can authentically do as much justice to one's narrative, but this was enjoyable.