Reviews

Nací para esto by Alice Oseman

aplecki2's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

eirill's review against another edition

4.0

There’s just something about Alice Osman’s writing style that I really like. Most of her books have this easy YA vibe, but the representation she includes gives the book more depth in my perspective. I was born for this was no exception, even though the representation could feel a bit superficial at points. It’s refreshing that a character can be queer (for instance) without it being the main plot, but I also wanted to get to know the characters on a deeper level and see more of how their identities had affected them in their current lives.
I found the “fangirl” trope entertaining and it reminded me of my younger fandom days. The changing perspectives offered more neunance to the story and efficiently showed the good and bad sides of fandoms.
My main issue is that I can’t decide if I liked the ending or not. As I was getting close to the end I worried about how everything could be resolved with so few pages left. Which ended with some issues getting resolved rather quickly and felt a bit rushed, while others were left open. A part of me enjoyed the somewhat open ending, but another part of me really needed to know more and has been bothered by this for days.

Overall, I really enjoyed the book, and look forward to reading more of Osman’s books.

beerd1's review against another edition

5.0

Well that was great, read it in a day, couldn’t put it down. It wasn’t what I expected, I didn’t really know what to expect and considering I didn’t really connect with any of the characters situations I was surprised by how invested I became, but saying this, whilst we aren’t all super fans or famous musicians, the struggles they go through at the heart of things are definitely relatable.

emmaondi's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

fairysink's review against another edition

4.0

no because you don’t understand how in love i am with angel

emmakmh's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

leleleo912's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

vicky1401's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

veronn's review against another edition

4.0

“In an otherwise mediocre existence, we chose to feel passion.”
― Alice Oseman, I Was Born for This

Este libro ha sido una agradable sorpresa. Cuando lo empecé pensé que tenía una primicia bastante simplista y que sería mucho menos interesante y más predecible de lo que fue.

Es el segundo libro que leo de Alice Oseman y aunque Radio Silence sigue siendo una absoluta joya para mí, I Was Born for This fue muy muy disfrutable. Creo que lo que me gusta de Oseman es la manera tan humana que tiene de hacer a sus personajes y de hablar de temas complejos de una forma tan natural. Los protagonistas de este libro son preciosos y se nota que hubo mucho cariño y cuidado a la hora de crearlos.

Fue una lectura muy bonita. Quizá el final se sintió un pelín abrupto y me habría gustado que se hubiera hablado más de la vida de Lister, pero ha sido un libro que me ha mantenido cautivada de principio a fin.

Supercontenta de que haya sido mi primera lectura de 2024 y con muchas ganas de seguir leyendo a Alice Oseman.

"but to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying."
― Joan of Arc

hankerchiefghost's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

'It's a funny old world,' he says. 
I look at the girls and start waving too. Sending love through the turn of a hand.