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I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

4 reviews

anjh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

as are all of Alice Oseman’s books this was a very easy read, the short chapters are just *chefs kiss*. the characters were also very likeable and diverse which is always rly nice to see. bonus points for having a trans character, multiple lgbt characters and a hijabi Muslim! such a diverse cast is so rare in books these days i feel. 

to be honest i found myself not being able to really really get into it because the band and fandom theme wasn’t really my thing but it was still good nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

babsi_222's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense 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

4.75

I was actually so surprised that I liked this book as much as I did. I did not expected to be this way. I think it portrays being in the fandom of something really well and just super interesting to see the two perspectives of a firm and an idol and struggles on both sides that are pretty real. It was actually a bit emotional because it was so relatable and so real in some parts, I really liked it, I thought it was just going to be annoying but it was so good. I love the dynamic between Jimmy and Lister

I think it was good that there wasn’t really any “happy end” with them together. It was normal that Jimmy didn’t have feelings for Lister suddenly and healthy that they’re not a thing in the end. It would’ve been too obvious and ‘Wattpad-like’ btw i knew that lister has a crush on Jimmy right from were he ‘saved’ Jimmy at the house party. And then when he talked to him in jimmy’s room

I like Angel’s character development so much!
The “I’m Bliss” was sooooo fucking cool and surprising.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

harperruthdk's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, and Violence

sapphicinspace's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

The best book I've ever read. Alice Oseman is incredible at writing believable characters that act and feel like real people

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Blood, Stalking, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death