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reading_alien102's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
zoeysdigest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
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🎯 Some of the characters' growth and admission of failures as they recount their past.
🤔 The front part was slightly too long and draggy, which made enjoying the book difficult. But once you're past Daisy's past and the band's starting days it gets easier.
🤔 The events taking place could feel slightly repetitive
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Abortion
violentpeach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Abortion
Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and Pregnancy
reagan01's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Jenkins Reid is remarkably talented at creating characters who feel raw and authentic, but ultimately motivated by good intentions. Her characters are flawed by vice - drugs, alcohol, hedonism, wanton sex - but you feel their humanity and you find yourself rooting for them.
This narrative style, where the entire book reads as an extended interview with the band and the people that orbited it, may not be for everyone. I love character-driven novels, so this dialogue-heavy and anecdote-laden book really worked for me. I’d recommend it to anyone with an interest in rock and roll and its culture in the 70s, Fleetwood Mac enthusiasts, or anybody who wants a read with a lot of heart and occasionally, some real reflection on the things we do for family.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
enchantedelfie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
thatonenerdygirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and War
heybbrae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Some points before I do a more ~ thorough ~ review later on (hopefully):
1. Camila Dunne is one of the genuinely nicest characters I've ever read. She deserves the whole world and more. It's very refreshing to see a character like hers who's so trusting, genuinely believes in people, remains soft, but is also stubborn and knows what she wants and isn't scared to fight for it.
2. In connection to 1., I absolutely loved how the story set up the stage for us to see the similarities and differences of Camila and Billy's relationship vs. Daisy and Billy's relationship. While I was reading the book, the set-up just creeps on you and hits you at the right time and the payoff is extremely devastating in a good way. I really loved how the parallels made were seamlessly woven in, which made it easier to read.
3. The book said/showed so much and so little at the same time. For me, this is both a good thing and a bad thing.
a. The story was able to be told wonderfully without fully delving in to all the things happening with all the characters. It was super good on how it's concise in delivering what it wanted to say. The impact of the story and the emotions there are not minimized even though there's less time to sit on the tension and all the drama happening within it.
b. However, there are some relationships and conflicts that I personally would've wanted to seen more of, or I think lacked enough detail to fully drive the emotion through or for the readers to fully understand the weight of the conflict (ex. Billy and Graham's relationship).
I think what stopped me from making this a 5 star read, is just my personal preference. I'm not really into the history of bands, so the first part, while very important, felt very draggy to me. It's a good book. I really enjoyed my time reading it and there's a lot presented that would be fun to be discussed or even pondered on.
Now off to listen to the music from the TV adaptation (ngl what pushed me to read this after n years of being on my priority tbr is Sam Claflin).
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy
dwhiting's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
forgettingtofly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Sexual violence
creativelifeofliz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment