nbreezy17's review
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Abortion
spookysierra's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I thought the storytelling was very interesting, but ultimately this is a book where you need to care about the characters to want to keep reading. I did not care about the characters at all. There was really nothing to make me like them. Any of them. Except Karen. I kinda liked her.
My other issue is that this book seemed to be an ego stroke for the author. She would include these fake lyrics to these fake songs and have the characters be like, "Wow, these lyrics are so profound and amazing. This is ground breaking, earth-shattering groovy music, man." And I just wish she hadn't included them at all. In fact, they greatly detracted from the book.
My other issue is that this book seemed to be an ego stroke for the author. She would include these fake lyrics to these fake songs and have the characters be like, "Wow, these lyrics are so profound and amazing. This is ground breaking, earth-shattering groovy music, man." And I just wish she hadn't included them at all. In fact, they greatly detracted from the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Abortion and Infidelity
Minor: Death and Domestic abuse
mariadomarbelchior's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse
Minor: Abortion
lilsbabeex's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was written in a different style than I have previously encountered but it worked extremely well. I loved the dynamic of perspectives played with and how the truth can be twisted in many ways to fit the narrative someone wants. I read this after the Seven Husbands, and personally I loved this book and this style.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Infidelity, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Pregnancy
celiastjmes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Addiction
Moderate: Abortion, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Misogyny and Sexual harassment
erins11's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Abortion
kaylastowe's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I feel like I’m missing what everyone else was seeing in this book. It was just…. kind of boring. Nothing really happened that blew me away. I sort of struggled to even get through the book, and that’s rare for me. I NEVER DNF a book, but I considered it many times with this one. I get the idea behind it, I guess it just wasn’t for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Abortion
booknerd_life's review
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction
Moderate: Abortion and Death
eviedesheva's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I still don’t know how to feel about this. I loved it, i did but now that I have finished it, it feels like something was missing. Don’t get me wrong, I had a great time reading this but maybe I just couldn’t relate enough to these characters and so the ending fell a little flat for me. PLUS the ending is what TJR does in EVERY book she writes and the twist is just a little repetitive. BUT I absolutely fell in love with Karen and Camila and was so convinced that they would end up falling in love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Drug use
Minor: Abortion
bookswithjay's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
To be honest, when I started reading this book, I wasn't really into it, mainly due to the author's writing style. Taylor wrote this book in the 'play script' style, where one member of the band is speaking, then it goes to the next person and continues with everyone's point of view all mushed together. It's not the kind of style I typically like, which is why it took me so long to get into the book.
But let me tell you, I am so f-ing glad I stuck with this book until the end!! I seriously could not put it down! This book is so incredibly beautiful, very complex, and such a heart throb; it even had me crying at the end. Even the way Taylor wrote this book, it fit with the story, and it made the book that much more layered and incredible. I so wish Daisy Jones & The Six were a real band :)
I fell in love with Daisy Jones & The Six, and I know you will too 🫶🏼🫶🏼
But let me tell you, I am so f-ing glad I stuck with this book until the end!! I seriously could not put it down! This book is so incredibly beautiful, very complex, and such a heart throb; it even had me crying at the end. Even the way Taylor wrote this book, it fit with the story, and it made the book that much more layered and incredible. I so wish Daisy Jones & The Six were a real band :)
I fell in love with Daisy Jones & The Six, and I know you will too 🫶🏼🫶🏼
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Abortion