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I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

75 reviews

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

Alice Oseman is one of my favorite authors for so many reasons, but above all, because her books help so many people (me included). I was Born for this is no different. This smart, complex novel discusses themes of fanhood, the public eye, belonging, and anxiety in such a powerful way.
And, can we just take a minute to appreciate the characters? Angel felt like someone crawled into my brain and took out all of my insecurities, hopes, and habits, and created a character from them (if she had a playlist, it would consist of Long Live, mirrorball, and Dorothea). As a huge swiftie and music lover in general, her connection to fan bases struck a chord with me as well. And of course there’s also Jimmy. Jimmy who also felt like a part of me, but a part of me that I’ve learned to manage and live with. He is a character which resonate with many people dealing with anxiety and depression.
Ultimately, for fans of character driven novels with so much heart, I would highly, highly recommend I was Born for this as well as any other Alice Oseman book:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Mental illness

kirstenf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcoholism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Transphobia, Stalking, Medical content, Death, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, and Suicidal thoughts

starlitpage's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Outing and Racism

kitty_may12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

A joy to read, complex and sharply written. every single character has their own distinct voice, flaws and motivations that are explored with the deepest of empathy. Oseman understands the teen experience, internet/internet culture like no other writer in YA fiction, dissecting all of it's delight and darkness with such care and curiosity that allows for the innocence of the novel's teenage protagonists to brilliantly shine through. Her talent is undeniable !!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Stalking, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Minor: Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

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

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

olliereadabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Hate crime, Drug use, and War

adam_ski's review against another edition

challenging hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

A well-written book with a unique plot. It tackles the consequences of being in a famous boy band really well, acting as an insight into the world of celebrities but in a fun and engaging way.

However, the joys of this book are partly overshadowed by the characters. This is particularly true in Angel's case, where she acts selfishly throught the entire book only to be cast as almost a hero by the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, and Toxic relationship

This book is not emotionally light. There is a lot of mention of mental health issues as well as the consequences of having obsessive fans.

daisyofthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Transphobia, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

agentsophieee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

this took me some time to get into but once I did i couldn't put it down. to me it was almost a love hate relationship bc it was so real it's scary. alice oseman is a genius of a writer 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Alcoholism, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Stalking, and Hate crime

jesse_5's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Stalking

Minor: Outing, Vomit, and Death of parent

Multiple times where one of the main characters vomit, mentioned that a main character was forced to come out after being outed, A main character has an anxiety disorder and panic attacks are described in detail