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I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

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xantheblossom's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

kind of felt like a hug
loved all the characters and the pacing of the book
really good depiction of fandom culture and parasocial relationships
loved how diverse it is and the portrayal of mental health issues
overall such a good read :’)

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rain08's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

the ending felt a bit unresolved but otherwise great

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anaguana's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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anniereads221's review against another edition

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4.0

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berodatheelf's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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rayne_1906's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted 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

Audiobook - 6 hours 30 minutes - I absolutely loved this book. I loved the characters, I loved the concept, I loved nearly everything about it. I found the exploration of fame really interesting, and how similar the viewpoints of 'the other half' were, which makes sense. I really, really connected with so many of the characters, more so than I usually do when reading books. I think some of it just felt quite close to home sometimes. There were only a few things I didn't like, one being that sometimes, Angel's ramblings about the Ark lasted slightly too long, and Jimmy's complaints about the fans lasted slightly too long, but this is a bit nit-picky to be honest. This book actually managed to make me cry (quite a rare feat), and when I finished it, it left me feeling a little bit hollow, which is something that only occurs when reading a brilliant book. Overall, I just loved it so much, that this review probably makes no sense because I'm just rambling.

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nostarsleftinthesky's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

14/4/22
Probably my least favourite of Alice's purely because I didn't really like most of the characters except Bliss, Jimmy and Lister (how can you not love those three honestly). I feel everyone had really good character growth, I just really disliked Angel until maybe the last 50 pages. I do have a lot to thank this book for though because it introduced me to the amazing writing of Alice back in 2019. I feel I don't connect with these characters the same way I connect with every character in all Alice's other novels and that might me why I don't enjoy this one as much - I related to Jimmy a good few times and Juliet maybe once, but at a personal level I think this story doesn't suit me as well as their other books suit me. I probably will continue to reread because I did enjoy most of this book and it's a real page turner. It just proves that I don't really need characters I connect with to enjoy a book (though that does factor into all of my all time favourites), I just need amazing prose and plot. PLEASE CHECK TEIGGER WARNINGS AS ALWAYS <3

15/4/22
not a reread but i keep reading bicci fics and i can accept that they make this review 4.5 not 4

8/8/23
God honestly this is actually magnificent in its own little way

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sidbookreviews's review against another edition

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emotional fast-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

4.5

I Was Born For This is a compulsively readable YA book filled with heartwarming friendships and flawed, relatable characters. I loved this so much I read it in just over a day. Alice Oseman clearly has a gift for writing relatable, messy and above all, extremely loveable characters, as all of her books that I have read, including this one, feature the best characters. I loved everything about this book, with the exception of the fact that the ending was slightly ambiguous, and I tend to like endings with a bit more finality to tie up the story rather than ones that leave things open to the reader like this one. Though it does leave room for a sequel, which I would love!
A few other things that are awesome about this book in list form because making coherent reviews for books that I love is hard:
- Bisexual, gay and trans rep
- Black and South Asian rep
- Hijabi MC
- Characters that you want to give hugs to
- Discussions around fame
- Mental health as a central theme
- Discussions around fandoms, perception vs. reality and obsession
- Strong friendships and group dynamics

Full review to come on my blog soon!!

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czerny's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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