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emburke's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Outing
olliereadabook'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
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, and War
adam_ski'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Stalking
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, 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.thatreadinggal11's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, and Drug use
seaweedbrain11'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Drug use
andloveistoolong'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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Cursing, Transphobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Child abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
_nem_'s review against another edition
- 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
I related to both of the main characters in the book. Angel through her parents constantly worrying and her trying to find her own way in the world. And Jimmy with his anxious thoughts and panic attacks. It felt like they understood me in a way that people never really have before and I understood them.
The premise of the book is very interesting with one POV from a member of a band and the other from a fan of the band. I don't know much about the behind the scenes of bands but it seemed to cover that well. This book was a lot about relationships and how keeping things from each other affects the relationship with that person.
I wouldn't say it was an easy read with Jimmy's panic attacks sometimes causing me to feel panicky too but I did enjoy this book.
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use and Self harm
sophiafaurs'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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Medical content, and Outing
Minor: Drug use, Gore, Transphobia, Grief, and Dysphoria
chaoticbyrddemon's review against another edition
- 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
I enjoyed both of the character perspectives, both from Angel and Jimmy.
Angel's character was a bit nice. At first, it reminded me of the book "Kill the Boy Band" which has a similar concept, but it was executed rather poorly and to an extreme level. Angel's character was really well written, and I enjoyed the research that Alice Oseman put into making sure that her character was accurate.
Jimmy's character was definitely a lot, and I really enjoyed it. Seeing how he and the rest of the band had to deal with everything and such was really interesting. Each of the members has their own ways of coping with things, and I think learning and reading about that were really nice.
My favorite character was Lister, who seems to fall into a trope that I enjoy.
It's definitely a book I'd read again, having lots of surprising twists and such, some of which make me super happy and others worried. It's a book that I think I'd want to annotate in the future and I'd highly recommend it.
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CW: mentions of religion, drug use, blackmail, stalking, antisemitic stereotypes (in mention), blood, violence, addiction, eating disorders (mentioned), suicidal thoughts, family struggles, break ups, near death, hospitals, biphobia (mentioned), transphobia (mentioned),
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Biphobia, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
christineolivia'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
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death