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Groupies: A Novel by Sarah Priscus

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chasityholcomb's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

loverofeels's review

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very poorly written, boring protagonist

uhhlexiconic's review

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emotional 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

4.25

Perhaps speeding through the ending, everything building up to its ending-- the characters, the 70s music scene-- is compelling and complicated. An enjoyable coming of age

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Another good read from NetGalley! The cover is enough to entice anyone to pick it up, the title even more so. I wasn't sure what to expect and it took a little bit to love some unloveable and out of control characters but the more I read, the more I enjoyed and accepted this life the characters chose. Sarah Priscus does an amazing job of slowly creating the characters that surround Faun's story in such vivid detail, that I felt like I was almost there in person.

Faun is all alone after her mother dies and makes it to LA to live with her childhood best friend, Josie, who introduces her into the backstage world of music and groupies with her boyfriends band, Holiday Sun. What follows is a young girl struggling with identity and lack of self confidence, but with a dream for a bigger life. She doesn't give up despite what is said about her or thrown at her.

I got vibes of Almost Famous. In the end, super enjoyed this one!

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2.0

So boring I couldn’t finish. A dull protagonist, written in an attempt of trying to get u to feel like her, surrounded by narcissists whose ‘dark secrets’ meant to keep u reading are obvious and flat.