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I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

270 reviews

lettuce_read's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Outing

juphip's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

I really liked the way this booked portrayed the celebrity fan dichotomy. I could really look back at my tween years and see how I was an obsessed fan and relate. It just is a really good reminder to honestly leave celebrities alone. Haha. They are really not more special than your best friend. Save that time, energy, and love for someone you know and love. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

ritzyelephant66's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

robinskye28's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

As much as I love Alice Oseman, this one was not it. Too many plot lines that are all sorta half finished. Very slow paced until the last 100 pages where suddenly everything is happening (very chaotic and hard to follow). Ending seemed rather unexplained? Angel confused me - one minute she is presenting as the very stereotypical fangirl (whole chapter talking about how The Ark is like a "faith" and "despite everything in the world being terrible, we choose to stand by The Ark") but the next she is 'not like the others'. Would have liked more background/info on Juliet and Bliss as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

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

Minor: Abandonment, Homophobia, Medical content, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Drug use

*Grandparent not parent MC has anxiety/panic attacks

sistinem24's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Moderate: Transphobia

alsira98's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

danilo_syrtis's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Cursing

filipacmiranda's review against another edition

3.5

I Was Born for This follows the lead singer of a successful boy band and a teenage girl from their fandom. While Angel Rahimi lives her dream and gets ready not only to meet her idols but to be at a live concert, Jimmy Kaga-Ricci and the rest of The Ark deal with the consequences of fame: speculations made by their fans. 

When I started reading Alice Oseman’s third book, I was afraid the story would become like the ones we find in fanfiction. Despite the slightly unrealistic way the events unfold, that didn’t happen. Overall, I found myself thinking it focused on the characters and their personal development while addressing relevant matters regarding the relationship between artists and fans.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia and Outing

lportilla's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcoholism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Outing, and Transphobia

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I’m having a hard time reviewing this book, because even though there were things I didn’t like, I overall enjoyed the book.
Things I did not like:
1. I thought the plot was weird, and at times it made me a little uncomfortable…
2. Some of the characters!
3. While I liked that it deals with some bigger topics such as identity and mental health, I did not like how it felt glossed over.

It was basically every page that had some variation of “I hate myself so much I don’t want to be alive”, and at no point did they actually address it properly.

Also would definitely recommend checking the trigger warnings before reading:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Alcoholism

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Outing, and Stalking