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I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

124 reviews

chaoticbyrddemon's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense 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

It's overall a really good book. 
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.

Angel having a safe space and really only bonding in fandom culture definitely hit close to home and I really enjoyed seeing her grow throughout the story.

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.

Star who is oversexualized and relying on addiction.

Definitely not a super common one. But the way he was written was really interesting.

Upon first glance when you first meet him, he seems like a completely different character. However as the story goes on, not only his problems but the problems of the band are revealed and we learn more about them and how they deal with things.

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), 

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Content Warnings

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

jjstallone's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, and Outing

gracelynnreads's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Blood

christineolivia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death

rosereads123's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.0

This was a pretty good book. not my fav from Alice Oseman but I still liked it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

_mariah_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Outing

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Abandonment

lauren_e_d's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

I’ve loved all of Alice Oseman’s books so I had high hopes for this one. I went into it expecting a cute little book about boy bands and fandoms, but ended up with a lot more than expected. I really enjoyed the intricacies of fame that it focused on and the fact that it wasn’t based on romance (which I’ve come to love and expect from Alice). I loved the way it showed the dueling POVs of both a member of the fandom, and a member of the boy band, showing the impact news and theories have on them because it’s not something people think about often. I also really loved the way anxiety and mental illness/struggle was shown in this novel. It was very realistic and touching. There were parts where I wished it moved a little faster because I got bored, and I with the relationship between Angel and Juliet had a bit more depth at the end, however overall, great book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

innastholiel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Abandonment

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

aimhkaitlin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.25

Heartbreaking, emotional, soul-soothing. This book tackles fan culture in a way that resonated with my soul while still critiquing and taking it on from two staggeringly different viewpoints. At times made my heart sink and put it back together all at once. Beautifully done. Only wish it was longer, not ready to let go of these characters yet. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Transphobia