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A review by lenareadsstuff
I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
3.75
Having now read every novel by Oseman, I'm really surprised to say that I didn't like it as much as I thought I would (especially since it's thematically very close to Radio Silence and I loved that one).
The story explores fandom spaces in a very interesting way and the characters felt very real to me. However, I couldn't personally connect to the story as much. I think that's because the important parts of the main plot hinges on chance encounters and coincidences, and the ending (meaning the last two chapters) sort of rushed over the conclusion and its aftermath. I'm not sure I'd necessarily recommend this book to people who haven't read other novels of Oseman before but I did have fun reading it.
The story explores fandom spaces in a very interesting way and the characters felt very real to me. However, I couldn't personally connect to the story as much. I think that's because the important parts of the main plot hinges on chance encounters and coincidences, and the ending (meaning the last two chapters) sort of rushed over the conclusion and its aftermath. I'm not sure I'd necessarily recommend this book to people who haven't read other novels of Oseman before but I did have fun reading it.