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A review by saintisreading
Groupies: A Novel by Sarah Priscus
4.0
Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
TW: DA, Violence, Mentions & Descriptions of S*xual Acts, Mentions & Descriptions of Alcohol, Drugs and ODs.
4☆ for Groupies by Sarah Priscus.
A groupie, pronounced ˈɡruːpi, is according to the Oxford dictionary, a young woman who regularly follows a pop group or other celebrity, especially in the hope of having a sexual relationship with them.
But groupies are much, much more than that. They love too much and care too much - despite it all. Despite the hurt and the pain.
Faun Novak's path is going to change forever. Leaving her old life behind, she embarks into a new one with her eyes closed and her heart open.
This is a story of hope, hurt, love and many more difficult themes.
I really loved this book. I thought it was a lighthearted read as first, and I was (positively) shocked to discover it truly isn't. It's a rough, difficult story but I'm gonna stop here as to not spoil the rest.
I would say though, the reasons this received 4 stars instead of 5:
- The similarities with Daisy Jones and the Six at points were too much to ignore.
- I felt the story dragged a bit until it eventually picked up. The endless inner monologues became tiring at some point which caused me to skim through some sentences.
TW: DA, Violence, Mentions & Descriptions of S*xual Acts, Mentions & Descriptions of Alcohol, Drugs and ODs.
4☆ for Groupies by Sarah Priscus.
A groupie, pronounced ˈɡruːpi, is according to the Oxford dictionary, a young woman who regularly follows a pop group or other celebrity, especially in the hope of having a sexual relationship with them.
But groupies are much, much more than that. They love too much and care too much - despite it all. Despite the hurt and the pain.
Faun Novak's path is going to change forever. Leaving her old life behind, she embarks into a new one with her eyes closed and her heart open.
This is a story of hope, hurt, love and many more difficult themes.
I really loved this book. I thought it was a lighthearted read as first, and I was (positively) shocked to discover it truly isn't. It's a rough, difficult story but I'm gonna stop here as to not spoil the rest.
I would say though, the reasons this received 4 stars instead of 5:
- The similarities with Daisy Jones and the Six at points were too much to ignore.
- I felt the story dragged a bit until it eventually picked up. The endless inner monologues became tiring at some point which caused me to skim through some sentences.