A review by keeks_
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

dark emotional funny inspiring slow-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

5.0

wow. I did and didn’t expect to enjoy this book as much as I did if that makes sense- I knew the concept would appeal to me but the I could never expect the execution to be as good as it was.
Dawnie did so well in creating so many different characters, scenarios, backstories which felt so real: at points I truly believed that I was reading a story on a real punk group from the 60’s/70’s and that certain events had happened because the writing  was excellent. The weaving in of real events into their fiction narrative helped this.

Opal Jewel, what a queen of a character. 

This is the first book I’ve read in this format and it worked really well too, plus I’d love to add that the audiobook of this is amazing! I never listen to audiobooks but I saw in reviews that this one was really good so I decided to listen and read at the same time - the audiobook brings a whole other level of immersion to the story, really recommend checking it out if you can. 
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