A review by mxbenjaminrose
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev: A Novel by Dawnie Walton

adventurous challenging emotional 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

This book is a masterpiece of contemporary/near historical fiction. The characters feel like they really were fixtures of the 70s music scene. The world of the book felt amazingly grounded in reality. Using the point of view of a journalist writing a history for the novel's voice was genius and worked perfectly for the story she meant to tell. 

Listening to the audiobook was an added bonus, as it was read by a full cast of actors! It really helped bring it to life. 

Without saying much about the plot, the voice of this novel, and the book-in-a-book's protagonist, were the perfect mixture of likeable heroes that you want root for and multidimensional, flawed humans. 

This hit all the marks for me. 
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