Review by sweetmusic22 - The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

sweetmusic22 's review for:

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I thought this book portrayed the unhealthy toxicity of the rock/punk scene of the 70s very well. I appreciated that we got more of Opal's pov as a black woman in punk music. I could see that her character was based on many real-life black women of rock n roll. For me, Tina Turner, Betty Davis, X-Ray Spex, and Ronnie Blakey came to mind every time I read more of Opal's background. I liked the Nev character, too. He is a good and honest representation of the "nice white guy" or the "ally" that isn't overtly racist, but gets too comfortable ignoring serious issues.

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