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A review by bookapotamus
Astrid Sees All by Natalie Standiford
3.0
I just love anything 80s. The decade was equal parts grit and glitter. Especially in NYC - such a different city then. But trying to find your way in the world as a vulnerable 20-something? Timeless.
There’s a bit of a mystery and romance, but the drama runs thick in this one. Fascinating and flashy characters steal the show as Phoebe escapes to NYC - and becomes Astrid, a fortune teller who dishes out life advice via a box of movie ticket stubs to celebrities and artists in the underground club Plutonium.
But when her best friend Carmen goes missing she’s forced to face what she’s been running from, and it takes some unexpected and heartbreaking turns.
Full of some fun 80’s nostalgia mixed with intoxicating darkness and grief, Astrid Sees All is a raw and desperate atmospheric struggle to find your place, while hoping that place doesn’t end up swallowing you whole.
There’s a bit of a mystery and romance, but the drama runs thick in this one. Fascinating and flashy characters steal the show as Phoebe escapes to NYC - and becomes Astrid, a fortune teller who dishes out life advice via a box of movie ticket stubs to celebrities and artists in the underground club Plutonium.
But when her best friend Carmen goes missing she’s forced to face what she’s been running from, and it takes some unexpected and heartbreaking turns.
Full of some fun 80’s nostalgia mixed with intoxicating darkness and grief, Astrid Sees All is a raw and desperate atmospheric struggle to find your place, while hoping that place doesn’t end up swallowing you whole.