FINISHED TWO BOOKS IN 1 WEEK? It's like I'm in high school again.

Not surprised that I adored another one of Alice's books!! I read most of it cosy on my grandma's recliner on Thanksgiving haha!

What an interesting character analysis on the 2 sides of a parasocial relationship - Angel with her passionate heart and need to feel like a part of something bigger, and Jimmy, with his anxiety about having to fake a persona for his fans all the time. I loved reading from both POVs and found all the characters so deeply human. I just wanted to protect these precious beans and felt so much joy from being enveloped in their friendships.

I think Angel and Jimmy both had satisfying character arcs. It was so interesting to see their worlds collide and how they helped each other and figured out how to help themselves as well. :)

I thought it was cool to see the portrayal of religion in this book and how it helped the main characters, since I feel like I don't often see that as part of many protagonists that I read about. Angel is Muslim and Jimmy is Christian, and I liked seeing how that affected their lives.

One thing I do wish I got to see more of was the Ark's lyrics! Hearing how much Angel and the fandom loved this band made me really curious to read what kind of songs they make. I think song lyrics were really well utilized in Daisy Jones and the Six. But this ask is more of a nice-to-have. The book didn't feel incomplete without song lyrics at all. :)

I will ask - why does Alice love ending so many of her novels with one of the characters going missing and it being a whole dramatic thing LOL. I love her, but it's just a thing I noticed. Can't say I don't love the INTRIGUE of it all though.

Definitely recommend this one! I'll read anything Alice writes :)