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A review by summerfalkenrath
I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Absolutely adored this book! Going into it, I felt a LOT of second hand embarrassment about how truly FANGIRL Angel and the other fangirls were. But that's mostly steaming from when I myself was a fankid and hyper focused and involved in fandom and bandom. So in that way, I could also relate to Angel quite a bit and understood how she felt with the grappling of what else was there besides this band she loved? It was great getting the duel perspective to see what was happening from Jimmy as well. Two sides of the same coin when it comes to not knowing what you want. I really enjoyed the character development that happened and the way the characters met and interacted with each other. It was certainly not what I was expecting and that made me love it even more! I kept guessing in my head what would happen next or how their meeting would happen and I was always pleasantly surprised to be wrong. With this, I think I've finally completed reading all of Oseman's currently published work and I cannot wait for more.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Transphobia, Stalking, and Alcohol