From Goodreads: Annie Mathers is
America’s sweetheart and heir to a country music legacy full of all the
things her Gran warned her about. Superstar Clay Coolidge is most
definitely going to end up one of those things.
But
unfortunately for Clay, if he can’t convince Annie to join his summer
tour, his music label is going to drop him. That’s what happens when
your bad boy image turns into bad boy reality. Annie has been avoiding
the spotlight after her parents’ tragic death, except on her
skyrocketing YouTube channel. Clay’s label wants to land Annie, and Clay
has to make it happen.
Swayed by Clay’s undeniable charm and
good looks, Annie and her band agree to join the tour. From the start
fans want them to be more than just tour mates, and Annie and Clay can’t
help but wonder if the fans are right. But if there’s one part of fame
Annie wants nothing to do with, it’s a high-profile relationship. She
had a front row seat to her parents’ volatile marriage and isn’t
interested in repeating history. If only she could convince her heart
that Clay, with his painful past and head over heels inducing tenor,
isn’t worth the risk.
My thoughts:
I loved this book so
much. It felt like my face was melting from smiling so much while
reading it. I teared up a few times too (sometimes I teared up *while*
smiling). This book is just amazing.
Annie is such an amazing
character. Smart, opinionated, talented, loyal to her friends and
herself, and genuine. I loved her immediately and rooted for her till
the very end. She's amazing.
Clay is so layered (Shrek and Donkey
would say he's like an onion) and well-written you can't help but want
to know everything about him.
The side characters are perfectly
written, the story is perfection, and the references to music will make
you want to put on your boots and your best summer dress and go find
some good music.
One last thing, can we just acknowledge this gorgeous, fun cover? It just fits the story so perfectly. Plus, I'm on a mission to find a dress like this one.
I received an advanced copy of this from Netgalley but all opinions are my own. In fact, I loved this so much I've pre-ordered a copy to add to my shelves and re-read whenever my heart desires.
From Goodreads -
Everyone knows Daisy
Jones & The Six, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at
the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.
Daisy is
a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs
on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing
at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the
rock and roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is
getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes
people do crazy things.
Also getting noticed is The Six, a band
led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his
girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of
impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.
Daisy
and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to
supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will
become the stuff of legend.
The making of that legend is
chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral
history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins
Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy
Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an
utterly distinctive voice.
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My Thoughts - I almost held off on reading this one because I was afraid it was *too*
hyped and my expectations might be *too* high. But then I read about the
Fleetwood Mac inspiration and I knew I had to read it ASAP. I'm so glad
I did. This book is amazing. I couldn't stop thinking about it every
time I was forced to put the book down.
All of the characters in
this are so great - detailed, engaging, and people you can't get enough
of. Billy and Daisy are obviously the main focus, but I adored Karen
and Camila just as much. You really feel like you're in the room, on the
stage, sitting in the studio with all of them and it's so much fun to
take all of their stories and put them together to see how everyone saw
the same event differently.
The way the songs are described made
me wish there was an accompanying soundtrack. The lines that you get
scattered throughout the book will have you running to look up Fleetwood
Mac songs just to soothe the need for some classic 70s rock.
I
wasn't sure I'd like this type of format, since I've never read anything
like it, but after a few pages it felt pretty natural and I was able to
really get into the story.
I can't recommend this one enough. Pick it up now.
