Another great book by Taylor Jenkins Reid! After finding out that this book existed, I was ecstatic — after all I just read Malibu Rising: one of the best books ever made. These two books actually immersed me in the story, and everything felt so real to me. Very few books actually make me feel this way; I always feel like an outsider. Now, to feed the Taylor Jenkins Reid hype train, I also just bought Carrie Soto Is Back, and man I am excited to read that too! Okay, back to Daisy Jones.
This book tells a story about rockstars who — surprise surprise — are battling alcohol and drug addictions. After all, it's a canon occurrence. How creative. The whole storyline is apparently a long-winded explanation of why the group split up in Chicago. I wished I read the summary beforehand because I didn't realize this until the end of the book. Actually, scratch that, DO NOT read the summary. The suspense is actually better for you, just trust me, bro.
I'm also a huge fan of the transcription-style writing here. I love reading interviews like this normally, and seeing this in a book is like a breath of fresh air. I love books that take risks like these. It just makes the whole experience that much more enjoyable. Furthermore, I was also caught off guard that she brought in a character from Malibu Rising. Remember Mick Riva? If you don't, I suggest you go to the nearest bookstore and buy Malibu Rising. It's just a nice touch.
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS!
I loved how cleanly the author incorporated substance abuse into Billy and Daisy's lives. It made me really sympathize and recognize that even though they're rock stars and incredibly talented people, they're also just people. The bit about the marriage between Daisy and the Italian prince was also shocking. Like, Daisy's drug abuse was bad, but boy I didn't know that it could get WORSE?! Mind-boggling. At many times throughout the book, I just wanted to step in and talk some sense into her. You know how it feels when you see a character make a mistake in front of you. It's agonizing for sure.
The progress that they made was amazing though. I loved the fact that they were able to pull themselves together — and there were so many instances of hope too. The ending was incredibly sad, because it reminded me of Ted Lasso. Now, I'm sure not SPOILING THAT, but it's incredibly touching to see Daisy leaving the bad for the greater good. It's incredible how Camila was able to talk so much sense into her, and it just comes to show us how important it is to have such a grounded person in your life. A person to guide you in times of stress and helplessness. It also shows how much she's grown — she went from almost kissing Billy to leaving him for her mental health and for the good of Billy's marriage. And Billy putting down the drink? Poetic. I bet even Gordon Ramsey would have loved this masterpiece. If you ever find a book as good as this, hit me up because that'd be a sight to see.
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