I liked the culture and authenticity in the book, as Billie tries to follow her dream working in the music industry and navigating the intensity, dysfunction, and corruption, but also the joy and fulfillment of working with artists and making a difference with something you love. 

The cultural and racial struggles she faced were really well presented and I liked seeing and learning of the world from Billie’s and other characters’ perspectives. I also enjoyed her friendships a lot in the book - I loved the support and honesty she and her friends invested in each other. 

I did struggle with the very elaborate sections of the music industry mechanics - so many artist and band names, music theory and genre details. I am not really in that world so it felt like reading a technical document often and I ended up losing the plot a little. On the opposite end it kind of skimmed thru other parts of Billie’s story like starting her job or leading up to that part of the story that would help round it out instead. 

Overall the writing was well done and I enjoyed the story, but I got kind of stuck on the minutiae. Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.