Bootleg Stardust is an entertaining homage to the 70s music industry, centred around a young guy named Levi who is determined to become a star. I really enjoyed it.

It did cause me some anxiety though - I spent a lot of the book anticipating a train wreck. Levi seemed so unprepared and way too trusting to survive that kind of life. He made a series of mistakes that left me convinced his career was going to crash and burn. I won’t even go into the crazy things he learned about his past that left him pondering some heavier questions.  

The story touches on some pretty dark themes and features quite a bit of drug and alcohol abuse. But even with all of that, Bootleg Stardust felt rather light on the heavier emotions and ended on a happier note. It was a nice balance. 

Oh! And apparently Dixon recorded the songs he wrote for the book and I neeeeed to find out where I can listen to them!