This is one of the most hyped books I’ve read this year. The problems I find with this book the more I think about it is that every character is unlikeable, underdeveloped, and didn’t feel real to me.

I listened to this as an audiobook, and the performance was amazing! But when I step back and consider this as a book, it was a huge letdown. Since this book is interview-based you’d think the characters would be raw, we’re learning about the rise and fall of the hottest band in the 70s, and all we get is your basic sex, drugs and rock and roll. I would have liked more character development.

What compels Daisy and Billy to be drug addicts? They are huge rockstars. What brings the band together besides LITERALLY sex, drugs, and rock and roll? I didn’t care about any of the characters, and the novel fell flat for me. If I had read the book instead of listening to the audiobook, I probably would have given up. The more I think about this book as a whole, the less I took from it and the less I liked it.