I was a little hesitant to read this, given my love of music and my lukewarm feelings on the one TJR book I've read. Then my friend Bailey said I must read it and sent it to me, and she was f*ck*ng right!

Some context: I'm married to a touring musician. Well, he used to tour, but his band disbanded a couple of years ago. We met at a bar in 2007, and I knew who he was (#fan), and then I was flying out to tour dates from Lawrence, KS to Osaka, Japan. I know tour buses and sound checks and songwriting and recording and ambition. I know the fun and the monotony. I know that it's rare for a fiction book to get the feel of that lifestyle. But TJR does a splendid job of depicting a slew of talented musicians in the 1970s LA rock scene.

It's so refreshing to read several women depicted in great, varied ways within. Like real people! No catty wife, no demoralized groupies. More than ONE woman who is a musician in the book. There was so much heart dedicated to our sometimes strung-out protagonist. The story is told in an oral history format, which plays real, real well—for the interpretations of the same events, for some late (surprising!) reveals, and for immersing in each character. It was a completely enjoyable ride, and I'm not embarrassed to admit I cried on the last page. I connected a lot with the character of Camila for obvious reasons, and I'm so SO happy with how all the characters' stories landed through time. I will remember Daisy, Camila, and Karen for a long time. Incredibly, intensely impressed.

I highly encourage you to check this out, because even a cynical doubter like me was won over. I cannot deny the FUN of (fictional) DRAMA, friends. Particularly enjoyable if you like Stevie Nicks.