4.5 This was...this was mind blowing. I don't know if it's because I went into this not expecting too much or because I decided to give it a read AFTER all of the hype died down, but I absolutely loved it. Everything about this drew me in. It felt like I was inside of a VHI Behind the Music episode, but at the same time, towards the end I started to be reminded of the movie Almost Famous, which I love. Were Daisy and Billy annoying as hell? Oh absolutely. The narcissism was strong and you can tell that just by the discrepancies in their stories in comparison to everyone else's. Eddie was also irritating as hell. Still...as irritating as they were, that didn't take me out of the story it just added to it. Karen and Graham were my definite favorites.

As much as I loved this, here's why I can't round it up to a 5 star rating: I don't think I would have enjoyed this as much in physical form as a I did in audiobook. Each of the narrators gave something special to their characters. This full cast was amazing and they are what breathed life into this story for me. I'm fairly certain that if I had just tried to read the physical book, I would not have enjoyed this as much. Just....this was just great. Whether you've read this yet or not, I highly suggest picking up the audiobook because it's a masterpiece, in my opinion.