I actually bought this book for my girlfriend as she’s a Lucy Spraggan fan, whereas her music is not my taste. But for TSG’s Genre challenge I needed a book about a musician and I wanted the bonus challenge of making all (or most) of my genre challenge picks queer, so I borrowed it! Lucy’s story is heartbreaking (tw for sexual assault) and inspiring, and you definitely don’t need to be a fan of her music to enjoy it. It gives an eye opening look into the world behind reality TV - the X Factor in this case - and how media at large fails people who are sexually assaulted.

I also appreciated Lucy’s portrayal of her sexuality - she came out as a lesbian without fanfare and to no one’s surprise quite young. She’s forthright about her infidelity, and I liked her explanation to those ignorant straight people who always whinge about why we even need a pride month. 

I didn’t think the letters to her younger self at the end of each chapter which basically just repeated what she’d said in the chapter added much value. 

Equal parts funny and heartbreaking.