I was so pleasantly surprised by Daisy Jones & The Six. I thought this would just be a quick, light read that follows the trope you would think it would when thinking of a girl joining a rock band, but it was so much more (and better) than that. Immediately when I started reading I was intrigued by the interesting format of the book. The story is told in the style of an interview with the band members in present day as they all talk about their rise to fame and how the band came to fall apart in the 70's.

What really hits the hardest in this book was the characters and how well rounded they were. The book heavily features addiction, temptation, love and subsequent heartbreak, dedication, and epitomizes the rock and roll ideal. The musical aspects of the story are told in enough detail to be understandable but not too much detail to confuse someone who isn't as music-savvy.

The heartbreak and the cycles of addiction are something that really get through to you even through the interview style formatting; even without the present-tense body language you feel and understand it. This book really showcased desires vs. responsibility, dedication to becoming the person you want to be, the battles that you come across in the process.

The ending was both quietly tragic and satisfying in a way that made this book as good as it was.