The Brightsiders

The Brightsiders

Jen Wilde

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A teen rockstar has to navigate family, love, coming out, and life in the spotlight after being labeled the latest celebrity trainwreck in Jen Wilde's quirky and utterly relatable novel. As a rock star drummer in the hit band The Brightsiders, Emmy King’s life should be perfect. But there’s nothing the paparazzi love more than watching a celebrity crash and burn. When a night of partying lands Emmy in hospital and her girlfriend in jail, she’s branded the latest tabloid train wreck. Luckily, Emmy has her friends and bandmates, including the super-swoonworthy Alfie, to help her pick up the pieces of her life. She knows hooking up with a band member is exactly the kind of trouble she should be avoiding, and yet Emmy and Alfie Just. Keep. Kissing. Will the inevitable fallout turn her into a clickbait scandal (again)? Or will she find the strength to stand on her own?


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    Dec 16, 2024
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    Jan 23, 2025
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    I was very torn on wether to give this book three or four stars. Four a large part of it, I enjoyed it, but it also didn't really feel like anything special to me. It didn't grip me the way Queens of Geek and Going Off Script did. This was probably partly because the world of musicians intrigues me a lot less than the world of fandom and movies/tv-shows. But this was also because Emmy was a main character I couldn't relate to as much as I could to the main characters in those books. Another thing I didn't like as much, was that this book felt much more sexual to me. The characters never had sex, but making out did play quite a large part in this book, which was kind of uncomfortable to me.
    Still, this was a book I was definitely enjoying and ready to give three stars. And then the last 100 or so pages started and I fell in love. This book is such a great example of why representation matters. I felt so seen and welcomed in those last pages. I love Jen Wilde and the diverse characters she creates and welcomes and makes shine. This is something she's done in every book I've read of her and I hope she continues to do this forever

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