Her family members, especially her mother, think it’s just a phase and chastise her obsession, but Angel stands strong in her love of the band. Angel, 18 and finishing up secondary school, collects merch, memorizes songs and videos, and proclaims to genuinely love the members of the band. Angel is similarly obsessed with “The Ark”, a three-member boy band from England who are just starting to become internationally recognized in this novel. I even drafted a letter to my favorite member, Lance, but I guess even 10-year-old me was wise enough not to send it. I was reminded of my NSYNC days when reading this, remembering how I collected their merch and thought that going to one of their concerts was the greatest moment of my life at the time. The story is technically part of the “Osemanverse”, but I couldn’t find any direct connection to Oseman’s other novels, not that it needs a connection to be interesting. Jimmy is the lead singer of the internationally famous boy band that Angel is obsessed with, so it’s fascinating to hear both perspectives on fandom and fame from people who are both coming of age. This YA novel by Alice Oseman follows dual teenage narrators Angel Rahimi and Jimmy Kaga- Ricci.
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