Reid has done it again. There is not a book by this author that I have not loved. However, with this story, I was completely enthralled with the premise. This is a book you sit down with and finish in one sitting. Loved it.

Taylor Jenkins Reid has got to be one of the most talented writers I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I don't know where she gets her ideas and I've only read two books by her, but I already know she has a gift. Daisy Jones & The Six is an immersive experience, especially on audio, and while it didn't make me bawl my eyes out like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo did, I loved it very much. I loved all of the different viewpoints and the entire format of the book overall. The characters were flawed and real, and I loved getting a peek at what life might have been like behind the scenes of a band in the 70s. It was also a nice touch that when you read the book it feels like it is the actual history of a real band. This is something I loved most of all and the way it is broken up gave it even more of that feel.

The audio of Daisy Jones & The Six can only be described as a masterpiece, and it so incredibly well done that I will be recommending it to everyone. The main narrators are Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt, Judy Greer, Robinne Lee, & Pablo Schreiber, but it also has a full cast as well. This creates such a great listening experience, and even though it switches between different characters a lot, I didn't find it to be confusing. I know reading the book will probably be great as well, but I am telling you there is nothing like the audiobook.

I have a special edition physical copy from the UK and I am in love with its cover, everything about this book is just so well done, and the song at the end of the book (played in the audio), along with all the lyrics throughout made it even more special. If you are a fan of TJR I recommend reading Daisy Jones & The Six because you will not be disappointed. I will definitely be doing a reread at some point of my physical copy and I already can't wait!

Thank you to the publisher for my advance review copy via NetGalley. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

Hmm. I wanted to love this more than I did since I am such a fan of this author. Stylistically different from her others, TJR still explores love, marriage, friendship through unique lenses. It’s her least effective novel, however. The interview style removes a lot of the emotion until the very end. ★★★½

I received this book "Daisy Jones & The Six" from NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own. I put off reading this book and it was way down on my list. I thought I should give it a try. I would say this book was okay, well maybe I should change that to I didn't like it. Nothing great about it for me. I almost DNF but kept reading. I hated the ending. I did not like the characters at all. I didn't connect to them. I almost felt like I was reading a book that I had to read, not one that I wanted to read. It was a struggle to get through.

3.5 Stars - I received an ARC of this book but put off picking it up because early reviews for this book weren't that great. And I can't say I'm surprised. Oddly enough, I can see how the audio of this book outshines the print. I went back and forth, and while the print could get confusing at times, the audio really laid out who was who with the multiple narrators, gave the characters so much personality, and was just produced so well. Told in documentary style, I found this to be so gripping and could not wait to pick this audio back up every time I had to put it down. But I will say - the end ruined this book for me a bit. The whole thing felt so fresh and new, and then the end felt so clichéd and anti-climactic. It did, however, make me want to pick up another Taylor Jenkins Reid book. And after the train wreck that was One True Loves, that's no small feat.

This book is great! Would definitely recommend. Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I will admit I dragged my heels on reading this one for a while. I heard so many mixed reviews. (And also because I knew that they were going to talk about drugs a lot.) However, my book club chose it for their August discussion, so I decided to dive right in.

I liked the simplistic feel of it being set in the 1970s. The characters were definitely interesting. I probably should have done this as an audio book, so I could listen to the songs, but maybe I'll check it out that way someday, just to hear them. (I'm assuming they are on it since all the lyrics are at the end of the story.) The style had a documentary feel, but didn't always work for the flow of the story. When they were recalling conversations, it got frustrating to read them that way instead of when they were in the moment.

The story is very angsty overall, but told in a compelling way that kept me turning the pages. Some parts felt a bit slow and it was easy to mix up a few characters since some secondary characters felt too similar, such as Pete/Eddie/Warren or Rod/Teddy. I also wasn't a big fan of the drug talk, as expected. However, this novel had a cool vibe that felt realistic to the music scene.

I think it's a worthwhile read, but more for fun instead of for a book club discussion (as my club has now learned).

Movie (or TV) casting suggestions (I know this is being done for TV, but not sure I'd pick those same actors and I don't know who I'd choose for present day narrators):
Daisy: Juno Temple
Billy: Alden Ehrenreich
Karen: Brie Larson
Graham: Grant Gustin
Camila: Ana de Armas

I enjoyed reading about the individual lives and of the characters in this book as well as them collectively as a group, as Daisy Jones and the Six. They are complex, interesting characters and I enjoyed reading about them as individual people and getting a sense of who they were and their personalities, and hearing their side of the story. A popular music group that suddenly breaks up in the middle of their fame. What could have happened to the group? When they were in the peak of their fame, what happened to make them break up as a group?

An interesting read that will find you immersed in the storyline until the very end.

Oh, Taylor Jenkins Reid! You did it again! Bravo! Completely devoured this masterpiece! 
Music, Love, Life. That dizzying vortex of feelings in the pit of the deepest part of your heart when you want what can never be, or what never was.
One of the best Behind the Music works since Almost Famous. Welcome to my Top Ten Favorites, Daisy Jones & the Six.
Daisy Jones, I know you. Daisy Jones, I feel you. @tjenkinsreid, you never cease to give us EXACTLY EVERYTHING we never knew was missing from our lives! I’ll never be the same with Evelyn and Daisy in my personal library! Absolutely phenomenal, touching, raw, real!

Daisy Jones & The Six is the book I didn’t know I needed
Are you a fan of musical shows and intense love stories? Have you watched and rewatched VH1’s Behind the Music episodes of your favorite artists? Are you feeling a bit nostalgic or a little bit rock and roll? If you answered yes to any of these questions, Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid is the book for you.

Daisy Jones & The Six is about the rise to fame of a 1970s rock band and the series of events that caused them to break up at the height of their success. Rumours say Reid was inspired to write this book by the complicated romantic histories of Fleetwood Mac’s members. (See what I did there? It’s not a rumor,  Reid said so herself. Rumours is a Fleetwood Mac album. Please keep reading!)

Sex, love, and rock and roll—this book has it all, and that’s all I’m going to say about that
Reid kicks off the story by letting us know that the book is the first and only time members of the band have talked about their history together. (Cue to me Googling if Daisy Jones & The Six is a real band I somehow missed.) Then she does what only a skillful writer and master storyteller can do—she creates art.

As I read the black and white Kindle pages, I see each character, hear every song, and feel every feeling. Reid does all of this without a narrator; she wrote this book as a series of interviews compiled and interwoven together to form a chronological timeline of events. In other words, Reid wrote Daisy Jones & The Six in first-person narrative form. It’s one story, told from the multiple, unique, and sometimes contrasting perspectives of each of the members of the band and those close to them.

There are no wordy setups and no in-depth descriptions, just a group of characters speaking their incredibly interesting yet fictional truths. It’s real effing impressive.

Daisy Jones & The Six is now a permanent addition to my book collection
I just know this is one I must re-read. I wouldn’t be surprised if every time I do, I uncover another layer to this beautiful story. But even if I don’t, I won’t be disappointed because the book truly is pure beauty.

Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid is out now. Be a rockstar and support local, independent bookstores by ordering your copy via BookShop.org.

P.S. Amazon Studios and Hello Sunshine announced last summer that they will be producing a limited series based on the book. Do me (and yourself!) a huge favor and read the book before watching it. That said, I’m thrilled to find out this will become a show, and I cannot wait to purchase the soundtrack. (Oops, did I forget to tell you Reid actually wrote full versions of all the songs featured in the book? Well, she did, and you’re welcome.)

Although the writing style is in a different format as it’s an oral history of the fictional band, Daisy Jones and the Six, the author did a great job adding depth and meaning to the characters and story line. Taylor Jenkins Reid is definitely one of my favorite authors! Can’t wait for the next book

I struggled reading this, I tried a few times and I just could not get into it. Until the other day, I decided to listen to in on. This book was a much better listen than read for me.
Daisy Jones is this rich young girl growing up in LA during the late sixties; she is like a muse to musicians and every girl wants to be her because she is drop dead gorgeous. Daisy can also sing but is adamant about singing her own songs when she finally gets signed to a record deal.
The Six~ A band on the rise lead by Billy Dunne. Billy becomes the typical sixties/seventies rock star; partying hard, lots of drugs, drinking and women. Billy and Daisy are both signed to the same record company and are brought together to turn “Honeycomb” into a hit. 
The story is written in the form of an interview, giving the accounts of what brought them together and tore them apart from the perspective of each band member and everyone who surrounded them during this time frame. 
There was so much hype surrounding this book that I wanted to love to so much and I just liked it. I feel like for myself it was a bit cliche and has been done before, but overall it was a good listen (thanks to Benjamin Bratt and Jennifer Beals).

Daisy Jones & the Six was one of my favorite books I read in 2019. I fell in love with the oral history-style formatting, and I kept having to remind myself that Daisy Jones & the Six were not, in fact, a real band. Daisy Jones in particular felt like a real woman that I would love to meet. Bonus: The full cast audiobook is also phenomenal.

1970s L.A.- sex, drugs, rock-n-roll. 7 band members look back at their rise to fame and how it all went wrong. You will fall in love with these characters and wish they were a real band. Unanimous staff favorite and my top pick of 2019!

Another book I couldn’t put down.  I loved the set up as an interview.  I found all the characters really interesting.  I liked how stories were told from different band members points of views and memories.  Anyone who is a fan of the 70’s music will feel like they are living vicariously through this band.

“ What are you doing?”- Daisy.

(Throws all of the alcohol from the mini- fridge out of the window.)

“That’s Rock & Roll!”- Billy.

First and foremost, I can’t believe that I haven’t read a book by Taylor Jenkins Reid until now. I own “Maybe in Another Life,” “ The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” and was approved by Netgalley for an arc of “Daisy Jones & The Six.” I have no excuse. 

After hearing all of my favorite Book-tubers rave about her stories over and over,  I decided that now is the time. I have only ever heard amazing reviews for all of her books, that is...except for one that people had mixed emotions about. Rumor has it that I’d either love it or hate it, there was no in-between. “Daisy Jones & The Six” simply wasn’t like Reid’s other books. I figured, why not start there? It can only go up. 

The story...

Daisy Jones-

“Her voice was raspy and cool.”

—Started out as a groupie “I wanted to be around these men, these stars, because I didn’t know how else to be important.”

—Branched out and made her own record. “That’s how it was back then, I was just supposed to be the inspiration for some man’s great idea. Well, fuck that. That’s why I started writing my own stuff.”

—Joined the group. Became the “It girl.” “I do what I want.” “ All of Rock & Roll wanted to BE her.”

The Six- 

“What’s  your name? I don’t know, but I’ll get the six of us there.” - Karen

- Started out as a Blues Rock Band in the mid-‘60s from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania called The Dunne Brothers. 

1- Billy Dunne- Lead Singer- “The Sex Symbol” the one all of the girls came to see.

2. Graham Dunne-Lead Guitar-“Handsome, but rough around the edges.” The sweetheart of the men; had a crush on Karen. 

3. Karen Karen- Keyboardist-voiced by Judy Greer on the audio book. I recently read her biography “ I don’t know where you know me from: Confessions of a Co-Star” and LOVED it. Her narrator voice is perfection.

4. Eddie Loving- (replaced Chuck) He often refused to work with Billy, thought he was pompous and over-stepping. 

5. Warren-“ The only one who didn’t have his panties in a twist about something.” Signs tits.

6. Pete-Bassist-“ The crier”, in love with Jenny from Boston.

WARNING: This book contains multiple love stories, some may break your heart.

“ We were two halves, we were the same.”

Camila Dunne- “Aurora” Aka The Wife and who Billy put before anything and everything in the world.

I cannot believe that these people don’t really exist. I love them; I want to listen to everything that they’ve written. Can you imagine the passion that would be behind these songs? I am ecstatic that Daisy’s face was on the cover because I found myself picturing her often. Also, I know I can’t be the only one imagining what Billy Dunne looks like, right? He’s gotta be dreamy.

It was the 70’s and Daisy was only concerned about two things, and well, one person.

BEAUTY: “ If you were a cat, your screech would bring every cat running to you.”

DRUGS: “ The only thing that was going to come before her music was her dope.”

BILLY: “ It was never going to be easy with him, was it?”

This tale is one that I will never be able to forget. I absolutely loved it. The twist in the end made it even better. I’ve never used this word to describe a book before, but it was very CHILL. Daisy gave me major Courtney Love or Stevie Nicks vibes. I’ve become a total fan-girl of a fake band!!

“We’ll be the biggest band in the world.”- Billy.

“I think you have to have faith in people before they earn it, otherwise it’s not faith, right?” - Daisy.

5 stars!! 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟  Thank you very much to Netgalley and Ballantine Books, I cannot wait to own a physical copy.

Note: This is becoming a series on Amazon written by Reese Witherspoon! What?!?! I can’t wait! 

”When you think of me, I hope it ruins Rock & Roll!” 😉 ❤️ 🎸

This novel is a knock out ride, with a unique format that none the less sucks you into this ride through a behind the music style tale of a band and a singer who come together to make fantastic music before imploding.

I am truly struggling with how to review this book. There was tremendous hype about it. Sadly, (for me), it failed to deliver on that hype. 
Written as interviews with various characters; the premise got old fast. Daisy is a pretty girl who has loads of talent; becomes part of a band and the band breaks up. Why? 
If you're a fan of rock documentaries, this may be the book for you. I love them, however, this one just didn't work for me.

Best audiobook of 2019! If ever a book was meant to be made into audio this is the book! I just cannot emphasize how much I love this! This is my first book from TJR and I need to read everything from her backlog and I need to read it now!

On the surface, Daisy Jones and the Six is about as far from being a "Kim book" as you can possibly get. I mostly read romance and this book isn't that. I'm not really all that interested in documentaries or rock bands. I've never been one to sit around watching VH1 Behind the Music. (Is that still a thing? I honestly wouldn't know.) I'd seen all the glowing reviews for it, but I set it aside when I tried to read it before release. It wasn't a DNF, but I just wasn't into it at that moment. It honestly wasn't until a friend recommended it for the 12 reads, 12 friends challenge that I decided to finally pick it up. But this time I went with the audio since I'd heard so much praise for it. I was hooked within the first few minutes and I never did look back.

This is one of those instances where even weeks after reading I'm not really sure how to put my thoughts into coherent sentences. Let alone sentences that will do this incredible story any justice whatsoever. But it also doesn't feel right to NOT review the book, so here we are. I'm going to keep my review as spoiler-free as possible because I really feel you're best going into this book totally blind. It's best to ride the wave and just experience it, preferably on audio. I'm sure it's a great book no matter how you read it, but now that I've listened to the audio, I can't imagine it any other way. 

What makes this audiobook so special? It's full-cast. And even better? It's full-cast with actors you've probably heard of before. I listen to a lot of audiobooks. I have loved a lot of audiobooks, but I've never listened to one that's as much of an experience as Daisy Jones and the Six is. The only books to come close are the Harry Potter audiobooks and, as much as I love them, they're still not like this. I was entirely immersed in the story. It was like I was listening to a documentary. I was obsessed. 

Don't go looking for a bunch of relatable and likable characters in Daisy Jones and the Six. You really won't find them. Or at least I didn't. But that said, the characters were rich and multi-dimensional. They had good qualities. They also had not-so-good qualities. But man, do they find a way under your skin. This is a gritty book. I mean, it's sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll in the 1970s. I wouldn't expect anything less. It was fascinating. Not my usual jam, but fascinating none the less. It's full of twists and turns. I didn't see a lot of it coming. And I certainly didn't realize how invested I was in this story and these characters until I was full-on sobbing in the last 30 or so minutes.

If you've been on the fence about whether you want to read Daisy Jones and the Six, give it a try. Even if you're a mostly romance reader like myself. You're not going to get that with this book, but you will get a gripping and unforgettable story. It's easily one of my favorite books of the year and I suspect I'll listen to it several more times. 

Favorite Quotes:

"There's just as much to hate about you as there is to like about you and that's annoying."

"And no matter where we are, no matter what time of day it is, the world is dark and we are two blinking lights. Flashing at the same time. Neither one of us is flashing alone."

"You have to have one person in your life that you know would never do anything to steer you wrong. They may disagree with you. They could even break your heart, from time to time. But you have to have one person, at least, who you know will always tell you the truth."