I absolutely loved the nostalgia filled YA Novel Slanted and Disenchanted. It is a dual perspective novel about two outsiders who come together - are melded together - through their love of music. Carla and Pete are the kind of couple that you yell "Kiss her/him, you fool!" at and make you want to throw the book across the room because the sexual tension is almost palpable. It was a nearly perfect novel. However, in my opinion two of the subplots were unnecessary. Pete's subplot was explored too late in the novel and kind of left you feeling a bit confused, like it came out of left field. Carla's subplot seemed forced and neither of them added to the story and both left me feeling, somewhat ironically, slanted and disenchanted.

Overall, Slanted and Disenchanted was a great read if you can get over the subplot issue.

Slanted and Disenchanted by Lisa Michaud is available now.

*Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an early copy of this book for review, all opinions are my own*

I took longer than I thought to read this book, I still don't know if this is good or bad, it flows very well so much that whenever I picked it up I read a lot but at the same time this didn't make the percentage of the book go faster, what helps is that the book is not dragged so you don't feel so much difficulty reading the story, the chapters are very fast as well which it helps.
Another thing that helped in the reading was the fact that we are always changing points of view, which makes the story interesting.
This book is about music, about entering adulthood not knowing what to do, about discoveries, about finding yourself in the world. The book touches on several important subjects, sexuality, eating disorders, 9/11, relationships of love, and family.
In fact, the family has a very important part in this book which I really liked.
As I said this book is about music, if you were a young adult/teen in the 90s/00 and liked/likes music you will love this book because it has a lot of references to music that being honest, most of it went through my head.
What I liked the least about this book was the open ending and how it could have been resolved with 10 more pages of heartfelt dialogue between the characters.
But I do recommend the book if you like books about bands and music and young people discovering themselves!

If you love music, Slanted and Disenchanted by Lisa Michaud is the perfect read! The story is about Carla and Pete, who form a band together and hit the road for their first tour. The story is told from both Carla and Pete's point of view, and throughout the story, we see the band (and their relationship) evolve.

I really enjoyed all of the music references, the banter between the two characters, and their developing relationship. I also loved reading about the various places and clubs that they stopped at along the way. I was a little concerned when new secrets or "conflicts" were revealed at the end of the story and I felt that I was left hanging, but am relieved to see that this is the first book in an upcoming series. I will definitely be reading book two when it's available.

A huge thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a review!

I really enjoyed this book. It looked at issues that are current topics of discussion and allowed us to view it from the lens of the early 2000s. I loved the way the two MCs connect over music and deepen their connection as they learn about the music scene together. Most likely this story is going to need some content warnings for the deeply difficult situations going on, but it was an honest look at hardships and relationships people endure as they meet new people and grow up. I recommend it as a good read but believe content warnings should be added to warn those who struggle with abuse or intense situations.

Loved the settting and references to late-90s GenX pop culture. I DNF about a third through because I just didn't love the plot though.