Beautiful exploration of grief. Characters feel real, like they can walk off the page and into real life. The pacing was great.

I really enjoyed this book and for sure recommend it!! I loved the characters and musician vibe. I loved that the MMC was not a musician but the manager, that felt like a good change up compared to it usually being 2 musicians. I loved how it dealt with grief and her relationship with her sister. This book was well written and kept me wanting to read.

This one is so different from anything Ashley Winstead has written before — and I loved it. It definitely gave off strong Daisy Jones & The Six vibes, and I can only imagine how incredible the audiobook would be. A huge thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for the ARC! 💙

Surprisingly, this book had me laughing out loud more times than I expected. Some scenes are downright hysterical. I really enjoyed seeing a different side of Winstead’s writing — it’s fresh, vibrant, and completely pulled me in.

I’ve been all over the place with the other three books I’ve read by Winstead, but this one? Hands down my favorite. The writing completely immerses you in these characters’ lives, and the vibe gave me total TJR energy in the best way possible.

If you read one Ashley Winstead book, make it this one. Highly recommend!

⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

3 stars out of 5.

I really wanted to like this book but it fell flat for me. It was a slow burn but it really dragged on towards the middle and I found my mind wandering. I really wasn't invested in any of the characters and I didn't feel a connection between the two MC's. Ashley's writing style is very good which is what helped me finish the book. I'd say the last 25% was my favorite. It's really where things started to pick up. Overall, I thought this book was just ok and I'm looking forward to Winstead's next book.

In The Future Saints, we meet a struggling band that started off hot then slowly deteriorated after losing the bands manager and sister of band member Hannah. Theo, known as The Fixer in the industry, has been sent by their record label to get the band back on track. The new music the band started to play propels them back into the spot light but Hannah is still struggling through her grief from losing her sister which only adds to her downward spiral, now in the spotlight. Theo puts everything he has into the band and tries to help them get a new album recorded and play new shows.

Thank you Netgalley and Atria Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This grabbed me from the start. It was wild and heavy and tragic. Grief in its unfiltered form. I ate it up and cried so many times. Easily fell in love with every character. The writing was so good. Honestly, my fav of the rock band drama plot coverage thus far. Eldest daughter syndrome got me so good. 😭

When you can barely finish a book because the tears are streaming, you know the author has struck a chord. Ashley Winstead tells a beautiful story of love and loss in The Future Saints. Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six, or anyone who has ever felt like that punk rock girl fighting to be seen in a sea of men.

The Future Saints is a rock band climbing from the ashes, one last shot to make it big, or go home. Hannah, Ripper and Kenny are still reeling from the loss of Hannah's sister, Ginny, also their former manager. When the label sends in Theo aka "The Suit," he's in well over his head trying to turn this team of misfits around as they drown in grief.

Highly recommend this incredibly told story. It comes from multiple viewpoints, and will leave you satisfied, if not a little sniffly, at the end.

Over halfway through this book, I finally DNFed it and was released from the shackles of feeling the need to read the entire ARC to review it. Not to say this book is bad - I don't think it is. The writing is solid, I sympathized with Theo, and Ginny's discourse with Hannah was cheeky. However, I didn't really feel invested in most of the characters (all of the band, really), and also the premise of a sad-sack band trying to claw their way back to success just didn't 'wow' me. It's hard to maintain interest in a book when the whole premise of it feels...well...boring. And finally, I know we live in a modern age, but I don't need to be reminded of TikTok again and again while reading a book. I'm reading so I don't go on TikTok. The interludes of social media comments and articles were distracting and cheapened the book for me.

4.5 this was a very ambitious novel and new genre for Ashley Winstead, who has proven she can truly write it all. The future saints is a deeply heartfelt look into grief and the music industry. Proving you can find healing through art and honor those lost along the way.

As someone who’s read (and loved) most of Ashley Winstead’s books, THE FUTURE SAINTS felt like a small shift in her style…and I was totally here for it! The romance works beautifully as a side-line story, but what really hooked me was getting sucked into this world: the band dynamics, the messy glow of Hollywood fame, the creative highs and crash-and-burn lows. It was a beautifully written love story to grief and I sobbed through Winstead’s acknowledgments. I adored these characters and could see this as a movie from page one.

Fresh, addictive, and full of heart. Highly recommend.

Wow.  What a powerhouse read from Ashley Winstead.  I was hooked from the very first chapter and I loved it until the very last tear-stained page.

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓕𝓾𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓢𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓼 is about love, loss, sisterhood, grief, the creative process, healing, and the human condition.  Although a lot of the story centers around the MC Hannah grappling with her grief over the loss of her sister, the story delves so much more even into the human condition, about what it really means to be human, to face loss, to be messy and imperfect and yet also powerful and strong.

The narrative is emotional, meaningful and also still manages to be damn fun at the same time.  I loved the multi-format narrative - I think the news articles, podcasts, and the multiple POV really enhanced the storyline.

Absolutely obsessed.

Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Publishing for access to this ARC.

This is by far my new favorite Ashley Winstead book! I've read most of her books and have enjoyed them all but this one really had me hooked.

The Future Saints follows a messy band suddenly thrust into stardom after going viral with an unexpected new hit song. Hannah, the lead singer of the band, is struggling with the loss of her sister just a year before. She turns to drugs and alcohol to deal with her loss which puts her on a path of major self destruction. Enter Theo - a record executive that's assigned to be their new manager and may be the one person who can save the band and Hannah.

I had a hard time at points with Hannah as her actions could be very frustrating - but it was interesting to get the background of how her actions were driven by grief. The romance subplot was secondary to the heart of the story, but I really enjoyed it that piece of it. I also really appreciated how the ending wrapped everything up perfectly and felt very true to the story.

Overall found this to be a raw, emotional and additive read - highly recommend!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

<i>The Future Saints</i> is centered around a musician whose breakout success comes as a direct result of the worst grief her life.

This book is heavy and definitely requires the right mood. It also took quite a while for me to get invested, but once I did, it was magic.

I really loved this one. It’s very immersive and the dual POV worked for me. I don’t always love that because it can feel like the two voices are super similar, but it worked here. This is also much more than just a romance, it’s more of contemporary fiction with a hint of romance, which I liked. I was rooting for all the characters all the way through and they experience a ton of growth. A great ride!

I definitely agree that this is reminiscent of Daisy Jones and the Six, in a way. But not quite as well executed. I found the characters much less engaging and harder to care about, particularly the primary romance, and certain characters who were written to be allegorical to current acctual musicians in the public eye.

Heartbreaking and uplifting. I usually read Ashley's thrillers, but this was a welcome departure from her typical book. The pace and storyline had me hooked. The characters were so dynamic, flawed, and human. I'm ready for a tv adaptation!!

I am a fan of Ashley Winstead and I liked Daisy Jones and the Six so I was excited for this book. I liked the concept but it felt like the story line dragged for the book. The Future Saints were on their way to being the next best thing but one tragedy happens that changes the trajectory for the band. Theo is assigned to help make the band successful again.

Read if you like:
🎸 Music Industry
🎸 Slow Burn
🎸 Character Processing Grief

Thank you to the publishers and NetGally for this Advanced Release copy. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I really enjoyed getting to read this book, it had that element that I wanted in this type of book and how it used the description that I wanted. I enjoyed the rock band element and how the music executive was used in this. The plot was everything that was promised and enjoyed getting into the characters and how the story was told. Ashley Winstead has a strong writing style and glad I got to read this.

The Future Saints is emotional, raw, and well-written. It’s a slow burn that rewards patience, but it’s not flawless. If you’re in the mood for a moody, grief-soaked ride through the music world, you’ll find a lot to love here. If you’re after something fast, twisty, or light, this one may feel like too much of a weight.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book, Wow!! Ashley just keep reinventing herself with every novel. I didnt know what to expect when I requested an ARC of her latest book. I have read her romances and her thrillers and now a heartfelt tale of a musician and her bandmates struggling with the death of her sister. Ashley has such range and I really look forward to every book she writes. After reading the description, I thought this book would remind me of Daisy Jones and the Six. While it flirts with the same idea, this book really has its own dimension and character and in true Ashley fashion, she knows how to go there and get dark and gritty. I was rooting for Hannah the entire time, its a roller coaster of a ride. I was left feeling so satsified and full at the ending which is so hard to accomplish. Do yourself a favor and pick up this latest one by Ashley Winstead and enjoy the ride!

I haven’t felt this way about a book in a very long time. The Future Saints completely wrecked me in the best possible way—I cried multiple times at the end and honestly didn’t want to let these characters go.

Ashley Winstead has written something so much deeper than a story about a band on the brink. At its heart, this is a raw, emotional exploration of grief, sisterhood, and second chances. Hannah and Ginny’s relationship is the heartbeat of the story—raw, messy, and achingly real. Their love for one another, tangled with grief and resentment, felt both heartbreaking and authentic. And Theo? I loved watching his connection with Hannah unfold in all its messy, complicated beauty.

The music industry setting is vibrant and immersive, but it never overshadows the human story at the center. Instead, it amplifies the novel’s themes of ambition, self-destruction, and the cost of chasing fame. By the final chapters, I knew that this was going to be a book that lingers with me for awhile.

This is a love story, yes, but not the one you expect. It’s about love in its many forms: for family, for music, for yourself, and for the people who refuse to give up on you. Emotional, devastating, and unforgettable—I’ll be pressing this book into so, so many hands. Highly recommend!