I loved the interview format of this book. It just worked! I felt like I was watching an episode of behind the music! At one point, I felt like this was a real band that I somehow missed ever hearing about. TJR knocked this one out of the stadium!

4.5- What a wonderful read! This book is written in an oral history format and it felt so much like you were reading about an actual 70’s rock band. This is the story of of the rise and fall of the band Daisy Jones and the Six. The story starts out with Daisy.Daisy Jones is a beautiful,carefree,fly by the seat of your pants girl who starts from a 14 yr. old groupie to a singer/songwriter. Daisy is also heavy into drugs and trying to find her way even when she’s at the top. Then, you see the beginnings of the group The Six. Billy Dunne and his brother Graham start this group together,with Billy being the leader,singer,songwriter. Billy is a denim wearing headstrong guy that sometimes rubs people the wrong way, but is deeply in love, which influences a big portion of this book in different ways.This oral history shows you the wild days of sex,drugs,rock and roll and all the lives and conflicts of the group,producer,friends and how Daisy Jones and The Six came to merge together and all the build up of emotions and turmoil it brought along. I loved seeing the creative processes of Daisy and Billy that went into writing the songs and the raw emotions that influenced the outcome. A surprising little bonus was the writer of this oral history. I was excited to see that the TV rights for the book have been purchased by Reese Witherspoon and plans are being made by Amazon to make a 13-episode run. Great book, will definitely recommend to anyone.

When I started reading Daisy Jones and the Six, I knew immediately that this book was something special. I stayed up until 2am reading and then devoured the rest as soon as I woke up. The plot is fascinating and engaging, every piece perfectly in place.

When I was reading this book, I honestly forgot that I reading about fictional characters, they were so beautifully written. I loved how nuanced, vibrant, and distinct each character was. Although there was a large cast of characters, I never once got them confused or forgot who anyone was. It was also amazing to see how the characters developed and changed over time, it felt so realistic.

Daisy Jones and the Six was a fantastic book that completely stole my heart. It was my favorite book of 2018, I cannot recommend this one enough.

Fun fact- This was my first Taylor Jenkins Reid novel and I immediately went out and bought all of her other books because I loved her writing so much.

*Disclaimer: I received this book for free from the publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll. Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones & the Six (Ballantine, digital galley) has it all. Think of it as your fun, flashy ride back to the 1970s. Just put Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours'' on shuffle, shift into cruise control and off you go. Sure, yesterday's gone, but that doesn't stop the characters in Reid's novel from talking about the past.

The talk is essential because Reid structures the book as an oral history of a ubiquitous '70s band that mysteriously combusted 40 years ago at the height of its popularity. Imagine a Rolling Stone cover story expanded into a book, a mockumentary charting the early rise of Billy Dunne's blues-rock band, the Six, which really takes off when a producer suggests adding aspiring singer and songwriter Daisy Jones. Free-spirited Daisy -- tall, blonde, gorgeous, with a distinctive raspy voice -- has been hanging around the Sunset Strip since her early teens, popping pills and sleeping around with rockers and roadies. She and Billy -- dark, denim-clad, sober after rehab -- have both creative and physical chemistry. But he's married to high school sweetheart Camila, who keeps him grounded after he went off the rails on the Six's first tour. Bandmate Warren remembers those days: "I was getting laid, Graham was getting high, Eddie was getting drunk, Karen was getting fed up, Pete was getting on the phone to his girl back home, and Billy was all five, at once.''

If Daisy Jones & the Six were just a compilation of cliched memories, it would be pretty boring. Fortunately, Reid offers soapy drama, star-crossed romance, bad-band behavior and a lot of authentic-sounding details about making a hit album. The stock male characters play second fiddle to the more complicated women in their lives -- Daisy, Camila, keyboardist Karen. There's a photo shoot in the desert for an album cover that sounds so familiar as to be iconic. There are all-night sessions in the recording studio  and sold-out, weed-hazed gigs in anonymous cities. Reid also provides the lyrics to the songs that underscore Billy and Daisy's rollercoaster of yearnings and regrets.

What she can't provide is the music itself, which is why I've been listening to Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac, and why I'll probably add Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and The Eagles to my playlist for the book. But Daisy Jones & the Six may yet get a soundtrack of its own. Reese Witherspoon is reportedly working with Amazon on a 13-part streaming series, and someone's got to write those songs. I hear Lindsey Buckingham might be available.
from On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever

Sex, drugs, rock 'n' Roll. Taylor Jenkins Reid takes us inside the minds of famous, fictional rock and roll members of the band Daisy Jones & The Six. Kicking off with an author's note written by the author of the rockstar biography, that wasn't confusing to explain at all, we're made aware right away that this isn't your typical story. You see, Daisy Jones & The Six rose to fame at a rapid pace, but their demise was just as quick, if not faster. Like all massively famous bands in the 60's and 70's, much of their life was on display for the fans, but the truth is all but unknown. The members remember the events differently and this is the first time that fans and readers will get the true inside scoop.

"The truth often lies, unclaimed, in the middle."

If I had to use just one word to describe Daisy Jones & The Six, I would pick authentic. We follow the characters as they revisit the beginning, revealing the entry of piano goddess Karen Karen and the conflicts brought on by Billy Dunne's obsessive control. We see their initial climb, the hard work put into new albums, the touring, the good and bad memories, the drugs, the alcohol, the girls and the boys, and finally the grand fall that stopped time. I forgot, several times, that Daisy Jones & The Six wasn't real, my mind easily filling in the blanks with stories told by true rock n roll stars, Fleetwood Mac. Frontman heartthrob, Billy Dunne, takes off the veil that had previously shrouded his time with the band and sexually free Daisy reveals her, at the time, mercurial personality. We're given a front row seat to addiction, taking readers back to a time when drugs were easy to get and much more acceptable. We also get a glimpse into the artistic side of the band, the selection of guitar rifts and the hours spend on connecting lyrics together. I loved Billy and Daisy, I could picture their jaded, youthful selves and I could picture them graying and older, reflecting on a time best left in the past.

"The smell of any of it. It takes me right back. To those moments when the night is just starting, when you know you're about to get into trouble. It feels so good, the beginning."

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the format of Daisy Jones & The Six. While many might call this an interview style, I don't necessarily think it fits that mold completely. There's no questions posed by the author, rather they allow the members of the band to share the stories at will. In fact, the individual's sharing of events blend together, it almost seemed like they were sitting in a single room sharing the events. I loved their unique perspectives, how one thought they'd brought their car and another thought they'd brought theirs instead. Their voices were easy to differentiate, how Daisy talked was miles different than Billy's voice. The format allowed the story to come to life and feel more realistic, like these were truly old rock stars sitting in front of a mic or camera revisiting the past. I loved the complicated relationships, the character flaws that stand out now for the characters as they look back, and the wistful quality of the storytelling.

"In that moment, I thought, she's going to be the girl bleeding in a beautiful dress until it kills her."

Daisy Jones & The Six is an intelligent, compelling novel that will take readers back in time to the glory days of music. With an atmospheric quality, Taylor Jenkins Reid brings to life a band whose problems were just too big to overcome. The fame, the popularity, the money, it all didn't mean anything as the members fought to be heard, as the drugs use turned sinister, and as emotions lost control. Music fans will love this historical novel that reveals the vulnerable side of a band that could've stayed on top, but instead disappeared with a crash.

"But The Six was never what you expect."

Where to start with how much I loved Daisy Jones & The Six? It’s a glorious evocation of the drug-fueled rock scene of the 1970s, and at the same time, it’s a deeply personal look inside the hearts and minds of rock gods, revealing them as ordinary people in an extraordinary time and place.

The book is presented as an oral history of the band, tracing it from early days to the huge flame-out at the peak of their success. The various band members, plus assorted producers, managers, rock critics, friends, and family, tell their version of the events. The accounts don’t necessarily line up. There are secrets that some know and others don’t; one person’s fond memory of a particular performance is another’s memory of bitter rivalry and slights.

The voices of Daisy and the others really come through. They’re unique personalities, despite there being so many of them. Through all these people, we really travel with the band on its climb to wild glory. Daisy is a rich-kid teen when we meet her, full of fire and energy and utter dissatisfaction. Her parents barely notice her, so she goes to the Sunset Strip to find a place for herself, first as a groupie, then eventually getting noticed for her raw talent and gorgeous voice as well.

Meanwhile, The Six — who started out as a pair of brothers with a talent for guitar — start to get gigs and develop a following. The band is full of talented musicians, but it’s lead singer Billy Dunne who’s the true rock star of the group, succumbing in the early days of the first tour to the lures of sex and drugs and non-stop partying. Billy’s wife Camila steps in to get him sober, and from then on, he’s pulled between his soul-deep commitment to his wife and daughters and the always present temptation of the out of control rock and roll life.

When Daisy records a duet with Billy (“Honeycomb”), the song is a huge hit, and eventually the idea is floated: Maybe Daisy should join The Six? Their voices and musical styles mesh perfectly. Daisy Jones on her own and The Six on their own were getting attention, but together, they’re superstars. In a mad frenzy of creativity, Billy and Daisy write the breakthrough album Aurora together, and the band seems destined to become the greatest rock and roll band of all time.

Daisy Jones & The Six gives us all the heartbreak of devastating love, both the requited and unrequited varieties, as well as the jealousies and competition and resentments that simmer below the surface of a group that wants to have equality, but sees two of their own becoming breakaway stars with all the power. We also see the expected ravages of the constant drug use, but here, it’s happening to the people telling us their story, so it’s particularly powerful and heartbreaking, even when we can see what terrible decisions they’re making.

Daisy Jones & The Six: I loved it. It’s rock and roll, it’s the 1970s, it’s deeply personal, and it’s one heck of a powerful read.

Thank you to Book Sparks + Netgalley for a copy of the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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I’ve loved Taylor Jenkins Reid’s books for a while now, One True Loves is in my favorite books of all time. I didn’t know what to expect with this book, but I think it rightfully just earned a spot in my favorites too. ⁣⁣
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Daisy Jones and The Six isn’t your typical story. It’s told through an oral history format, the characters never interact as they would in any other fiction book. I had to warm up to the format, but once I did I was hooked. It feels like you’re watching a VH1 Behind the Music episode, but in book form. I don’t think there’s any other way this story could be told and have the same powerful, captivating effect. I’ll admit, the characters are so realistic I had to double check Daisy Jones and The Six wasn’t a real rock band.⁣⁣
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The story is focused on the band’s rise to fame and shocking break-up during the 70’s. As someone who was raised on the music from this era (thanks to my baby boomer parents), it was impossible for me not to hear Fleetwood Mac in my head as I was reading. You can tell Reid put her heart and soul into researching the era and writing this. The atmosphere is perfectly drawn out to make you feel like you are right there in the studio with the band, even when some of the characters were unreliable narrators as they went through periods of various addictions. ⁣⁣
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The stand out for me were the female characters. Don’t get me wrong, every character in this book is phenomenal. But there was something about the way the women interacted with each other, expressed themselves, and their desires, that was outstanding. ⁣⁣
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This book is about music, addiction, heartbreak, love, family, and so much more. You are on a journey with every single member of the band, and everyone else that was a part of their lives and the bands history. The story is a bit of a slow burn until the last two parts, but the ending. Oh, that ending. It is satisfying, beautiful, and bittersweet all at once. If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would.
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I enjoyed this book and it is not what I typically lean towards reading. This read as more of an interview/documentary of a '60/'70 era rock band and the pitfalls of being in a band in that time. We get to know Daisy Jones and all the band members and are there for their rise to fame and again on their way down. I read this one over the weekend during a snow storm with music playing in the background, definitely the way to go! I'm not going to tell you anything more about this one other than it is a page turner and if you are looking for something just a little different give it a try, you will not be disappointed.

**Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

DAISY JONES & THE SIX
Sarah & Jessica: We have been Really Into Taylor Jenkins Reid for years now. Sarah has been reading her books for years. She encouraged Jessica to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and Jessica fell in love. I do not think we have ever seen this much hype for a book, and with good reason. The story is enrapturing, Taylor Jenkins Reid is at the height of her career. This book was picked up by Amazon and Reese Witherspoon before it was published. TJR has kind of become a rock star of the writing world.

Jen: I became really into TJR when I read One True Loves and devoured the book in one day. I went directly to the bookstore the next day and purchased her first 3 books and read them in happy romantic bliss. I found her books so well written and so easy to read. I started purchasing One True Loves for all my friends as gifts. She really changed things up with Evelyn Hugo and I wasn’t sure at first if I’d like it, but come on it’s Taylor. Of course, it was amazing. As soon I heard about Daisy Jones, I knew I had to get my hands on a copy. I was blown away. Taylor is such a talented author who can write so well that she has the readers convinced that Daisy Jones was an actual band. I myself googled it twice!

DOCUMENTARY STYLE
Daisy Jones & The Six reads like a VH1 Behind the Music (showing my age here), and the story of the band’s rise and fall is told directly from the people involved. This is an effective and fresh point of view writing, and in the spirit of the book, we thought we would review and discuss it the same way.

Jen: I was asked to be the moderator for Taylor’s first stop on her book tour. One of the questions I asked her is what made her decide to write this in an interview style. Taylor told me that she felt this the only way to write the book. It reflects the way bands were interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine back in the day. I thought this style was very creative and really made this book unlike any other I’ve read before.

1970’S
Jessica: I love that TJR chose to tell a story in the ’70s. For me, it is just such a gritty time, before 24-hour news and MTV. Rock stars were at their height, and Daisy Jones & The Six certainly exemplify sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. I

Sarah: Oh, this time period! I already know Jessica & I would have been into Daisy Jones & The Six. We are definitely not disco type of people. The feel of the music is very Jackson Browne Running on Empty album to me. The landscape of it all just makes me think of late summer California nights. There are even pieces of this book that give me A Star Is Born vibes. Like me, I know TJR saw it in the movie theatre at least twice. I am pining to visit this book & live in it for a while.

Jen: I was excited that this book was written in the ’70s because although I look like a spring chicken, I was a product of the ’70s. I grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac and adored the fashion. I have many pictures of my bell bottom pants, tons of peasant blouses, clogs, and ponchos. I changed over the years but I actually came full circle and now dress in what we call BOHO. So I could really picture the music and the fashion when I was reading the story. Taylor told me during the interview that although she was born in the ’80s, she was always fascinated by the music of the seventies. The fact that bands that had male and female leads who sang passionately together yet weren’t together romantically. Yes, Sarah! After watching a Star is Born I was thinking about Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga & Daisy & Billy. They sing these amazing songs. And the way they look at each other, it’s hard to believe they are not a couple. Just like Billy and Daisy.

FAMILY
Jen: It was really crazy reading about Daisy’s family, or lack thereof. I know kids had much more freedom back then, with no cell phones. Basically, just be home before the street lights come on. With no parental guidance and very mature looks, Daisy was thrust into adult situations very early on. Without her actual family to care for her, she had to turn to friendships, men, and people who she was way too young to associate with. Eventually, when she joined The Six, the band became her family.



Sarah: Jessica & I were talking and totally agree the aspect of a family is huge in Daisy Jones & The Six. Daisy is longing for a family. She wanders & floats in & out of places searching for someone to call her own. I think we all can relate to that on some level. On the flipside, every one of Billy’s decisions is made with his family in mind. His wife, Camilla is such a central character in the story. She’s not always around, but she’s the North Star. She guides Billy & The Six follows suit.

Jessica: Absolutely. Family was the first theme I sussed out of this book, and it was also present in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Family isn’t always the one you are born with, but the one you make for yourself. The band was a family, Daisy made a family with her best friend, and members of The Six had an internal family of their own.

FAME
Sarah: Oh, the Fame Monster! Sorry, I throw a Lady Gaga reference in every chance I get. Like our beloved Behind The Music, Daisy Jones & The Six shows us what fame does to a person. We see fame lift, people, up & we see it tear people down.

Jessica: Both of TJR’s last two books are heavily focused on fame, possibly because of her LA lifestyle? I love reading about the hunger, the rise and fall, and the effects that fame has on a person and the people that surround them.

THE MUSIC
Jen: Taylor has never been a musician. But how cool that she wrote songs for the band? I asked her when she hears Daisy Jones & The Six songs in her head who is singing them. Her answer, Daisy Jones. These songs belong to Daisy Jones and it’s her voice, whatever it sounds like that’s singing them. When the rest of us hear the description of this beautiful girl with unique features and a deep voice we all think of Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac. That’s the voice I hear. Taylor said her favorite 70’s bands are Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen, and Linda Ronstadt. She also loves the sound of The Civil Wars.

Sarah: Can we get this album made already?!? I am really looking forward to the Audiobook of Daisy Jones & The Six. Benjamin Bratt, Judy Greer, Jennifer Beals & more are all part of the audio cast. If they sing the song lyrics that are in the book, I WILL SWOON! Once the TV series is made, I sure hope they spend some time & money producing the hell out of these songs. I just cannot wait.

Jessica: Oh my gosh I know!!! The songs in this book are incredible! I wouldn’t be surprised to see an album come out of this, and I am so impressed by TJR for getting these into the book. It would not be the same without them.

THE VERDICT
Jessica: To say that I read and enjoyed this book would be an understatement. I devoured this book and tried my hardest to savor every morsel. I read this book months ago, and it has been a blast discussing Daisy Jones & The Six again. CLosing my eyes, I am right back in the novel, partying at the Chateau Marmont, living in the house with The Six, waving goodbye as they head out on the road, and recording music together. For me, the mark of a good novel is one that I get lost in, and Taylor Jenkins Reid had me. It was so easy to read, yet there wasn’t anything dumbed down. I cannot wait to see it come to life on screen, and I cannot wait to see what TJR does next.

Sarah: I am SO COMPLETELY Into This book! Daisy Jones & The Six has it all. Stellar writing, a cast of memorable characters, drugs, sex & rock ‘n’ roll. As soon as Jessica read it she told me I had to read it ASAP & that my mom would LOVE it! I can totally see why. This is a book for everyone. My mom will love it, I love it & you will too! I am so excited for this book to be out in the world!

Jen: I wasn’t sure when I started Daisy Jones that I would like it. It took me a few chapters to get used to the interview style but I quickly became addicted. Daisy Jones & The Six was picked as Hello Sunshine’s March pick as well The Book Of The Month’s March book. What else is super cool and unusual is there is an entire Daisy Jones and The Six playlist you can listen to on Spotify. Definitely download the music. The 70’s bands featured on the playlist help put you right in the mood. Heck, put on your bell bottoms and tie-dye shirts to really feel the time period. I loved this book and I know you will too!

Special thanks to Net Galley and Ballantine Books for providing our copy for an honest and fair review.

4 Stars - I recommend if you enjoy compelling fiction set in another time. Specifically the 1970s, anything to do with life in a band, or something written in interview format.

I should start by saying that this book is not at all up my alley. The 1970s is not a decade that I am drawn to, I generally avoid anything with more than very slight drug useage, and I'm not super into classic rock. However, I felt that way when I read the description for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo too... and everyone ended up loving it. I jumped on the bandwagon this time and I am surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Despite my lack of interest in the topics and subject matter I found the story pretty riveting and read it in just two short sittings. I thought it was pretty amazing how much detail was possible even in an interview style format. I felt like the scene, time, and lifestyle of these people was incredibly vivid. My heart broke for different characters at different times, and I especially loved how the women treated one another. I didn't find the climax terribly dramatic, but I really liked how it shook out all the same. I'm excited to see this come to life on the screen, and I really hope that they do all of the songs, it was fun to have the lyrics in the back of the book. Overall, I would recommend this whether or not it sounds like your "thing".

Taylor Jenkins Reid does it again. She can create characters you truly care about. She can make an unlovable character, lovable. She can make a song you've never heard play on repeat in your head.

I loved that this book is all told through interviews- it was interesting and different. I cannot wait to see it come alive as a tv series. I really thing Reid did a great job developing all the characters in this book- even the characters that you did not think really mattered to the story. The way the songwriting was described could have become monotonous but Reid keep us wanting more. I have now read all of Reid's novels, and I think she keeps learning and growing with every novel- which is impressive.

Solid 4 star read.

Many thanks to BookSparks, Random House Books, and Netgalley for the chance to read this book in advance.

This book is cool.

Bottom line, just cool. Classic Rock is my favorite musical genre. It’s nostalgic, I grew up listening to Heart, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, and Fleetwood Mac, among others. Even today, songs by these artists never get old. I have always felt as if I should have been a teenager in the ’70s or ’80s because the lifestyle, clothing, and music appeals to me greater than the modern world often does. The generation of my parents fits me better than my own. Daisy Jones and the Six completely transported me to this time period in a way I reveled in.

This book exhibits just how uniquely talented Taylor Jenkins Reid is. She was able to make something from nothing and make it feel as if it truly happened – something all writers hope to do, but few are able to accomplish. I found myself itching to look up the songs and photographs described in this book to see them myself, only to feel the weight of disappointment when I remembered the characters weren’t real. Instead, I pictured Fleetwood Mac and after finishing the novel, it seems to be a likely comparison. I think it’s fair to say the group inspired aspects of this story.

Told from the characters as they reflected on the past through the medium of an author’s interview, this story allows readers to view the fictional events the band endured through multiple perspectives. Reid makes the characters lifelike in minute moments, through only a few sentences at a time. Daisy comes across as wild, reckless, and out of control, yet everyone, readers included are drawn to her like moth to flame. Billy is the guy we can’t help but root for – he’s kind of a jerk but likable because he doesn’t intend to be a jerk. Then there are the lesser band members, who are able to give details as they really happened, without a filter of emotion or denial because they were doing their own thing in the background. Every character adds a new layer to a cohesive story written, most impressively, in this unique interview form. I’m awestruck by the talent it took to come up with this and achieve something akin to a VH1 Behind the Music show.

While this story was a slow read for me because I always had to make sure I knew who was narrating at the precise moment, I couldn’t help but be in a bit of a trance. I felt like I was enveloped in the brown and yellow-tinged world of the 1970s – sex, drugs, rock n roll, and all that jazz. I was emotionally invested in the characters and rooting for them in ways I never expected to. There are so many lines I highlighted and wish I could share! One of the greatest things I admire about Taylor Jenkins Reid’s writing is her ability to make me question my own ideas. She writes with such a stunning view of humanity, showing in great detail the reasons behind the characters’ actions. It makes me able to view gray areas with more empathy and understanding. I enjoy questioning my conclusions about everything from lifestyle choices to moral beliefs. I think if we never question ourselves, we can never truly know why and what we stand for. Taylor’s writing allows me to do that in a visceral way, something I’ve come to appreciate, whether I agree with everything her characters do or not.

I’m happy to add my review to the hype and hope many other readers enjoy this book as much as I did. The ending even had me shedding a few tears. Pick up your copy on March 5th!

This may be the best book I’ve read this year. Jenkins Reid weaves a tale so believable I had to remind myself I wasn’t reading nonfiction.

If you have not heard of Daisy Jones and the Six, get ready because this book/band is about to be everywhere! For all of you who loved Almost Famous and Behind the Music, this is a book that you are going to devour.

Daisy Jones and the Six is a fictional rock documentary transcript (in novel form) about a famous 70s socialite singer who joins up with an on-the-rise rock band (The Six) and whose joint venture implodes just as it begins.

While there are things I didn't love about the novel (such as the chemistry between several of the characters), I could not stop reading this book once I started. It really does read just as if you are reading the transcript of a documentary like Behind the Music. I am still trying to figure out how the author was able to write in a way that seems just like an extended interview involving all the band members and those who interacted with them during their heyday.

Daisy Jones is a hot mess. It is clear she is hot - beautiful and talent wise. But, she is also a clear stereotype of the 70s drug and alcohol abuse in the rock/club scene. But, even while she is high as a kite, she manages to hold her own in the record studio and on stage. However, she does not know a thing about how to hold her own in relationships.

The Six is a mix of men and one woman who you get to know just as well. Some characters shine and others fizzle. But, you leave the book feeling like you got to know the inner gossip within a real rock band. And, then you remember, it is fiction.

All in all, it was a super fun read. I highly expect to see this one end up in people's spring break bags and summer beach bags for good reason. You know - sex, drugs, and rock and roll. It is an escape into music, pop culture, and romantic relationships - all in a format that works extremely well for beach reading.

Plus, Random House has a Daisy Jones and the Six Spotify playlist that was so fun to listen to as I read. I highly recommend this free playlist as you read along.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced reader's copy! Daisy and the Six was released today. Go ahead and pick it up or add it to your library hold list. This is one you're going to want to read.

This book is out today and already has a huge fan following and tons of love, and for good reason. There is a lot to love in this book. Unfortunately, I wasn't someone who found it absolutely amazing. I enjoyed a lot of the book but I wasn't completely floored.

The book opens with an "Author's Note" which is the fictional author writing this biography of the music band Daisy Jones & The Six. It states this book is an attempt to portray why this band split up mid-tour during the height of their fame in July 1979.

The book is told as an interview style, which means lots of words and back and forth between the different characters. This is one of the problems, we are told the story not shown. As I got into the book I noticed that often there is one character saying the words for another, particularly with the two main people: Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, saying each other's words. It started pulling me out of the story noticing this happening.

There was one point where the "author" interrupted the story and inserted herself even with disclaimer's and this section I thought was very awkward, it should have just been rewritten leaving the author out of it. I don't think anything in the story was gained by that move.

Personally I thought the story went on too long, dragged out when it could have been tightened up. I'm happy there was more than just Daisy and Billy, but even more with some of the other characters would have been helpful.

I can still recommend the book, it was fun. I loved the lyrics for their hit album provided at the end of the book. I read them before starting the read, then again in the middle and at the end. Plus, RandomHouse made a playlist on Spotify to listen to while reading the book. How awesome is that?

Book rating: 3.5 stars rounded up for the additional material

Where to start, first off thank you to @booksparks, @netgalley for an advance copy of this fantastic book. It was everything I hoped for and more. I loved reading about the 70s Rock n Roll Era. It was really fun and deep at times but definitely unputdownable. It transported me into that Era and felt as I was right there along with them. I was concerned about the hype this book got in the beginning and was nervous about possibly not liking it, but boy was I so wrong. It was an amazing read.

A novel about a band starting out small, making music and eventually becoming “The Six” with band members Billy, Graham, Pete, Warren, Eddie and Karen. As their fame progresses their manager sets out to look for an opening act for their upcoming tour. They find Daisy Jones who eventually joins the band and becomes “Daisy Jones & The Six. We go behind the scenes with the on tour and the making of a new album and the struggles they go through. We follow them on a journey of rock and roll, love, drugs, sex, and heartbreak.

“It doesn’t matter how much you love them. You can’t love someone back to health and you can’t love someone back to health and you can’t hate someone back to health and no matter how right you are about something, it doesn’t mean they will change their mind.”

I loved how we got to know the characters as it really dived into each one through the entirety of the book. Its written in an interview style format and it almost felt I was watching a VH1 show of behind the scenes as I was so involved and couldn’t put the book down as I had to know more about them and their band and what was to come at the end.

“All I will say is that you show up for your friends on their hardest days. And you hold their hand through the roughest parts. Life is about who is holding your hand and, I think, whose hand you commit to holding”

I fell in love with this story and highly recommend it. It’s truly remarkable. It’s out today so go buy it!

This book. Holy wow! How can one person top herself over and over again?!? I am blown away by Reid's ability to write such engaging, real-life, entertaining, phenomenal stories, one after the other! I loved her last one, and the one before it... And I am in love with this one too!

Let me start with how realistic this book felt. You will probably think I am dumb, but I honestly forgot this book is a fictional book about a fictional band. It is told so vividly and accurately that I went and googled Daisy & the Six. I kid you not. I am not ashamed to admit it. I totally did!

The format of this book is completely different that any other book. It did take me a minute or five to get used to it, but once I did, there was no stopping those pages from turning. I can't see this book told any other way. It was perfect for this story. And the why it was told this way does reveal itself towards the end, which made the story even more profound.

These characters. I was worried because of the way Reid was telling the story that I wouldn't be able to connect to any of them. I was wrong. I connected to these characters so deeply. I didn't want their story to end. I wanted everyone to have unicorns and rainbows by the end. I was totally invested in them throughout the entire book.

I want to address something about this book and early reviews I have seen. I don't do this often, hardly ever, but I feel the need to point some things out. I have seen some mark this book with triggers. Let me be clear, there aren't actual incidences where any form of a trigger warning would be necessary. This book is about a band in the 70s and 80s. If you know anything about that time, especially about bands in that era, it was sex, drugs, and rock n roll. This book depicts those things vividly, but not in detail. Does the book mention they do drugs? Yes. Does it mention promiscuous sex? Yes. Does it mention sex and females of questionable age? Yes. Notice I used the word mention. There aren't details. There is a depiction of what was going on in that time era. So, if you see reviews that make you leary, I would take them lightly.

I think this book will be a top book of the year for me. I know, it's early, but this book is THAT good. I can't give it enough praise. I truthfully cannot think of a negative thing to say about it.

⭐️REVIEW⭐️ Happy Pub Day 🎉 to Daisy Jones & The Six and Taylor Jenkins Reid! And thanks to @netgalley and @randomhouse for the advance copy! .
In case you haven’t seen enough glowing reviews of this book, here’s another one! .
Daisy Jones & The Six is the story of a 70s rock band, their rise to fame and what led to their breakup at the height of it. It is told in a documentary/interview style and I really loved it. The format lent itself to the chronology of the story and worked perfectly for revealing the secrets, lies, and emotions that powered the band. Yes, it’s drugs, sex, and rock n’ roll, but so much more! .
I was invested in this novel,and these characters from the start! Not only was their story as a group super compelling, but their individual perspectives and their development over the pages made this impossible to put down. .
This book is yet another example of why @tjenkinsreid is one of my favorite authors. TJR has this incredible ability to really make you FEEL! As I read I was not only feeling for these characters, but with them. And you can bet if Daisy Jones were real I would be wearing her t-shirt and playing her records right now! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stars .

As an extreme TJR fangirl, I was so thrilled to hear about a new book from her. I have loved every book she's written so far, with her more recent titles getting better and better in my opinion. Daisy Jones & The Six was a pure joy to read. I spent a day reading it, and I couldn't put it down.

I hope to publish my full review today (pub date). Thank you for the opportunity to review this title!

Daisy Jones was born for the stage. She’s the child of stars who are far more interested in themselves than in raising their young daughter. On the Sunset Strip, she becomes a legendary figure in her own right. With her beauty and unique voice, she soon attracts the attention of the Dunne brothers and their band – The Six.

“You’ve got a rich white girl, growing up in L.A. She’s gorgeous—even as a child. She has these stunning big blue eyes—dark, cobalt blue. One of my favorite anecdotes about her is that in the eighties a colored-contact company actually created a shade called Daisy Blue. She’s got copper-red hair that is thick and wavy and…takes up so much space. And then her cheekbones almost seem swollen, that’s how defined they are. And she’s got an incredible voice that she doesn’t cultivate, never takes a lesson. She’s born with all the money in the world, access to whatever she wants—artists, drugs, clubs—anything and everything at her disposal.
But she has no one.”

Billy and Graham Dunne struggled to make a name for their band in Los Angeles. Through sheer determination, they manage to land a record deal with Runner Records. Their first album makes a small splash but now the pressure is on to produce a hit.

And that is when someone suggests a duet with none other than Daisy Jones.

Daisy and Billy are like fire and gasoline. The hostility between them only serves to fuel the creative process and as a result, their first hit single is born.

As they shoot up the charts, the more the temptations creep in.

How can they ever survive falling for the one person that they can never ever have?

“Billy started playing and I caught his eye, for just a moment, before I started singing. And…[pauses] It just seemed so obvious, so painfully embarrassingly obvious. Without Nicky there to distract me, without keeping myself so drugged up I wasn’t even mentally present, it just seemed so obvious that I loved him.
That I was in love with him.
And getting high and going to Thailand and marrying a prince wasn’t going to make me stop. And him being married to somebody else…That wasn’t going to stop it either. I think I finally resigned myself to it in that moment. Just how sad it all was.
And then I started singing.”

Daisy Jones & The Six is the ultimate front row seat to experience the delirious high of a runaway success and the crippling low of a shattered heart.

Taylor Jenkins Reid captures all of the excess of the 1970’s with a visionary style that reads like an article in Rolling Stone. Her characters pour their souls out on the pages. Sometimes infuriating and sometimes defenseless, their accounts of what it was like to be a part of one of rock and roll’s most iconic bands left me with far more questions than answers.

But it’s the way that both Daisy and Karen embody the feminism of their era that truly resonates with me on every level. The sacrifices that they made in the quest for fame cannot be erased.

And their time in the spotlight – however brief – cannot be forgotten…