Emmy has lived with her mom her whole life without knowing who her father is until one day out of the blue when she’s 17 he decides to be apart of her life again so she is forced to travel with her dads band on tour. The catch is that she must disguise herself as their photographer since no one knows her famous father has a kid. They slowly start to bond by nick talking about his past and how much he’s changed for the better.

I’ve been in a reading slump for the past week and I’m so happy that i finally found this book that took me out of it! Almost famous by Sarah Ainsley is a beautiful story told in the first point of view by Emmy. I really loved reading this and seeing the father daughter relationship growth throughout the story. The slow burn relationship between Emmy and Sully was so cute! That plot twist towards the end was shocking and sad.

My favorite characters
-Emmy : She had a really great character growth and I loved her passion for photography.
-Eighty : He’s hilarious
-Nick : I initially didn’t like him but I was really proud of who he turned out to be. His character growth was the strongest.

My least favorite character:
-Kayla

Thank you so much to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Almost Infamous by Sarah Ainslee
Received as an ARC from author.
Em’s dream trip to New York City with her friend comes to a crashing halt when her mother tells her she has to visit her father. Her non existent father Nick of the rock band Mayfair had recently been in a near death accident and now finally wants to spend time with his daughter. Catch is she has to be on tour with the band.
Em isn’t happy her true identity being hidden as an intern doing photography for the band and their socials.
She befriends Sully a son of another band member who is here for divorced father custody time.
They have a bond that becomes stronger.
Em finds out more from her dad Nick that her mother hid.
When the whole world finds out who she is it comes crashing in on her to finally deal with

Thank you Net Galley and Sarah Ainslee for this arc!

This book started off slow at first, but picked up towards the middle and was amazing from then on. Throughout reading this book you grow to love each character and appreciate the depth each of them have individually. This book is very witty and there were times while reading that I was giggling to myself because of how hilarious the banter is. I am so glad this book was my first ever arc!

----> Almost Infamous by Sarah Ainslee

the plot: DAMN. this is such a good idea !! not completely original, of course, but the way it was executed is super cute. long story short: emmy (adorable name btw), a seventeen-year-old who loves photography, comes back home one day to find out that she's being sent to her chronically absent rockstar dad and his bandmates on tour for a few weeks. i kid you not, the moment i saw that this book is said to give olivia rodrigo's SOUR vibes, <b>i was in</b>. no ifs, no buts, i just smashed the request button and my gosh am i honoured to have gotten it !! the plot is really fun and heartwarming at the same time. i loved the spontaneous actions, and nick's bandmates (despite them being middle-aged and wrinkly), but what i loved the most were the emotional connections. moreover, the bonds that we witnessed being built between the characters are what truly made this book delightful for me to read.

the connections + characters, wrapped:

> emmy + bel: this is the kind of friendship i strive for !! the bond that these two have is one i wish to have with at least one person standing on this earth. i love how they understand each other, fight and then forgive, and communicate wonderfully.

> emmy + laura: rory and lorelai gilmore fr !! they had such a deep and beautiful mother-daughter bond, and i'm glad to have one similar like theirs. seeing them becoming a little distant while emmy was with nick was a little painful, but it's all a stage of life - and they got through it, too!

> emmy + nick: sure, in the beginning, they didn't have <u>any</u> semblance of a bond, but as the book progressed, so did their father-daughter relationship. the end results of their character development and bond creation is really heartwarming, and it shows just how much your parents really love and appreciate you.

> emmy + sully: weird name couple, people !! just kidding, their names aren't even all that weird. emmy, short for emerson, and sully, short for sullivan, were such a cute pair! i love how we didn't focus on their romance but more on their budding friendship (and emmy and nick's bond) with a happy ending for these two at the end.

> the mayfair band: all the members of the band were so unique and fun!! personally, i loved eighty's (adam's) character the most out of the band members. but overall, the whole vibe of the band was literally the same feeling i get when i look at a band of teenagers lol.

my overall thoughts: overall, this was such a cute and fun book!! it doesn't seem like much in the beginning, but as the book goes on, you warm up to the characters and the general vibe. honestly, this TOTALLY gives off olivia's SOUR vibes. and omg how did i not mention this: emmy's photography hobby is such a lovely addition to the book! anyways, i would definitely recommend this!!

thank you to NetGalley and the author for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

I really enjoyed this as a coming of age story and enjoyed the characters going through this and enjoyed the overall feel that I was looking for. The plot was everything that I was looking for and enjoyed the overall feel of this. The characters were everything that I wanted and enjoyed the feel of them in this story. Sarah Ainslee has a strong writing style and was glad I was glad to read this.

thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book. I finished this book yesterday and I can not get it off my mind. this book is so touching, sweet and amazing. this book made me go through a range of emotions, to the point when im thinking about it im still smiling and giggling to myself and sometimes tearing up. this is such a good book I really enjoyed it.

THANK YOU TO SARAH AINSLEE IT WAS A RIDE I LOVED IT.