DAISY JONES & THE SIX

I honestly went into DAISY JONES & THE SIX with middling expectations. I’ve read two of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s books before and enjoyed them, but not anywhere near the way I loved this one. At its core, this book is a love story about love—the possibility of love that doesn’t happen, love that’s based on so much trust it breaks your heart, love that was never equal, love that was always equal. I love that there are three female protagonists who all want different things in life and no one is shamed for their choices. It felt like a love letter to women, which is remarkable for a book with ~10 POVs, most of them being male. Yet, it’s definitely a female gaze book. The fact it’s all written as an oral history of bandmates and people around them talking about their experience in a rock band in the ‘70s made it even better. The only deterrent:  I wish that I hadn’t read the book’s final page for many reasons. In an effort to not give spoilers, I will leave it at that. But every page leading up to that final one is truly excellent. 

—Rebecca Smith, PS Weekly Subscriber