Finished: Daisy Jones and the Six (Reid) Another great book by Taylor Jenkins Reid! This is the story of an up and coming rock band in Los Angeles in the 1970's. The Six is a band created by brothers Billy and Graham Dunne. They work their way up to getting a manager and a contract and have a successful first album. Meanwhile, Daisy Jones is having a career of her own songwriting and trying to break into the scene. She has become somewhat of an "it" girl in LA, and she ends up with the same manager and record company that The Six are at. The bigwigs at Runner Records want to try out the chemistry between the ethereal but combustible Daisy and the magnetic, charismatic, but soulful Billy. Naturally they have incredible chemistry and when they do an impromptu duet together for a reporter from Rolling Stone, they get rave reviews in his article and even he suggests that Daisy become part of The Six. Their connection is undeniable. Billy and Daisy clash more than they get along, but they work hard at creating the next album, bouncing songs off of each other, writing lyrics together, showing their deepest thoughts to each other, and without either one wanting to, falling in love. Billy, however, is married to, Camilla, the love of his life, and has three little daughters. Camilla had stuck with him while he was making it big, getting deep into drugs and alcohol and sleeping with groupies on the road. She finally gave him an ultimatum when their first daughter was born and he straightened up and never strayed again, stayed clean, and worked hard on the road. So, when he meets Daisy, he is conflicted with unexplainable feelings for Daisy because they are basically two sides to the same coin. Daisy, is still into getting drugged up and drunk every sing day, and Billy just can't be around her, other than writing their songs. The story is too much to explain, but what a great story. There are also other characters, especially their band mates, who have their own doings. Reid creates such compelling characters. You just feel like you are right there with them and you get to know them so well and then before you know it, the story is over and you're left wanting to hear their amazing second album, even though it's fictional lol. I would love for there to be a sequel to this book. There is already a television series filming which I'm excited to see.
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