I’ve heard about this book for so long that I honestly should’ve known more about what to expect from it. I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo before reading Daisy Jones & The Six, so I assumed it would be in the same format. I was 100% wrong about that. This novel is formatted in a way where you’re reading transcribed interviews. It’s a little hard to get used to at first, but once you do, the story is completely worth it.

I’ll touch on the writing and plot briefly so we can get to what I loved the most about this book. With the writing style, you already know if you’ve read a book by Taylor Jenkins Reid that it’s going to be good. Her writing is phenomenal and this book is no exception. Not only do you get a story that flows beautifully and is written well, but the plot is interesting, too. I found that I was rooting for the characters and always wanted to see what they were going to do next. I’ll talk more on why I was rooting for them so much below. 

The main thing I loved about this book was the depth of its characters. Formatting it in the way that it was, you had to have strong, developed characters to carry the story. This book’s characters were more than strong, they felt like actual people. I loved Daisy Jones. I loved Billy Dunne. Most of all, though, I loved Camila Dunne. Even though her story was on the sidelines most of the time, she was the best character this book had. Her character is my favorite type of character in a book. She made everything work out. She was patient. She was everything that everyone needed her to be. That’s why my favorite quote for this book is from her.  

Spoilers ahead.

And, OF COURSE, like every other book in the world, my favorite character, the one who is without a doubt the kindest, most patient character in the book, has to die. Yes, she got to live well into her sixties, but seriously? Camila was still young in my opinion. Why did she have to die at the end? Because of my least favorite trope in the whole book industry: the good character has to die. They’re just “too” good and apparently it benefits every other character who is not good to be better. So dumb. I didn’t even want Billy and Daisy to get together, but Camila, being the angel that she was, gave Billy permission. I am SO glad that he never truly cheated on her with Daisy. Camila deserved the world. 

Overall, this book is so well written, so beautiful, and so real that I had to look up whether or not it was based on a true story. It was just that good. I highly recommend reading this book and can’t wait to watch the TV show on Amazon!

Source: Personal Copy