Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of I Would Die for You in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio
Published: March 25, 2025
Summary:
Now: Nicole Forbes lives a quiet life in a small seaside Californian town with her husband and daughter. She is not expecting a writer to knock on her door asking for her personal insight into the downfall of the biggest British band of the 1980s—unveiling the threads of a life she put behind her years ago. The same day, her daughter goes missing and the school claims her aunt picked her up . . . but she doesn’t have an aunt. Convinced of a link between the two, Nicole is forced to revisit long-abandoned memories from her past to protect everything she now holds dear.
1986: Sixteen-year-old Cassie is obsessed with the hottest band in London, Secret Oktober. Harboring an intense crush on the leading man, Ben Edwards, she will do anything she can to capture his attention among the throngs of groupies at the band’s scandalous backstage parties. But when Ben discovers her older sister Nicole singing at a local bar one night, he can’t help but feel drawn to her, setting in motion a collision course that could tear their family apart.
Infused with the sounds of the 80s, this thrilling new novel from the inimitable Sandie Jones will captivate her readers, as she explores what the frenzy of fandom can lead to in this shocking blockbuster.
My thoughts:
I have read all of this author’s books and while this one is not my favorite of her books, I still thought it was a pretty good read. A dual narrative timeline, I did find myself more invested in the present than the past, which is unusual because usually I find I like both timelines equally, but this time, I just wasn’t as invested in what had happened back then.
I also think the music trope is just not always for me and here it just got to be too much. Yes, I do love the obsession trope, but there was just something that felt off to me. Again, this is most likely a me problem here.
Audio thoughts
I listened to this one and thought Imogen Wilde did a fantastic job with the narration. She is one of the main reasons I kept with the story instead of dnf’ing it.
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