![]() ![]() Then, when the universe doesn’t bend itself to her whims, she’s slow to adjust those expectations. She goes into her week with Juliet with all these pre-conceived expectations. Oseman gradually brings these two characters together while examining what it means to have your beliefs and desires challenged.Īngel is a really interesting character because she’s quite flawed. Jimmy, meanwhile, is having cold feet about signing a new contract that promises more success and fame for The Ark-but longer, more arduous tours and performances too. So she’s excited to go to London and meet her online friend Juliet IRL for the first time, then accompany her to The Ark’s O2 show. In person she makes do with talking about whatever her other friends talk about. Angel, just turning 18, is a diehard Ark fan-at least, online. ![]() Jimmy is a transgender member of a boy band trio (The Ark). Told in alternating chapters by Fereshteh “Angel” Rahimi and Jimmy Kaga-Ricci, I Was Born for This is about the “love” fans have for their heroes, and what that actually entails. I was slightly more hesitant to dive in after being disappointed by Solitaire, so let me start by saying that Oseman has won me back over. But ever since I kicked off my year with Alice Oseman’s sublime Radio Silence, I was ready to pre-order I Was Born for This. ![]() ![]() Funny status update concerning this book and my friend hoping to give it to me as a present. ![]()
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