Author: Nina LaCour
Series: No
Format: Hardcover
Source: Borrowed
Rating: 4.5/5
Colby's post-high school plans have long been that he and his best friend Bev would tour with her band, then spend a year in Europe. When Bev announces that she will start college just after the tour, Colby struggles to understand why she changed her mind and what losing her means for his future.
The world’s worse girl band and a road trip= awesome. The
Disenchantments is about the world’s worse all girl band. Colby and Bev have had a long term pack that
they will travel in Europe for a year instead of attending college after they
spend the summer touring with Bev’s band. But at their first pit stop Bev
announces she has made other plans for the fall and tells Colby that she will
not be going to Europe with him. The tour must continue as Colby now has to
decide if he should go to Europe without Bev or take a different route.
Music is such a big part of this book, I loved it. Lacour has
integrated it into every aspect of the story.
There were some bands I have heard of and some I have never heard of,
but I am curious to discover. The characters flow together; there was never any
awkward moments where the characters did not flow with the story.
Colby and Bev were the two characters that grew the most. I
was not a fan of Bev in the beginning; I could not understand why she acted so nonchalant
and seemed almost cold towards Colby who is her best friend and the other members
of her band. Once the story progressed I
understood her more and I appreciated her character and enjoyed watching her
grow. I felt pretty bad for Colby throughout most of the book, mostly due to
Bev’s betrayal, but like Bev he grew into a stronger person and I agreed with
every decision he made. I loved how it ended, I thought it would be completely
different but I was wrong and I am glad I was. Meg and Alexa were great
secondary characters. The book is completely from Colby’s point of view, but I
love how the sisters were integrated into the story. They were realistic; they
got mad at each other but were always there for one another. My favourite was
Melinda. She might not be a person, but she had personality and was there with
the band and Colby throughout their road trip. She played a big role and the
story would not have been the same without her.
I enjoyed absolutely everything about this book, I was not disappointed
in anyway. The story, characters and description was all fantastic. The ending
was fabulous; it tied up loose ends but left me wanting to know what will
happen with the lives of the characters now.
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