It’s 1997, two camp councillors fall in love over songs, desire, and talent not pursued. It’s 1977, two brothers finally bond over their love of music and their favorite band Saffron, messy history and all. It’s 1957, two English school boys choose music over love and make the greatest band there will ever be-Saffron. A band book, a queer love story, a work of fiction that feels all too real. I don’t know if it’s just because this isn’t my typical genre, but I found The Chaos Agents to be brilliant and incredible. Thank you to BookSirens for the copy in exchange for an honest review :) "And in another life I might find you again.īut in this life Cymbeline, I'm only a man. The writing is lyrical, you know that it's about music and you can feel that it's about music and like with every good song you will want to listen to each new line, to soak it in and to sit with it until the very last note.Īnd furthermore, as with every good song: it is best to go in blind and let yourself be swept away. Instead it is one of those books where you're excited and happy to hear the continuation of every character's story line - even if the previous character's chapter ended on a cliffhanger. It isn't one of those books where you're like "I wish it was xy's POV again.". And even though Baron and Eddie are our title heroes and there wouldn't be a story for the rest without them - each and every story is fully developed, masterfully crafted and beautifully written. Baron & Eddie, Richard Charles & Zach, Cymbeline & Sid, Matthew & Naomi. The book follows four interconnected story lines over the course of 60 years. It's sexy - not in the pornographic way (though maybe that too) but in way where it grabs you, flirts with you for your attention and leaves you breathless and wanting more. I think it takes a lot of skill to translate a story that is so inherently about music into "mere" words on pages of a book. I sometimes listen to music to fall asleep.īooks are very different from music (daring observation but stay with me). My yearly minutes on my Spotify Wrapped always make it past the 100k mark. I have music playing at nearly every waking moment (I do have to turn it off for Teams-Meetings. Because what is life without music and what is life without books? There are two things I love most in life: music and books. Daisy Jones and The Six wants what Baron and Eddie have
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