I WAS BORN FOR THIS: TikTok made me buy it! From the YA Prize winning author and creator of Netflix series HEARTSTOPPER

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It’s another real and touching read from Alice Oseman who keeps on hitting the mark on every occasion. She reflects on important points for our generations who often feel unheard by our elders and she understands us. She listens to us. She creates characters who look, and act, and think, and feel like us. It’s refreshing and at haunting at the same time. Cecily sent me several shortbread recipes for me to try and memorise. I skimmed them last night. So I’ll probably be fine. The three of us ... we were born to be together,” I say. “And I can’t leave that. I don’t want to leave that.” I snort, turning around to see where Jimmy’s at – only to find him curled up on a sofa again, eating a pork pie with a very sad look on his face.

In July 2020, Oseman published Loveless, a young adult novel based on her own experiences in university. [25] As I said before, this is Alice Oseman's best book so far, especially plot-wise. It's a strongly character-driven book but what happens in it is equally exciting. I was drawn into the story right from the beginning. When I first heard that Alice was writing a novel about a fangirl and her favourite band, I wasn't sure if I would like it. Even though I knew that Alice was an exceptional writer, I didn't think that I could relate to a boyband-obsessed main character and the superfamous male counterpart. I expected this story to be a romantic one - but I should have known better. Even though we get to see a few kisses and crushes, the focus is on friendship, faith and respect. The characters were all relatable, even though some of them are more sympathetic than others. I don't want to tell you too more than that this story will surprise you. For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark - a boy band that's taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark's fandom has given her everything she loves - her friend Juliet, her dreams, her place in the world. Her Muslim family doesn't understand the band's allure - but Angel feels there are things about her they'll never understand. I also have to admit that hearing the story for the first time I was surprised to feel a sense of annoyance. I was annoyed with how often the fans, the Ark, Angel and Juliet used the word love, making it almost meaningless. I was annoyed by how often Angel needed to mentioned that not every fan was a crazy, mindless fangirl. I thought yes, I get it now, I can only hear it so often. Nevertheless, I still loved the story, the characters and the message. I can't wait for Alice's next novel, which will have an aro/ace main character!Angel, our second narrator, is an intriguing character on all levels. Angel is a Hijabi Muslim and describes herself as being queer and questioning. And while she has moments of crossing boundaries, the way the narrative both empathizes with her and critiques her behavior found me caring for her anyway. In many aspects a wholesome book, I would call it a must-read of 2018 if you like contemporaries, fluffy, fun and serious.

Because that’s the problem with dreaming – eventually, inevitably, real life arrives with a wake-up call. And when Angel and Jimmy are unexpectedly thrust together, they will discover just how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be. When Jimmy actually lays down on the floor in front of his oven, I start to feel slightly concerned. Schneider, Michael (November 2022). "Netflix Leads First-Ever Children's & Family Emmy Nominations Tally". Variety . Retrieved 1 November 2022. confessionsofabooklover (10 May 2016). "Radio Silence by Alice Oseman – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 July 2016. Your signature challenge this week,” begins Sandi, and then she lays out what’s about to happen – we have to prepare a Victoria sponge.Personally I've never been part of a band fandom or any real life celebrities fandoms, it was interesting to see that part of the Internet. The characters in this book are so diverse and that was probably my favorite thing about this book. We have Angel as the main character, she is Muslim, she is Hijabi and she is one of the biggest fans of a boy band. Angel may have the best Muslim representation I ever read! I read other Muslim characters by Muslim authors and I was disappointed because the authors tried so hard and ruined the rep! Angel however, was so easy to read and so humane! The author did not need to remind us of her being a Muslim constantly, the character was just a normal person living a normal life, she does her prayers and she did not want a guy to see her without a Hijab, but other than that she was just an ordinary person and Muslims are like that. We are normal people who read, who sing, who dance and who fanboys over bands! Only a small portion of us are extremists and there are people like them in all religions! The writing was good, I read the whole thing in almost 1 day and I think this kind of prose works best for contemporaries where it is good but not too poetic as to be distracting. I always read contemporaries when I want to take a break from fantasy so I like it to be light when I do so. Evans, Tomos. "Hay Festival: Sir Salman Rushdie and Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman to be honoured with medals at major book event". Sky News . Retrieved 3 June 2023. Sorry, sorry, I didn’t mean to shout at you. I’m just tired.” He puts the near-empty bottle down on the sink next to me, and then pats me gently on the cheek. “Hey. Jimmy. Sorry.” Then he wraps his arms around my shoulders and hugs me tightly. “Sorry for always being shit.”