This is a story all about a band called The Six, and also the story of a woman named Daisy Jones, who eventually comes to join their band. The Six began as a small band, with two brothers who wanted to grow up to be nothing like the father who abandoned them. As their talent grew and news spread about this new rock 'n roll band in the '70s, the band fell pretty quickly into the musician lifestyle of sex and drugs. Daisy Jones, a gorgeous girl born to rich parents who had no time for whatever else she had to offer, was climbing into the music industry her own way.

We'll begin with Billy Dunne, lead singer of The Six, and older brother of one of his band mates. Billy, from the get-go has an addictive personality - be it drugs, alcohol, music, or love, Billy is all-consumed. He quickly falls victim to the rock singer stereotype of drug abuse and addiction, and although there are many people in his life who matter and care for him, it takes something larger than anything he could have dreamed to shake him from his rut. This is a spoiler-free review, so I'll go into very little detail of the plot, but I will say that rehab and getting help with mental health was a common theme throughout this book, which was cool to see - particularly during the '70s when there wasn't nearly as much of a health concern surrounding illegal highs. Billy is a stubborn and often quite neglectful man when it comes to creating music his own way, and often people suffer because of it - even if their music sells faster than they can keep up with thanks to Billy. Yet Billy was adamant not be the man he always hated, and in the times that really mattered, he stepped up and dropped everything for the person he loves most. Billy could be so lost within his own head, and he was still the kind of guy that would step up and help his enemies if he saw they were in trouble.

"Your life isn't about me, honey, my life is about you."
-Billy Dunne

Billy's wife, Camilla, has more patience and faith than I've ever seen in a person. This doesn't necessarily mean her actions were unrealistic, but spoke volumes about the kind of person she was. Camilla always knew what she wanted, and she always had a way of making it happen. She was a fierce and loyal friend, and while she had a tendency to act like she knew better about the wants and needs of others, she was usually right. Camilla's faith in Billy consistently drove him to be a better person, and she was a joy of a character to read about.

Daisy Jones seems like your typical rich white girl who's mother and father never had any time for her - except she's so much more. Daisy is another lady who sees what she wants and takes it. She's unafraid of dressing or acting the way she wants, and it was refreshing to see that men seemed more afraid of her confidence than she was of them in general. While most things come easy to Daisy, her beauty and natural talent included, she quickly finds herself at the bottom of a bottle of champagne and pills every day, blocking out her life. Until the point in her life that she really begins to fight tooth and nail for what she wants, Daisy is stuck in a rut of addiction and sadness. There are so many parallels between Daisy and Billy, and the same can be said of Karen, Camilla, and even Billy's brother, Graham throughout the years documented in this book.

​Daisy rarely confronts reality, until she hits a wall and has the blessing of good friends or company to rise her back up again. She's always able to see people as they truly are, and is a great friend when she sets her mind to it. There's nothing mainstream about Daisy Jones - she's a lady before her time, and by the time she joins The Six, she really begins to realise what she's worth. A lot of the people in her life tend to put her on a pedestal - to view her as a god, and then complain when they can't control her. Daisy was a symbol of so many things to so many people. She's not an easy woman to love, but she's impossible to hate no matter how much you might envy her.

Throughout the novel, we hear just as often from the other band members, who show us the different sides to the lifestyle - some more surprising than others. This book covers the topic of drugs, alcohol, and cheating without glorifying them or using them as a symbol of success. The topics showed how the highs were empty and temporary, and completely overshadowed the joy of their talents and success to the point of dimming that light until it went out, and showed the loneliness and fear of rock bottom. This book also deals with unrequited love, sex positivity, domestic violence, verbal abuse, and even deals with the painful situation of unwanted pregnancy. Taylor Jenkins Reid deals with every one of these topics by weaving them into a lifestyle and era so profoundly affected by each of them and speaks openly about each one, showcasing exactly how it affects those characters and the people around them. Daisy's complete lack of regard of society's rules and expectations, and especially those of men, was perhaps my favourite thing about this book.

"It's not my responsibility to not turn them on. It's their responsibility to not be an asshole."
-Daisy Jones

From the beginning, there is an atmosphere of excitement - great things are happening for this band, and it's fun to take the backseat and see how everything played out for them. As a reader, I was easily drawn into their lifestyle where the real world doesn't even exist for these characters at times. As I mentioned previously, the writing style and number of perspectives was initially disorientating, but once I got to know these characters, it was difficult to put the book down. The writer has a real talent with having so many characters with so many different voices and perspectives of the same situation, and it makes the reading experience feel unique. This was the second Taylor Jenkins Reid book I've read that had me googling to see if these characters really existed. She has a superpower when it comes to larger-than-life characters that sound so real, it's difficult to believe they don't exist.

The plot itself wasn't something I thought much of while reading. I was so focused on what was going on with everyone in the story that I often forgot to stop and think what the bigger picture might be - and that's exactly what these characters struggle with themselves. They're all so tied down by their own troubles that, even though they're ultimately working toward the same goal, they never truly stop to wonder what's best for them. There is always a mountain of drama going on, especially with so many people working so closely together. Just as you think everything is going to wind down and work out for the best, either the fun really starts or everything goes to hell. As for my overall enjoyment, it's difficult to tell if I was more invested in the story or the characters - regardless, points to the author for holding constant intrigue!

Witnessing the music industry through the eyes of characters who were enormously talented, yet highly unstable, was fascinating. It was exciting, too, seeing the process in which Billy and Daisy turned their pain and problems into huge hit songs. The lyrics to each of their songs are showcased throughout the book, and all I wanted was to hear them play these songs. The lyrics perfectly encapsulated all things left unsaid and I appreciated that in the end we're given the full length songs.

Overall, this book had me laughing, almost crying, and constantly doubting whether or not the characters really existed. This may not have had the same impact on me as Evelyn Hugo, but it held it's own, especially in the era it was written. The author knows her stuff when it comes to writing in different time periods, and she certainly knows how to keep a reader on the edge of their seat. I found it very difficult to put the book down, or to stop thinking about it when I probably shouldn't have been, so I'm delighted to have been sent a review copy. Already, Daisy Jones & The Six is on it's way to become a web TV series produced by Reese Witherspoon, which is incredible. This book comes out on March 7th 2019 and if you're interested in music, angst, or anything Taylor Jenkins Reid-related I recommend you pick this up.

(Quick note: I did notice a reference to Daisy Jones in the authors novella Evidence of the Affair. Well played!)

​​Characters: ★★★★★
Atmosphere: ★★★★☆
Writing Style: ★★★★☆
Plot: ★★★★☆
Intrigue/Enjoyment: ★★★★★

Goodreads rating​: ★★★★☆

I was really looking forward to reading this book as I absolutely loved 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo'. This was a really interesting book in the way it was written it very short snippets from each person. I started off really liking it, then being not too sure, then getting into it a bit again, but ultimately losing interest again. I think you really need to read it in good chunks to get immersed in the style of writing, otherwise it can get a bit confusing and hard to read with the interview style. I felt it did take a bit of getting into because of this, but the story itself was good.

The main story is about a band, called The Six, and Daisy Jones, a singer who joins them. Billy is the head of 'The Six' and quite controlling in his vision of what the band are doing and isn't happy when their manager persuades him to use Daisy on their new album. Daisy is a songwriter who is very stubborn and only wants to do her music too, so Billy and her are quite similar in their way which is why they probably clash a lot of the time. They are not really a romantic couple though, although there is always tension around them, as Billy marries Camila quite early in the book, and she is really the making of him, keeping him grounded and just keeping him on track. I don't think he would ever have made the big time without her.

'The Six' are doing OK, but really take off when Daisy joins them, as she also gets her own following. She is quirky and unorthodox and stunningly beautiful which draws people to her and helps keeping everyone talking about the band. They are all really into their music though, that is the most important thing to them all, not the fame. There is a lot of drug taking, especially with Daisy, and as I'm sure is common in bands quite a few falling out incidents with so many artistic temperaments.

I think maybe because I had an ARC to read the formatting was slightly 'off' too which because of the style made it harder to read. Hopefully when it's officially published this wouldn't be an issue.

Quite a interesting book about the music industry. It really felt like they were a 'real' band instead of just a fictional one in book, but I'm still in two minds about whether I liked it or not because of the style. I think it's just that bit different and will either be a love it or hate it for some people. It did have a very satisfying ending though where we found out what everyone was up to now and how their lives went. But for me 'The Seven Husbands' book was a 5 star read, whereas this was just a middle of the road read.

Wasn't sure if this would be my type of book, only downloaded it as I thought the hard copy might make a good birthday present for my music mad husband.
I loved the whole seventies freedom vibe that runs throughout the book but is particularly prevalent in the first third of the story. What I couldn't get on with are the short, individual narratives that are prefaced by the characters name. This device did work well to highlight the mechanism of how conflicts occur by showing individual memories about events and how they are misunderstood depending on the motive of the speaker. It became quite tiresome when used used for the whole book though.
Overall, I felt that the actual story line wasn't strong enough to hold my interest (I started to skim through sections after half way through) and the end seemed to fizzle out. Just not my cup of tea I guess!

Daisy Jones and The Six is the story of the rise and fall of a fictional 70s rock band, told in the style of an oral history music biography. Daisy Jones is a lost girl and a talented singer. The Six are a band fronted by newly sober Billy Dunne, who have found their sound but still need extra spark. When they're brought together, they blaze bright, first with a track on which Daisy does guest vocals and then, when that song becomes a hit, a full album. During the course of this, however, it becomes apparent that the band are not going to keep it together and their many tensions are going to come to a head.

This is a music novel. From the oral history style to the lyrics in the back, it is clear that 70s music is infused throughout. In some ways, this makes the novel a little strange: at first, it can feel so much like a biography that it's easy to forget the band are fictional. As the differences in the characters' accounts of events and emotions become more clear, however, it becomes very obvious that this is a constructed narrative that is purposefully looking at how differently the characters viewed things. In particular, misunderstandings between Daisy and Billy whilst they are writing the album and beyond show how the oral history style really allows characters to clash overtly. As in the fictional band, often the other characters recede into the background in comparison to the two of them, which is also crucial to the way their comparable addictions are shown (indeed, for a book marketed as a fun 70s music romp, there is a lot about addiction in it, as might be expected, handled seriously).

Daisy Jones and The Six makes you wish the songs were real so you could hear the emotions described in the narrative. It is also surprisingly moving by the end, despite spending a lot of time doing quite typically rock biography things like describing details about the band getting together from everyone's perspective. It is a hard book to categorise, but one for anyone interested in a book with a vivid sense of music and character.

This was a strange book. Written in the form of interviews it told the story of a bands rise to fame and the trials and tribulations of all involved. I must admit I didn't really take to this style of writing to begin with but I persevered and found I had to find out what happened to everyone

It took me a little while to get I to this but once I did, I fell hard for it. Read in a couple of days. The style of an interview eventually won me over and it was a great read with a new style. The story co estate across beautifully. It was so believable that I went into Spotify to look for the group (silly me). Apparently this book is being made I to a TV series by Reece Witherspoon so I really can't wait for that. A must read? Absolutely. It has everything. Rock and Roll, sex, drugs addiction, alcoholism, forbidden love, abortion... oh yes 5 stars without hesitation.

I have had a couple of attempts at reading this book, and although I enjoy the writer's style, sadly I cannot get engaged with the characters or story. It reminded me a little of "Greatest hits" by Laura Barnett which I enjoyed - maybe the contrast between a UK and US memoir? I'm looking forward to watching it as a series however and hope I will enjoy it more.
Thank you to netgalley and Random house for an advance copy of this book

Daisy Jones and the Six charts the halcyon period of their rise to fame, through worldwide domination, and then perhaps inevitable ensuing implosion of this American band. Narrated from the various perspectives of each band member, as well as producers, industry executives, a Rolling Stone journalist and various key friends and family members, this fictional memoir is utterly captivating and I loved it. Each character’s (sometimes conflicting) reminiscences contribute to the overall story arc and every revelation develops the reader’s understanding of key events. We follow the band as their collective star rises, through affairs, addictions, creative differences and various emerging tensions, culminating in the reason for their eventual split.

Taylor Jenkins Reid has so skilfully evoked the hedonism of 1970’s Los Angeles that I was convinced Daisy Jones and The Six might really have existed and found myself Googling them for additional information. Discovering they were fictional did not dilute my enjoyment in any way, and I was riveted from start to finish by the cast of compelling characters, particularly the eponymous talented but damaged, Daisy and charismatic frontman, Billy Dunne, who is haunted by demons of his own. The only thing that would enhance this story further would being able to somehow listen to the band’s catalogue of hits being performed. Perhaps the highest praise I can give this book is that whenever I wasn’t immersed in the story, I was thinking about the characters and speculating on what might happen next. Channels the spirit of rock n roll in a fabulous page-turning read.

No-one has written the Great Rock and Rock Novel yet and that’s probably because the real truth is better than fiction. It’s easy to read great stories about the world of rock music - you just pick up a biography and it’s all there. Daisy Jones and the Six is a very entertaining book but it falls a long way short of being the great rock and roll novel - it is to all intents and purposes a love story set in the world of American rock music.

Daisy is a beautiful, talented free spirit who effortlessly joins The Six - an up and coming American rock band in the 1970’s. Before we know it the band has released a seminal album and the world is their oyster, much like Fleetwood Mac and ‘Rumours’. The only problem is that, like Fleetwood Mac before them, the personal dynamics of the band can’t stop Daisy Jones and The Six (which must be the worst rock band name ever) from disastrously imploding. Billy (the frontman struggling with ‘issues’) falls hopelessly in love with Daisy, despite being a happily married family man; his brother, Graham (the band’s lead guitarist) is secretly in love with Karen, the keyboard player (incidentally, brothers called Billy and Graham? In the 1970’s? What was their mother thinking?); the other band members are starting to feel excluded and resentful - all the classic problems that arise when a group of creative individuals find fame.

This is a clever, readable and very commercial book, I liked the interview format but all in all it did not grab my heart.

Many thanks to Penguin, to the author and the NetGalley for the opportunity of reading and reviewing this book.

Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll!! Oh my goodness I ❤️❤️ This book so much! Such a clever idea that makes you start to think that maybe Daisy Jones and the Six were a real band! I spent my Saturday immersed in the lives of this band and I did not want it to end. I had heard such good things about this book and was nervous going in that it wouldn't live up to the hype. I shouldn't have worried, this lived up to it and so much more. I am a big music fan and this book was like a mirror into the behind the scenes. I laughed, cried and got angry.. but I fell in love with Daisy Jones and The Six over and over again.

I loved the way this book was written as a rock and roll biography with multiple characters points of view. We learn about all of them is small snippets at a time. It is a story of addiction, love, family, music, friendship, touring and obsession. We grow to love them all, despite their flaws. None of them are perfect but all of them are real.

1970's Los Angeles. The writer makes you feel like you are there and living it with the band. The strong personalities of Daisy and Billy are wonderful. Daisy is a little girl lost, she is a free spirit and out of control. Really deep down she just wants to be loved. Billy is a big part of all of their lives and he so deeply loves Camilla. Both of them makes some bad choices that make you want to scream at them, but they both are so passionate about what they do and the people around them.

If you love music and great stories this book is definitely for you. A big thanks to Random House UK, Cornerstone Hutchinson and NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.

i enjoyed this book, it was well written, you could not help but fall for love with the characters in this book it was like you were with them.

Thank you for the opportunity to read Daisy Jones and The Six, unfortunately, I was unable to finish this book, which is a shame, as I was really excited to read this wonderful story.

I think I was maybe a little unfair with this book, as I read one of Reid' other books about a month ago (The Seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo). Daisy Jones has some similarities with Evelyn Hugo, the main one being that this is a fiction novel that is framed as a non-fiction biography. We follow Daisy Jones, Billy Dunne, and the rest of the band The Six on their journey from starting a band to becoming famous rock stars.
This story is told through a series of interviews and testimonials from the people involved, and I really liked this method of storytelling. I feel like the period of 1960's/70's USA has been done to death, but this method of telling the story meant that it felt fresh. There was definitely a "Valley of the Dolls" feel to this book, with all the drugs, sex, and a main female character who is a beautiful and talented disaster.
Daisy Jones is an intriguing character because she is not always likeable. She comes across as a style icon and a hero to many of her fans, but she's also a broken addict and party girl who was born into money. Karen was a diverting character too...she is the representation of all the women who were trying to make it in a man's world in this era. I loved the way her relationship developed and her views on it. The choices she makes are brave and all her own. Karen and Billy have a reversed gender roles theme going on...Karen keeps things casual while Billy is the one maintaining a family while being a rock star.
Sometimes, I found the voices became muddled and I lost track of who was who. This may have had something to do with the early formatting of the ebook, but some characters (mostly the male ones) blended into one. I also had a little issue with some of the dialogue. Perhaps it reflects the fact that it's told through different interviews, but I found it a little unrealistic at times. Some of the speech sounded like it was being read from a script.
I enjoyed the build-up to the night that it all ended and how all the drama and stories converged to create something that couldn't be overcome. I liked the ending and the way it reminds us that the outgoing and beautiful people aren't always the ones at the centre of the story.

I didn't think I could love anything more than Evelyn Hugo, but this one absolutely blew me away. I can't wait to rave about this to anyone who'll listen! And will definitely be reviewing on my YouTube channel.

I was a bit wary of the hype around this book and I didn't know what to expect.
This book exceeded any possible expectations as it is amazing.
I started reading and couldn't put it down and I was so engrossed that ended it in two settings.
The style of writing reminded me a couple of oral story of rock I read, it was vivid, realistic and it gives a good idea of what rock world was in the 70s.
I loved the fleshed out characters, I rooted for them and never wanted this book to end.
I spent some times wondering who Daisy could have been in real life and then decided she was a mix of different artists and a wonderful characters for her own merits.
I read this is going a tv series and I look forward to seeing it.
I will surely read other books by this author.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Random House UK and Netgalley for this ARC

Thank you for the arc copy of this book. What an amazing read I thoroughly enjoyed it. '70s is my favourite era musically. Sex, drugs and rock and roll, I remember it all so well. a fabulous time. Taylor depicts that lifestyle perfectly. Very realistic. a definite must-read. Recommended.

Daisy Jones and the six were riding high. Their music was played everywhere and everyone knew their name. Then it all stopped - just like that. And no-one knew why?
This is the story of why.
This is a love story, a gritty tale of life in a rock band and the loves and friendships and the ups and downs. How did they survive and what did they learn?

Daisy Jones and the Six may be the most "it's not you, it's me" book I've read, at least recently. Because it's genuinely not my kind of genre. I requested it because I had heard good things about Taylor Jenkins Reid. And this is a good book, don't get me wrong. It just didn't work for me.

Basically, it's told as a collection of interviews by the "author", of Daisy Jones, her friend Simone, and people associated with the band The Six. It's about a group of flawed people and how the band slowly falls apart. It's a good story if you can get properly invested in the characters, because it will tear at your heart as you watch these people make bad decisions and not communicate.

The problem for me was that I couldn't do that. I wasn't fully invested in all the characters, so it didn't really hurt me when things started to go wrong. Honestly, I continued reading for Billy and Camila (typical of me, right?), and because I wanted to know how they would end up, but beyond them, I wasn't hugely invested. Yes, it made me sad in a way to see these people messing up, but from an outsider's perspective I guess. For the right person, this will be a gutwrenching book to be sure, but I was clearly not the right person.

Despite that, it's obvious that Taylor Jenkins Reid is a really good author, with the perfect knack of being able to make you feel for characters even if you don't like them (as people or just as characters). I definitely felt like the characters did grow on me a bit throughout the course of the book. And her writing is just so lovely. It was a shame I didn't like it more. (I live in hope that I'll like some of her other books though!)

I think the major problem I have with this genre (for me) is the lack of plot. Because it's all character-driven or character studies and not much actually happens. And I just like a lot of action, really, which is why I don't often read "literary fiction" or whatever it's called (general fiction?). I did hope this one would be different, but in the end, although the book was good, I just wasn't the right reader.

Wow! Daisy Jones and The Six is an outstanding novel. Reese Witherspoon piqued my interest and I think others should follow suit. The narrative is different with an interview format, but it all comes together to create this awesome story that really throws you into the 70s. Highly recommended to readers interested in just great fiction!

Unfortunately I am disappointed with this book and end up not finishing it after reading 20%...The style wasn't for me. The format it's written didn't leave any room for character development - the interviewing style- and the plot wasn't satisfying.