The Harry Styles Effect by Keris Fox was a nice read especially if you are a Harry Styles fan. It was an interesting read on how life can change and you find a new thing to live for and enjoy.

Now, Who is Harry Styles?

Harry Styles captivates audiences worldwide with his talent, charisma and sartorial wit. Oh and his good looks. He started in his early days as a member of a famous boy band called One Direction. Then he left and is having a very successful solo career, Harry Styles is followed by millions++ fans for his brilliant music, brilliant performances on stage, his wild fashion sense etc. He just is Brilliant!!!
He was once dismissed as a flash-in-the-pan teen trend, Harry Styles has proven himself as a once in a generation talent.
Keris Fox was married for twenty years and her marriage ended, Keris has fallen into the One Direction fandom and her whole life around her changed. Now, ten years on, and numerous live shows later, Keris has travelled the world with a host of new-found fandom friends and learned that it’s never too late to let the things you love teach you how to be yourself.
This book is part fandom memoir and the celebration of Harry Styles as an artist, This book The Harry Styles Effect is about the profound impact one of the biggest stars in the world can have on fans of all ages and backgrounds, and the transformative power of collective joy.

Big Thank you to NetGalley and Pen & Sword | White Owl for my ARC.

This is an interesting book; as someone outside the fandom it describes, it feels like I'm gaining insight into the minds of Harry Styles fans. It's a really upbeat and positive description of how it feels to love something so intensely.

The Harry Styles Effect is a heartfelt and engaging tribute to the power of music, fandom, and self-discovery. Keris Fox beautifully captures how Harry Styles’ artistry and charisma inspire people of all ages, proving that it’s never too late to embrace joy and find community.

i was lucky enough to have my wish granted on netgalley to have the chance to read "the harry styles effect" by keris fox and i truly had no idea to what to expect.

however, as i have read this book over the past few days — i have laughed, i have cried, and i have pretty much highlighted every sentence in this book.

in the harry styles effect, fox talks about her time being a fangirl, along with just the ultimate joy it is to be a part of something like a shared love for an artist.

i've never been able to put into words the way it feels to be surrounded by people that love the songs you love, the feeling of post concert blues on the train ride home, and how hard it is for women to have hobbies that don't "fit into domestic life" (even though men can go play golf and poker for hours?? HUH?) ... but keris PERFECTLY summed that all up in this book.

i love the times i have spent at my harry shows. i don't regret the money spent (it always comes back) because i have met some of my best friends, created some of my best memories, and traveled the world while doing it.

This is just such a charming read. I will preface this by saying that Harry Styles seems like a nice enough guy but I am in no way a mega fan of his stuff and I still thought this was a fantastic read. This is so interesting about the world of fandom and particularly women's role in fandoms and what women, particularly after a certain age are and aren't allowed to like or enjoy. This has wise things to say about finding your joy and unapologetically seeking things that make you happy. It's about self-discovery and the wisdom of women that comes through embracing who they are through what they love. It's adorable.

Absolutely gorgeous. Keris delves into the heart of fandom and finds, obviously, the love and dedication of women and girls.

3.5!

A memoir is always difficult to rate because who am I to critique someone’s life experiences? You know?

I was an avid one direction fan. I was all over the news in Australia, there are several photos of me in their albums amongst other fun things. The Harry Styles Effect is a wonderful story about finding community through an artist. I felt like I knew a lot about Harry Styles since I’ve been a fan for so long but it was still really nice to go into his achievements again.

I’m so happy that Fox was able to find her people. Her story was beautiful! I loved the comparison to women’s interests to men’s and it did make me look at everything a bit differently (and to have this argument in my back pocket)

I loved this book. I love all of Keris’ books to be honest.
Firstly I could not believe how many times she has been to see Harry - brilliant! Secondly I think the thing I came away with the most was “just do what you want to do” be unashamedly who you are!! I’m off to see Olly Murrs with me, my daughter and her partner are kindly coming with me. Was I feeling a bit embarrassed that my almost 52 year self was going to see him? Perhaps a bit! Am I now?? Hell no!!!

Despite being an avid fan of Harry’s since 2013, I wasn’t able to get into this book. Instead of being about the “Harry Styles effect”, it felt more like it was a book about the writer’s personal relationship with fandom. I wanted to read a book about Harry and the fandom as a whole, not so much a book about one stranger’s relationship with Harry. The writing style wasn’t really for me, as there were several run on sentences, parenthesis within parenthesis and side tangents. While I definitely understand how this can be quirky and fun, it just made it difficult to read, for me.

I am going to give this 2.5 rounded up to 3 stars. I truly could only get through about half of the book until I just totally lost interest. I am a HUGE Harry fan and had different idea of what this book would be about. I feel like the concept of this book is interesting but could have been executed better. This literally just felt like a college essay where the author writes about someone who affected them in their life, if that makes sense?

Thank you to Netgalley and Pen & Sword | White Owl for this ARC.

4.5/5

Part celebration and part memoir, this book is about joy, and loving the things that bring us joy unabashedly and without shame. Fox weaves together her own personal experiences with not only Harry but also with pop culture, alongside the way that Harry has impacted fans around the world. She includes anecdotes about favourite songs, experiences seeing Harry in concert and the way he embraces and includes everyone.

Fox also talks about the way society places values on women’s interests- men’s hobbies often take them out of the house for large stretches of time- golf, recreational sports, boys trips, poker night. Women’s interests are expected to “blend into domestic life” and I’ve never thought about it that way. I have experienced the infantilization of women’s interests though, and it was validating to read about it in this book.

As a Harry fan turning forty this year, I really enjoyed this!

Thank you to NetGalley, and to Pen & Sword for “granting my wish” to read this one early!

Keris Fox explores what it means to be a fan, especially as a middle-aged woman, in The Harry Styles Effect. If you've read Dederer's 'Monsters', this is a more readable, less try-hard and an ultimately positive and upbeat book about art and the artist.

A glorious tribute to fandom, friends and - obviously - Harry Styles.

Such a wonderful book on one of the greatest talents in today’s modern culture Harry Styles. Enjoyed reading this beyond belief! Full of great information (some I don’t even know as a Harry superfan) I highly enjoyed this!