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I Was Born for This

I Was Born for This

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  • Create Date：2021-08-02 09:54:04
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Alice Oseman
  • ISBN：000824409X
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Summary

'I'm gonna die。 I'm literally gonna die。'
'Wouldn't recommend that，' says Juliet， as if she's been on a two week holiday to Death and gave it a two out of five on TripAdvisor。

For Angel， life is only about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are currently taking the world by storm。 Being part of The Ark’s fandom has given her everything – her friend Juliet， her dreams， her place in the world。

Jimmy owes everything to The Ark。 He’s their frontman – and playing in a band with his mates is all he ever dreamed of doing。

But dreams don't always turn out the way you think， and when Jimmy and Angel are unexpectedly thrust together they find out just how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be。

Funny and wise， I Was Born for This is a stunning reflection on the power of believing in something - especially yourself。

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Reviews

Lils ，

I loved the beginning！ I saw myself in this book and I’m not sure what to feel about it lmao。 The ending was kinda messy tho， rhythm and plot wise。 Still， it was a nice reading :）

Coral Nash ，

Insanely well written， original plot and i ADORED the writing style。Wish it had been longer tho :（PLUS: trans rep！

Lauren ，

The fans in this remind me of that one Paul Rudd skit where he's obsessed with One Direction The fans in this remind me of that one Paul Rudd skit where he's obsessed with One Direction 。。。more

Unique ，

Kind incredible。 Must read for anyone into rpf

oriana ，

i was not born to read this， thanks。3。5 stars i think

Dobbs ，

This book gets all the stars， I SO enjoyed it！I’ve now read all of Alice Oseman’s books （that I can get; damn Heartstopper 4 not being available in Canada until the end of the year） and this is one of my favourites， right behind Radio Silence。 I loved the characters， I loved how effortlessly diverse it felt， I loved the story， it was just fantastic。

silvia ，

alice oseman I love you so much

Asher Stewart ，

Alice Oseman never fails to destroy me

Beatriz_1979 ，

Increíblemente adictivo。 Lo terminé de madrugada porque， aunque estaba muy cansada， no podia parar de leer。 La historia en si me ha hecho pensar mucho en mi misma y mi faceta como fan。 Me hubiera gustado que hubiera sido mas largo para haber podido conocerlos un poco mas。 Por el final， entiendo que tiene que haber una próxima parte。 Si no la hay va a ser bastante decepcionante。

Carey ，

This reminds me of being the biggest fan girl， queuing for hours to see my favourite band and following them like a religion。 It also reminded me of the sense of loss when I stopped feeling that way。 I’ve met some of my favourite celebrities and been deeply disappointed。 For all of these reasons this is a hit in the gut。

Ale Pvente ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 No pensaba que lo fuera a acabar tan rápido de leer mas de 200 paginas en los 2 últimos días。 Y aunque toda la parte final no me la esperaba así， he de decir que he disfrutado mucho de todos los personajes principales， aunque a veces no podía con Jimmy。 Muy identificado con Angel y I believe in Lister Supremacy

Lau’ ，

omg i so loved this book。 it made me think about the way I felt three years ago when I was a fan of this huge kpop band。 the story and the feelings are so realistic that it looks like real life。 the characters have been well established as they’re all genuinely complex， beautiful with a part of darkness without falling into clichés。 （time to sleep so I’ll finish this review tomorrow）

Paloma ，

Alice Oseman sigue creando personajes a los que quiero adoptar y a los que solamente quiero que les pasen cosas bonitas y buenas en la vida （como a ella， vaya， porque menuda reina）。 Me he bebido este libro en dos días。 Llevaba un tiempo en el que incluso las lecturas más ligeras y divertidas me costaban un poco， pero este ha sido un visto y no visto。 Creo que es porque habla del fandom， de la ansiedad， de que te guste tanto algo que la línea entre obsesionarte y tener una afición sana se vuelva Alice Oseman sigue creando personajes a los que quiero adoptar y a los que solamente quiero que les pasen cosas bonitas y buenas en la vida （como a ella， vaya， porque menuda reina）。 Me he bebido este libro en dos días。 Llevaba un tiempo en el que incluso las lecturas más ligeras y divertidas me costaban un poco， pero este ha sido un visto y no visto。 Creo que es porque habla del fandom， de la ansiedad， de que te guste tanto algo que la línea entre obsesionarte y tener una afición sana se vuelva difusa， de los fanfics， de la música y de cómo a veces los fans idealizamos （y me incluyo， inevitablemente） a nuestros ídolos y no necesariamente es oro todo lo que reluce。 Creo que casi todas las personas que hemos estado muy metidas en un fandom hemos sido Angel （o Juliet） alguna vez， ignorando problemas de nuestra vida real o decisiones que debemos tomar porque era mucho más fácil hablar con alguien de algún foro/chat o leer un fanfic más largo que cuatro novelas juntas que afrontar alguna cosa que se nos ha hecho bola。 Creo que por eso he conectado tantísimo con toda su historia， porque hay cosas que literalmente he vivido， como lo de encontrar amigas （que a día de hoy siguen siéndolo） gracias al fandom y que han terminado ayudándome en muchas más cosas que no tenían nada que ver con eso。 Por eso quería estrujar muy fuerte a Angel y a Juliet casi todo el rato。Y Jimmy。 Madre mía， mi bebé Jimmy。 Otro al que quería abrazar muy fuerte porque se merecía todo y no estaba viviendo cosas bonitas en absoluto。 Y aún así ahí estaba， preocupado por Lister， por Rowan， por todos a su alrededor， sacando fuerzas para seguir hasta que se le ha hecho bola todo demasiado。 Insisto en que es un bebé， que lo quiero adoptar y que solamente le pasen cosas buenas y bonitas （（view spoiler）[y que Lister y él se quieran muchísimo， que Alice ha confirmado que pasan cosas en su insta/tumblr y me muero （hide spoiler）]）。Por el instagram de Alice leí que no descarta una segunda parte/spin off y de verdad que cruzo deditos para que al final la escriba， porque los quiero muchísimo y necesito todo el contenido de ellos que pueda darme。 Una vez más， Alice Oseman， gracias por tanto。 。。。more

ThatRandomBookworm ，

Besides misuse of the word “inshallah”， a homophone mix-up， mildly inaccurate Muslim rep （the details were a bit off） this book has no right being so good。

Natalia Ester ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4，5 🌟 Es un libro francamente hermoso， no le doy 5 estrellas porque a veces las partes de Angel me lateaban un poco， pero me encantó。 Me gustó que no tuviera romance romance， que la historia se centrara en algo tan importante como la amistad， que tocara temas como la ansiedad， que todo transcurriera tan rápido。 Un libro hermoso y un poco más adulto que Heartstopper。

sabrina ，

"I mean， everyone's normal， everyone's weird， everyone's just trying to deal with their own life and keep calm and carry on。 And hold on to something that'll keep them going。" "I mean， everyone's normal， everyone's weird， everyone's just trying to deal with their own life and keep calm and carry on。 And hold on to something that'll keep them going。" 。。。more

Julia Smith ，

I'm not into boybands and fandoms so didn't expect much。 Silly me - this is Alice Oseman， who once again delivered an emotional and perfectly rendered story I adored。 The friendships are exquisite， characters totally realistic， anxiety scary-as， with diversity-plus in teens of colour and queer representation。 No romance yet a story full of love。 I'm not into boybands and fandoms so didn't expect much。 Silly me - this is Alice Oseman， who once again delivered an emotional and perfectly rendered story I adored。 The friendships are exquisite， characters totally realistic， anxiety scary-as， with diversity-plus in teens of colour and queer representation。 No romance yet a story full of love。 。。。more

Luchía Villalbeta ，

3。5

Chaity ，

UGH。 I HATE TO DO THIS >__

Melissa ，

Alice Oseman is becoming one of my favorite authors of all time extremely fast。 Loveless will always have a special place in my heart but I think I was born for this was my favorite so far。It just made me feel so much things at once and I was so invested with the characters。

Kenzo ，

In an otherwise mediocre existence， we choose to feel passion。I'm probably in the minority when it comes to this book。 even though I liked the majority of it， everything started to snowball around 80%。 It felt as if there were too many things happening at the same time。。。 making it feel very messy？？ There was also a lot left up in the air at the end，，，， so when I finished the book， I felt rather disappointed and had loads of questions。BUT I also loved the characters and the book itself had a In an otherwise mediocre existence， we choose to feel passion。I'm probably in the minority when it comes to this book。 even though I liked the majority of it， everything started to snowball around 80%。 It felt as if there were too many things happening at the same time。。。 making it feel very messy？？ There was also a lot left up in the air at the end，，，， so when I finished the book， I felt rather disappointed and had loads of questions。BUT I also loved the characters and the book itself had a very interesting concept :） Bliss and Lister were definitely my favourites！！ Other than them I still loved Jimmy and Rowan and even ended up liking Juliet who I felt iffy about for most of it。 If I'm being honest I am a little scared of Angel。。。。 she was just very very unhealthy obsessed with The Ark that it freaked me out a little but she definitely had some very relatable moments that made me love her character like the others :） 。。。more

nimi ，

why is he indian and named jimmy kagaricci huh

Absinthe ，

another reread， still a big oseman fan

Thomas ，

Once again， Alice Oseman writes a unique story， with important themes and very relatable characters。 I really enjoyed the two different perspectives we got throughout the story。 My only "issue" with the novel is that I didn’t get a sense of real closure by the end。 I understand the decision to make it more open-ended， which hints that the characters still have a long way to go before learning to love themselves， but I would have liked a couple more chapters。 Once again， Alice Oseman writes a unique story， with important themes and very relatable characters。 I really enjoyed the two different perspectives we got throughout the story。 My only "issue" with the novel is that I didn’t get a sense of real closure by the end。 I understand the decision to make it more open-ended， which hints that the characters still have a long way to go before learning to love themselves， but I would have liked a couple more chapters。 。。。more

mar ，

Creo que para mi serían tres estrellas y media， pero le pongo cuatro porque nunca me habia sentido tan identificada con un personaje hasta este libro。

Nidhi ，

This was such a pleasant read。 I love the way Alice Oseman writes characters and makes them feel so real。

Hello-Mon ，

Me hizo pensar en el único fandom al que he pertenecido en mi vida: 19 days。Un bonito libro sobre dos caras de la misma moneda: los fandoms y los artistas por los que se crean esos fandoms。

Venetia ，

I ADORE THIS BOOK AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS

wisteria ，

heart moved little bit <33

laoisa ，

I'm so attached to the characters now but I think the actual plot wasn't my favourite？ But I do really love all the characters so I'm so attached to the characters now but I think the actual plot wasn't my favourite？ But I do really love all the characters so 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=I Was Born for This&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,I Was Born for This&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0