For such a dark book, this was an uplifting read. Why? Well, because it felt original - a writer telling a story that was important to them, that they cared about and wanted to tell (more and more books these days feel like products). It may have helped that I like this genre of music and I found Rachel easy to care about and empathise with (Axl Rose was my Balthazar Seizure). Would've got five stars were it not for the rushed ending (it's not often I want a book to be longer).