Kill the Boy Band
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Humorous / Black Comedy
3.6
(174)
Goldy Moldavsky
The New York Times–bestselling debut story of four superfan friends whose devotion to their favorite band has darkly comical and deadly results.Just know from the start that it wasn’t supposed to go like this. All we wanted was to get near them. That’s why we got a room in the hotel where they were staying.We were not planning to kidnap one of them. Especially not the most useless one. But we had him—his room key, his cell phone, and his secrets.We were not planning on what happened next. We swear.Praise for Kill the Boy Band“Moldavsky’s sharp, shocking debut is like no other.” —Entertainment Weekly“Fiercely entertaining . . . One of the smartest YA releases of the year.” —New York Daily News“Misery for the Belieber generation.” —Observer.com“Boy bands gets the Heathers treatment in this madcap macabre . . . A sendup of the artificiality of the fame-making machine from both sides, the novel’s humor is mercilessly black, and no one comes up smelling like roses.” —Kirkus Reviews“Wickedly funny.” —NPR.org“Bitingly satirical.” —Publishers Weekly“[For] anyone who’s ever had the fortune-or misfortune-of being a fan.” —Booklist “Hilarious . . . A must-have.” —School Library Journal
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Author
Goldy Moldavsky
Pages
323
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published Date
2016-02-23
ISBN
0545867487 9780545867481
Ratings
Google: 3
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"This was actually pretty funny - probably because I am not a fan girl. "
Autumn Frymark
"So, this was… interesting. I think the strongest part of the book was the actual thriller element, it was quite entertaining and unpredictable. It was the characters and humor that made me question if I actually liked this book or not. All the characters are unlikable brats with secrets, plus one other personality trait to set them apart. The humor was weird too, I was laughing at it, but a lot of it was really stupid by the standards of YA and humor in general. Plus, a lot of it depended on stereotypes and questionable representation (but consider that this was written in 2016 when YA wasn’t the biggest thing yet and the diversity in the genre wasn’t the level it is now.) I did like the commentary on celebrity lifestyles and what it means to be in a fandom… it was just communicated through incredibly cheesy and dumb characters and humor. You’ll either love the satire (it would work well as a bad parody film) or hate the stupidity and stereotyping. I don’t really hate this book, but it’s definitely not for everyone. I"
Isabella Quinn
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Andrea
"This book was completely inappropriate, disturbing, and made me laugh out loud (and then feel awful for it). I was a fan girl at one point in my life and this was so spot on...minus certain plot points, of course. It reminded me of the ridiculousness of being a fan girl as well as the happiness it brought. As the main character says: " Maybe it was obsession, but it was also happiness; an escape from the suckiness of everyday life. And when you find something that makes you happy and giddy and excited every day, us fangirls know a truth that everyone else seems to have forgotten: you hold on to that joy tenaciously, for as long as you can.”"
Cathy Sears
"Hilarious and slightly gritty, follows an obsessive fan group desperately trying to meet the boyband they love, only for their dream concert to turn into a nightmare. "
Mo Mayo