Slanted and Disenchanted
A Novel

When the author of Slanted and Disenchanted reached out inviting me to read her new debut, I couldn’t resist accepting. A book about Gen X music-loving young adults who form a band and go on a cross-country road trip tour?! Yes, please! As a Gen Xer myself, I’m always eager to read books set in the......more

90’s Nostalgia , enthralling, coming of age, music galore, road trip. I was blown away by this book. It’s set in 2000-2001 and being about 5 years younger than the main characters I was all over the nostalgic vibes of pre-smartphone, having both tapes and CDs and using a landline to get a hold of peo......more

Carla and Pete were at the same high school, but didn't really know each other. Now, at 20, they find they have an insane amount in common, and start their own band. I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Carla is the invisible daughter from an Italian family. Her mother is an emotio......more

90s nostalgia runs DEEP in this charming, lovable, road-trippin' debut from Lisa Michaud. Told in alternating perspectives between Carla, a wayward guitarist at odds with her heavy-drinking mother, and Pete, a talented drummer who doesn't know what to do next, Slanted and Disenchanted perfectly capt......more

Lisa has a keen eye and a sharp memory for the smallest details of raw human interaction. She captures the true spirit of that awkward not-a-teen-anymore-but-learning-to-be-grown era of our lives that we all experience in one way or another - navigating those ride-or-die teen friendships, first roma......more