A high-stakes, heart-pounding YA novel that takes a raw and honest look at the chaotic world of modern music fandoms, mental health, and the price of extreme fame.

I Was Born for This follows Angel, a dedicated superfan whose entire life revolves around the British boy band The Ark, and Jimmy, the band’s frontman who is secretly drowning under the immense weight of anxiety and public expectation. When their worlds unexpectedly collide in London, both are forced to confront the boundary between obsession and reality, learning that the people we put on pedestals are just as fragile, human, and lost as the rest of us.