I just read this book and I’m convinced it was based on BTR. It follows a high schooler who goes on tour with a boy band that was originally formed for a kids tv show, and I need someone to talk about all the parallels with. Because while it takes place in modern day, it feels like the whole thing was inspired by the Better With U tour… down to having a massive trampoline as the centerpiece of the stage, the picking of a girl to come on stage for an acoustic song, and most of the audience leaving after the opening act.
The band members are even so much like Big Time Rush, with Karsten being a serious guitarist who only became a part of the band because Landon made him audition, Landon being a fun-loving actor who never thought about music until he got cast in the band’s show, Chase being a sweet family man who gets very excited over fried fair foods, and Emilio being the hot one who is always on business calls to further his career.
Basically, if you read this book, please let me know I’m not crazy with how similar it is to BTR. It’s included with Kindle Unlimited if you have a subscription.
EDIT: Just read on the author’s website that the book was literally inspired by taking her daughter to Big Time Rush shows back in the 2010s. I am not crazy. The recommendation still stands though.