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kerameia's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the idea behind the story (the contestants of Miss Teen Dream beauty pageant accidentally crash land on a desert island and have to learn to survive). There were thought-provoking moments when the reader learned about the motives and true feelings behind certain contestants' participation in the beauty pageant. The dialogue was cute ...
... but the story lost me when it took an unexpected slight supernatural twist with one of the characters, introduced a boatload of (conveniently) hot & available pirates, and finished with a pretty dramatic coup against a supposedly-human-rights-violating-but-susceptible-to-cuteness-group of bad guys.
... but the story lost me when it took an unexpected slight supernatural twist with one of the characters, introduced a boatload of (conveniently) hot & available pirates, and finished with a pretty dramatic coup against a supposedly-human-rights-violating-but-susceptible-to-cuteness-group of bad guys.
ms_westgate's review against another edition
Dated, funny, satirical but didn’t need to finish
lauraborkpower's review against another edition
3.0
This book hit a perfect sweet spot of summer escapism during a pandemic. It's the book I've enjoyed reading the most since March, and not because it was great (it has major flaws), but because it easily drew me into its goofy world and kept me there with all of its sequins, corny dialogue, and teen-girl-survivalists.
Libba Bray's narration is often cloying, and she "does" voices for Black women, which should 100% never happen ever. But she is clearly having a great time, so I just sat back, accepted that it's not really a good book and she's not a good narrator, and I enjoyed the story.
Libba Bray's narration is often cloying, and she "does" voices for Black women, which should 100% never happen ever. But she is clearly having a great time, so I just sat back, accepted that it's not really a good book and she's not a good narrator, and I enjoyed the story.
jenmangler's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a lot of fun to read. Bray is pretty vicious in her takedown of beauty pageants, reality TV, and corporate culture, and I am here for it. It could have been even better without the addition of the teen pirates. Without planning to, I've now read two books in a row (the 1st was Girls With Sharp Sticks) with girls who start to critically examine society's expectations for them and realize how crap they are. They support each other and forge their own path, realizing that they are more capable than they knew and entitled to take up space. I love that.
boombaeyah's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Such a fun, hilarious and enjoyable book! I listened to the audiobook on my drives to and from work and found it to be a very easy and pleasant, I flew through it in a matter of days. I loved the premise and the humor and most of the characters. I would have loved to give the book 5 stars, however about half way through the book it loses some of its charm due to how repetitive it becomes. The foot notes and commercial breaks are almost too frequent towards the end of the story and somewhat interrupt the flow of the story. Plus, I personally found entire character of MoMo ChaCha to be obnoxious and takes up too much of the plot. The second half of the book almost felt like a chore to get through at some points but the feeling didn’t linger for long because as soon as I was read to drop the book it would get back on track with the enjoyable parts of the story.
Despite those minor criticisms, Libba Bray did a wonderful job with the book and her reading of it! Underneath the gimmicks of it all, the girls were all engaging and their connections were the real heart/appeal of the story. If you enjoyed the shows Yellowjackets or The Wilds, this is like a comedy version of that.
Despite those minor criticisms, Libba Bray did a wonderful job with the book and her reading of it! Underneath the gimmicks of it all, the girls were all engaging and their connections were the real heart/appeal of the story. If you enjoyed the shows Yellowjackets or The Wilds, this is like a comedy version of that.
herperfume's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A few years ago two male authors were proposing writing a female Lord of the Flies and then Libba Bray and everyone who has ever read/listened to Beauty Queens said SHUT YOUR MOUTH IT ALREADY EXISTS AND ITS PERFECT. Beauty Queens is a modern, capitalist fever dream and It. Has. Everything. Teen beauty queen contestants of all stripes. Survivalism on a tropical island. Reality TV. Commercial interludes. What happens when men intrude on an all female society. Destroying corporations threatening us all. And the author herself narrating the audiobook to perfection.
jgurniak's review against another edition
3.0
I wasn't sure what I was going to make of this novel and in some ways I'm still not sure. I liked it in the beginning and was sure that it was going to wind up being a great story on survival. Well, I wasn't wrong on the survival part but it wasn't what I had in mind. *SPOILER ALERT* Once the pirates came in I thought it became unrealistic and dumb. I could have lived without the pirates and the whole corporation. One thing that I did like though was that the author included LGBT. I give it 3.5 stars with the potential to be 4.
wendythegeekgoddess's review against another edition
3.0
SYNOPSIS:
It's time for the very famous Miss Teen Dream Beauty Pageant! 50 beautiful contestants are on their way to the pageant when the unexpected happens! The plane crashes and the girls land on a deserted island, leaving them to fend for themselves! Yet these beauty queens do not give up hope and keep practicing for their upcoming pageant. But what happens when the hot pirates from America's popular show show up?
REVIEW:
Bray's 'Beauty Queens' was extremely well put together! When I began reading this book these girls were so obnoxious and fit directly into "the beauty queen' stereotype! Along the way you start to see deeper into each of the girl's lives and you realize that they each have their own personality, they're deeper than a stereotype and thats when it hit me! Libba Bray very cleverly did this on purpose! She made the readers judge these girls out of first impressions which is what we do in everyday life, an amazing moral cleverly disguised! This book was written to play out like a made for tv movie and it was like something I've ever read before. Unfortunately a few of these girls constantly annoyed me and the story didn't grasp my attention to much until about the last 40 pages, 3 out 5 stars!
RECOMMENDED TO:
Those who love to watch Toddler's and tiara's and Lost (back in the days lol)
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It's time for the very famous Miss Teen Dream Beauty Pageant! 50 beautiful contestants are on their way to the pageant when the unexpected happens! The plane crashes and the girls land on a deserted island, leaving them to fend for themselves! Yet these beauty queens do not give up hope and keep practicing for their upcoming pageant. But what happens when the hot pirates from America's popular show show up?
REVIEW:
Bray's 'Beauty Queens' was extremely well put together! When I began reading this book these girls were so obnoxious and fit directly into "the beauty queen' stereotype! Along the way you start to see deeper into each of the girl's lives and you realize that they each have their own personality, they're deeper than a stereotype and thats when it hit me! Libba Bray very cleverly did this on purpose! She made the readers judge these girls out of first impressions which is what we do in everyday life, an amazing moral cleverly disguised! This book was written to play out like a made for tv movie and it was like something I've ever read before. Unfortunately a few of these girls constantly annoyed me and the story didn't grasp my attention to much until about the last 40 pages, 3 out 5 stars!
RECOMMENDED TO:
Those who love to watch Toddler's and tiara's and Lost (back in the days lol)
IF YOU LOVED "BEAUTY QUEEN'S" By: Libba Bray then you'll like:
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kaitiecakes's review against another edition
4.0
To say this book was interesting would be a huge understatement!! This book was INSANE! I wasn’t sure what to expect from it at first I picked it up because of the name Libby Bray and the cover dragged me in. I thought it was romance about some girl. But that’s not what I got lol it made me laugh and parts and question what I was hearing at others. I feel like that’s how you know you read great book!