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The Beauties by Lauren Chater

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rojaed's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

*I was provided an ARC for an honest review*
The Beauties by Lauren Chater was an interesting and enjoyable read. I found that the author wove in true historical events within this fictitious story intriguing and entertaining, and was crafted in a way as to not feel like a history lesson.
Each time I picked up this book I found myself drawn into the story wondering how the plot was going to unfold. Each perspective felt different enough that I was never confused as to who I was following and where the story was progressing, both location wise and time wise.
I will admit that if I were to pick up this book in a store and based whether I would purchase the book on it's first line I wouldn't have read this book. I found myself reading the first line a couple of times to fully understand what I was reading. However I realise that this is probably a personal dopey brain moment for myself.
This is a slower paced novel that had both a lot of things happening and nothing happening at the same time. I found myself comparing the story within the pages to the synopsis on the back of the book and a few times wondered when we were going to actually get to the plot. Even though it felt like the plot wasn't progressing there was enough character development and movement within the story to continue to progress in a way that lent a hand in the impact of the plot.
Finally, I did find the ending a little rushed. It felt like bam, bam, bam, end. With everything so carefully laid out and timed within the book the ending felt a little out of place. It did fit within the story and continued the plot in a way to provide an ending fit for these characters. Possibly if the ending was laid out more it would have been too long? Regardless, it was enjoyable.