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i like the idea of this and enjoyed overall but i feel like this would have worked best as a short story. once i finished it i found myself wondering why the first half of book covered what it did & to that extent, considering how fast paced the final chapters are.

i just found this thematically pretty unsatisfying and heavyyy on the telling-not-showing. felt like more of a surface level horror reimagining of goop than an actual exploration of beauty/class/sexism/racism through the trials and tribulations of a dystopian wellness group. very “imagine if all this stuff was happening” then going “this would be bad” lol
which isnt a bad thing per say, it’s a quick read! but i just wanted to see the ideas brought up in here grappled with a bit more instead of being quickly moved on from in favour of unveiling the ~next big twist~

lizzyloo9's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

niahw99's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

ellasayn's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense 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

What a ride that was. This book took a little to grow on me. It started out really slow and suddenly took a nose dive. It was a little off.

This was really interesting for me and not something I would usually pick up but I'm glad I did. I loved the tie in with music. The strange thought up products were interesting.

I had wished the narrator could have just had a normal friendship with one of the characters however. I guess Helen came close enough.

Would have wanted more out of Lilith

especially once she revealed she was trying to get the story out. She just passed so suddenly

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Overall I did really enjoy the idea behind the book. I wish there were more twists but what it did do, it did well.

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