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dreamer626's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Another book on the toxic beauty standards and its industry. This one wasn't as done as well as the other ones I have read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship
lauren_reads_outside's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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? Yes
4.0
Thank you NetGalley for this audiobook
This book is absolutely bonkers, and I really liked it. Is it realistic? No but that's not the point is it. Taking the pursuit for beauty and youth in a modern company to the furthest possible extent with visuals that will have you flinching and nauseated. The narrator absolutely nailed the vapid unhinged voice and it made the book come to life. I will say that in audiobook I did lose track of a few of the characters because they seemed vaguely interchangeable but it also felt intentional that they were described that way in a sort of fever dream haze.
This book is absolutely bonkers, and I really liked it. Is it realistic? No but that's not the point is it. Taking the pursuit for beauty and youth in a modern company to the furthest possible extent with visuals that will have you flinching and nauseated. The narrator absolutely nailed the vapid unhinged voice and it made the book come to life. I will say that in audiobook I did lose track of a few of the characters because they seemed vaguely interchangeable but it also felt intentional that they were described that way in a sort of fever dream haze.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Self harm, Drug abuse, Gore, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Addiction, Murder, Mental illness, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Body horror, and Bullying
thereadingpan's review
challenging
dark
tense
fast-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? Yes
3.25
This was a ride for sure! I really liked this book for its original plot ideas for a horror. I feel like so often we get a bunch of Halloween movie variations (not that we don’t love another summer camp killer adaptation) so youthjuice was definitely a break from that pattern.
Sophia was very unlikable, which personally is not a negative in my book, I’m happy to dislike an MC. But she was at times painfully self centered to the point of ridiculous, many of her big life choices were made solely in vain.
I loved the nose dive she took into psychosis, I honestly thought it was the best part of the book even though it was starting to drag a little in the middle of the second half.
*I received this ARC from NetGalley and RB Media in exchange for my honest review. All words/opinions are my own.*
Sophia was very unlikable, which personally is not a negative in my book, I’m happy to dislike an MC. But she was at times painfully self centered to the point of ridiculous, many of her big life choices were made solely in vain.
I loved the nose dive she took into psychosis, I honestly thought it was the best part of the book even though it was starting to drag a little in the middle of the second half.
*I received this ARC from NetGalley and RB Media in exchange for my honest review. All words/opinions are my own.*
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Murder and Death
Minor: Drug abuse and Body shaming
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