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cappuccinodahlia's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced

5.0

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bookb1itch's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

So. Weird. Creepy and sexy and literary. Something that could be read over and over, with new interpretations. Gorgeous descriptions, with the repeated themes of red, roses, silk, water. When Belle starts "forgetting" words, some of her substitutes are really telling: eg "sin" instead of "skin"; "derange" instead of "arrange". There's a real madness there, in amongst the Tom Cruise and 80s music references. I waited months for this from the public library and it was so worth it.

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makeintoall's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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siobhanward's review

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

This was a bit of a disappointment for me unfortunately. I liked the idea of this book, but couldn't put my finger on why it felt so familiar until another reviewer pointed out how similar it is to Awad's <i> All's Well </i>. There was just so much overlap in the feeling of the plot (even if the plots themselves were different) and in particular, the protagonists. While this book might have been ok with a compelling plot that moved quickly, unfortunately it felt like Awad wasn't sure what direction she was going in for some of the book, which meant that things moved in circles for a lot of the book. By the time I got to the end, I just didn't care anymore and wanted it to be over, which is never a good way to end a book.

Awad definitely appeals to my love of weird books, so I'll definitely continue to read what she writes, and I hope it'll be uphill from this point!

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ariep's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This was a weird book. I really like the writing, i found it to be a very compelling read. It was challenging though, to be in that mindset of such strong self loathing and envy. It was especially challenging to read about wanting to have lighter skin; it brought me right back into the mindset I had when I was younger, wishing I wasn’t a brown girl. It was very interesting and emotional. I don’t know that I liked it, or that I’d recommend it, but it did evoke a lot of strong emotions in me.

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linneak's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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suchallie's review

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Generally I liked this. I felt like the lore was clearer/stronger than All’s Well and Bunny. I didn’t get as lost or skip over the dream/magic nonsense sequences like I did in those. I was worried the skincare trope would be overly ick but it transitioned out of that quickly after it was established. I wanted more from the ending though!

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