A review by auteaandtales
Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely loved this! Following a Chinese-American (unnamed but who is renamed “Anna”), once a promising musician, falls into a ‘cult’ like obsession with beauty when she needs to pay for her parents’ treatment after an accident. 

It was morbid, atmospheric and read like a dream. More like a nightmare. With commentary on how she wants to fit in America, while still making her parents proud, and a criticism of the beauty industry and consumerism. 

I can’t wait to see what else this author comes up with. 
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