A review by edrickashay
youthjuice by E.K. Sathue

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book will be polarizing and not everyone’s cup of tea. The cool-girl never-a-complete-sentence writing style might turn some off. But, this turns into a “what the fuck am I reading” book in a really surprisingly good way. 
If you liked Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang, I think you’ll like this one too - though YouthJuice is a bit gorier with a mystery of a main character that never seems to be solved. Our MC slowly falls into madness, but I’m not sure that she ever comes out. 

I don’t think book makes as beautiful a commentary on beauty as Natural Beauty did, and it is more of a satire in the way it exaggerates women obsessed with beauty. 
There’s two timelines that never really seemed to click together for me in a beautiful “aha, this is why she’s like this” moment, but both were entertaining nonetheless. 

Still, for some reason I’m inclined to give it 4 stars.
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