Reviews

The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

thebookishbint's review against another edition

5.0

‘We say many things when we are young. Eventually, we grow wiser’

Where do I even start this with absolute GEM of a book? The narrator on audible - amazing performance. Five stars is not enough! Subhanallah, I was enthralled by everything from this book. The setting, the ups and downs - just everything. Hector is my fave and Nina was great. Both are amazing characters with depth. At times, they annoyed me but I still rooted for them. I mean they are both telekinetics - come on, how could I not root for them!

Garcia created a fine Machiavellian with the character, Valarie. Valarie is actually my second fave. With all her callousness, Regina George would wish to learn from Valarie. I did at times feel sorry (a little bit) for her. She was a victim of the societal expectations that did not care for her happiness. However, there are so many ways to grow from that experience and she chose violence with words as her weapon of choice. For my hopeless romantics, this is your next read!

laurevanaerschot's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

ellie_gonzalez's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

rue_05's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

danie98's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

This was unexpected. It was like reading Jane Austen but more modern type of writing? I really enjoyed the story - I found the characters incredibly annoying and flawed but it just added to the drama in this case. The main character Nina was especially childish and immature at the start but the character development was fab. Unexpectedly great!

nay09's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

eleeeeleelee's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

3.75

New favorite historical romance!!! I love how imperfect the characters are and how far we get to see them grow. I found it interesting that the bits of magical realism in it were used almost as a stand-in for neurodivergence (although the characters were clear enough about that- we love a romantic lead who hyperfixates on beetles!). Wholesomely and completely enjoyed this book more and more as it went on- I’ll certainly read more by this author.

arissashepherd7's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

spacebeyonce's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

5.0

AND I BELIEVE IN LOVE!!!! I BELIEVE!!!!

sarahboudereads's review against another edition

4.0

3,75
SO sweet and tender, I'm really fond of the way SMG writes romance and makes her characters play with my own silly little heart ❤️