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Beauty Queens
by Libba Bray
So much expectation, too much let down.
That'd be the easiest way to sum this book up.
From the very start, it's plain obvious that this book is all about satire. All about tongue-in-cheek. ALL. In capital.
Starting this book with high expectation, on how things will turn out, maybe a female version of Lord of The Flies. Maybe even a brutal version. Like Battle Royale meets Lord of the Flies. Something gruesome. I mean, girl fight, yum.
I had fun reading the first few chapters. But then captain obvious showed up, and ruined the dream. Everything was like... super predictable. All of the girls are Mary-Sues. The angst, the crazy bitch, the insane bitch, the lesbian, the wild girl, the I'm-so-common-I-blend-well-in-the-crowd, and many more. It's all so stereotypical. Not sure if that's what the author wanted to do, but certainly that's not what I want to read.
As the story goes, the disappointments hit harder and harder every time. Like... you know, picture any cartoon character being thrown at, from pebbles to boulders. Like that.
And the logic, oh, God, please. True distress moan here. There's no logic in this book's world. Nuff said. Every character is a secret superhero, a funny one at that! They all have hidden quirks that none of us would realize, not even the characters themselves.
I gave this 2 stars cause there's no 1.5 star. I mean, really, the only half point came from the premise. It could have been good. Like, real good!
That'd be the easiest way to sum this book up.
From the very start, it's plain obvious that this book is all about satire. All about tongue-in-cheek. ALL. In capital.
Starting this book with high expectation, on how things will turn out, maybe a female version of Lord of The Flies. Maybe even a brutal version. Like Battle Royale meets Lord of the Flies. Something gruesome. I mean, girl fight, yum.
I had fun reading the first few chapters. But then captain obvious showed up, and ruined the dream. Everything was like... super predictable. All of the girls are Mary-Sues. The angst, the crazy bitch, the insane bitch, the lesbian, the wild girl, the I'm-so-common-I-blend-well-in-the-crowd, and many more. It's all so stereotypical. Not sure if that's what the author wanted to do, but certainly that's not what I want to read.
As the story goes, the disappointments hit harder and harder every time. Like... you know, picture any cartoon character being thrown at, from pebbles to boulders. Like that.
And the logic, oh, God, please. True distress moan here. There's no logic in this book's world. Nuff said. Every character is a secret superhero, a funny one at that! They all have hidden quirks that none of us would realize, not even the characters themselves.
I gave this 2 stars cause there's no 1.5 star. I mean, really, the only half point came from the premise. It could have been good. Like, real good!