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A review by mamawantsbooks
Aesthetica by Allie Rowbottom
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
This book should have either been heavily edited or shorter than the 256 pages it was. It felt like it tried to have two different stories but wait let’s and a third and maybe a fourth story and have no satisfying ending. It just reminded me that social media is fake and curated, that “perfect” bodies aren’t real, and you shouldn’t take your mother for granted. Or something. Disappointing read.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship