piareads's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
The Skin Palace started off promising. Old movie theaters showing nothing but pornos, gangs, photography, political drama, murder, cheating, daddy issues, and mystery... It was cool, intriguing, and different... Took a few pages to pick up but I was really into it until the end. As someone who absolutely loves films I was so excited to dive into this one! Mixed with the dark and gloomy tones this was just 😚👌 The characters are disturbed and unhinged you've got your range of radicals, a reverend, gangsters, porno directors, budding pgotographers, and lawyers--the whole crew's here! Charot. And there's just the right amount of violence and manipulation that keeps you on your toes... Hay! This was really so promising the ~vibes~ were just perfectttt but it fell through at end why oh why!! The end felt off and unfinished. The book was just... incomplete and the major plot lines were concluded really poorly which was so unfortunate 😥
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