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Tiny Pretty Things by Dhonielle Clayton, Sona Charaipotra
53 reviews
idonoteatchairs's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, and Car accident
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Racism, Blood, and Toxic friendship
k_kubistova's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
hopelesslydevoted's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It reminded me of a mix of pretty little liars and black swan. The only reason why I marked it down to three is because I wish I would have had more of a warning with the depictions of eating disorders. Obviously I should have done more research but it was still a lot more than I thought I could handle.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Drug abuse
solaria's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Very engaging and creative. I enjoyed having the different perspectives of Gigi, Bette and June who are all unreliable narrators in their own way as they explore different circumstances that none of them have encountered before. The twists were very good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
Minor: Sexual content
bendersreads's review
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Drug use and Toxic relationship
anisans's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Homophobia
itsmeyseniab's review
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I'm BUMMED.
When I think of the plot the first word that comes to mind is repetitive. While this novel is relatively easy to read, it took me a lot longer to finish it than I anticipated going into it. After I read the description I thought this was going to be a new favorite, but I'm so disappointed. This entire book was just so over the top, which is fine and great escapism, but I just did not care about what happened/what was happening at all. Our main conflict between the three girls had so much promise, but it just fell flat - it all just felt as though the intense hatred they had for one another had no real reason behind it other than "the new girl is getting all the attention because she's a great dancer OMG so horrible" ... come on. It's as though it didn't dawn on anybody that hey, maybe people get the parts that they get because they're talented.
The characters... YIKES. I love character-driven stories. Even if I'm not enjoying the novel at all, I can always find at least ONE character that I care about. YA'LL I STRUGGLED TO FIND ONE IN THIS (and still haven't if I'm being honest). I wasn't sure which character I was meant to root for, and can confidently say I didn't enjoy any of their storylines 100%. Gigi, the new girl, was way too naive for my liking. June's chip on her shoulder got really repetitive to read about. Bette's constant denial of her being a bully made her a really terrible "villain". I appreciated how the authors attempted to share the good and bad sides of each character but they were so underdeveloped and I simply did not care about any of them. The romances were jarring, the girls' scenes with each other were so lackluster, and ultimately I think the three POVs hurt the novel more than it helped, not because it was confusing, but because it made all of our experiences with each character very surface-level. Every time I felt as though I was finally peeling back the layers of each character the chapter would end and immediately jump into the next POV.
All that being said, I am VERY interested to check out the series once it comes out on Netflix! I think this story would translate way better on film than it did on paper. I will say that I can see why it is described as a hybrid between Black Swan and Pretty Little Liars (but I'd recommend those two works WAY before I recommended this novel unfortunately :/).
When I think of the plot the first word that comes to mind is repetitive. While this novel is relatively easy to read, it took me a lot longer to finish it than I anticipated going into it. After I read the description I thought this was going to be a new favorite, but I'm so disappointed. This entire book was just so over the top, which is fine and great escapism, but I just did not care about what happened/what was happening at all. Our main conflict between the three girls had so much promise, but it just fell flat - it all just felt as though the intense hatred they had for one another had no real reason behind it other than "the new girl is getting all the attention because she's a great dancer OMG so horrible" ... come on. It's as though it didn't dawn on anybody that hey, maybe people get the parts that they get because they're talented.
The characters... YIKES. I love character-driven stories. Even if I'm not enjoying the novel at all, I can always find at least ONE character that I care about. YA'LL I STRUGGLED TO FIND ONE IN THIS (and still haven't if I'm being honest). I wasn't sure which character I was meant to root for, and can confidently say I didn't enjoy any of their storylines 100%. Gigi, the new girl, was way too naive for my liking. June's chip on her shoulder got really repetitive to read about. Bette's constant denial of her being a bully made her a really terrible "villain". I appreciated how the authors attempted to share the good and bad sides of each character but they were so underdeveloped and I simply did not care about any of them. The romances were jarring, the girls' scenes with each other were so lackluster, and ultimately I think the three POVs hurt the novel more than it helped, not because it was confusing, but because it made all of our experiences with each character very surface-level. Every time I felt as though I was finally peeling back the layers of each character the chapter would end and immediately jump into the next POV.
All that being said, I am VERY interested to check out the series once it comes out on Netflix! I think this story would translate way better on film than it did on paper. I will say that I can see why it is described as a hybrid between Black Swan and Pretty Little Liars (but I'd recommend those two works WAY before I recommended this novel unfortunately :/).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Bullying
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Racism, and Violence
dolphingirl6's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
**Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders**
This book reminds me of The Clique books or Gossip Girl. I definitely read this due to schadenfreude. Some people might not find this palatable, but I knew I was jumping into a petty high school drama-filled book. For that alone, I enjoyed this book.
Apparently, I have a thing for ballerina books this year. I will say seeing a different side of ballet school was super interesting. This book dove into the intricacies of ballerina weight whereas the other book I read, did not. I am still in awe of the amount of work ballet is.
I would recommend only if you're looking for something easy to read and filled with lots of drama. Otherwise, don't pick it up.
This book reminds me of The Clique books or Gossip Girl. I definitely read this due to schadenfreude. Some people might not find this palatable, but I knew I was jumping into a petty high school drama-filled book. For that alone, I enjoyed this book.
Apparently, I have a thing for ballerina books this year. I will say seeing a different side of ballet school was super interesting. This book dove into the intricacies of ballerina weight whereas the other book I read, did not. I am still in awe of the amount of work ballet is.
I would recommend only if you're looking for something easy to read and filled with lots of drama. Otherwise, don't pick it up.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder
leahmaslin's review
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
noomi's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Alcohol