A review by charmaineac
Making Pretty by Corey Ann Haydu
4.0
I've never read anything quite like this before. If you stop and think about what is happening, the entire plot seems absolutely absurd. Most times, books aren't good unless you can relate to them on a fundamental level. And although there are so many unrelatable aspects of the plot, the themes are universal. Beauty. Confidence. Being young and invincible like you are living right there, in the centre of the universe.
Above all, Corey Ann Haydu is a master at writing books about losing control. It's a thing of wonder to see Montana slowly accept wilder and wilder situations. I definitely sympathized with Arizona. She had to accept and love some seriously messed up stuff. I loved Natasha's role in the story. Tess and Janie's reactions were realistic as well.
My only gripe was where the story ended. I really wish we got some CLOSURE. Their mom played such a large role in the story, and we deserved to know how she would react to seeing her kids. And what was happening with Karissa? That relationship doesn't seem sustainable at all. I wish the characters all grew more, by the end of it. If ever, it seemed like a sad story about how the more things change, the more they stayed the same.
Above all, Corey Ann Haydu is a master at writing books about losing control. It's a thing of wonder to see Montana slowly accept wilder and wilder situations. I definitely sympathized with Arizona. She had to accept and love some seriously messed up stuff. I loved Natasha's role in the story. Tess and Janie's reactions were realistic as well.
My only gripe was where the story ended. I really wish we got some CLOSURE. Their mom played such a large role in the story, and we deserved to know how she would react to seeing her kids. And what was happening with Karissa? That relationship doesn't seem sustainable at all. I wish the characters all grew more, by the end of it. If ever, it seemed like a sad story about how the more things change, the more they stayed the same.