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A review by michelareads
youthjuice by E.K. Sathue
3.0
Youthjuice is essentially American Psycho for beauty girlies: outrageous body horror for the goop generation. Don't give this book to Gwyneth Paltrow!
It's a quick horror/thriller read that I enjoyed a lot, especially the audiobook narrated by Suzy Jackson who did a fantastic job. The story is intriguing and fun, and especially the second half of the book is very well written. There are two storylines (present and past of the main character) and I really liked how the two intertwined and connected, but I feel like I wanted a bit more from the present: I expected Sophia to become completely unhinged, losing control, giving into her "wild" side. Because of this, the story remains a bit flat for me (the reveal is very predictable and like... literally on the book cover) and never fully picks up. The epilogue was also a bit unnecessary and difficult to believe.
Overall though I enjoyed this book, and I can't wait to read more by E.K. Sathue!
* I'd like to thank E.K. Sathue, RB Media and NetGalley for providing this ALC in exchange for my honest review.
It's a quick horror/thriller read that I enjoyed a lot, especially the audiobook narrated by Suzy Jackson who did a fantastic job. The story is intriguing and fun, and especially the second half of the book is very well written. There are two storylines (present and past of the main character) and I really liked how the two intertwined and connected, but I feel like I wanted a bit more from the present: I expected Sophia to become completely unhinged, losing control, giving into her "wild" side. Because of this, the story remains a bit flat for me (the reveal is very predictable and like... literally on the book cover) and never fully picks up. The epilogue was also a bit unnecessary and difficult to believe.
Overall though I enjoyed this book, and I can't wait to read more by E.K. Sathue!
* I'd like to thank E.K. Sathue, RB Media and NetGalley for providing this ALC in exchange for my honest review.