Beauty Queens

Actual Rating: 3.5

First of all, I have been in such a reading slump lately. But I just got a new book (Lady Midnight, eek!) and so now I feel reinvigorated. Also- The Winner's Kiss and Half Lost come out in about 9 days, so I'm totally flipping out about that.

Anyways.

This book... I have no words. It was satirical, yet it also possessed deeper elements that I did not foresee to be there. Also- feminism! The book was huge on feminism. And not scream-in-your-face feminism. It was more exaggerated examples of the lack of feminism in society, and honestly, I think that left a greater impact than having the author jam feminism down my throat like “YOU'RE GOING TO EAT IT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT.”

Themes and underlying messages aside, the characters are fantastic. Someone will be relatable, whether it is quite-literally-crazy-Taylor, ditzy-blonde-Tiara, or aspiring-journalist-Adina... there is bound to be someone you will relate with. There's romance too, for all you romance lovers. And everyone has their own relationships. It is just fantastic.

Oh, and the one-liners. The one-liners! They are phenomenal and I was cracking up at times due to the subtle use of puns and satire. And thank goodness it was satirical- I wanted humor from this after all. Just a side note- there is plenty of foul language and sexual innuendos.

The things I didn't like were just that it seemed really slow in some spots and disorganized in others. I occasionally found myself putting the book down and wondering what in chocolate's name had I just read.

I certainly recommend it. It's fun. You'll be a fan.