She's Too Pretty to Burn

This being a gender-swapped, sapphic Dorian Gray, I just had to read it. And while the characters are developed and the book takes interesting turns that I did not predict (and left me impressed by Heard's writing), I will admit that it was the relationship btween Mick and Veronica that left me teetering between 2.5 & 3.5, so I supposed I'd go in the middle. There were times where the relationship felt obsessive on Veronica's end, and not in a positive way, which made the relationship and happy-ending feel underdeveloped and just...out of place? But that's just one gal's opinion. Minus that, the story was one to admire and want to read, so I decided to rest my rating at a happy 3 stars. Undecided in some ways, but glad I read it mostly.

Thanks to Henry Holt & Co and Netgalley for providing me with an arc for review!Within the blurb, this book is described as electric. It is a perfect word to describe the tension of this story. Sold as a sapphic [b:The Picture of Dorian Gray 5297 The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546103428l/5297.SY75.jpg 1858012] I was definitely intrigued. I FLEW THROUGH THIS BOOK. The imagery in this felt like it would be perfect for the screen especially with all of the performance art. I just had a really good time with this book and hope that you give it a shot (when it comes to release date, RIP)!