Lauren (TheBookishTwins) 's Reviews > Making Pretty

I received a free copy via Edelweiss for review purposes.

When Montana meets Karissa, she begins to feel comfortable in herself. She feels like her own person, especially as she grows apart from her sister Arizona. But as Karissa's secrets are revealed, Montana is not sure she knew her at all. In the midst of this, Montana meets Bernardo and she feels completely comfortable with him.

It took me a long time to finish this book and there were quiet a few occasions I wanted to DNF. Montana was not an easy character to like - in fact, none of them were. Booze and smoking is so casually thrown in there like it's a thing all teenagers do, and should do, to be seen as 'cool'.

I was interested in the narratives about plastic surgery and dysfunctional families, and Corey Ann Haydu has a way with words, but that's where my enjoyment ended. I didn't feel connected with the characters at all and the pace was mind-numbingly slow and I ended up skimming most of it. And not to mention insta-love. Bernardo was not interesting in the slightest and felt like a 2D character.

Overall, not a book I would personally recommend.