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A review by triple_m
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
A unique romance where we get 3 POVs, one of them being the villain of the book. Romance almost takes a back seat to the overall story of growing up, moving on, and staying true to yourself.
Listen, the first 100 pages of this book are an absolute slog to get through. It’s hard to “Nina” be so played and made a fool out of. Once the jig is up the book gets infinitely better and I breezed through the rest of it.
I do think Nina and Hector are a well matched couple and even though he’s made serious mistakes, he was redeemed to me and I think deserved Nina’s love.
The world building could’ve used some work, I don’t really get the full idea about The Beautiful Ones, aka the namesake of the book.
Listen, the first 100 pages of this book are an absolute slog to get through. It’s hard to “Nina” be so played and made a fool out of. Once the jig is up the book gets infinitely better and I breezed through the rest of it.
I do think Nina and Hector are a well matched couple and even though he’s made serious mistakes, he was redeemed to me and I think deserved Nina’s love.
The world building could’ve used some work, I don’t really get the full idea about The Beautiful Ones, aka the namesake of the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Classism