Beauty
Appearances are everything in this exotic retelling of “Snow White” with a dystopian slant.Ana is nothing like her glamorous mother, Queen Veda, whose hair is black as ravens and whose lips are red as roses. Alas, Queen Veda loathes anyone whose beauty dares to rival her own—including her only...
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Appearances are everything in this exotic retelling of “Snow White” with a dystopian slant.Ana is nothing like her glamorous mother, Queen Veda, whose hair is black as ravens and whose lips are red as roses. Alas, Queen Veda loathes anyone whose beauty dares to rival her own—including her only daughter. And despite Ana’s attempts to be plain and earn her mother’s affection, she’s sent away to the kingdom’s exclusive boarding school. At the Academy, Ana is devastated when her only friend abandons her for the popular girls. Isolated and alone, Ana resolves to look like a true princess to earn the acceptance she desires. But when she uncovers the dangerous secret that makes all of the girls at the Academy so gorgeous, just how far will Ana go to fit in?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781442472655 (1442472650)
Publish date: May 7th 2013
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages no: 175
Edition language: English
Review in 75 words or less: Beauty is a lovely read with a fairy tale feel to it. The novel is beautifully written and filled with varying emotions. Characters in this novel are top notch. And readers cannot help but to instantly relate or sympathize with the main character, Ana. She is one of those...
Ana wants to be ugly. She has worked very hard at it, ever since she was twelve years old. Ever since the day a man complimented her on her beauty and she saw the look of hatred, jealousy, and anger in her mother's eyes. Now she doesn't bathe, doesn't trim her toenails, doesn't brush her hair, and e...