Moreno-Garcia,
Sylvia The Beautiful Ones, 336 pages.
Thomas Dunne Books, 2017.
Language: PG-13 (29 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG (alluded);
Violence: G.
For ten years,
Valeria has been living the life of a Beautiful One in the sparkling city of
Loisail, after she was forced to void her engagement to the love of her life
and marry for the sake of her family.
Now she is shepherding her husband’s young cousin through her first
season and the girl, Antonina, is just annoying, with her country ways and
unsophisticated manners. When Hector
returns to town, however, and pays some attention to Nina, Valerie’s jealousy
raises its ugly head and she will do anything she can to destroy anyone else’s
happiness.
While this book is
set in an imaginary land and contains a little bit of magic, there is very
little actual fantasy within the book.
The magic is like an afterthought to make this look like a fantasy. The story line is fairly predictable, but
reads easily, like a beach read.
ADULTS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
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