Reviews for Such a Pretty Face

The average rating for Such a Pretty Face based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-12 00:00:00 Melanie Johnson 2.5 Stars The phrase that comes to mind when I think about this book is "eh it was okay". I had very high hopes for this book. I really thought I would love it based on the description. I actually started reading it last year and didn't even realize I hadn't finished it. I picked it up again a few weeks ago and decided to give it another go. I felt that most characters in the book seemed to be all or nothing types... I mean it seemed as though they were either really REALLY good or really REALLY evil. I found it to be a quite stereotypical in a lot of ways. The flow felt a little unnatural...there was a lot of dialog and way too much over-explaining. However, I did find there were some important issues brought up such as anorexia, compulsive eating, self-esteem, abuse and mental illness. Some focus on finding out who you are at whatever age you are regardless of what you look like. For Stevie Barrett who has been heavy most of her life, gastric bypass surgery seems like a life saver. It does in fact help her lose 170 pounds. However, having not dealt with some of her underlying issues before surgery she is suddenly realizing that being thin isn't the answer to all of life's problems. So while it definitely wasn't my favorite book it did have some redeeming qualities. I really felt for Stevie and wanted her to succeed. There were also some pretty funny parts where I had a good laugh.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-08-20 00:00:00 Max Pin I thought this book was dreadful. I was attracted to it by such high ratings and the fact that it is set in the city where I live and in a thinly disguised version of a small town where I once lived. This proved irrelevant because there is no sense of place or atmosphere in the writing or descriptions. The story is a soap opera, filled with angst and melodrama. The writing is very simple, with quite a few grammatical problems. The author repeatedly writes "Me and Zena (or another character) did such and such" Like fingernails on a chalkboard! The characters are good and evil stereotypes, much too good or much too evil to believe. The main characters' "quirkiness" is annoying and far-fetched. The dialog is unnatural and forced. The story is completely predictable. Every "good" character is rewarded, every "bad" character is shamed and humiliated. Ugh, ugh, ugh. Terrible, terrible book.