mirabelle is at work when she receives a call that her mother has died. she flies to florida from her home in montreal to attend the funeral and settlmirabelle is at work when she receives a call that her mother has died. she flies to florida from her home in montreal to attend the funeral and settle her mother's affairs. but nothing is as it seems. her mother, noelle, a french would-be starlet who is obsessed with beauty, always told mira fairytales. the one mira liked most was about a beautiful maiden who everyone adored, who everyone envied. slowly, the fairytale consumes mirabelle, and her mother is just out of reach.
a novel that feels like absolute psychosis, "rouge" is a horror/fairytale/cautionary tale and so much more. it's sexy, it's scary, it's a beauty influencer's worst nightmare. and behind it all is rouge — the color red.
award's writing is claustrophobic, dreamy, and schizophrenic. this novel is very atmospheric and i enjoyed it. it's a wild ride, and man oh man did i love the allusions to beauty treatments and celebrities. it's obsessive. it's compulsive. it's a great read.
thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review!
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mirabelle is at work when she receives a call that her mother has died. she flies to florida from her home in montreal to attend the funeral and settle her mother's affairs. but nothing is as it seems. her mother, noelle, a french would-be starlet who is obsessed with beauty, always told mira fairytales. the one mira liked most was about a beautiful maiden who everyone adored, who everyone envied. slowly, the fairytale consumes mirabelle, and her mother is just out of reach.
a novel that feels like absolute psychosis, "rouge" is a horror/fairytale/cautionary tale and so much more. it's sexy, it's scary, it's a beauty influencer's worst nightmare. and behind it all is rouge — the color red.
award's writing is claustrophobic, dreamy, and schizophrenic. this novel is very atmospheric and i enjoyed it. it's a wild ride, and man oh man did i love the allusions to beauty treatments and celebrities. it's obsessive. it's compulsive. it's a great read.
thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review!
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mirabelle is at work when she receives a call that her mother has died. she flies to florida from her home in montreal to attend the funeral and settle her mother's affairs. but nothing is as it seems. her mother, noelle, a french would-be starlet who is obsessed with beauty, always told mira fairytales. the one mira liked most was about a beautiful maiden who everyone adored, who everyone envied. slowly, the fairytale consumes mirabelle, and her mother is just out of reach.
a novel that feels like absolute psychosis, "rouge" is a horror/fairytale/cautionary tale and so much more. it's sexy, it's scary, it's a beauty influencer's worst nightmare. and behind it all is rouge — the color red.
award's writing is claustrophobic, dreamy, and schizophrenic. this novel is very atmospheric and i enjoyed it. it's a wild ride, and man oh man did i love the allusions to beauty treatments and celebrities. it's obsessive. it's compulsive. it's a great read.
thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review!
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mirabelle is at work when she receives a call that her mother has died. she flies to florida from her home in montreal to attend the funeral and settle her mother's affairs. but nothing is as it seems. her mother, noelle, a french would-be starlet who is obsessed with beauty, always told mira fairytales. the one mira liked most was about a beautiful maiden who everyone adored, who everyone envied. slowly, the fairytale consumes mirabelle, and her mother is just out of reach.
a novel that feels like absolute psychosis, "rouge" is a horror/fairytale/cautionary tale and so much more. it's sexy, it's scary, it's a beauty influencer's worst nightmare. and behind it all is rouge — the color red.
award's writing is claustrophobic, dreamy, and schizophrenic. this novel is very atmospheric and i enjoyed it. it's a wild ride, and man oh man did i love the allusions to beauty treatments and celebrities. it's obsessive. it's compulsive. it's a great read.
thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review!...more
dear god this was so sweet. i am not a fan of romance, not even a little, but this novel was everything. domenic marino is the gay best friend & the gdear god this was so sweet. i am not a fan of romance, not even a little, but this novel was everything. domenic marino is the gay best friend & the gay best man at his best friends’ wedding. during the bachelors party, bucky graham, pro-golfer, shows up late and surrounded by scandal. all southern charm and sculpted muscles, he’s undeniably attractive. after a big mishap at the party, dom has to keep a secret from his best friend kate about what her future husband got up to, and also what he got up to with bucky.
a phenomenal story that subverts the “gay best friend” trope in modern media, nicolas didomizio writes compelling characters that take your breath away. the love story is absolutely adorable, but it’s not all rainbows and sunshine. dom reminds me of myself, constantly surrounded by straight people and their nonsense. this novel is so cute, so well written, and the first romance novel i’ve ever actually enjoyed.
thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review!
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dear god this was so sweet. i am not a fan of romance, not even a little, but this novel was everything. domenic marino is the gay best friend & the gay best man at his best friends’ wedding. during the bachelors party, bucky graham, pro-golfer, shows up late and surrounded by scandal. all southern charm and sculpted muscles, he’s undeniably attractive. after a big mishap at the party, dom has to keep a secret from his best friend kate about what her future husband got up to, and also what he got up to with bucky.
a phenomenal story that subverts the “gay best friend” trope in modern media, nicolas didomizio writes compelling characters that take your breath away. the love story is absolutely adorable, but it’s not all rainbows and sunshine. dom reminds me of myself, constantly surrounded by straight people and their nonsense. this novel is so cute, so well written, and the first romance novel i’ve ever actually enjoyed.
thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review!...more
i listened to a manic homeless woman read this book on tiktok live. she picked it up from a free little library and proceeded to read the ENTIRE goddai listened to a manic homeless woman read this book on tiktok live. she picked it up from a free little library and proceeded to read the ENTIRE goddamn book on live. i don't know which i hate more, the woman who threatened to kill her kids and screams on tiktok all day while her family desperately wants her home and in treatment, or the novel itself....more
i'm sorry but i wanted lily and christian to be like serial killer lovers and this novel DISAPPOINTED the fuck outta me. i'm sorry but i wanted lily and christian to be like serial killer lovers and this novel DISAPPOINTED the fuck outta me. ...more
this novel does not know what kind of story it wants to tell or what message it wants to send. "the clinic" begins with meg, a woman who works at a cathis novel does not know what kind of story it wants to tell or what message it wants to send. "the clinic" begins with meg, a woman who works at a casino and fleshes out the bad guys who steal from the house and the innocent, finding out that her superstar sister, hayley, is dead. determined to find out who killed her sister, meg sneaks into treatment at a rehab facility for the rich and famous.
the start to this novel is very interesting, and some of the characters are quite compelling. however, the middle and end are a mess. from gross generalizations about people with mental health disorders, to the underdeveloped main character, to the twists and turns that make no sense — what is the point? the clinic shifts from one thing to another in a cartoonish, jarring way.
honestly, cara's point-of-view is useless and she is forgettable. i did not care about anything involving cara at all, i was only mildly interest in meg's journey to find her sister's killer.
overall, i was underwhelmed, unimpressed, and rolling my eyes in annoyance....more
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