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You Could Be So Pretty
- Narrated by: Sarah Ovens
- Length: 10 hrs
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Summary
Uglies meets The Handmaid's Tale for the new YA generation, in the mind-blowing new novel from best-selling queen of YA Holly Bourne.
Beauty comes at a price. And girls must pay.
In Belle and Joni's world, there are two options for girls:
One, follow the rules of the Doctrine like Belle: apply your Mask, work hard to be crowned at the Ceremony, be a Pretty.
Or two, fight the rules like Joni: leave your face bare, work hard to escape to the Education, be an Objectionable.
But maybe there is a third option....
Change the rules. Reclaim your power. If you can....
What would you choose?
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"I devoured this—so compelling and with such a powerful message." (Katherine Webber, co-author of Twin Crowns)
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- N. Ivatt
- 12-11-23
Inspirational and profound
Such a moving story and so harrowingly close to reality. Beautifully read and engagingly produced.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-11-23
Hunger Games-esque take on the Beauty Myth
Great book. I was a teenager in the 2000s and I wish I had read this when I was that age.
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- Lucy C.
- 10-04-24
Amazing
Absolutely brilliant - Handmaids Tale meets Only Ever Yours. Very compelling and well told. A must read for YA fans.
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- Odette Smith
- 19-02-24
Wow❗❗❗
When I first started this my instinct was that I didn't like it it's ridiculous the things these people are doing/accept, but I continued to have my eyes opened up as Bell did, that this is all very familiar maybe that's why I took a dislike to it at first. Just as I came to the end of this book I saw a post on FB about Sarah Jessica Parker and how she was being scrutinised for going out without makeup on and daring to just grow old, so there it was slapped in my face right before I finished. How could I not give it 5 starts ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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- Rachel Keen
- 03-04-24
Fantastic !!
I have been deeply moved by this book. It is incredibly well written and gets right to the heart of the constant challenges young girls are facing today. It has put a fire in my belly to make a stand and change the path for these young women, so they can have a future where they are free from constant judgement and obsession with appearance. As a mother to a young girl I urge you all the read this book!! Thank you Holly for this powerful and urgent piece of writing xx
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- Katie
- 27-06-24
Gripping and thought-provoking
Pacy and shocking, an eye-opening story of two girls trapped by societal expectation. Incredibly moving.
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- Rachel Ladbrook
- 11-11-24
Beautiful narration of an incredible story
Dystopian ya tale of beauty. Such a good story, I didn’t want to put it down
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