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A review by thistle_and_verse
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
4.0
I really liked Camille as a main character. She was very well fleshed-out, and we got to see her flaws, which I appreciated. I thought her relationship with Princess Sophia was very compelling, and I liked how they were foils for each other. I thought the descriptions throughout were great. It really kept the atmosphere (I just imagined everything being delicate and expensive and beautiful and like a Barbie dreamhouse fantasy) consistent and contrasted with some of the more horrific elements. Pacing was an issue for me. I thought the world was interesting, but I kept skipping ahead to find major plot points so I'd find motivation to keep reading. Towards the end, the rules of the world got a bit muddy, but it was worth the read. I enjoyed how there are different types of beauty in this world, but I would've liked to see the bounds of what is beautiful pushed even more.