The Belles
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Beauty. Power. Magic. What would you give to have it all? The dazzling New York Times instant bestseller from the author of TINY PRETTY THINGS (coming to NETFLIX soon) Camellia and her sisters control beauty. They are Belles and they can make you 'perfect'. Glossy hair, smooth skin, flawless body. You'll feel better once it's done. The results are worth the pain. And when they fade, the Belles will fix you all over again . . . But it will cost you. Are you willing to pay the price? 'Heart-pounding' Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author 'Diverse' Tomi Adeyemi, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Whipsmart' Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author 'Groundbreaking' Rick Riordan, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Unsettling' Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Immersive' Renée Ahdieh, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Badass' Adam Silvera, New York Times bestselling author 'Intoxicating' Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Frightening' Marie Rutkoski, New York Times bestselling author
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2 primary booksThe Belles
The Belles is a 2-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Dhonielle Clayton.
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The world created in THE BELLES is fascinating, and once I really started reading this, I couldn't put it down. I wanted more about how the society and the world worked - does absolutely everyone have to see a Belle to stay beautiful? What do commoners/non-wealthy people look like (or how can they afford to visit a Belle regularly)? Is the whole society matriarchal or just the royal line of succession? Do other countries in the world also have Belles? None of those questions really take away from the plot, but the world is so intriguing, I could read more about any of those. The plot is kind of your standard YA dystopia with a Chosen One and dark secrets and an honestly kind of unnecessary love triangle - at least, kind of? I absolutely could not stand Auguste throughout the book, and the twist seemed completely out of nowhere to me, though I wonder if there were clues I missed because I was reading so quickly. This is very much the first book in a series, so a lot of things are unresolved at the end - I'm excited to see how everything turns out!
(Edited to add: also, this cover is incredible and I love it.)
Lushly written fantasy on the costs of beauty and human cruelty. The world building is excellent, but building the world slows the pace down at the beginning. As more is revealed about what lurks under the surface of a beautiful society, the pace picks back up and speeds to a relative cliffhanger of an ending (this is the first of a series). Will definitely be booktalking this memorable story.
