Review: Intriguing mystery - part of a larger story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2012
Be Beautiful Forever is well-written and has an interesting premise -- a mysterious viral treatment that cures all illness and restores a human to their perfect form. In this story, it's Natalie, a woman scarred on the outside (and inside) by a terrible accident.Once transformed, she is swept up in a whirlwind of publicity for the company that makes the BBF (Be Beautiful Forever) virus. As you can imagine, by the high price of a cream that promises to remove cellulite, this virus is fairly popular. On a wider scale, it's not just about beauty, but this treatment would change the course of humanity. I imagine the author plans to make the issues bigger, but this story focuses mainly on Natalie and the beginning/early days of the phenomenon.For me, the book really hit its pace about 20% in and kept up the mystery and reveals until the end. I had to re-read the last few pages, as it ends on a bit of a cliff-hanger. But, while not every plot line is wrapped up (it is a series, after all), we do get some resolution and answers.Well-edited and nicely formatted. An intriguing shorter read.