Review: Read about the perks
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 29, 2013
Reviewed by AllisonBook provided by NetGalleyReview originally posted at Romancing the BookReview:  The Perks of Being a Beauty is a novella spinoff from the Ugly Ducklings trilogy.  Miss Amelia Snowe, mean-girl extraordinaire, has come down a notch or three from where she was in Society not too long ago.  Upon the death of her mother, with not a penny to her name, she must go into service as a paid companion to earn a living.While in service as companion to Miss Harriet Smithson, Amelia meets her former beau, Lord Quentin, the younger son of a duke.  While she vows to stay away from her old flame, he sees how much she has changed and grown into the woman of his dreams.I've not read the Ugly Duckling trilogy, but I can deduce enough to understand that she was not a very nice person.  But the fact that she lost everything seems to be her salvation, one that put her on the path to earning forgiveness for her past transgressions, and becoming a beautiful person on the inside, not just the outside.While this is a very short novella, it imparts some very wise golden rules, such as "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."  In some ways I felt cheated because the romance did happen so quickly, but I was rooting for the heroine to find her happy every after, so I was fine with the fast pace.The author's voice is easy to read, one that keeps you immersed in the story, anxious to find out what will happen.  I'm definitely going back to read the Ugly Duckling trilogy, as well as putting future books on my to-be-read list.