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Nov 15, 2023jaymazook rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would. It’s very tongue-in-cheek and had me laughing out loud.
Jul 14, 2022mebacher rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The perfect vacation read (I mean, obviously it opens with a plane crash, so I didn't actually start the book until we'd landed). Sure it's silly and sarcastic, but there are a lot of character-building moments and well-timed important…
Oct 18, 2020nrobocop_nwpl rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
As a fan of The Diviners I really wanted to like this but I just...didn't. The message felt too on-the-nose and the story felt weirdly lifeless. At no point did I feel that the characters were in any actual danger so the thrill was lost.…
Jan 27, 2020AndreaG_KCMO rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is heavy-duty satire laden with exaggeration and stereotyping, but it is purposeful and FUN. Bray packs so much material into her story (both the adventure and the subtext) that I was happy to suspend disbelief and be drawn into the…
Sep 10, 2019LindaTCL rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Most people seem to love the humor in this book. I don't like sarcasm in people, nor in books. I finally saw that the storyline in the book was secondary to the humor, so I stopped reading it after page 30. The first part of the book…
Nov 05, 2018
I love giving this book to tweens and young teens in my life - it's so sharp and funny.
Jun 23, 2018TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I cannot express in words how much I adore Libba Bray and her books, and Beauty Queens is no exception. This is a book that I think everyone should read and learn something from. It starts with a bunch of beauty pageant girls getting…
Dec 06, 2016ArapahoeTiegan rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Very funny! Especially paired with the audiobook - read by the author! I love the satirical comments on society's expectations of femininity and consumerism. However, the end really seemed to drag on and on and I did find myself wondering…
Sep 02, 2016Fei_Li rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Hilarious, smart, and real. The issues faced by the girls in this story are very in tune with what goes on in reality, and they were each individual with their own stories and details. Anyone can find themselves in any of the girls which…
Aug 10, 2016ArapahoeBridget rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Super campy and over the top, but if you can get yourself to buy into the world it's totally worth your time. Bray does an amazing job of sneaking major emotional punches in just after goofy moments. Then following them up with more…
Jul 23, 2016C_Bara rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is awesome. I love how the young women band together to survive and to become more than what they thought they would or could be. Bray does an amazing job at calling out stereo types and unrealistic expectations of young women in…
FindingJane
Jun 30, 2016FindingJane rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Oh, it was such a tingle to romp through this tale of girls gone wild! And by wild, we mean back to nature. These adolescents gradually shed their false notions of beauty, belonging and appealing to the hungry eyes of the media when…
LoganLib_LW
Jun 21, 2016
What happens when a plane full of beauty queens crashes on a tropical island? This book is full of intrigue, comedy and beauty ads.
Apr 16, 2016Nymeria23 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book started out annoying. Yea. It was just slam-my-head-against-a-wall annoying. The girls were so ditzy and silly I wasn't sure I could make it through an entire book reading about them. The only sensible ones seemed to be Adina and…
debowncrusher
Mar 30, 2016debowncrusher rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
At first, I was hesitant to read this book, because it looked so stereotypical. When I read it, turns out it is the opposite! It is a really good book, and well written. I love all the representation that's in it, as well as the breaking…
Oct 30, 2015Blue_Crow_2 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very good! Beauty Queens is hilarious. It makes fun of all of the sexism, racism, capitalism and just everything that's wrong with modern society, and it does so in a fun way. It doesn't feel like a complaint or rant. It's a little long,…
Jul 27, 2015zoesbookshelf rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Really good book, love the way that they have commercials included in it. It was really inspiring and funny.
Jul 13, 2015
So I listened to the audiobook, and I'm not sure that's the best way to experience this book. It was nice because it was read by the author, so you could hear the characters the way they were really meant to sound. At the same time,…
Jul 11, 20152kool4skool rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Really nice book!! It focuses on a lot of aspects of feminism that might sometimes be overlooked, and is genuinely exciting and funny.
Jul 29, 2014ucblue rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Was almost tempted to not read this book, but glad I did read it. Not at all what I thought it would be. It greatly exceeded my expectations! I loved the variety of characters and how realistic they seemed. I liked how the author wrote at…
Jul 29, 2014runner_chick rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty funny book, it's good for a laugh and is a very light and quick read. It's about a bunch of beauty queen contestants who are stranded on a "deserted" island after their plane crashes on the way to the national beauty queen contest.…
Jun 29, 2014Bellarox rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I found this book Libba Bray's weakest YA novel so far. The sheer cheesiness of this book was nearly suffocating. Although the plot and such was quite good. I love Bray to death with her Great and Terrible Beauty series and her latest book…
Jun 22, 2014afry882 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is probably one the most hilarious young adult books I've ever read. If you are looking for a novel that is intelligent, goofy, quirky, outlandish, moving and insightful all at once, you should read this book!
Apr 28, 2014dprodrig rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Libba Bray. Your books are always off the wall, disturbing with really engaging characters who definitely break the mold. Everything from the uber "yay" go pagents participant, to the ones just trying to make a dint, to the cross-dresser,…
Jan 30, 2014rbeckbro rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A bit slow to start, but definitely worth the effort, _Beauty Queens_ is a snarky, absurdist, hilarious commentary in the style of Terry Pratchett, lighting on a plethora of topics from transgender individuals to beauty standards to race…