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Aesthetica

In a debut novel as radiant as it is caustic, a former influencer confronts her past--and takes inventory of the damages that underpin the surface-glamour of social media. At 19, she was an Instagram celebrity. Now, at 35, she works behind the cosmetic counter at the "black and white store," peddling anti-aging products to women seeking physical and spiritual transformation. She too is seeking rebirth. She's about to undergo the high-risk, elective surgery Aesthetica(tm), a procedure that will reverse all her past plastic surgery procedures, returning her, she hopes, to a truer self. Provided she survives the knife. But on the eve of the surgery, her traumatic past resurfaces when she is asked to participate in the public takedown of her former manager/boyfriend, who has rebranded himself as a paragon of "woke" masculinity in the post-#MeToo world. With the hours ticking down to her life-threatening surgery, she must confront the ugly truth about her experiences on and off the Instagram grid. Propulsive, dark, and moving, Aesthetica is a Veronica for the age of "Instagram face," delivering a fresh, nuanced examination of feminism, #metoo, and mother-daughter relationships, all while confronting our collective addiction to followers, filters, and faux realities.
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armoni mayes@armonim1
5 stars
Jun 17, 2024
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ash b@thevideodept
4 stars
Feb 27, 2024
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Kyra Cracchiola@kyrareads
4.5 stars
Oct 15, 2023
Bold
Vibrant
Addictive
Inventive
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Emily Perkovich@undermeyou
5 stars
Dec 10, 2022
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Landen Angeline@landen
3.5 stars
Jun 18, 2023
Vivid
Honest
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Lindsay@schnurln
3.5 stars
Jan 15, 2023
Dark
Dizzying
Conceptual
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Michelle Miller@bookishwifey
3 stars
Jan 2, 2023
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Grace@mercuric_oxide
2 stars
Jul 12, 2024
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Clara Olausson@clara1
1 star
Feb 25, 2024
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isabella@bellawoodhouse
3 stars
Jan 8, 2024
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Nicholas Barnard@coldfruits
4 stars
Jan 7, 2024
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Katherine @keccers
3 stars
Aug 12, 2023
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Duality Diva@dualitydiva
2 stars
Jun 25, 2023
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death nurse@deathnurse
4 stars
May 28, 2023

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