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A review by caseythereader
Ugly by Kelly Vincent
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thanks to Books Forward PR for the free copy of this book.
- UGLY and UGLIER are the first two books in Kelly Vincent’s The Art Of Being Ugly trilogy. The books follow Nic, a high schooler in a small town who doesn’t know what her identity is, just that she doesn’t fit the mold of the traditional Southern woman.
- I wanted to scoop Nic up and give her a huge hug. I very much related to the feeling that none of the available labels fit quite right, and shuffling through them in your head to try to find the right ones.
- It isn’t explicitly discussed, but Nic also reads as autistic to me, another reason that I was rooting for her to find her people.
- UGLY and UGLIER are the first two books in Kelly Vincent’s The Art Of Being Ugly trilogy. The books follow Nic, a high schooler in a small town who doesn’t know what her identity is, just that she doesn’t fit the mold of the traditional Southern woman.
- I wanted to scoop Nic up and give her a huge hug. I very much related to the feeling that none of the available labels fit quite right, and shuffling through them in your head to try to find the right ones.
- It isn’t explicitly discussed, but Nic also reads as autistic to me, another reason that I was rooting for her to find her people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual violence
Minor: Domestic abuse