#FashionVictim is dark, in a mocking way. All of the characters are over-the-top caricatures of "Fashionlandia"-type people. If someone were to read this book, expecting something serious with real-life grit, they might look elsewhere. The charm in #FashionVictim comes from its quirks. The summary is a bit misleading, and there are indeed murders, but they are gruesome and unredeemable, and the book holds up moral standards in its own way.
Anya was a robotic narrator, and difficult to sympathize with at times, but I found her honest nevertheless. Her views of her coworkers and her hot-then-cold attitude toward them was entertaining to read. I especially enjoyed her dynamic with Sarah, specifically seeing the difference between how Anya thought about nurturing friendship compared to what different people might try. This, like the rest of the book, is taken to an extreme using Sarah’s behavior and Anya’s reactions to it, therefore I found it hard to believe that Anya would want to truly be Sarah’s friend after all of her actions. Regardless, I continued to enjoy Anya’s narration and view of the fashion world. However, something about the writing made the rest of the book feel like plastic. Everyone, except for Anya seemed flat and one-dimensional. They all clearly had one characteristic and went full-speed ahead with it. This worked well for the tone of the book, but I continue to wonder how the story might have turned out if everything had been a smidge less satirical and more in line with a horror/mystery storyline. I want to be obsessed with this book the way it is, but I can’t stop thinking about the ways it could have been. Definitely worth a read, but maybe not late at night! 3/5 stars.
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