The Makeover

by Spg041

Ugly. That's what she was. And then a year later, she's stunningly beautiful. Beautiful is an understatement actually. What do you do if the girl you teased is suddenly the hottest thing to ever walk the earth? Addison learns that when you suddenly become drop-dead gorgeous that people aren't always what they seem.

150 pages, ebook

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pros:
- The author is aware that this isn't their best work

Cons:
- Judgemental protagonist
- Clichéd plot
- Obsession with beauty
- Bad writing style

Verdict:
Not worth it.

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Makeover is basically about the main character, Addison who becomes attractive over the summer and her social life starts to change. Her ex-boyfriend from middle school starts to pay attention to her again and for the first time, she has two boys, James and Noah fighting over her. The plot is pretty cliche; reminds me of the book The Summer I Turned Pretty. I didn't exactly agree with Addison's point of view throughout the book. Although she was never snotty or stuck up and discovered confidence, the plot was too cliche for me. I feel like I've read it all before and the book itself was highly predictable.
One thing I could relate to was Addison's group of friends. They had her best interest at heart but sometimes that was lost in translation. Like most teenager girls, they meddled into their friend's love life and there were misunderstandings. This happens a lot in reality because everyone's nosy at some point and sometimes, trying to help just makes things worse.
The two male characters, James and Noah were portrayed as "pathetic and desperate". They constantly fought over Addison about the silliest things and it actually made me want to stop reading. First of all, it's pretty unrealistic and second, it made Addison seem heartless for leading both of them on.
One of my favorite characters though was probably Addison's mother. Although she had a small role, she was the "fun" mother that was full of life. I related to that.
Overall, for an amateur author, The Makeover was alright. The descriptions and dialogue definitely needed a little work but the book had a decent plot, character growth, and conflict. I probably wouldn't recommend this book though.

[Gabriella Benedicta · Rating 1 out of 5]

At first, I see that this book has a lot of potential. With the beginning of the story, especially with James and Addison's childhood romance. I knew from the start that James is going to come back and they're going to end up together, it just seems right that way. However happy I am about the result, I still think that the whole book is practically wasted on Addison's and Noah's story. It made me curious on how Addison ended up with James in the end, where's the story? Where's the healing process? Was James the one who helped Addison overcome her heartbreak? What happens to Amber's baby and Tyler? There are so many unanswered question. I feel like the ending of the book is too fast and quite unsatisfactory.