Pose: My Beauty, My Standards

by Niko Michelle

After continuous criticism, Quinn takes extreme measure to pursue her dreams and fill voids in her life. She wanted to be accepted. She needed validation. She started doing things that compromised her worth, almost took her life, and sent her into hiding. After resurfacing, Quinn opens her own modeling agency where she sets out to redefine beauty. Just as things are finally coming together, tragedy and scandal shake up her world. Will this send her back into hiding or will she come out on top?

213 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 29, 2019

About the author

Niko Michelle began writing as a way to escape from an unpleasant childhood. Writing allowed her to create a different reality. As long as she had paper and a writing utensil, she was able to go anywhere she wanted to go and be anything she wanted to be.

With a passion for helping others, she is working to launch the H.O.P.E Initiative. Helping Others through Passionate Expressions is a way to assist those that are less fortunate through a variety of kind gestures.

Reviews

[Angela S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing ride!

I just finished this book and I found it to be very inspiring and relatable, especially between some of the family members. I felt all of the feelings Quinn had about not fitting in and having to go along to get along. Hope not to spoil, but my favorite part was at the end that contains Quinn's interview with Carmen. I could feel all of the emotion the author put into those final pages. This read will not disappoint!

[Sophie Sealy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. The storyline tackles body shaming and bullying which cut to the core because I remember those feelings from my youth. However, the story needed polishing so fix the flow, at times it took too long to get to the point and I could not find one likeable character in the bunch.

[Shannan Harper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to stop several times. Not because the book was bad, but the total opposite. It was such a well written story that had me in my feelings. I had to stop because it brought up things from the past I thought I had resolved. I lived some of Quinn's life, so I felt every emotions she did with certain aspects of the story. I also loved seeing her growth throughout the story. Another thing I appreciated about the story was the aspect about seeing a therapist, which I will continue to stay in our community we need to embrace it a lot more. This was an amazing and very well written story and I'm excited to see what's next in store for the author.