The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty by Amanda Filipacchi332 Pages
"In the heart of New York City, a group of artistic friends struggles with society's standards of beauty. At the center are Barb and Lily, two women at opposite ends of the beauty spectrum, but with the same problem: each fears she will never find a love that can overcome her looks. Barb, a stunningly beautiful costume designer, makes herself ugly in hopes of finding true love. Meanwhile, her friend Lily, a brilliantly talented but plain-looking musician, goes to fantastic lengths to attract the man who has rejected her--with results that are as touching as they are transformative. To complicate matters, Barb and Lily discover that they may have a murderer in their midst, that Barb's calm disposition is more dangerously provocative than her beauty ever was, and that Lily's musical talents are more powerful than anyone could have imagined."
This book had some glimmers of brilliance about but was in serious need of an editor's touch. There were too many characters who never were fully developed and the whole murderer portion of the book was an unnecessary tangent that really never added anything to the story. I only would give it two stars even though I stayed up to finish the book because I wanted to see where the author took the ideas.
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