"An exquisitely crafted YA tale about the prescribed bounds of femininity by Anna-Marie McLemore. Flawless Girls splits storied notions of proper femininity--and gender itself--apart at the seams in an exemplary portrait of learning to express oneself .McLemore's signature prose both cuts like ice and rolls languidly off the tongue." -- Shelf Awareness (starred) " McLemore expertly layers dreamlike descriptions to craft the otherworldly, gothic atmosphere in which this sensitive portrait of an intersex person unfolds." -- Publishers Weekly " As eerie and twisted as a delirium dream , this dark academia from award-winning author McLemore explores the pressures put on women to be perfect and what happens when those pressures become too much. " -- Booklist "A girl thrust into an eerily impeccable finishing school must sort the madness beneath its flawless façade in this exquisitely crafted YA tale about the prescribed boundaries of femininity." -- Shelf Awareness " The use of language is flawless , with rich, lush metaphors and lyrical, ethereal descriptions for terrifying things." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB) " Unsettling and packed with sparkly detail , this book is perfect for gothic-literature and period-piece fans who are eager for a much-needed update in representation.

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