Rose and Lily are identical twins. They are both struggling with positive body image, which seems to be even more intense having a walking talking mirror that they each feel the need to compete with as well as stand apart from.
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This was a strange book. The first half-ish felt really dystopian to me (not complaining) and almost too scary to be real. Which is why I think I enjoyed it so much. It was also so true to real life, not a this is what could happen scenario, but a this is what happens. How the main media, social media, and society perpetuate the need for perfection that is unattainable.
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The second half of the book was such a huge shift in the way it felt from the first half. I loved the way it was done. I definitely struggled reading this. As someone who struggles with body positivity and mental illness at times I felt reading was exhausting. But I also felt that it was well done. I don’t feel it villainozed the characters or that it romanticized eating disorders. These characters were flawed, human and relatable