Rouge

The ending and the flashback scenes in the latter half were the strongest part for me and I ended up enjoying the book because of that. For a relatively short book, the middle did feel a bit slow and repetitive. The commentary about the beauty industry and our relationship with it was also pretty shallow and a bit too on the nose. The protagonist and her character arc were a bit too similar to all's well for me, if felt like she was retreading old ground here with this one, although the protagonist is more likeable, albeit duller imo. I did enjoy the ending, and the various love interests, and I also enjoy the works of Tom Cruise, so 3.75 ⭐️