{"id":26916,"date":"2025-10-11T01:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=26916"},"modified":"2025-10-24T02:13:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:13:36","slug":"book-such-lovely-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-such-lovely-skin\/","title":{"rendered":"Such Lovely Skin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-3836\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_suchlovelyskin.png?fit=250%2C378&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Such Lovely Skin\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Such Lovely Skin<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/tatiana-schlote-bonne\/\">Tatiana Schlote-Bonne<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2024-09-17\">September 17, 2024<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/page-street-ya\/\">Page Street YA<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 304<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/supernatural\/\">Supernatural<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/young-adult\/\">Young Adult<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/ebook\/\">Ebook<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/kindle-unlimited\/\">Kindle Unlimited<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/3\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/196407998-such-lovely-skin\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>Viv isn\u2019t known for telling the truth, but she\u2019s not lying about having an evil doppelganger.<\/p>\n<p>After spending the summer wracked with guilt about causing the accident that killed her little sister, ambitious gamer and chronic liar Viv returns to Twitch streaming. She never told her parents the truth about the accident, but she hopes that maybe making it big in streaming and giving the money to them is penance enough for her mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend before school starts, Viv finds the perfect horror game to make her Twitch comeback, and during an offline practice run, an NPC asks Viv for a secret. She decides to tell them the truth about her sister\u2019s death since a game could never share her secret\u2014in doing so, she accidentally welcomes a demonic mimic into her life.<\/p>\n<p>No one believes Viv when she tells them about her evil doppelganger. Viv has lied to get her best friend\u2019s sympathy and has spread rumors for attention, so why should anyone trust her now? The only person who believes her is Ash, a cute social outcast whom Viv once bullied. In trying to clear her name and kill the mimic, Viv discovers that her lies have hurt people who never deserved it, herself included.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46pR0MW\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2025-10-11T05:00:59+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Such Lovely Skin\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-such-lovely-skin\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Such Lovely Skin\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Tatiana Schlote-Bonne\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/tatiana-schlote-bonne\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 304,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Page Street YA\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_suchlovelyskin.png?fit=250%2C378&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-09-17T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/196407998-such-lovely-skin\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Horror\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 3,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Such Lovely Skin<\/strong> is a fast paced and thrilling little book about a teenaged Twitch streamer that finds herself haunted by demonic doppelg\u00e4nger. Tensions are kept high in this book from start to finish and it is genuinely creepy. I love the digital horror aspects of this book.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I ended up feeling only lukewarm by the end of the book. There were times where I thought, maybe Viv can stand to learn something here, and I would have loved if there was a little more character development in her story. A <em>cry wolf<\/em> character that goes through a harrowing ordeal and learns absolutely nothing from her behavior. I know that not every story has to instill a moral and not every main character has to be likeable, but Viv causes real suffering and isn&#8217;t really sorry about it. Viv has a genuine problem with social media addiction that I felt could have been better addressed as well, a missed opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Despite my criticisms, <strong>Such Lovely Skin<\/strong> is an impressively written debut novel that will appeal to it&#8217;s target audience. It is acutely aware of the modern online gaming space and the popularity of streaming as a choice career for Gen Z. As a lifelong gamer and parent to Gen Z and Gen Alpha gamers, I appreciated that gaming livestreams was so accurately represented in this book.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Maybe I&#8217;ll even buy them a new house, something really <em>nice<\/em>, something that will make up for all the <strong>pain<\/strong> I caused them. If I&#8217;m a top streamer, then maybe I can be <strong>worthy<\/strong> of getting to <em>live my life<\/em> while Riley <strong>rots<\/strong> in the ground.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Bullying, Child Death, Child Neglect, Death, Manipulation, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sibling Death, Suicide, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Tatiana Schlote-Bonne<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_tatianaschlotebonne.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_tatianaschlotebonne.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_tatianaschlotebonne.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tatiana Schlote-Bonne is a Japanese American writer, weightlifter, and gamer. She has an MFA in creative writing from The Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Such Lovely Skin is her first novel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatiana-schlote-bonne.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/33999878.Tatiana_Schlote_Bonne\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3I9ecWr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thebuffwriter\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review Such Lovely Skin is a fast paced and thrilling little book about a teenaged Twitch streamer that finds herself haunted by demonic doppelg\u00e4nger. 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