youthjuice

Praise

Praise for youthjuice

“Lena Dunham’s Girls meets Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop meets Mona Awad’s Bunny meets . . . Elizabeth Báthory. youthjuice is a darkly comedic cautionary tale, oozing with voice.”
—Zoje Stage, USA Today bestselling author of Baby Teeth

“Staggeringly brilliant and bitingly honest, youthjuice is as beautiful as it is brutal, dancing between razor-sharp commentary on beauty culture and the visceral pain of existing as a girl in this world. The sublime prose will have you gasping in awe while the terrifying twists will keep you squirming and feverishly turning the pages. E.K. Sathue skillfully peels back the pretty pink veneer of youth, friendship, and beauty to insecurity, betrayal, and violence. This novel is a blood-smeared mirror. What truth will it reflect back to you?”
—Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Black Sheep

“youthjuice is a shocking dive into the depths of what we will do to stay young and beautiful. It’s brutal, funny, poignant, and one of the most entertaining books I’ve read in ages. E.K. Sathue’s prose is devastatingly elegant. A must-read, but you may question your beauty habits after!”
—Amina Akhtar, author of Almost Surely Dead and Kismet

“Youth and beauty have never seemed at once so desirable and repulsive. This book sickened me in the very best way. I don’t know if I want to go run to get Botox or swear off beauty products forever, but either way youthjuice got under my (ever-aging!) skin and might stay there for a very long time.”
—CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly

“Sumptuous and f*cked up, youthjuice explores our obsession with anti-aging through luxuriously icky body horror.”
—Milo Michaels, University Book Store

“A dark, sardonic look at the beauty industry.”
—Electric Lit

“If The Picture of Dorian Gray were set at a contemporary Goop-esque ‘wellness and lifestyle’ brand, it might read something like Sathue’s satirical, gory, and delectable debut . . . It’s a certifiable page-turner.”
—Publishers Weekly

“A stomach-turning work of corporate horror with a sharp focus on satirizing the beauty industry and its influencers.”
—Kirkus Reviews