Such Lovely Skin
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Narrated by:
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Chandler Gregoire
Viv isn’t known for telling the truth, but she’s not lying about having an evil doppelganger.
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.
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’s death since a game could never share her secret―in doing so, she accidentally welcomes a demonic mimic into her life.
No one believes Viv when she tells them about her evil doppelganger. Viv has lied to get her best friend’s 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.
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Creepy doppelgängers and twitch streamers
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Probably the thing that made the story most enjoyable for us was how flawed and relatable the characters seemed. This helped the horror elements feel more threatening, and generally kept us on the edge of our seats.
Viv, in particular, starts from a place of great sadness and guilt due to bad decisions, must fight for her life and sanity against a truly awful supernatural force, and (without giving away too much) ends up taking responsibility for her mistakes in the end. That’s a long and painful journey, but we both thought Such Lovely Skin really nailed this.
I also found the story thought provoking because the characters’ physical and virtual lives are entangled in a way that really amps up the tension and mystery. Instead of helping them be more capable and aware, technology leaves them vulnerable and unsure of themselves. Which I suppose is where most of us are these days, and I think it’s rare for fiction to deliver this so effectively.
Anyway: We loved Such Lovely Skin, and we hope you do, also.
Also: Great narrator. I think she was a perfect fit for Viv.
Tense, insightful young-adult horror story.
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Underlying tension
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