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Pub Date 28 Jun 2017 | Archive Date 29 Jan 2018

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ISBN 0000997780000
PRICE $17.95 (USD)

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Each girl has a dream she wishes to pursue in life. I got to live mine briefly at the age of 7 which was to model clothes for target on a catwalk right outside the store... I can still recall it like yesterday and this novel reminded me of that special moment.

This novel gives an insight into the life of a model,In reality models work so hard to get their parts on the catwalk,Some of their lifestyle choices are questionable such as diet. In the industry, there is always something going on, careers on the line.

It is most definitely a must read and I can assure you , it is a extremely well written novel written by an author who has a passion for all that her books entails. AC has written a masterpiece in the form of a story based fictionally on modelling,

.This novel has the capacity and ability to keep the reader on the edge of their seat with anticipation. I must say I was very pleased with this novel and found it thoroughly entertaining and engaging. It's easy to be swept away in this novel and for me the ability to get lost in a book demonstrates the talent and ability of an author.. this novel surpassed and exceeded my expectations in a pleasing and exciting way. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review such a great book.

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Oh, my! I absolutely loved this book! First, from a purely educational standpoint, I learned things about the modeling industry that were eye-openers, and I have no doubt that they're true. (I actually performed in a Sears modeling show at age 17, but that's the extent of my first-hand industry "knowledge".) Second, the story line was captivating. And last but most definitely not least, the writing was superb. I laughed, I cried, I swore. What a jewel; highly recommended.

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Very well written, an interesting story that definitely kept me involved in the storyline, I was very happy with the book overall

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This hooked me in from page one and had its claws on me until the very last word!
Wonderfully written and addictive. Really enjoyable read.

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4 stars

This is a very suspenseful book that illuminates the scandals behind the world of high fashion. In it Cecil LeClaire and his friend Ava Germaine team up to investigate that world.

Cecil is the somewhat spoiled owner of a B & B and the son of a very wealthy and needy woman. As he and Ava look into the world of high fashion, they discover a corrupt and depraved business that is hidden from the general public.

Ironically, Cecil’s family business is the fashion industry. This of course causes Cecil to question his and his family’s participation.

This novel is well written and plotted. It is a morally horrifying read. In it we meet two new and exciting characters. I hope that take on more investigations in the future. This is a great mystery that needs to be widely read.

I want to thank Netgalley and Aurelia Press for forwarding to me a copy of this book for me to read.

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'Misfortune Comes From Having a Body'

Okay, let me start off by saying, that this fashion world that A.C. Moyer has created is certifiably nuts! (I'm scared to think how much of it is true in the real fashion world).

To start, we begin with the main character, Cecil LeClaire, an entitled vacuous rich young man, who has many strange habits - son to the famous model agent, Margauex LeClaire.
Cecil is lured back into the city from his hideaway B&B in New Hampshire with news that his first love, Annabelle Leigh (who disappeared 10 years ago), has been found. Not only found, but dead in a most gruesome way. Filleted and stitched into a skin coat that's worn by a model in fashion week. Truly hideous. With an opening act like that, how much more gruesome can it get?

Answer? Much more.

After coming back to the city, Cecil begins to see his models model agency in a new light - a dark and terrifying one. He searches for the truth about not only the disappearance, but also the death of his first love, teaming up with a strange ally, Ava Germaine. Ava has many secrets and looks like an anorexic model herself, due to muscular dystrophy. Ava works for a leading fashion designer as I guess you could say, spy? Anyway, she has access to all sorts of things and Cecil and Ava dig deep in the fashion underworld.

What's discovered is a macabre twist of developments that just keep coming throughout the novel. I couldn't say much more without giving it all away, but wow. A.C. Moyer is certainly descriptive and leaves no detail unturned. This is definitely a gritty torturous novel - not for the faint of heart.

One detail I didn't love, was Cecil's strange obsession with sex and masturbation - I swear I was beginning to think every other paragraph I was going to read again that Cecil had his you know what in his hand. Made him come off very creepy and I know that was intended considering how f*cked up his childhood and teenage years were, but seriously weird.

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Is beauty really only skin deep?

As the old adage goes, its concept may ring factual to some. But in many cases, when the subject factors around the innermost soul of Man, it can be downright ugly . . . And evil.

For a surety, one will never look at the high fashion industry (or at the models who strut the Milan, Paris, and NYFW runways, whose faces also feature on the glossy covers of high fashion magazines) in the same way again after he or she has completed AC Moyer’s ferocious anecdote, Size Zero.

Masterfully-written by the smart-as-a-whip author, Size Zero is a brutal, bile-in-the-throat novel of self-loathing, perversity, and depravity – even the same three that exists within the immoral individuals who act as the “gatekeepers” of the ridiculously expensive high fashion industry.

Courageously walking the tightrope of truth over a canyon of scorching lava—like a natural born Wallenda—Moyer has designed an haute couturesque novel which showcases the degeneracy of the industry of high fashion and extreme luxury in a most brutal and unflinching spotlight, with great attention paid to the detail of both her hemmed dialogue, and expertly stitched character development.

Moyer morphs nonfiction with fiction in such a remarkable way that its content will leave you in absolute awe. For such prose is Size Zero—representative of tremendous fieldwork done on behalf of its creator. And for this, she is deserving of commendation.

I admire this author already, as do I her two main co-protagonists, Cecil LeClaire and Ava Germaine. And she, AC Moyer, can now claim a new fan, for lack of a better word, in me.

Ingenuine in delivery and unstoppable in page-turning pace, with an ending that will leave your psyche drenched in a dark, semi-sweet scent reminiscent of Jasmin Noir, Size Zero is five-star fabulous, to say the least.

• It is my kind pleasure to thank Aurelia Press, as well as NetGalley, for the advanced copy of “Size Zero,” in exchange for my honest review.

Analysis of “Size Zero” by AC Moyer is courtesy of Reviews by Cat Ellington.

Date of Review: Wednesday, May 10, 2017

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