Gorgeous Gruesome Faces is not your average young adult novel. Far from it. It's so much more than I was expecting! It takes an Asian folklore tale, the celestial maiden, and contemporizes it with a horror twist! At first I wasn't sure about the plot. I don't listen to K-pop or watch K-dramas, they're just not something I'm much interested in or had much opportunity to delve into. So I wasn't sure I was going to like this book. But then my expectations were turned on their heads because strange goings-on start happening and the explanations are unraveling throughout the book. I enjoyed Sunny, Candie, and Minnie and the Now/Then chapters helped to put all of the pieces together. Some parts gave me chills! The cover is absolutely beautiful but also the naked hardcover is pink and has black end papers! A very aesthetically pleasing book!