Blog Tour & Book Look: Beautiful Brutal Bodies by Linda Cheng

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Blog Tour & Book Look: Beautiful Brutal Bodies by Linda Cheng

Today’s Book Look dives into the darkly dazzling world of Beautiful Brutal Bodies by Linda Cheng, a feral fairy tale where beauty and horror blur together in the most spellbinding way. Check out our look below and pick up Beautiful Brutal Bodies, out now!

Beautiful Brutal Bodies (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #2)

by Linda Cheng
on November 4th, 2025
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Full of skin-crawling folk horror and sapphic romance, this feral fairytale and standalone follow-up to GORGEOUS GRUESOME FACES follows a reclusive songstress and her bodyguard who must unravel the occult mysteries of their past to escape from a cursed island.

Tian
is a singer-songwriter with a massive online following, known for her hypnotic vocals and ethereal looks. But behind the glamorous façade is a disturbing reality: raised in an isolated mansion, Tian is a prisoner in her own life.

Liya
is Tian’s childhood friend and her only close companion, tasked with protecting Tian at all costs. But hidden beneath Liya’s beautiful human exterior is a beastly secret: her teeth are far too sharp, and her appetite much too ferocious.
When several fans mysteriously suffer fatal injuries while watching her livestream, Tian, along with Liya, are sent to a spiritual healing retreat on a remote island in the South China Seas. They are joined by Tian's musical collaborator Shenyu, a troubled idol whose recent brush with the law and string of bad boyfriends has him seeking his own new start. But the trio soon discovers that the island is no peaceful getaway. There is constant surveillance, bizzare rituals, and something terrifying lurking in the forest. Something not quite human.
In order to escape with her loved ones, Tian must uncover her connection to the island’s blood-drenched legend -- and the truth behind Liya’s monstrous identity -- before the island claims them all as its final sacrifice.

The Fairest Is the Fiercest: A Beautiful Brutal Bodies Book Look

Inspired by the book’s lush, dangerous atmosphere, this look captures that delicate balance between elegance and menace. A forest-green lace dress layered over a nude base evokes the tangled woods and fragile humanity at the heart of the story. Gold shoes mirror the ornate frame on the cover, beauty gilded in danger, while a swipe of crimson lipstick and nails ties it all together, a nod to the book’s vivid red accents and its themes of passion, transformation, and power.

Just like Julie’s haunting tale, this outfit is all about contrasts: soft and sharp, lovely and lethal. It’s a reminder that sometimes the most gorgeous things can be the most dangerous.