The X Factor~~ Reviewed by Hailey Hinrichs

 

 

                      Maja is just a regular 17-year-old high school who dreams of becoming a big time actress, just like her idol, the beloved Marilyn Monroe. But when she meets a modeling agent at a party, he believes she has the "X Factor", that one special thing that makes her perfect to be a model.

                      Things don't go as she planned though.

                     After countless photo shoots and tiring fashion shows, she's exhausted. For a while, her talent seems to captivate the public, but once things start slowing down and she becomes tired of the strict diet and parties every night, she turns to the wrong people for help. Soon her "friends" and trusted allies begin exploiting her and her world crumbles.

                     Struggling with drug problems and absolutely no self-esteem left, she's left with one question: What price will she pay in trying to live out her dreams?

 

                    I really enjoyed this book so I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. What I absolutely loved about this book was that it hit the exact points of what the modeling life really is like, not just what we see from the public side of things. From the surgeries to the crazy nights of partying, we tend to idolize these people, thinking they have life so easy and how amazing their lives must be. This book really shows the true side to things and that modeling is not at all what it seems. In the world that we live in, I see a lot of trends going around of people trying to inspire others to be original and be themselves. I think this book really brings forth that idea that our dreams of trying to become bigger and better versions of ourselves don't always work out because we're fine the way we are. Maja had lived so long hoping that she could become famous and be a model but then she realized all the changes she had to make to herself to really become something "perfect". I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to any of my friends.