Vain by Fisher Amelie

This is the story of Sophie Price, a sophisticated girl from California, who is the epitome of vain. She uses her beauty to make people like her, and she loves herself, because she doesn’t feel like anyone else does. She does a lot of bad things, like manipulating, lying, using drugs, and cheating to get her way, but in the inside she feels unloved, and alone.

I thought the setting of this book was going to be high society, so I was shocked, when she’s sent to an orphanage in Uganda, where the story really begins…

She met a lot of amazing, selfless people that teach her lots of values, and great lessons in human kindness.

I loved them all: the grown- ups, the kids… you learn a lot of things from each and every one of the characters in this book. It’s such an incredible run, and one much greater than what Sophie expected, cause she ends up in a journey of self- discovery, where she realizes that the real beauty lies within.

I love Sophie: all her bad actions came from a scared girl that only wanted to be loved. She had a good heart, and a golden will.  She’s completely able of giving all her love away, and is willing to accept it in return.

Ian/Dingane is stunningly beautiful as well, inside and out. It’s impossible not to love him, when being so considerate, passionate, and kind.

“Sophie Price, you are the most beautiful girl I’ve ever met,” he stated before turning my direction and staring me dead in the eyes. “You are so gosh damn beautiful in here,” he said, tapping my chest, “that what’s here,” he spoke, running the side of his hand down my face, “is magnified tenfold and that is a sight to behold.”

The romance between this two is completely lovely, and one another complete the other so well, that was breathtaking to read their interactions.

This book was beautiful. I didn’t expect to love it like I did. It was such an inspiring, heart-breaking story, that made me want to cry and smile and laugh all the time, filled with emotion, and enwrap in the story. A complete must read.