Praise for The God of Good Looks

“Riveting and transportive — a summer read with bite.”
— NPR

“Breanne Mc Ivor is a talented Trinidadian author and regional literary prize-winner making her international debut.”

— Oprah Daily

“An entertaining story with vivid depictions of the history, culture, and current social challenges of Trinidad and Tobago… For readers who enjoy allusions to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, blended with Lauren Weisberger’s The Devil Wears Prada.”

— Library Journal

"Phenomenal! A book worthy of a standing ovation. I will never forget how this novel made me feel. It's effortlessly beautiful."

— Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author of Yinka, Where is your Huzband?

“Mc Ivor shines in this pitch-perfect narrative of power imbalances.”
— Publishers Weekly

“Though it’s set in the world of the Caribbean beauty industry and its fascination with makeup might seem frivolous at first glance, Mc Ivor’s entertaining first novel is anything but skin deep.”
— Kirkus 

“Beautiful inside and out, The God of Good Looks is big-hearted, life-affirming, and salty-sweet. A glittering will-they, won’t they Bridget Jones re-boot, it transported me to the Caribbean. LOVED IT.”

— Nikki May, author of Wahala

“Part ribald farce, part feminist tract, part love letter to an island, The God of Good Looks takes a look at Caribbean island life and culture rarely seen in books, that of its bristling, competitive carnival culture and beauty world. Mc Ivor writes with wit and confidence of a world where female beauty is celebrated and monetized. Her heroine, an outsider tarnished by scandal, navigates both with skill and satire. Every page we wince and smirk. A self-aware, modern, female-centered novel out of Trinidad which breaks new ground.”

— Monique Roffey, author of Costa Book of the Year, The Mermaid of Black Conch

"A dazzling delight of a debut. The God of Good Looks is a captivating portrait of contemporary Trinidadian culture, a canny exploration of makeup's power as artifice and art, and a tender celebration of unexpected connections and the human need to love and be loved. I gasped, I laughed, I cried—I didn't want it to end!"

— Coco Mellors, author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein

"Bursting with vivid imagery and a striking voice, The God of Good Looks boldly tackles complex topics and characters with remarkable nuance and grace. Immersive and impossible to put down."

— Shirlene Obuobi, author of On Rotation

“Get ready for a gorgeous literary snapshot of what life is like in twenty-first-century Trinidad without any of the usual tropes. The God of Good Looks paints a vibrant portrait of the contemporary Caribbean as you’ve never read it before. It’s full of characters whose struggles you feel to your bones—and will be rooting for all the way through. Bianca might just be one of my all-time favorite heroines. Mc Ivor’s writing is fresh, smart, and packed with razor-sharp social commentary—a perfect blend of page-turning and thought-provoking. I can’t recommend this debut enough.”

— Caroline Mackenzie, author of One Year of Ugly