Leigh's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 I think I have found my new favorite book, and once again, I am in awe of Mimi Jean Pamfiloff for her ability to write a story that is so unique, so engaging, and just so true that it hurts. 
 My bookshelves are inundated with books where the heroine is so beautiful that every man falls over himself when he looks at her. Or the heroine sees herself as plump, but in reality she has soft curves. Or she is otherwise some gorgeous freak of nature that can't see it herself, but literally blinds a man with her beauty. 
 Fugly is a first for me where the physical appearance of the heroine, Lily, is what everyone deems to be extremely unfortunate. Not just plain. Downright freakishly ugly. Despite her outer appearance however, she has always relied on her inner beauty. She is smart, educated, quick witted and driven. But when she meets Maxwell Cole, the marketing genius CEO of a cosmetics company, she has her perceptions of beauty and ugly set on their head. 
 Max is outwardly perfect. But his outward beauty seems to house an ugly soul. It is only when Lily gets to know him and see herself through Max's eyes that she is able to truly understand that it is not her outer ugly that has kept people away. It just may be the notion that because of the ugly, she felt she deserved less than everyone else. 
 This book set me through a myriad of emotions. I was disappointed for Lily and the way she unwittingly allowed the ugliness to invade her soul. I was angry at Max for the way he treated Lily. I was heartbroken at the words that Lily had to endure and act as if the names and comments didn't bother her. But mostly I was sad for the way we all let the insecurities creep in and fail to see ourselves the way those that love us see us. Flaws and all. And find it beautiful. 
 My only regret is that the story had to end. I have loved getting to know Lily and Max and long to hear more about these two damaged and recovering souls. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.