| Chemical Pink By Kati Arnoldi - Book Review |
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 Katie Arnoldi’s portrayal leaves a deep and freshly engrained vision of the characters showing how their lives are altered by the thirst for perfection and dramatizing the effects it has on relationships. Written by Maki Riddington Kati Arnoldi makes her literary debut with this novel. Chemical Pink explores the dark world of competitive female bodybuilding in the 1980’s. It takes you deep within the seamy world of women’s bodybuilding and introduces the reader to the twisted fetishes associated with the sport. It is about greed, obsession, self-degradation and the consequences of going too far. Katie Arnoldi’s portrayal leaves a deep and freshly engrained vision of the characters showing how their lives are altered by the thirst for perfection and dramatizing the effects it has on relationships. Youthful, attractive and with a passion for bodybuilding Aurora Johnson has all the right stuff to make it in the world of bodybuilding, but her personal life is not so promising. Unwed, single and with an overbearing mother, Aurora decides to get away from it all and leaves Savannah to start a new life in California. With zeal to build the best body possible Aurora soon finds out that her dream may not become a reality. That is, until she meets someone who is willing to offer her everything she dreamed of and more. Charles Worthington is a well-to-do gentlemen in search of his next up-and-coming protégé. He has a vision, a dream to create the perfect female bodybuilding specimen and the money to play out this fantasy. He sees Aurora as the perfect specimen and wants to take her under his wing and shape her into a champion. To achieve this, Aurora agrees to hand over control to Charles. Intense training starts with a strict high protein diet and drugs (muscle-enhancing) are soon introduced. However, Aurora finds herself slowly surrendering her life to Charles as he begins to dictate who she sees, where she goes, what she eats and when and how much she’ll take of the body- enhancing drugs he has prescribed for her. Aurora also begins to cater to Charles ever-growing sexual requests, each one becoming more bizarre and twisted. In return, Charles showers Aurora with gifts in the form of a house, a sports car and money. As time passes Aurora slowly loses her independence and becomes more submissive to Charles. But at the same time, her body is transforming into something she could never imagine was possible. For Aurora the sweet smell of victory is closing in. But will her dream of attaining the perfect body cloud her judgement and push her past the boundaries of health and sanity? Once you pick up this book there is no putting it down whether or not you enjoy the sport of bodybuilding. Kati Arnoldi does a great job of captivating her readers and keeping them spellbound throughout the entire novel. This book will fascinate you and leave you repulsed at the same time. Purchase Checmical Pink!  Add as favourites (176)
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