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challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Perci is stuck. She is stuck in a job she hates, listening to her mother nitpick about her body, in a crappy relationship and hating herself. Still, all of that changes in a fateful dentist visit when her boyfriend dumps her live on air in exchange for concert tickets! Perci and her friend Matthias decide to create a list of anti resolutions and Perci challenges herself to try and follow them.
Nate is an excellent love interest and never brings up her weight/size as being a negative thing but the rest of the characters definitely do. As a fellow fattie some parts were quite difficult to read and it did bring back a lot of memories of when I was a teen fighting with my body and crash dieting so definitely be mindful of trigger warnings - I did cry at this book but I'm unsure if it was a response to the happily ever after (always present in a romcom) or from the memories, it stirred
The ending didn't quite feel right to me, no proper apologies are said and a certain character remains working for the family company which doesn't seem right. I also really wanted Perci to go no contact with her family but instead, she forgives them for their behaviour!?
Overall I'd give this book 3.5 stars.
Nate is an excellent love interest and never brings up her weight/size as being a negative thing but the rest of the characters definitely do. As a fellow fattie some parts were quite difficult to read and it did bring back a lot of memories of when I was a teen fighting with my body and crash dieting so definitely be mindful of trigger warnings - I did cry at this book but I'm unsure if it was a response to the happily ever after (always present in a romcom) or from the memories, it stirred
The ending didn't quite feel right to me, no proper apologies are said and a certain character remains working for the family company which doesn't seem right. I also really wanted Perci to go no contact with her family but instead, she forgives them for their behaviour!?
Overall I'd give this book 3.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
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