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imzadi481's review against another edition
4.0
What starts as a story about a fat (don't come for me; I'm fat and I don't think it's a dirty word!) influencer who reconnects with an old friend while also meeting a new man, turns into a cheesy mystery. Cheesy, but fun. I couldn't really take this story seriously, but I didn't see it as a negative. It kept me hooked and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The narrator, Danielle MacDonald, was really good.
Make sure to check trigger warnings, especially about fatphobia and fat-shaming.
Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, and Body shaming
shoffman1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship
sheasweat's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Murder
Minor: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse
internationalreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, and Fatphobia
katherine_alexis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Murder and Body shaming
Minor: Abortion, Animal cruelty, and Xenophobia
snowhite197's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Murder, and Toxic friendship
readergonewilde's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual content
Minor: Abortion
cait_margaret's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Also, this doesn’t matter, but there’s a million female characters (major and minor) whose names start with either a D or an A and it’s seemingly for no reason? But names just kept popping up with those initials and it was starting to make me feel paranoid.
Oh, and also also, there is some backstory in this book that is pretty plainly just a barely rehashed version of an actual true crime story and I just can’t stop thinking about how lazy that is.
Edit: I looked it up and the woman whose murder was used in this book was named Christa Worthington. I'm sorry but it makes me feel so gross that Weiner took all sorts of details from this woman's life and death without even a mention of her source of inspiration in an author's note or the acknowledgements. I mean, hell, she barely even changed the woman's name from "Christa" to "Christina." Christa Worthington and her daughter deserve better than to have their story regurgitated with barely any fictionalization in this painfully mediocre book.
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity