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liog324's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
amorales107's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Eating disorder
thereaderfriend's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I went into this not knowing anything about it for plus size readathon and lesson learned: don't read a book if you're not feeling it. I kinda hate read this around about the last third.
First half was going good. Thought it was chick-lit, then the second half transitioned to a goofy, Scooby-Doo like mystery. Tons of amateur sleuthing. FMC trusting this man she randomly runs into who is a suspect. And there's insta love between them. Did not like that and many things about the FMC decisions.
The FMC handled many situations wrong and weird. Namely the end. How can you dismiss that character and with "We're all people" ?? No. Wtf? A lot of moments I was asking wtf.
First half was going good. Thought it was chick-lit, then the second half transitioned to a goofy, Scooby-Doo like mystery. Tons of amateur sleuthing. FMC trusting this man she randomly runs into who is a suspect. And there's insta love between them. Did not like that and many things about the FMC decisions.
The FMC handled many situations wrong and weird. Namely the end. How can you dismiss that character and with "We're all people" ?? No. Wtf? A lot of moments I was asking wtf.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Fatphobia
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
kasssidyy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
This book is not like anything I expected. From the cover, I was expecting a fun, inclusive beach romance. I was wrong.
What I got was a tough and real journey of a woman struggling with inner and outer pressures to fit into the thin, beautiful mould society has built for us. We got the life of a woman learning that being fat is okay, it isn’t a bad word - and people should never make you feel less than who you are.
This book was hard to read at times, as someone who has struggled with disordered eating for most of my adult years - there were a few chapters that hit a bit to close to home, but were so worth reading.
The murder mystery was a really fun addition, I didn’t see it coming (I also didn’t read the synopsis) - but it was really well written. Especially after the prologue left me feeling confused!
I didn’t find the characters super fleshed out, but I also didn’t mind - I enjoyed their stories and getting to know Daphne on her journey. & <3 Nick.
What I got was a tough and real journey of a woman struggling with inner and outer pressures to fit into the thin, beautiful mould society has built for us. We got the life of a woman learning that being fat is okay, it isn’t a bad word - and people should never make you feel less than who you are.
This book was hard to read at times, as someone who has struggled with disordered eating for most of my adult years - there were a few chapters that hit a bit to close to home, but were so worth reading.
The murder mystery was a really fun addition, I didn’t see it coming (I also didn’t read the synopsis) - but it was really well written. Especially after the prologue left me feeling confused!
I didn’t find the characters super fleshed out, but I also didn’t mind - I enjoyed their stories and getting to know Daphne on her journey. & <3 Nick.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Eating disorder
Moderate: Murder and Suicide
iamthelizardqueen's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Not what I thought it was going to be but amazing nonetheless
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death, Murder, and Grief
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Violence, and Suicide attempt
lozdouglas's review
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The twist really got me! I’m not normally a mystery reader but this one appealed as I suspected a light, funny novel. It was more than that. Reading a novel about a plus size main character was honestly brilliant, it’s not often I feel represented in that way
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Fatphobia
Minor: Eating disorder
serendipitysbooks's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Daphne is a plus-sized influencer who reluctantly agrees to be her former best-friend Drue’s maid-of-honour. The wedding doesn’t go according to plan and Daphne and her friends end up investigating why.
I appreciated the fat-positive message and reading the micro and macro aggressions Daphne faced as a fat person was instructive. There were also some salutory lessons about toxic friendship and rich people behaving badly.
I was in the mood for a lighter book when I picked this up and it was fine in that regard. But certainly not a book that will stick with me. And I the genre mix didn’t work for me.
As an aside I don’t think this cover gives an accurate feel for what the book is about. And given that the main character is plus-size I think it is a shame the cover doesn’t reflect that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Murder
reasek's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia and Murder
Minor: Abandonment and Homophobia
knunderb's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The characters felt very real and the plot was interesting. the shift from romance/gal pal novel to murder cozy mystery was a bit abrupt. But also unexpected.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia
lozinja's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
My god the blurb of this is misleading Finding out this is a murder mystery half way through gave me whiplash. Also, trying to make me feel sorry for the rich white girl after all of the descriptions of what a bitch she was was always going to be a stretch </spolier>
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Death