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Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell by Taj McCoy

60 reviews

smaravetz's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.0

Pretty good characters, but needed an editor...I did not want to read endless descriptions of tennis workouts and yoga classes and step by step meal preparation.

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megs23's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I loved the main characters and the friendships. I also loved all the food recipes and imagery in the cooking scenes. I felt like I was right there in the kitchen or a restuarant with Savvy. I struggled with the fatphobia and general disordered thinking surrounding food. There was a lot of diet culture “earning” food and “cheat days”. I think this book could be triggering for someone who has experienced an eating disorder. I kept waiting for Savvy to get to the point of not focusing on a “revenge body” but rather loving herself as she was, and although she eventually got there it was so close to the end and in her “post body” that it felt rushed, didn’t address the earlier disordered thoughts, and left me wanting more. There were a couple of additional side characters introduced for only a few scenes (Beth’s tennis friends) that I could have had either more or less of in the book, as they took away from the main characters for me. I loved Spencer and Teddy and wanted more.

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mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

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readingrooibos's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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hannahd_19's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

For a book that claims to be body positive she changes for a man.
Couldn’t connect with the characters and seemed unrealistic

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peachani's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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flantattoo's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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ashleycmms's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

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d0505's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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rdebner's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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