Reviews with content warning for Body shaming - Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell

DNF @ 33%
I hate not finishing books. But I'm honestly not sure what the point of this one is? And I just don't have the time right now for that.

Pros:
I'm assuming based on marketing that there's some body positivity later on?
And the cast is diverse.

Cons:
This reads like the author really wanted to write a recipe book, and really wanted to write a fitness book, and settled for writing an excruciatingly detailed novel instead. It gives every detail short of exact measurements for every meal prepared by Savvy, and everything short of exact rep numbers for her workouts.

The concept of losing weight to get a 'revenge body' after your SO breaks up with you is, in my opinion, problematic. And while maybe further on in the book she gets to the 'loving herself' phase, it's not a journey I feel inclined to follow her on. Also, aside from telling her she's great once or twice, her friends are shown throwing themselves into her new weight-loss regime with her, without really having any real heart-to-heart talks?? If there was more than that, it was glossed over so quickly it made no impact on me as a reader.

Also why in the year 2022 are we still describing love interests by their smells. Yes we get it you think he smells nice, I have learned ZERO OTHER THINGS ABOUT HIM except that you thought he was homeless and never let that go. His DOG feels like a more fleshed out character.

Thanks to NetGalley & the publisher for access to the eBook ARC, apologies for not being able to finish it.

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erinep's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

2.5

I really wanted to like this, and I liked the backbone of the story, but wow maybe don’t read this if you have body issues, an eating disorder, self worth problems? I feel like the center of those issues and how Savvy experienced them were really relatable, but how they were treated by the author and those around her where less than ideal? It was all kind of tied up very briefly at the end in an unsatisfying conclusion. I think what bothers me is that at no point until the small conclusion is there any discussion of mental health related to any of this, even though there’s very clear openings for it and would have brought more depth to the characters. It’s just that her boyfriend dumped her for being fat and now she wants a revenge body.

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amberinpieces's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.25

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lnielsen's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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brookey8888's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing 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

2.75

This was fine. I think my enjoyment level was lower because I listened to the audiobook and I didn’t like the narrator that much especially doing the male voices and especially during the smutty scenes. I do like the diversity included in this. There are some heavier topics so just have caution going in.

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ariallbooked's review against another edition

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funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

This was such a cute & fun read!

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