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A review by beckyrendon
Gym or Chocolate? by Stuart Reardon, Jane Harvey-Berrick
4.0
It's not a life or death choice! Actually, Cady proves you can have both!
I have to be 100% honest - I almost avoided this book because of the cover. I know! I know! Never judge a book by its cover! I always say that but sadly it happens all the time. It's not Stuart. It just doesn't click with me. I understand the choice and it works for the story but it almost caused me to pass on by. So now that I have dumped all over the cover, you are wondering how this review is really going to go!?! Admit it, you don't trust me now!
Well, I have news for you. This book is a rockstar hiding behind its cover. It's fun, snarky, and 100% honest. Stuart Reardon and Jane Harvey-Berrick don't have to look like me or Cady, to have captured the mindset perfectly. Cady is a fighter. She fights her feelings, her hurt, and the mean b- I meant witches, of the world. In a society that thinks beauty is limited to a single digit pant size, anyone not fitting those measurements tends to be ridiculed, shamed, or treated like a disease. You see it in tv, in magazines, and everyday life. I love how strong Cady is and ache for her at the same time.
Reardon and Harvey-Berrick have a new fan. And not just because they proved I don't need to make it gym or chocolate, but that I can have both. Maybe they will inspire you too. I am considering the evil running idea! Whoa! Are you on crack!?! I didn't say NYC marathon, I said consider running! Baby steps!
Enjoy this romantic comedy and it's energy boosting properties! Perhaps it will give you the boost your new years resolutions didn't!
I have to be 100% honest - I almost avoided this book because of the cover. I know! I know! Never judge a book by its cover! I always say that but sadly it happens all the time. It's not Stuart. It just doesn't click with me. I understand the choice and it works for the story but it almost caused me to pass on by. So now that I have dumped all over the cover, you are wondering how this review is really going to go!?! Admit it, you don't trust me now!
Well, I have news for you. This book is a rockstar hiding behind its cover. It's fun, snarky, and 100% honest. Stuart Reardon and Jane Harvey-Berrick don't have to look like me or Cady, to have captured the mindset perfectly. Cady is a fighter. She fights her feelings, her hurt, and the mean b- I meant witches, of the world. In a society that thinks beauty is limited to a single digit pant size, anyone not fitting those measurements tends to be ridiculed, shamed, or treated like a disease. You see it in tv, in magazines, and everyday life. I love how strong Cady is and ache for her at the same time.
Reardon and Harvey-Berrick have a new fan. And not just because they proved I don't need to make it gym or chocolate, but that I can have both. Maybe they will inspire you too. I am considering the evil running idea! Whoa! Are you on crack!?! I didn't say NYC marathon, I said consider running! Baby steps!
Enjoy this romantic comedy and it's energy boosting properties! Perhaps it will give you the boost your new years resolutions didn't!