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Waisted by Randy Susan Meyers
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC of Waisted in exchange for an honest review.
Waisted is feel-good book that centers around two women, Alice and Daphne, who find themselves enrolling in a "fat camp" in a last-ditch effort to shed some weight. The camp ends up being unlike anything they could have imagined and NOT in a positive way. They then deal with not only the repercussions of the camp itself, but it also forces them to reflect on their personal and family lives in a way they had been actively avoiding all this time.
This was a good read. I liked both Alice and Daphne as characters and found them relatable. After all, I, like Daphne, am a lover of a black-clothed wardrobe. The first half of the book that takes places leading up to and through the "fat camp" was very interesting and exciting to read. The second half of the book (post-"fat camp") slowed down considerably and was a bit more of a push to get through. I do believe the portion of the book about accepting yourself and learning to cope with these negative views is important and well written, but I don't think it needed to take almost half of the book to develop. I was a bit disappointed that there weren't any real ramifications to the "discovery" of what was taking place at "fat camp". Everything seemed a bit too easily solved and neatly taken care of.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to any woman (or anyone, really!) who has ever struggled with their self-worth due to their weight or appearance.
Waisted is feel-good book that centers around two women, Alice and Daphne, who find themselves enrolling in a "fat camp" in a last-ditch effort to shed some weight. The camp ends up being unlike anything they could have imagined and NOT in a positive way. They then deal with not only the repercussions of the camp itself, but it also forces them to reflect on their personal and family lives in a way they had been actively avoiding all this time.
This was a good read. I liked both Alice and Daphne as characters and found them relatable. After all, I, like Daphne, am a lover of a black-clothed wardrobe. The first half of the book that takes places leading up to and through the "fat camp" was very interesting and exciting to read. The second half of the book (post-"fat camp") slowed down considerably and was a bit more of a push to get through. I do believe the portion of the book about accepting yourself and learning to cope with these negative views is important and well written, but I don't think it needed to take almost half of the book to develop. I was a bit disappointed that there weren't any real ramifications to the "discovery" of what was taking place at "fat camp". Everything seemed a bit too easily solved and neatly taken care of.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to any woman (or anyone, really!) who has ever struggled with their self-worth due to their weight or appearance.