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Size 12 Is Not Fat
by Meg Cabot
I read four books of the five book series over the course of the labor day weekend. It was a little confusing figuring out Heather Wells backstory, because there are inconsistencies across the books. Heather Wells was a teenage pop star. Father was either in prison for tax evasion or writing bad checks, either after she became a pop star or his imprisonment was the impetus for her mother pushing her to be a rock star. The story changes in each book. Her record label dropped her when she wanted to play original songs, her mother stole all her money and fled the US with Heather's manager, and Heather caught her fiancé with another woman. Now she's assistant director of a college dorm and does the billing for her landlord/love interest/brother of her ex-fiancé, in exchange for rent. I can't really tell how much time separates the rock star days from the present days. It seems to vacillate. I read a lot of book series and some authors do it really well and some forget details or change details from book to book, as did Meg Cabot in this series. I'm surprised because she has had tons of experience in series books.
I was a little sad that although Heather is supposed to be a plus-sized heroine...Size 12 REALLY is average. She is always either miffed that someone called her fat or apologizing for her weight and wishing she wore a size eight. For someone who really is plus-sized, this could all be very insulting. I would have admired her more if she was honestly confident in her average size, followed a healthy diet, and exercised regularly. Instead, she eats junk...Dove Bars and Oreo double stuffed cookies...and then complains about being an average size 12. Come on! It's surprising that she doesn't REALLY have a weight problem.
Heather came across like a cross between Alicia Silverstone in Clueless and Mandy Moore. Saying all that, I obviously was engaged enough and entertained enough to plow through four books in three days. They are kind of like Dove Bars in that respect. I will be looking for the fifth book in the series in 2013...and it's a good think I like literary Dove Bars...they are better for my figure.
I was a little sad that although Heather is supposed to be a plus-sized heroine...Size 12 REALLY is average. She is always either miffed that someone called her fat or apologizing for her weight and wishing she wore a size eight. For someone who really is plus-sized, this could all be very insulting. I would have admired her more if she was honestly confident in her average size, followed a healthy diet, and exercised regularly. Instead, she eats junk...Dove Bars and Oreo double stuffed cookies...and then complains about being an average size 12. Come on! It's surprising that she doesn't REALLY have a weight problem.
Heather came across like a cross between Alicia Silverstone in Clueless and Mandy Moore. Saying all that, I obviously was engaged enough and entertained enough to plow through four books in three days. They are kind of like Dove Bars in that respect. I will be looking for the fifth book in the series in 2013...and it's a good think I like literary Dove Bars...they are better for my figure.