A review by megs23
Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell by Taj McCoy

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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