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On the Plus Side
by Jenny L. Howe
3.25⭐️
Happy release day to On the Plus Side! Everly Winters is nominated to be on her favourite show, "On the Plus Side" a plus-size makeover show that transforms people's lives in more ways than one.
There were a lot of great aspects of this book, and I loved the representation, and the way Everly finds out different things out about herself along the way.
The cover of the book says "Her love life is about to get a major makeover" but for a majority of the book, Everly is adamant that this makeover is not about her love life. Her relationships do end up taking the stage, and I did enjoy reading about Everly and Logan.
Logan is your typical "gruff", handsome guy, and he immediately falls for Everly's infectious self. It is a bit insta-lovey, and I found it unrealistic that they'd understand each other so well after about a month or so. He did have some great lines though, and there was a good sprinkle of spice throughout.
Everly had some good character development, but I did find her behaviour a bit childish at times. Some of the plot lines were ??? (with her mom especially) and there were a lot of mentions of clothing that were described as "trendy" but were so off-putting I had to imagine something else. Thankfully she was able to achieve some of her other aspirations, which were fun to read about!
Overall this story was quick and cute, and can hopefully resonate with many people when it comes to body image issues. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!
Happy release day to On the Plus Side! Everly Winters is nominated to be on her favourite show, "On the Plus Side" a plus-size makeover show that transforms people's lives in more ways than one.
There were a lot of great aspects of this book, and I loved the representation, and the way Everly finds out different things out about herself along the way.
The cover of the book says "Her love life is about to get a major makeover" but for a majority of the book, Everly is adamant that this makeover is not about her love life. Her relationships do end up taking the stage, and I did enjoy reading about Everly and Logan.
Logan is your typical "gruff", handsome guy, and he immediately falls for Everly's infectious self. It is a bit insta-lovey, and I found it unrealistic that they'd understand each other so well after about a month or so. He did have some great lines though, and there was a good sprinkle of spice throughout.
Everly had some good character development, but I did find her behaviour a bit childish at times. Some of the plot lines were ??? (with her mom especially) and there were a lot of mentions of clothing that were described as "trendy" but were so off-putting I had to imagine something else. Thankfully she was able to achieve some of her other aspirations, which were fun to read about!
Overall this story was quick and cute, and can hopefully resonate with many people when it comes to body image issues. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!