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A review by lynseyreads_
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
3.0
3.5 but closer to a 3 than a 4. This is a fun book, especially for fans of bachelorette/reality TV. I think it gets some things wrong (rep of Black male MC and Asian male MC, tons of external and internal fatphobia), but also, since this is a portrayal of reality TV and the belief systems that can’t just be erased because a fat person is the MC and star of the show, I still enjoyed the book overall.
There’s a lot of criticism about how Bea doesn’t end up being the confident, fat, body-positive heroine this book promises, but that just doesn’t feel completely realistic when she’s been thrown into the (metaphorically) deepest of fatphobic hot tubs in a (literal) bikini. However, I wonder what this book could have accomplished if Bea had been more romantically experienced and confident before being cast for the show.
There’s a lot of criticism about how Bea doesn’t end up being the confident, fat, body-positive heroine this book promises, but that just doesn’t feel completely realistic when she’s been thrown into the (metaphorically) deepest of fatphobic hot tubs in a (literal) bikini. However, I wonder what this book could have accomplished if Bea had been more romantically experienced and confident before being cast for the show.