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A review by starryeyedenigma
There's Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon
4.0
"Knowing her, is loving her"
Oh man, I'm in love with Sweetie myself now. What a refreshing story and one with a message that a lot of young girls should read and know about. More than the love story or the romance, I fell in love with Sweetie's personality and her determination to fight against body shaming and bullying.
Many of us go through body shaming throughout our lives. People, even the well meaning ones, just can't seem to figure out what the hell they want from girls and women! And its really frustrating and demotivating to the core. Sweetie is talented, kind, beautiful, a voice to die for and she is the fastest track runner in her high school. And yet, she has to deal with insecurities that are brought on by straight up rude and well meaning friends and family, because she is fat.
I love how she says, fat is just the opposite of thin. It's people who have given the word a negative connotation, really. I love her for standing up for herself, and all the while being kind to everyone she meets and being respectful of her culture and her parents too.
I also felt amazed by all the friends that Ashish and Sweetie have. Everything else is perfect in the book too. We see a cameo of Rishi and Dimple as well! And Pinky is introduced in this book too!
I for one, can't wait to read 10 things I hate about Pinky - the third book from the Dimpleverse universe :)
Oh man, I'm in love with Sweetie myself now. What a refreshing story and one with a message that a lot of young girls should read and know about. More than the love story or the romance, I fell in love with Sweetie's personality and her determination to fight against body shaming and bullying.
Many of us go through body shaming throughout our lives. People, even the well meaning ones, just can't seem to figure out what the hell they want from girls and women! And its really frustrating and demotivating to the core. Sweetie is talented, kind, beautiful, a voice to die for and she is the fastest track runner in her high school. And yet, she has to deal with insecurities that are brought on by straight up rude and well meaning friends and family, because she is fat.
I love how she says, fat is just the opposite of thin. It's people who have given the word a negative connotation, really. I love her for standing up for herself, and all the while being kind to everyone she meets and being respectful of her culture and her parents too.
I also felt amazed by all the friends that Ashish and Sweetie have. Everything else is perfect in the book too. We see a cameo of Rishi and Dimple as well! And Pinky is introduced in this book too!
I for one, can't wait to read 10 things I hate about Pinky - the third book from the Dimpleverse universe :)