A review by b_fruits
Bellies by Nicola Dinan

3.75

Ehhhhhhhh 😭 I wanted to love this so much, and I did for most of it, but the big Plot Twist™️ simply did not work for me. It felt unnecessary and I didn’t find that it deepened any of the characters or moved the plot along in a smooth way. I was disappointed by how much I grew to dislike the characters in a way that felt unintentional. Some heavy themes were touched on so briefly that they felt inappropriate (
primarily Cass and Ming’s ED issues
. Still, the writing was beautiful and evocative and comfortingly relatable at many times. I would love to read more from the author. 
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