charleys_bookshelf 's review for:

Because Fat Girl by Lauren Marie Fleming

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 Fat Girl is one of my favorite reads this year. This book made me feel so many emotions, from anger to outrage and sadness. I loved how the author, Lauren Marie Fleming, wrote Diana's character with a practical side and that their happily ever after did not just depend on a partner. Diana is fat and queer and trying to make it in Hollywood as a writer; this book follows her journey and the societal weight and expectations that come with being queer and fat women. This book had comfort, insecurities, representation of the queer & trans, and what it is like to find a community and let those people see you finally. This book is definitely one you should pick up and read!

Thank you, Net Galley, for the advanced copy.