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A review by justforqueerbooks
No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado
5.0
This book was so good. I’m gonna start with that and I might repeat that a few times because it was so good.
First of all, I am so grateful to this book and this author for writing about fat characters and not making it a big deal. I’ve read books where the character is fat and that’s the entire story which, don’t get me wrong, its great that there’s all kinds of representation out there for people because it’s not a “one size fits all” situation. But, in this story, the mc was fat but that wasn’t what she was focused on through the book. She was comfortable with herself and that made me so comfortable.
(Secondly, the photography aspect: I just love photography, it’s something I do for fun, and I really loved seeing that in this book.)
Now onto everything else:
This book was a slow burning ember that grew into a full fledged fire. It starts off slow, but it picked up speed so quickly. I read it in one sitting because I absolutely could not put it down. Kat has such a gripping personality and it binds you to the book. This book dealt with familial problems, social media, lies, sexuality and dogs and it was all done just so wonderfully!
The main thing to me was the dogs: I love dogs more than anything and having a no-kill shelter in this book just warmed my heart. I loved seeing everything Kat did for the doggies, how they all helped find the dogs a home and just overall, it was such a great story.
All in all, this book is packed with emotions and shows the impact social media can have on people.
First of all, I am so grateful to this book and this author for writing about fat characters and not making it a big deal. I’ve read books where the character is fat and that’s the entire story which, don’t get me wrong, its great that there’s all kinds of representation out there for people because it’s not a “one size fits all” situation. But, in this story, the mc was fat but that wasn’t what she was focused on through the book. She was comfortable with herself and that made me so comfortable.
(Secondly, the photography aspect: I just love photography, it’s something I do for fun, and I really loved seeing that in this book.)
Now onto everything else:
This book was a slow burning ember that grew into a full fledged fire. It starts off slow, but it picked up speed so quickly. I read it in one sitting because I absolutely could not put it down. Kat has such a gripping personality and it binds you to the book. This book dealt with familial problems, social media, lies, sexuality and dogs and it was all done just so wonderfully!
The main thing to me was the dogs: I love dogs more than anything and having a no-kill shelter in this book just warmed my heart. I loved seeing everything Kat did for the doggies, how they all helped find the dogs a home and just overall, it was such a great story.
All in all, this book is packed with emotions and shows the impact social media can have on people.