A review by jayjaybraggs
Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen

4.5

This book started off with a BANG (IYKYK). It’s safe to say that it captured my attention immediately and kept it throughout the entire book. 

Curvy Girl Summer is what I like to call romance plus. We follow Aaliyah during her search for a potential partner + the story covers multiple areas of her life. 👇🏾

✨ Life is NOT over the age of 30 and it’s okay if you don’t have everything figured out. 
✨ Setting boundaries with loved ones is hard but necessary. 
✨ Being comfortable in your skin! 
✨ It feels like the Wild West on these dating apps! 

Watching Aaliyah’s dating adventures was so entertaining but at times a little too realistic. 

My favorite part of course was the romance! This book doesn’t necessarily follow the traditional romance outline and I enjoyed that. We got to watch our two MCs develop a friendship and eventually come to terms with the feelings they had towards each other. They also had amazing chemistry and great banter. 

It is a slow burn but our MMC loves to talk 😉 and there is a workplace scene that was 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️! 

This book did have ONE element in it that made me nervous. But it resolved itself and I was positively giddy at the end of the story. Actually, I wanted a bit more of the two MCs relationship, but that’s the best feeling, right? 

⚠️ Lastly, please check content warnings for possible triggers - grief, fatphobia, body shaming, and complicated family dynamics. 

Special thanks to Macmillan Audio for the advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.