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A review by blessedbookworm
If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
5.0
I love Winnie! She is a plus-size girl with a plus-size personality to match. She is a straight shooter who doesn't take no s**t from no one.
Winnie spends every summer proudly working at her granny's restaurant, Goldeen's, in a small town called Misty Haven with her brother, Winston and her cousin Sam works babysitting for local families. Each summer Misty Haven and its sister town, Merry Haven put on a summer-long array of events. At the beginning of the summer, Winnie's name is selected out of the hat to be the Queen (she did not submit her name and does not know who did). As Queen, anyone who wishes to be her King (or Queen) competes for the role. Throughout the summer and the book, they attend events and legend has it that the Queen and her escort always go on to get married in the future. A side plot is a cooking show that is filming their pilot episode in town. Winnie's ungirlfriend (they are kind of together but not really exclusive), Kara, lives in Misty Haven and is a great baker and has entered the contest. Winston wants to enter as well, however, Granny refuses to allow it.
There is a bit of fatphobia and subtle racism but nothing too extreme. I think that there is an opportunity there for a sequel, maybe a few years down the road after they graduate from college or maybe focus it on another character, such as Winston or Sam
Winnie spends every summer proudly working at her granny's restaurant, Goldeen's, in a small town called Misty Haven with her brother, Winston and her cousin Sam works babysitting for local families. Each summer Misty Haven and its sister town, Merry Haven put on a summer-long array of events. At the beginning of the summer, Winnie's name is selected out of the hat to be the Queen (she did not submit her name and does not know who did). As Queen, anyone who wishes to be her King (or Queen) competes for the role. Throughout the summer and the book, they attend events and legend has it that the Queen and her escort always go on to get married in the future. A side plot is a cooking show that is filming their pilot episode in town. Winnie's ungirlfriend (they are kind of together but not really exclusive), Kara, lives in Misty Haven and is a great baker and has entered the contest. Winston wants to enter as well, however, Granny refuses to allow it.
There is a bit of fatphobia and subtle racism but nothing too extreme. I think that there is an opportunity there for a sequel, maybe a few years down the road after they graduate from college or maybe focus it on another character, such as Winston or Sam