A review by serendipitysbooks
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 
Daphne is a plus-sized influencer who reluctantly agrees to be her former best-friend Drue’s maid-of-honour. The wedding doesn’t go according to plan and Daphne and her friends end up investigating why.

I appreciated the fat-positive message and reading the micro and macro aggressions Daphne faced as a fat person was instructive. There were also some salutory lessons about toxic friendship and rich people behaving badly.

I was in the mood for a lighter book when I picked this up and it was fine in that regard. But certainly not a book that will stick with me. And I the genre mix didn’t work for me.

As an aside I don’t think this cover gives an accurate feel for what the book is about. And given that the main character is plus-size I think it is a shame the cover doesn’t reflect that. 
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