mels_reading_log's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
As a “curvy girl” who has PCOS, maybe this just hit a nerve for me, but I hate that being fat is so shameful. The whole book the main character talked about her weight like it made her a bad person. Why does our weight have to be connected with our moral goodness. The quarterback was the only person in this whole book that did not care about her weight at all. I think it’s great to have representation for curvy girls and have them get the hot guy, but the self hatred and complete surprise that an attractive guy would even talk to a fat girl is a little much for me.
Spoiler
He was kind and lovely to her, and she is the one who treated him a certain way because of his body.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Fatphobia
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