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A review by winemakerssister
The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
4.0
Lots of content warnings on this one, especially fat-shaming and abortion. I found the constant emphasis on weight to be oppressive, but I guess that's the point. All that being said, I enjoyed this story of Abby as she begins to overcome the toxic focus on weight that she's endured from her family and others. It's not technically a Romance, but there are definitely romantic elements.
And a note about cheating: usually it really bothers me and I DO wish that Weiner could've written it in a way that cheating didn't happen. I think that could've been accomplished pretty easily. But it didn't bother quite as much as normal because I (and everyone else) was rooting for Abby and Sebastian as a couple. Mark was a nice man but stuck in the idea of his 13-year-old crush, and not the right match for Abby.
And a note about cheating: usually it really bothers me and I DO wish that Weiner could've written it in a way that cheating didn't happen. I think that could've been accomplished pretty easily. But it didn't bother quite as much as normal because I (and everyone else) was rooting for Abby and Sebastian as a couple. Mark was a nice man but stuck in the idea of his 13-year-old crush, and not the right match for Abby.