A review by zinelib
Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy
4.0
Our protagonist, Faith, is a fat girl with a secret: she can fly! Is it much of a secret if you don't have anyone to tell, though? Faith's faithfuls are her Grandma Lou and her two best friends, Matt and Ches, but Matt and Ches are bester friends, and Grandma Lou is losing it. (Why is it that in YA novels almost all grandparents are doomed? When I was 16, my grandparents were in their 70s. They lasted another 15 years.) Faith does have animals--she's interning with a veterinarian--but the dogs have priorities other than superheroes. Their lot have gone missing lately, or been found in a catatonic state. Then the same thing happens to humans.
Meanwhile, Faith and Matt's favorite show, The Grove, has chosen their little town in wherever Minnesota to film after something or other happened at their last location. Faith has a meet-cute with one of the show's stars, who wants to adopt a dog, and things ensue, including a love triangle, a mystery, disappointment, and heroics.
It's a super fun read, and I was disappointed to have to wait a month for the next book in the series. I appreciate that [a:Julie Murphy|6433278|Julie Murphy|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1561677712p2/6433278.jpg] includes animals and animal lovers in her novels, and quotes like
Meanwhile, Faith and Matt's favorite show, The Grove, has chosen their little town in wherever Minnesota to film after something or other happened at their last location. Faith has a meet-cute with one of the show's stars, who wants to adopt a dog, and things ensue, including a love triangle, a mystery, disappointment, and heroics.
It's a super fun read, and I was disappointed to have to wait a month for the next book in the series. I appreciate that [a:Julie Murphy|6433278|Julie Murphy|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1561677712p2/6433278.jpg] includes animals and animal lovers in her novels, and quotes like
Animal people are good people. It's just science.And obviously, it's great that fat girls can be centered and not sidekicked, and that their weight doesn't have to be much of an aspect to the story.