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Curves for Days
by Laura Moher
This sweet, body-positivity romance was what I needed after a couple of great-but-heavy reads. It's sexy, romantic, fun--and shows a person who's experienced harm turning their life around with personal growth and love. Our heroine Rose learns to love the body she has AND the man who loves that body without ONCE mentioning the word "diet." Something small but significant: She repeatedly mentions drinking ice-cold Cokes from her fridge. Not Coke Zero, not Diet Coke, but real, sugary, delicious Coke.
Why do I notice the drink? Because as an overweight woman who's struggled with body image and eating since my teens, I notice every minute detail about food, even in books. Is this ingrained in me by society and its obsession with thinness? Probably. And it's unfortunate. I don't remember what work I did last week, but I sure know it was apple cider donuts that threw me off my weight-loss efforts in the summer of 1998.
All that to say, this book was refreshing in that Rose is able to heal from the fat-shaming and trauma of her past by creating a new life in Galway, NC. No need to diet to make herself into a new woman. Here, the kindness of strangers and a love affair with Angus--a decent, sweet man--help heal her wounds. These new experiences also help boost her own self-confidence and encourage her to make connections with people who love her just as she is.
I really enjoyed this book's message about kindness, too. Angus is a vet who works with other vets experiencing PTSD and Rose uses the millions she won in the lottery to help people in the town and purposely seek out larger philanthropical opportunities. Combining these messages of positivity and kindness with the whimsy of love makes for a great combo. Congrats to Moher on this great debut novel!
Thanks to @netgalley and @dreamscape media for the gifted audiobook. I enjoyed the audio for the most part, but wasn't a fan of the male narrator. It might have been just me, but he sounded older than the 30-ish Angus. Here's a pic of the paperback I purchased (I really liked this one!) with my own curves...that I'm still learning to love.
Why do I notice the drink? Because as an overweight woman who's struggled with body image and eating since my teens, I notice every minute detail about food, even in books. Is this ingrained in me by society and its obsession with thinness? Probably. And it's unfortunate. I don't remember what work I did last week, but I sure know it was apple cider donuts that threw me off my weight-loss efforts in the summer of 1998.
All that to say, this book was refreshing in that Rose is able to heal from the fat-shaming and trauma of her past by creating a new life in Galway, NC. No need to diet to make herself into a new woman. Here, the kindness of strangers and a love affair with Angus--a decent, sweet man--help heal her wounds. These new experiences also help boost her own self-confidence and encourage her to make connections with people who love her just as she is.
I really enjoyed this book's message about kindness, too. Angus is a vet who works with other vets experiencing PTSD and Rose uses the millions she won in the lottery to help people in the town and purposely seek out larger philanthropical opportunities. Combining these messages of positivity and kindness with the whimsy of love makes for a great combo. Congrats to Moher on this great debut novel!
Thanks to @netgalley and @dreamscape media for the gifted audiobook. I enjoyed the audio for the most part, but wasn't a fan of the male narrator. It might have been just me, but he sounded older than the 30-ish Angus. Here's a pic of the paperback I purchased (I really liked this one!) with my own curves...that I'm still learning to love.