A large and diverse cast of friends and family support main character Savvy as she finds her own worth after her fatphobic and casually cruel ex says he is leaving her for "an upgrade."

Taking his hurtful words and turning them into a mission, Savvy decides to "upgrade" herself, but finds self-acceptance and love along the way, including a romance with a carpenter and a renovated kitchen.

This bordered close to the women's fic / romance line, with most of the story spent on Savvy's internal and external journey to finding work-life balance and incorporating fitness into her life. For me, the talk of "cheat days" and weight was not personally something I was hoping to read, and Savvy's ex's comments were really rough. The author does a great job of balancing that hurt with all of the love and validation Savvy finds within herself and from her friends and her love interest; I just wanted more romance.

The romance between Savvy and Spencer Morgan, who turns out to be a carpenter, not homeless like she at first believes, was cute. There's some misunderstandings about why Spencer won't sleep over and when he drives an ex to an airport, but overall he is a cinnamon roll and their love scenes are steamy and delightful.

Overall I enjoyed the writing, but the story became bogged down in too many plot threads and characters.

Character notes: Savvy's mother is Thai-American, her Dad is Black. Spencer is Black.

Thank you to the publisher for the ARC.