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Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
4.0

This book had a lot more pain in it than I was expecting, but it was honest and well rendered. Will's confusing mix of confidence and insecurity was spot-on resonant, and I loved rooting for her. The only part of the book that I didn't like was one of the love interests made no sense to me, but romantic arcs are pretty hard for me to buy into in general. Overall this book was a lot of fun balanced with pain all in what felt like a very realistic measure.