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On the Plus Side
by Jenny L. Howe
*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*
ON THE PLUS SIDE was the perfect feel good, slightly cheesy, romance I was looking for! Featuring a plus size leading lady and a "lumbersexual" (Howe's words, not mine) love interest, PLUS SIDE had my heart fluttering more than once. The idea that everyone deserves a sexy love story, including fat girls, is a trend that I am 100% behind (and directly benefit from as a plus-size girlie myself) and I will continue to support any and every effort to normalize fat stories. However, that mission becomes a lot easier when stories like this one are out there getting published!
Everly Winters has spent most of her adult life attempting to shrink herself. Not physically, but personality wise. She chooses drab clothes so she'll blend in, settles for "good enough" rather than reaching for her dreams to become an artist, and never dares laugh too loud. However, when she becomes the next guest on the fat-ulous reality show On the Plus Side (OTPS) Everly suddenly has the chance to push her boundaries with the support of a whole, fabulous, TV crew. However, when the show suddenly starts to focus on a fictionalized love triangle, will Everly have the courage to stand up for her art (and a budding relationship)?
Is this a perfect piece of literary fiction? No. The characters can be frustrating, one dimensional (at times), and sometimes do illogical things, But, ON THE PLUS SIZE was fun , and that's something we all need a little bit of every once and a while!
ON THE PLUS SIDE was the perfect feel good, slightly cheesy, romance I was looking for! Featuring a plus size leading lady and a "lumbersexual" (Howe's words, not mine) love interest, PLUS SIDE had my heart fluttering more than once. The idea that everyone deserves a sexy love story, including fat girls, is a trend that I am 100% behind (and directly benefit from as a plus-size girlie myself) and I will continue to support any and every effort to normalize fat stories. However, that mission becomes a lot easier when stories like this one are out there getting published!
Everly Winters has spent most of her adult life attempting to shrink herself. Not physically, but personality wise. She chooses drab clothes so she'll blend in, settles for "good enough" rather than reaching for her dreams to become an artist, and never dares laugh too loud. However, when she becomes the next guest on the fat-ulous reality show On the Plus Side (OTPS) Everly suddenly has the chance to push her boundaries with the support of a whole, fabulous, TV crew. However, when the show suddenly starts to focus on a fictionalized love triangle, will Everly have the courage to stand up for her art (and a budding relationship)?
Is this a perfect piece of literary fiction? No. The characters can be frustrating, one dimensional (at times), and sometimes do illogical things, But, ON THE PLUS SIZE was fun , and that's something we all need a little bit of every once and a while!