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One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
2.0

I was really disappointed with this one. As a plus-sized woman, I was super excited to read a book with a protagonist with a similar body type. However, the aspect of the story that I was most excited about was not executed well. I felt that the author spent too much time talking about Bea's, the protagonist, weight. Representation like this is more harmful than helpful to the image of the plus-size woman. I believe that plus-size women are more than just their weight and this book did not share that sentiment. The author did a nice job emulating the romance reality tv show within her plot, but I could not overcome the issues I had with her choice to portray the main character as she did. While it is currently a popular title in the book world, I do not recommend One to Watch.