I received this book from the author/publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Wishbones follows a young girl called Feather and her efforts in helping her morbidly obese mother lose weight and improve her lifestyle. On top of this, she's also dealing with friends, crushes and trying to inject the romance back into her parents relationship all the whole uncovering secrets from her family's past.

This book was alright and a quick, fun read. I did like some of the issues it brought up such as weight issues - both overeating and undereating - and how often there is an underlying issue that isn't so black and white. It did seem to take Feather a while to get this drummed into her head though. I liked her relationship with her family for the most part and how close she was with her mom. I also enjoyed her relationship with Mrs Zaz.

The book is full of some lovely characters you expect to find in a little town from the grumpy bit actually sweet Reverend to the crazy dancing instructor. I would have liked the reporter get his comeuppance though - there is an ethical code when it comes to reporting and he definitely breached it. I find it hard to believe a local paper would run a story like that about a local resident.

The LGBT themes in this didn't shock me at all. I actually guessed how that storyline would play out from the get go. I hated that Feather crushed on the new guy simple because he was new and before actually getting to know him. I hate when that happens.

This was a cute story but I felt at times there was so much happening. Within one afternoon, about 5 bombshells are dropped on poor Feather and it was just a bit much. I liked that it tackled some issues, and it was own voices as Virginia MacGregor suffered from an eating disorder when she was young. I don't think realistically everything would be solved as well as it did and that Feathers mum still had a long way to go. But a cute story, especially for younger readers.