I've followed this author for a little while but hadn't read her books yet and I'm glad I've started now! I hadn't realized until recently that she herself left a high demand religion and writes that into some of her character's storylines. As some one fascinated by cults and survivor's stories I was intrigued. In this one, Elli moves from home in Utah at 26 after her boyfriend dumps her and then marries an 19 year old two months later. The reasons? Elli is fat, wouldn't make a trainable wife, etc. because they're Mormon and the dudes have "standards" (she says sarcastically). She moves to Texas so her younger sister can come visit and see her long distance boyfriend, and that's how she meets Wes. He's got long hair, piercings and tattoos, and is a musician. People always assume he's a bad boy because of his mother's drug history and his image, but he's not. The story is about them living life together, him helping her discover who she is outside of what she was raised to be and falling for her, and her falling for him. They take a trip back to Utah at one point and deal with him potentially going on tour. I thought the friend group was fun and was curious to see who the next books are about but discovered they're about Elli's two cousins, not people in the friend group so we shall see how they go. My only real complaint was that they maybe overused pet names with each other once they started. They weren't named that icked me out but the frequency within a convo was a lot and would bug me in real life I think. 
•fat rep
•anxiety rep (medicated)