This book by Maggie Ann Martin was a cute YA rom-com (with only a few plot holes) that just made you feel good.
Savannah and her older sister have always been close, but now her sister is off at college and can no longer be the buffer between Savannah and her weight-loss driven mother. Savannah is larger, and ever since her mother lost a lot of weight on a TV reality show, she’s been nagging at Savannah to lose some weight too. Savannah, however, is confident in her body, a stellar math student, and an investigative reporter for her school’s newspaper. And she may have a new love interest in George, her best friend’s cousin who just moved to town…that is, IF he reciprocates her feelings. Savannah has a lot of duties to juggle during her senior year, and with a little help she might be able to survive in one piece.
This book had a lot of smaller conflicts going on (love interest, her newspaper story, feeling estranged from her sister, her untrusting relationship with her divorced father) but it really revolves around loving your body and feeling comfortable in your own skin. Savannah, I think, sets a good confident example while her mother seems the weaker one for allowing her weight-loss to consume her thoughts. My one complaint was that there was a lot of side stories going on (you can keep up with them all, it just made the story seem unfocused at times) and the fact that we know almost nothing about George’s previous life before moving. Yes, it has the high school drama, but overall it was a fun, quick read.
If you want to buy this for yourself (or a high schooler you know), it comes out August 21!
**Thanks Net Galley for this free book in exchange for an honest review.**
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