Review: Good plot premise, lacked follow through
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
All the components are there for a fantastic story, but it never really materialized.*May contain Spoilers*I remember feeling much of same anxiety that the main character, Becky, feels when I met my husband.  I love that even though Becky is intensely attracted to Reed, she maintains her self-respect.  She kept herself composed--for the most part--and only had a few insecurity breakdowns.The story reached the unbelievable point when Reed decides that because he can't stop thinking about Becky that he should dump his beautiful fiancée.  Then just after she moves out of their home, he discovers something that validates his conclusion that they weren't right for each other.  I know the book is about a chubby girl getting the hot guy, but that doesn't mean the thin girl has to be a b*tch.  Sometimes people are not meant for each other and that's okay.**End Spoilers**Overall, I thought the writing lacked something--mainly dialog.  The only real dialog was between Becky and her best friend Samantha.  I would have loved to see some real interaction between the main characters rather than a constant narrative.  I felt like someone was telling me a story rather than being immersed in a book.  I don't mind head jumping during narrative sections, but it wasn't consistent.  At one point, we were in the ex-fiancée's thoughts for a few paragraphs and then never again.  We get to see inside Reed's head a few times, but only when he was completely enthralled by Becky.  If you want to give me a person's perspective, let them be a three dimensional person rather than a one trick pony.All in all, I was disappointed with this book.  So much potential that just wasn't realized.