Review: Fast, Fun Read...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2013
** spoiler alert ** *I received this book from the author, via Goodreads, in exchange for an honest review*OMG! There's SO much I want to say about this book!First off, this is a well-written book. I think the author's portrayal of the MC, Annabelle, as an intensely insecure teenager was very accurate.I HATE Annabelle's family. I wanted to kill her mother on so many occasions, in so many ways! These characters are very well written, and sadly, accurate. So many mothers obsess over their teen daughters' weight and clothing sizes, that if the girl didn't have an eating disorder, they will surely develop one.Annabelle is a normal, healthy size and weight. But her mother thinks she's fat, and tells her so. And encourages the other children to tell her so. NOT a healthy mother/daughter relationship. Doing this only fosters Annabelle's unhealthy binges of junk food. And her self esteem suffers. This is a love triangle between Annabelle, food, and a boy...I HATE James. He is a self-centered, egotistical jerk. Again, very well-written, and painfully accurate. He's just a jerk, because he strings Annabelle along, for weeks! This also effects her self esteem, and only pushes her to her other love, food. He comes and goes, and expects Annabelle to just accept his excuses.And lastly, I hate Annabelle. I know she is written this way, so that she can develop and grow into a strong, independent character later on in the series (? Hopefully, we get a series :) ) but I just wanted to grab that girl, and SHAKE her! And ask her, WTF?! I wanted her to get a bad-ass persona early on, and decide her family was so not worth her time or effort. She gets some of those moments throughout the book, but ultimately her insecurities about her body win out, brought on by mommy's "I just want to help you be healthy" communist diet rules.I WANT to see more of Jenna, as she is the only sane one of the bunch, and Annabelle's rock. She hopefully teaches Annabelle that she can and will be alright, no matter what her weight is.I really liked this book, and was SOOO upset when I got to the last page, and didn't realize it was the last page. I hope the next book comes along soon, because I gotta know what happens!Thank so much to the author for allowing me to R