Welcome to Litsy!

Sweet story! I thought the author captured the growing pains of young relationships well. I have to say tho, these 16/17 YOs are WAY more put together than I was at that age. Yes, they‘re grappling with a lot of stuff, but they‘re much more mature about it than I was. Maybe it would have been more appropriate if the characters were in college? At any rate, it still works and I enjoyed this story a lot. 4/5⭐️
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(January 30, 2022)

Charlie Vega wants to have a good relationship with her body but it‘s hard when you are coming of age in a Connecticut suburb and your mother continues to leave weight loss shakes for you.

I really enjoyed this story and Charlie‘s issues with her body image. There were times that I wanted to knock Charlie around cause she is so hard on herself but aren‘t we all like this? Always comparing ourselves to others.

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This was lovely! I really appreciated Charlie, Brian, and Amelia having actual conversations about their relationships and insecurities, and the banter was so good. I only wish Charlie's mom's development had happened more on the page. #yalit

The biggest strength of this story was the deeply frustrating, painfully realistic, occasionally poignant mother/daughter relationship. I really loved how gracefully the author included Black, Asian, & QPOC into her world. Couple of personal pet peeves: 1) I have a thing about writers writing protagonists who want to be writers. 2) There were several times where I felt like the 16yo MC sounded more like a millennial than a teen. ★★★☆☆.

A relatable body positive romance about a young writer who can be her own worst enemy.

4.5 ⭐️

This is a nice coming-of-age story. Charlie is such a likable character and the insecurities and thoughts that she has ring true for her age. This book covers a lot: complex mother-daughter relationships, grief & loss, balancing longstanding friendships with the excitement of new love, but the themes run well together and don't feel disjointed. My only gripe is that the book felt a bit too 'woke' at times...

"Just—promise me girls you won't devalue yourselves for anyone. And I mean anyone. You can't. You have to really be kind to yourself and look out for yourself because the world can be cold and cruel. Don't feel bad, ever, about putting yourself first."

Book 36/150.

As a plus size woman we feel so insecure, not good enough and shame. That is what Charlie goes through. She feels so used by people and so out of place. I really love her story. I loved how real it felt. The mother and daughter relationship bothered me a bit. I could never imagine my mother not being supportive but I know there are some out there who are not. A-

Charlie Vega is comfortable in her own skin She is smart, funny, ambitious, and fat. But her mom has a problem with the last thing. Her mom is pushing her to loss weight and all Charlie wants is for her mom to accept her as she is. But Charlie has her best friend in her corner. But when Charlie and a friend Brian start to have feeling for each other she thinks she has it all now But what will happen when she finds out Brian asked out Amelia first?

My library booked a virtual visit with Crystal Maldonado next month and I‘m so excited! I‘m using this snow day to listen to her book and drink a ton of tea 🫖

I bought some books for my #ClassroomLibrary . #TeachersOfLitsy.

It's nice to see more books about big girls. I do believe this is also #Ownvoices if I remember correctly.

Out Feb 1
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