Big Summer
Ratings33
Average rating3.2
This is the first of Jennifer Weiner's books that I've read, and I liked it. It's a story of a young woman who struggles with her weight and how it impacts her self image and her relationships contrasted to another young woman who appears to have it all. It's a story that needs telling about the power and falsehoods of social media and the world in which young people live in 2020. Themes include body image, family, friendships, forgiveness, acceptance, and appearances. This would be a good book club pick. It's a quick read and there are a lot of topics that could make for a good discussion.
A fun read with humour, mystery and romance all rolled into one. I wasn't a fan of the going back and forth in time but you really had to for the back story.
Not a chick lit as I first imagined, but a decent book nonetheless for fun and entertaining. There's cringing and smiling, friendships and lust, murder and mystery.
I liked it up until part two. The it just went downhill. I actually skimmed the last five or so chapters.