Tag: body image

The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams

The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams

4.5 stars — This one just hit me in all the right spots.  I loved that it was the perfect fat girl book for me, in that it was so realistic — a mix of struggles with being fat, and feeling positivity.  I think I was in right from the author’s note at the start, b/c […]

Posted June 7, 2022 by lenoreo in Reviews / 2 Comments
SUMMER OF LOVE Week 4: The Summer of Jordi Pérez (and the Best Burger in Los Ángeles) by Amy Spalding

SUMMER OF LOVE Week 4: The Summer of Jordi Pérez (and the Best Burger in Los Ángeles) by Amy Spalding

(Amazon Affiliate links used in this post) Each week Stephanie, Lillian and I will be featuring a SUMMER OF LOVE review on our blogs.  If you missed Stephanie’s post from yesterday, check it out at Once Upon a Chapter.  And look for Lillian’s review this Thursday at Mom With a Reading Problem. Welcome to my fourth review […]

I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee

I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee

4.5 stars — OMG!  The cuteness!  I can’t even!  I love YA’s like this, that make me feel uplifted and light even though they deal with some tough subjects.  I felt a mix of emotions while reading it, for sure, but my overall feel was one of sparkling happiness. Can I just start by saying […]

Posted May 31, 2021 by lenoreo in Reviews / 3 Comments
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

5 stars — Honestly, I’m not even sure where to start with this one, I feel like I’m still reeling…in a good way, but wow.  This book put me through SO MUCH, and I think it’s going to take a bit to recover, b/c I was seriously heavily invested.  I think the word I’m searching […]

Posted December 10, 2020 by lenoreo in Audio Books, Reviews / 0 Comments
Perfectly Imperfect by Harper Sloan

Perfectly Imperfect by Harper Sloan

Blurb: Mirror, mirror … who’s the fairest of them all? I still cringe when I hear that line. A fairy tale that had girls pretending they were the fairest, the most beautiful, and the most entitled. A fairy tale most couldn’t grow out of turned my haunted childhood memories into a living nightmare. Girls who […]