Publish Date: July 7, 2020
Genre: Romance Rating (1-5): 5
Thank you to Netgalley, Random House Publishing, and Kate Stayman-London for the ARC of One to Watch in exchange for an honest review. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I am rating this book 5 out of 5 stars! I rate different categories that are important to me personally in a book, and the take an average of the scores to get my overall rating. I don’t share this rubric, because everyone has their own preferences, and should rate books according to what they like, not what I like. I absolutely loved this book. I was hooked right away and stayed hooked throughout it all. I’m happy Kate wrote a book basically calling out The Bachelor franchise for never casting anyone bigger than a size 4 it seems. Bea, the protagonist, is a size 20 and she is extremely relatable. She deals with internal battles of not feeling like society thinks she deserves love because of her size, and when she watches the show ‘Main Squeeze’ (aka the bachelor), she feels down because no one who looks like her is represented on the show. Which I think can be said about a lot of us in real life. So when Bea finds herself being the ‘Main Squeeze’ (aka the bachelorette), she finds herself having to face feelings she hasn’t acknowledged, in front of millions of viewers each week. The writing in this book was excellent, it flowed very nicely. I especially enjoyed the text message threads, email receipts, and articles that Kate inserted throughout the book. For me it felt like having those in there made me even more of a fan of Bea. The story was equally enjoyable, and definitely kept you on your toes! Lots of curveballs were thrown in throughout the book that honestly had my jaw dropping a few times. Character development was on point as well. I felt like I actually knew the main characters and Kate did a good job writing them with depth. Overall a great book shedding light on the need for more body positivity in our society and pointing out that no matter what you look like, everyone is deserving of love.
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