Thursday, July 31, 2014

The Perfect Fit: Fat-Free Dreams Just Don't Taste the Same

The Perfect Fit: Fat-Free Dreams Just Don't Taste the Same by Louise Kean
Published February 20, 2007

About the Book:

Sunny Weston always wanted to be perfect . . . and that meant being thin. Now, after what seemed like a million years on the treadmill—and a million miles from the nearest brownie—she finally fits into those slinky black dresses she's been eyeing for years.

But being a perfect size doesn't necessarily equal a perfect life. Suddenly Sunny's best friends are all bitter and jealous. She's become a stranger in her own body. And though her longtime work crush, Adrian, is finally her boyfriend, she's totally confused now that charming, daringly dapper Cagney has appeared on the scene. Worst of all, she's worried that the recipe for a happy life might not be low-calorie after all.

Maybe it's time for Sunny to discover that the true secret to happiness isn't constantly feeling hollow.


My Thoughts:

I have really mixed thoughts on this one.  Some of the characters, situations, and dialogue weren't totally believable, which hurt the book a lot.  Sunny, the main character, is pretty real, but the supporting characters all have issues, and that carries over to her interactions with them.  When it's just Sunny and her internal dialogue, much of it is pretty good.  When the others are brought into the mix, issues crop up.  The book has a good message buried under those issues, though, and it addresses really well the body image issues of women.  That's why I picked this one to read next, as discussion of body image and women was fresh on my mind after some conversations recently with friends about this very subject.  I like how the author addresses those issues and feel it could have been a better book had the other characters worked as well as Sunny did.  All in all, it's not a terrible book by any means, but it could have really been much better. 

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