Colie is the girl we walk with through this book. She is being shipped off to live with her eccentric Aunt while her Mother goes on a European tour for her fitness crazed career.
Colie used to be a heavy girl. She lost 45 pounds with the help and determination of her Mother who is basically the hottest thing to hit fitness since Tae-Bo. Colie's Mother is doing a summer long European tour promoting all of her fitness what not so Colie is shipped off to stay with her "art freak" aunt in a small town.
As a heavy girl I could relate to the main character. She was treated like dirt for being fat. I have always been treated like shit for daring to be fat. I have had random people say mean things to me in the grocery store to people in high school saying the only reason boys talked to me was because I gave good head. Colie has had to deal with a lot of the same bullying behavior. I never let it get to me as much as Colie does. I always stood up for myself. I never let people call me a slut and get away with it. Colie is a lot like many girls I knew in high school. Taking every insult and turning it into a twisted form of self punishment.
Yes this book has a cliched ending, but I didn't mind it. I liked that Colie ended up with an Art dude while learning to accept her art freak aunt. I think the art nerd in my soul smiled a bit at the cheese of the ending.
I would recommend this book as a fast summer read.
While writing this blog I was listening to Lady Gaga - Americano
I really enjoy Sarah Dessen's work, I feel like she does a great job of portraying a pretty realistic story, even though it might end up with a cliche happy ending. I totally need to pick up her newest one that just came out :)
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