I typically shy away from cutesy reads. But I'm happy I tried this one out. I read this is one sitting. Bethany and Jacob are very likable characters and their cast of friends and family seemed cool (if not a little unrealistic).
Bethany is beautiful, Black and plus sized. Jacob is handsome and Asian. He has had what they call a "glow up" in the past few years. Her moms are ex basketball royalty. His parents are tattoo artists. They might seem like they have much in common on the surface. But when it comes down to it, they bring to the best in each other.
I loved that Bethany was plus sized and the book focused on what she went through and how she viewed herself (as opposed to how others might view her) and didn't gloss it over.
As the book opens, Bethany is about to ask her crush to prom. That doesn't go so well. Nor does the next guy she asks.
What follows is a YA read about Jacob and Bethany not only discovering what they like about each other, but about what they like about themselves.
Bethany is beautiful, Black and plus sized. Jacob is handsome and Asian. He has had what they call a "glow up" in the past few years. Her moms are ex basketball royalty. His parents are tattoo artists. They might seem like they have much in common on the surface. But when it comes down to it, they bring to the best in each other.
I loved that Bethany was plus sized and the book focused on what she went through and how she viewed herself (as opposed to how others might view her) and didn't gloss it over.
As the book opens, Bethany is about to ask her crush to prom. That doesn't go so well. Nor does the next guy she asks.
What follows is a YA read about Jacob and Bethany not only discovering what they like about each other, but about what they like about themselves.