Not what I expected

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I was fortunate enough to win a copy of this book and was really excited to read it, but it wasn't what I hoped it would be. What I liked about the book was it referenced the struggles of heavy chested women, especially as a teenager. Too often in media we get the pov of smaller chested girls and watch as they are envious over something that shouldn't really be envied. Greer is okay as a main character and I am able to sympathize with her as I had been her shoes as a teenager. However, there is no stand out character and most are flat and a bit one note. Maggie is Greer’s best friend and is written as if she is so smart and clever, but she is just annoying and extreme. Jackson is bland and is defined by being Greer’s love interest. The author tries to do something interesting with him as he projects his fears of always being the new kid and being forgotten by everyone, but it comes too late as he voices these concerns in the last ten pages of the book. My number one issue is the dialogue as I felt like it was dumbed down and the banter, meaning to be witty, came across as stupid. They don't sound like teenagers and I think it's a bit of a disservice to actual teenagers because they are smarter than some YA novels depict them. At the end of the day my positive takeaway is that someone has brought the struggle of being large on top but skinny on the bottom to a pop cultural medium. Unless you've been through it, no one else knows the problems it causes both physically and mentally, so I appreciate the very niche representation.