One to Watch

The basic storyline for this novel is that plus-size fashion blogger Bea Schumacher is asked to be the lead in a Bachelorette-style dating show, which she agrees to do in order to further her career. She promises herself that she will play along for the exposure and that she absolutely will not fall in love with any of the men. Will she keep to her promise?

I absolutely adored this book and blew through it in two days. Bea is a likable protagonist and one that feels very much like a real person, with flaws and all. She takes on the critics and the men themselves, not all of which are on the show “for the right reasons.” Along the way, she gains new insight into her own self-sabotaging tendencies, learns to open herself up to relationships and to fall in love with the most important person of all: herself. I found myself rooting for her and completely immersed in all her emotional ups and downs. This book is the literal definition of “I laughed, I cried, I could not put it down.” I highly recommend this for anyone wanting to read something happy and inspiring.