Mary E. ThompsonRecensioni

DNF on page two! "Fat girls don't get raped"?!?!?! JFC, yes we do, every goddamn day. Please learn about rape culture and patriarchy and fuck off with the idea that rape has ANYTHING to do with a woman's attractiveness. Jesus.

This is just the kind of thing I am looking for in my chubby-heroine books: insecure (but not doormat) heroine, supportive hero, misunderstandings and angst, overheard insults and Mean Girls. In fact, it was a little too perfect, almost heavy-handed in driving home certain points. As a fat woman, I have definitely had people be rude to me, but the shear amount of constant, intense hostility from basically all the women who aren't in the heroine's friend circle seemed a bit much. Also, two complaints: one, while I love a hot built hero, I wish the heroine didn't talk about thinking fat men are unattractice. Though I guess at least she acknowledged that she was a shallow hypocrite. Two, I wish there wasn't such a need for the female characters to emphatically proclaim their heterosexuality. Of course, there is nothing wrong with being straight, but most people who are repulsed by the idea of homosexual sex are homophobes; sorry, they may not be card-carrying conservatives, but there is a spectrum of homophobic attitudes, and sometimes it is gentle/subtle like it was here.

Overall though, this is a promising series for my favorite tropes!!! On to Claire's book!

This is a wonderful anthology, with something for everyone's taste. I cannot review all of the stories, so here's three chosen (almost) at random:
Marie Skye's 'I Still Hate You'. I really wanted to like this story and in the end I did, but I have to say that at the beginning, with the complicated history between Ash and Perrie I found it hard going.
Maria Ann Green's 'Once Upon That Time He Was Stuck in the Friend Zone' is a friends-to-lovers about Colton and Emma. An interesting story, well-written with a good supporting cast. The likeable protagonists devastate one another, but in the end…There is a thing about Colt's nickname for Emma and in the end it will make you cry.
Dakota Davies' 'Falling for My Fling'. I'm a big fan of Davies and bought this book to read this story and it doesn’t disappoint - except it isn't a HEA - yet. The great outdoors is important to this author; she has written about swimming, zip-lining, rock-climbing and here it's rafting. Lori is working at a summer school while waiting to go to Stanford. She meets Caleb, who works for his family's rafting company and who is known for his frequent, short-term hook-ups. There is a lot of background angst for both protagonists which makes their feelings for one another all the more sweet.

This is just the kind of thing I am looking for in my chubby-heroine books: insecure (but not doormat) heroine, supportive hero, misunderstandings and angst, overheard insulats and Mean Girls. In fact, it was a little too perfect, almost heavyhanded in driving home certain points. As a fat woman, I have definitely had people be rude to me, but the shear amount of constant, intense hostility from basically all the women who aren't in the heroine's friend circle seemed a bit much. Also, two complaints: one, while I love a hot built hero, I wish the heroine didn't talk about thinking fat men are unattractice. Though I guess at least she acknowledged that she was a shallow hypocrite. Two, I wish there wasn't such a need for the female characters to emphatically proclaim their heterosexuality. Of course, there is nothing wrong with being straight, but most people who are repulsed by the idea of homosexual sex are homophobes; sorry, they may not be card-carrying conservatives, but there is a spectrum of homophobic attitudes, and sometimes it is gentle/subtle like it was here.

Overall though, this is a promising series for my favorite tropes!!! On to Claire's book!

DNF on page two! "Fat girls don't get raped"?!?!?! JFC, yes we do, every goddamn day. Please learn about rape culture and patriarchy and fuck off with the idea that rape has ANYTHING to do with a woman's attractiveness. Jesus.

I’d received a newsletter from this author inviting me to request any of her books as a mobi.file and since it had been my birthday how could I refuse. The following is my honest opinion for the book I’d selected.

With the variety of books and series of books Ms. Mary E. Thompson has produced I felt a little like a child of the 1950’s again with a dollar to spend on candy. And after perusing all of the titles I finally deciding on Book 5 of her Big & Beautiful Series – “Fat & Fine.”

The reason for this I hate to admit is that I’m about 5’ 8” and currently weigh about 225 lbs. The only difference between me and the protagonist in this book, Sam, is that after 24 years of marriage my dear OH still loves me for who I am.

This is contrary to what Sam has just endure with her now ex who has first insulted her then had decided to end their relationship. Fortunately, her ex failed to comprehend what he’s missing not having a BBW has his soulmate, besides having a lot more to love. Like other women like her, she’s strong-willed and resolute in teaching the cad what he’s missing not having her around and doing whatever it takes to make this happen.

The only way Sam can think of changing the image men have of her is by going to a gym, and it’s at a gym where she’s somewhat captivated by its owner, Brady, whose passion is intimidating her, yet at the same time it fascinates her more than she’s even willing to confess to herself.

Carrying around the baggage of her previous relationships with men and her looking the way she does, Sam can’t seem to accept Brady’s words when he tells her she’s basically gorgeous. If you were like Sam, would you readily accept a compliment like that, then you’ll know why she would be in a state of disbelief.

Naturally, hearing stuff like this can help inflate one’s ego and self-assurance, as well as what you want to do with one’s life going forwards. But be warned, all of sudden you can wind up having the rug pulled from under you, like Sam, when Brady decides to reject her, leaving her to once again wonder if she’ll ever find the HEA she desires to have in her life. Is there a possibility these two will get by the secrets which are separately them? I’m not saying.

For having given me a somewhat emotional ride, making me glad I’ve got the relationship I have, I’ve given Ms. Thompson 5 STARS.