I was really excited to get to read this book, but unfortunately, it just didn’t live up to the hype for me.
The first third of the book was all about Daphne, a plus-size “influencer” who was bullied regularly by her “best friend” Drue in school, culminating in a huge public fight that was posted on the internet for the world to see. Now that best friend is back and wants Daphne to be in her wedding since she’s burned all her other bridges and has no one else to ask. Finally, something happens, and Drue is found murdered the night before her wedding, and the suspects are limitless.
The first part of this book was so over the top with an emphasis on her weight and her obsession with herself via her social media platforms that I just wanted to shake Daphne and roll my eyes at the same time. There has to be more to life than your weight and everyone else’s opinion of you. At least she met Nick so there was a bit of romance, but even the big reveal with him later on wasn’t all that big and exciting and didn’t go far enough.
And after the murder, I thought it was going to finally get exciting, but most of it was predictable and the whodunnit kind of came out of nowhere and didn’t make a whole lot of sense.
I did like the way Daphne’s relationship with her parents was portrayed, though, which was a plus, especially juxtaposed against Drue’s relationship with her parents, and it added a somewhat deeper and more relatable element to the story.
I think this might have been more fun as a light beach read, but the constant focus on Daphne’s weight and how much focus she put on her body was a turn off.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and Atria Books in exchange for my honest review. It has not influenced my opinion.