As it is, I wasn’t invested enough in the story or the characters to continue.High school finally behind her, Winnie is all set to attend college in the fall. This may have worked better for me if I’d gone into with different expectations. The sudden shift in focus took me by surprise and turned me off the story. Winnie is supposedly happy with who she is, but suddenly the entire focus of the story shifted to her weight. The blurb mentions a baking contest, but aside from a slight mention, there was little of that in the first quarter of the story. Every thought Winnie has is on paper for us to read, so the chapters feel like rambley thoughts, rather than a story that’s headed somewhere. The chapters don’t really seem to go anywhere. Part of the problem stems from the stream-of-consciousness writing style.

I thought I was getting a fun story about a girl trying to save her granny’s diner, but that’s not what this is. Sadly, things went downhill around page 40. The story flowed well and I was really feeling Winnie, her family and the town. I like Kann’s writing style – simple, yet beautiful.

I don’t usually read YA, but the cover caught my eye (I absolutely adore it.that girl is super cute) and the blurb was interesting, so I decided to give it a try. I discovered this book while browsing NetGalley. But Granny doesn't want her to enter-so Winnie has to find a way around her formidable grandmother.

Winnie has a solution-win a televised cooking competition and make bank. Winnie dreams of someday inheriting the diner-but it'll go away if they can't make money, and fast. Because they care that’s she’s “too fat.” Skinner, which results in everyone feeling compelled to give her weight loss advice for her own good. Winnie lives in Misty Haven, a small town where secrets are impossible to keep-like when Winnie allegedly snaps on Dr.

But first she's spending her summer days working at her granny’s diner and begins spending her midnights with Dallas-the boy she loves to hate and hates that she likes. High school finally behind her, Winnie is all set to attend college in the fall. Cliffhanger: View Spoiler » Unknown « Hide SpoilerĬontent Warning: View Spoiler » Weight, Fat Shaming, « Hide SpoilerĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books

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