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4.0 out of 5 stars
Looking Underneath the Surface, May 10, 2009
3.5 stars
Finally! This is a first for me to read a romance novel where the heroine is a plus size. Usually, they might be curvy but they are usually tall to even out their size. So, this is quite refreshing read for me.
Bryan Perry, a ski bum turned into a manager with a nine-to-five job at a hotel, was coordinating a fundraiser and was working along with Angela Krizova. He had only spoken to her on the phone and was attracted to the voice and hoped the person matched his expectation. When they do meet, Angela wasn't what he expected. She wasn't the usually skinny ski bunnies he used to date, but a size 16 woman. Despite the dismal beginning, he realized he was still attracted to her and began to look underneath her surface. Angela was hurt once before and was reluctant to pursue another love affair when she knew when guys like him would never look at her twice.
This story really hit some home truths which I really appreciated. I'm not a size 16 but I feel like I'm in the same boat. In this day in age, men usually look at thin women and overlook the others. Even when Bryan first met Angela, his first thought that she was "fat". But he redeemed himself when he realizes that there is more to looks and pursues her. Even though there were times you want to shake Angela, I totally understood her thinking. It's a little cliche that she owns a chocolate store but it balances well that she's an actress. The writing was good and really give a confidence boost that there are really great guys out there.
The only reason I didn't give it a straight out 4 was because even though I could relate, it was an all right story. Nothing awespiring or innovative for me. But a good nonetheless.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Two stars, January 2, 2012
I get what the author was trying to do in this book with the plus sized heroine, but it was the hero that didn't cut it for me. When he referred to her as fat in his mind upon their first meeting, that made me disike him and I couldn't get past that. It was also unrealistic that he went from thinking she was fat to utterly attractive within a couple of pages. Did he have some personality makeover that I wasn't aware of? Given that he was a man who always dated slim, beautiful women it seems a bit far out there that he would turn his whole way of thinking around in an instant.
The heroine came across as a bit of a bimbo which was sad because she was smart and successful. I hate when a character is dumbed down simply to appeal to a man. The story also lagged in places and I ended up skimming through the boring parts. All in all it was not a good read for me.
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