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Frankie

Frankie Vega is angry. Just ask the guy whose nose she broke. Or the cop investigating the burglary she witnessed, or her cheating ex-boyfriend or her aunt who’s tired of giving second…

New book review on the blog! Frankie by Shivan Plozza, published by Penguin  Teen Australia. 

Gotta love some contemporary OzYa, check it out. 

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Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked . . . until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn’t surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back. Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Clover City beauty pageant—along with several other unlikely candidates—to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does. Along the way, she’ll shock the hell out of Clover City—and maybe herself most of all. With starry Texas nights, red candy suckers, Dolly Parton songs, and a wildly unforgettable heroine— Dumplin’ is guaranteed to steal your heart.

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*I received this book free via penguinteenaus in exchange for an honest review*

Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 384 First Published: September 2015

My Rating: ★★★★★ Review in a pic:

Willowdean Dickson is fat, there’s no two ways about it. But she is confident and comfortable with her body. Or at least that’s what she thinks. When the cute guy from work starts paying attention to her, and she finds herself making out with him on a regular basis, her confidence takes a plunge. But that doesn’t sit well with her. She doesn’t like how a boy can make her feel self-conscious. So she sets out to do something about it. At first I wasn’t too sure about this book. It was good but it wasn’t quite capturing my attention. And then it happened and by golly I loved this book. Willowdean is so relatable. Everyone has insecurities about something or other, even the most confident of people. And that’s okay. The trick is to not let these insecurities take over your life. And that’s something Will has to come to terms with throughout her journey. But it’s not just Willow who deserves praise. It’s all the other outcast girls who join her in their own journeys of self-love. Millie is my sweet child and I love her so much. Amanda is a buddle of joy. Hannah is a lovable little shit. There are also the boys. I loved Mitch to pieces. I want one in my life. I feel like he store the “boy” show for me, even knowing that Bo was Will’s endgame. It wasn’t that I didn’t like Bo, because I did. But Mitch man. Mitch. That being said, I really did enjoy how the book was centred more on Willow and her self-discovery than on the romance.         

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