Blog Tour-To Be Honest-ARC Review+Giveaway

Savannah is dreading being home alone with her overbearing mother after her sister goes off to college. But if she can just get through senior year, she’ll be able to escape to college, too. What she doesn’t count on is that her mother’s obsession with weight has only grown deeper since her appearance on an extreme weight-loss show, and now Savvy’s mom is pressuring her even harder to be constantly mindful of what she eats.

Between her mom’s diet-helicoptering, missing her sister, and worrying about her collegiate future, Savvy has enough to worry about. And then she meets George, the cute new kid at school who has insecurities of his own. As Savvy and George grow closer, they help each other discover how to live in the moment and enjoy the here and now before it disappears.

To Be Honest by Maggie Ann Martin

Author: Maggie Ann Martin

Pages: 304

Publishing Date: August 21st,2018

Publisher: Swoon Reads

MY THOUGHTS

I would like to thank Xpresso Book Tours, NetGalley and Maggie Ann Martin for the digital arc in exchange for an honest Review!  

I didn’t expect that I thought this book will revolve around body shaming, It was but equally with other elements.

What wasn’t there? Close bonding of sisters? Body-shaming? Best friends? Anxiety? Romance? Complex relationship with parents? Everything was there.

I like the cover, It was vibrant.

The friendship between Savannah and Grace is so precious.

Savannah, Who owns her body with pride, she is so comfortable in her skin and frim in her believes, She has issues but facing challenges with high chin is not on of these.

Romance is part of the story, but the story doesn’t rely on it, It mainly moved around relations and hardships of a family.

I like the chemistry between George and Savannah, It was cute and the thing I like most is after their meetup, Savannah didn’t just ignore school stuff, which mostly happens in YA when MCs met each other school or college just become part of the background.

Her mother’s character is complex but written so well, Sometimes I pity her, Sometimes I feel her but mostly I hated her.

Her father was the worst character for me, He was simply mean and selfish, I know he has his own reasons but that didn’t convince me.

The thing I didn’t like was the last scenes of Savannah and George, I wasn’t convinced.

Overall I really enjoyed the book.

   🌟🌟🌟🌟.5

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Author Bio:

Maggie Ann Martin hails from Iowa City, Iowa but moonlights as a New Yorker. She has a shiny new BA in English and Journalism from the University of Iowa, the most welcoming literary community in the world. When she is not writing, you can find her binge-watching TV shows or passionately fangirling over fictional characters on the Internet. The Big F is her debut novel.

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