I loved his humor and his unfiltered self, and I loved how flawed and multifaceted he was. It came from being able to look in a mirror and being happy with who I saw smiling back at me.” It came from setting goals and accomplishing them, even when I thought I couldn’t. It came from accepting myself, and that was something Reed had taught me to differentiate. My contentment did not come from weight loss. Just read my favorite line from the novel: *cough cough* see my review for On the Plus Size.Īnd so I didn’t want to read about the character who loses weight for revenge comeback to the ex and his or her life is now all the better for it.įear not. Which isn’t to say that every plus size/fat novel represents or reinforced that plot line, but when it hasn’t it also portrays very unhealthy statements.

I absolutely support and love plus sized, or fat, character novels, but the huge problems with this novels is the statement that there is something wrong with them and they’re happily ever after is only achieved by losing weight.

The Weight of It All gave me a bit of a pause, the type that I was a bit apprehensive of reading and reviewing. Honestly I love every type of books the type of story that would only happen in a book, the fantasy and impossible story the type of story that you can relate you the type of story that portrays flawed and real characters and so on. Hilariously good, hilariously charming, hilariously yummy-in more ways than the obvious. It’s about finding your perfect counterweight. Reed just has to convince Henry that life isn’t about reaching your ideal bodyweight. As the friendship lines start to blur, Henry is convinced there’s no way Thor-like Reed could ever be interested in a guy like him. He’s sick of guys who are only interested in the perfect body image, never seeing him for who he really is.Īs Reed tortures Henry with things like diet and exercise, Henry enamours Reed with recipes and laughter. Reed Henske is a personal trainer who isn’t sure he’ll ever be ready to date again. In a vain attempt at getting his boyfriend back, Henry does the most absurdly frightening thing he can think of. Genres & Themes: MM Romance, LGBTQ+, Contemporary, RomanceĪfter being dumped by his long-term boyfriend for being overweight, Henry Beckett decides to make some drastic changes.

The Weight of It All by N.R. Walker