This young adult novel is centered around sixteen year-old
Emery Jackson who is the fat, black sheep of her semi-famous and privileged
family. Emery has a strong personality and gives this story humor and heart.
Her model mother and workout obsessed father encourage her to sign up for a
reality show based on Emery losing fifty pounds in fifty days, titled Fifty
Pounds to Freedom.
After reluctantly agreeing to film the show and shed the
weight, she discovers how messed up her family truly is and how self-centered
her mother and sister could be. Her boyfriend, Ben, has always been supportive
of her and is the only source of self-confidence in her life. The creators of
the show work hard to make sure that Emery loses the weight but also cause drama in her life with her family and her boyfriend. After realizing the
horrible truths of the show and her family, Emery makes a decision that is
completely unexpected.
This book was a quick and entertaining read. Emery is a
character that many people can relate to with her search for confidence and her
journey to becoming empowered. The ending caught me completely off-guard and it
was disappointing and left too many questions for me to feel satisfied.
Overall, this is a fun read, especially for sassy, young women looking for a feel-good story.
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