Savannah is dreading being home alone with her overbearing mother after her big sister - and best friend - 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 mum'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.
Fast, fun(ish) read that I wish went a bit deeper into a lot of the topics discussed here. It all felt really surface level - the fatphobia, eating disorder, and family dynamics (including the emotional abuse) weren't explored as well as they could be.
Normally, I'm all for shorter books, but I think this needed at least another 100 pages to really get into everything that was mentioned here. There were all of these really heavy topics plus a romance, and none of was written to completion.
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