Diary of a Mad Fat Girl by

Diary of a Mad Fat Girl (A Mad Fat Girl Novel)

Graciela "Ace" Jones is mad-mad at her best friend Lilly who cancels their annual trip to Panama City for mysterious reasons; at her boss Catherine for "riding her ass like a fat lady on a Rascal scooter;" at her friend Chloe's abusive husband; and especially at Mason McKenzie, the love of her life, who has shown up with a marriage proposal one year too late. Ace is never mad, though, at her near-constant companion, an adorable chiweenie dog named Buster Loo.

Ace's anger begins to dissipate as she takes matters into her own hands to take down Chloe's philandering husband-and to get to the bottom of a multitude of other scandals plaguing Bugtussle, Mississippi. Then, she starts to realize that maybe Mason deserves a second chance after all.

With a sharp and distinctive voice, Stephanie McAfee delivers a hilarious and fast-paced tale about Ace Jones and her two best friends-thick as thieves and tough as nails-navigating Southern small-town politics and prejudices, finding love, and standing up for each other all the way.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

4 of 5 stars

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Rating: 3.5 Stars

I thought this was romance, but it was really more women's fiction. At times, it felt like two separate stories. One, where Ace and Lily were on the hunt for incriminating evidence against Chloe's husband, and one, where Ace was trying to figure out her feelings for her longtime love, Mason. There were fun moments, along with some emotional moments. I found the romantic element sort of frustrating, but I have to give the author credit, because I felt a profound sadness, when things took a turn for the worst. I was also really happy with the ending. I came for romance, and got some, but I would say the friendship element played a bigger role in this story.

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