One of Purewow’s “Best Beach Reads of Summer 2018”Winner for Best Book of 2018 of the Fresh Fiction Awards!New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins is beloved for her heartfelt novels filled with humor and wisdom. Now, she tackles an issue every woman deals with: body image and self-acceptance.Emerson, Georgia, and Marley have been best friends ever since they met at a weight-loss camp … since they met at a weight-loss camp as teens. When Emerson tragically passes away, she leaves one final wish for her best friends: to conquer the fears they still carry as adults.
For each of them, that means something different. For Marley, it’s coming to terms with the survivor’s guilt she’s carried around since her twin sister’s death, which has left her blind to the real chance for romance in her life. For Georgia, it’s about learning to stop trying to live up to her mother’s and brother’s ridiculous standards, and learning to accept the love her ex-husband has tried to give her.
But as Marley and Georgia grow stronger, the real meaning of Emerson’s dying wish becomes truly clear: more than anything, she wanted her friends to love themselves.
A novel of compassion and insight, Good Luck With That tells the story of two women who learn to embrace themselves just the way they are.
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This book had a wide range of reviews on various review sites rangind from DNF to 5 stars and for that reason, it intrigued me. Having endured the highs and lows of weight control my entire life, I was interested in seeing what it was that had polarized this book so much.
It didn’t take much more than the opening chapters to see why this was a controversial book. Every single negative or hateful comment made to me over the years regarding weight, whether it was internal or external is reflected in those opening pages. It was almost as if the characters were saying “Yes, you are right thin people — we hate ourselves for being fat for all the reasons you throw in our face everyday. Your view of us is valid.” At that point, I just couldn’t read anymore.
In spite of the easy reading of this title, I don’t think it does anyone good to read such negative and hurtful commentary. One line from early in the book sums it all up for me.. “There’s a human being in here.”
While the author was probably going for some sort of message, it didn’t work for me. DNF
An ARC was provided for review.