Book Review - Slim to None

I bought this book when it was one of the daily deals on Amazon for only $1.99 but even at it's full retail price which is still only $4.99 I'd still highly recommend it and would buy it again at that price. I read this book in under 3 days, it was another great fun, quick, light read. I find I do love those books to read on a Sunday when Mike is engrossed in watching football and I can sit on the couch and zone out and get lost in a book. I don't really like something too heavy that requires a lot of thought and this book fit the bill perfectly.

Book Title: Slim to None by Jenny Gardiner

Book Summary: Abbie Jennings is Manhattan's top food critic until her expanding waistline makes staying incognito at restaurants impossible. Her cover blown on Page Six of the New York Post, her editor has no choice but to bench her—and suggest she use the time off to bench-press her way back to anonymity. Abbie’s life has been built around her career, and therefore around celebrating food. Forced to drop the pounds if she wants her primo gig back, Abbie must peel back the layers of her past and confront the fears that have led to her current life.

Book Review: This book wound up being so much more than I was expecting. It far exceeded my expectations, now granted I wasn't looking for much out of it, but it was so enjoyable. The main character is going through her own personal issues, of course the underlying premise is that she is too overweight for her job so she must take a break from her job while she possibly loses weight but it was so much more self discovery during that time. There were fun little side plots about the person that replaces her and the things that she does, but there were also things about her family issues that she must tackle.

The one side plot about the homeless man that she brings food too was a little far fetched but it did fit in perfectly and also provided a way of wrapping things up nicely. One of the other fun parts about the book as well were the recipes the author included at the end of several chapters and many of them sounded delicious, I want to go back and try some of them. Coming back to the main issue at hand, it was fun to see Abbie tackle some of her demons, both personal and weight-wise. It was a cute, fun little storyline which I would def recommend for a light read!