LitPick Review
Fat Angie is a book about a girl who lives in her sister's shadow, but now that she is missing in Iraq, Angie is trying to find a "new normal." Angie is not very popular at school or in her home life, and she has tried to kill herself before because of what's been happening in her life. She is so tormented that everybody even calls her Fat Angie because of her weight.
However, Fat Angie's life is about to change when the new girl arrives at school. K.C. Romance is the new girl; she's beautiful, creative, spunky and interested in being Fat Angie's friend. From the moment K.C and Fat Angie become friends there is a lot of drama, however, Fat Angie is happy to have a friend, but there are "demons" in K.C. past that might just hurt their friendship.
Opinion:
When I read the back of this book I was so excited; this book sounded so different and so fresh, and I thought it would be a book I loved. However, I was extremely dissapointed. My frist disappointment was the character of Angie. She even called herself Fat Angie and was so sad throughout the whole book that I got tired of her self-pity.
One thing that made her sad was that she was bullied by the kids at school. Yes, I know bullying happens and people can be very mean to others, but the things that they did to her I kind of didn't buy. The things they did to her reminded me of the bullying seen in the book, Carrie and that made this book seem not so fresh or creative anymore. At the end of the book, we find out why the head mean girl bullies Angie, and the reason just doesn't make sense, and there could have been a much better ending with that story.
I also really didn't like the other characters. They all got annoying as the book progressed. I was so disappointed with K.C.. I thought I would love her as her character. She has many of the same interest as me, but the author takes this fun creative character and makes her depressing and sad.
Another thing that disappointed me about this boook was that it was supposed to be an Anti Romance, but it turned into a romance.
Also the ending was kind of just left open. There really was no ending, and I think several of the situations could of been resolved in better ways.
Overall, I sadly cannot reccomend this book. It's very depressing and disappointing.