Size 12 is Not Fat

Size 12 is not Fat by Meg Cabot

From Booklist
At 28, former teen-pop-star Heather Wells feels as though she has lost everything: her family and fortune (her mom fled the country with Heather's earnings), her recording contract, her slender waistline, and her fiance, Jordan, a philandering, boy-band singer. Then Jordan's brother, Cooper, a dreamy private investigator and family black sheep, offers Heather room and board in exchange for clerical work, and she finds an additional job as a residence-hall director at a nearby Greenwich Village university. After several female students turn up dead at the dorm, Heather takes on her own stealthy investigation and finds herself the target of the killer. In the first title in her Heather Wells series, Cabot combines a fairly straightforward mystery with a single-girl-in-the-city plot in which Heather triumphs over cheating guys, bad luck, and a fattist society. Most of the characters are two-dimensional, but Heather's strong, amusing voice, the plot twists, and the possibility of romance will draw mystery and chick-lit readers alike.

6/10

Ok...this book has a weird name...but its a pretty good mystery/comedy. It reminded me a little of the style of Charlaine Harris (who I LOVE). It seems to have a little more silliness/ comedy than Charlaine's books though.

The main character, Heather, is definitely likeable. I like where the story was going...and I plan on reading the others in the series. Maybe it was just me...but I did get a little irritated at just how often she talked about her size. There was just a huge part of the book that was all about her being a size 12. I know thats the title...so maybe it really was just me though. .I mean...does anyone seriously think that someone who wears a twelve is actually fat? And if they did I cant see anyone saying it to Heather(which a lot of people seem to do in this book) But enough about that. (Maybe Im projecting because I would consider a 12 a dream size? I dont know)


But the story is funny. And I liked the mystery even though the reveal wasnt much of a surprise. I like Heather...and I want to know what happens with her story in the next book. But I havent bought it yet. (maybe because the title is: Size 14 Is Not Fat Either)

This book makes a good work book...or a good car book. You arent going to get lost if you dont get to pick it up for a couple of days but you arent going to be in a super rush to find out what happens.