Meanwhile, her relationship with her mother is rapidly declining and Lori is retreating into her beloved artwork more and more, which is about to make huge waves throughout Cape Town. Therefore, Lori and Jake find themselves spending a lot of time together. But the beautiful, popular boy Jake is a volunteer at the special school that her brother Zac attends and apparently Zac and Jake’s sister Lisa are best friends. In this new city, toned and tanned beach bodies are what really matters and it’s safe to say that Lori is never going to match up to that. Lori is the new girl at Bay Water High in Cape Town, having recently moved from Johannesburg. So, Big Boned was ticked a lot of boxes before I even started it. Being a bigger girl myself, I have a particular soft spot for stories that celebrate bodies that fall outside of society’s idea of traditional beauty. I love books that throw light and love over characters who would normally be hidden away or overlooked.
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