This book was like riding a roller-coaster of emotions. There were highs when I was so angry I could spit, lows when sadness and pity brought tears to my eyes, and times when the ride made me feel flat because I couldn't even imagine the tremendous evil that motivates some people. This book had me talking to the characters and sometimes wanting to throw my shoe at them. If you want to feel involved and invested in a book, pick up BIG FAT DISASTER by Beth Fehlbaum.
Colby's life has just exploded, and she believes it is entirely her fault. She discovers evidence of her beloved father's affair with another woman, and this inadvertently leads to the discovery that he has been misusing campaign funds from his run for senator. The result is that Colby and her mother and two sisters find themselves homeless and forced to move into a rundown trailer behind her aunt's house in a place called Piney Creek.
Complicating matters is the fact that Colby is nothing like her beauty pageant mother and beautiful blond sisters. She takes after her soon-to-be in prison father. She is overweight and seems to gain more every day. Colby's mother doesn't understand how her daughter can be so out of control when it comes to food and makes it a point to berate her every chance she gets.
Moving to Piney Creek is Colby's worst nightmare. She is taunted and teased not only because of her weight, but also because of her father's indiscretions and because of an incident the previous year involving her cousin Ryan. She finds herself in the middle of angry, hurtful people at a time when what she needs is love and support.
Author Beth Fehlbaum doesn't hold back as she drags readers right into the middle of Colby's chaotic life. Filled with gut-wrenching honesty, BIG FAT DISASTER takes readers to the lowest of the low and yet is able to inspire at the same time. Thank you to the author for sharing an ARC of this incredible book!
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