I honestly didn’t like this one nor the representation of fat. I won’t be reading anything by this author.

*I received this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Oooft this book feels like it's trying so hard. The writing was so filled with quirk and slang and it just didn't really execute well. There were so many diverse and complicated characters for a small country Ohio town that it felt very token, and I didn't really like any of the characters that much- you wanna root for Angie but gosh she's frustrating and you just wanna slap her to grow some balls and just speak, so finally getting that at the end was a bit of a relief. Overall just wasn't a huge fan.

I was given a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Angie's sister died in the military last year and her girlfriend has moved away. Her best friend Jake is avoiding her and a bully keeps targeting her. Her mother is grieving her sister and overlooks the two kids she has that are alive in her household. Angie receives a letter from her dead sister from a friend that challenges Angie to complete different challenges. Angie talks a couple of past friends into taking off on a road trip to accomplish them and discovers herself in the process.

#netgalley #fatangie:rebelgirlrevolution #eecharlton-trujillo #military #siblings #friends #fat #bodyposivity

I decided to not read this book based on this review of the first book:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1105832857?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1

This sounds like terrible fat representation and I really don't want to read a book that will make me feel bad for being fat.

This book covers some touchy topics such as fat shaming, bullying, homophobia, and self-harm.

When I requested this book, I did not know it was a sequel. I honestly thought it was a standalone. Even without reading the first book, I didn't have too much trouble picking up where the first book left off. While a few things were confusing at first I soon figured them out.

There were definitely some parts where I had a hard time reading the book. The way the book is written is more thought based than I'm used to. I was left with a few questions at the end that I wish the author would have answered . all in all, I enjoyed this book and recommend it.

Being a sequel I wasn’t sure how much I would like this book, however I actually enjoyed this book more than the first! The author continues the story of Angie, a plus-sized girl dealing with family trauma and her sexuality. After her girlfriend KC leaves to live with her dad, her once- missing sister is found deceased, Angie is majorly depressed and looking for something, anything to bring her out of her mind. Angie has had enough of her mother mistreating her, and after her delinquent brother tells her that she’s just like everyone else and would never take risks, Angie decides to go against the grain. She calls upon the help of an old friend, Jamboree, who she hasn’t spoken to in years, and asks her to come along on a road trip outlined by her late sister. This is not your ordinary road trip, and many laughs, smiles, kisses and even tears are shared as wild events occur, all things that Angie would never have even considered happening before. If you want a feel- good book of friendship, dealing with loss and trauma, and forgiveness, I highly recommend giving this book a chance!

Title: Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution
Author: E.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Pages: 352
Release: March 5, 2019
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Series or Stand-Alone: Book 2 (but can still follow along even if you start here)

Character: 4.5/5
Story: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Total Stars: 4/5

Persons of Color?:Yes
LGBTQ?:Yes
Pass the Bechdel Test? (Depiction of Women): Yes

Triggers: This book deals with some really heavy topics! Homophobia and bullying are really prevalent, also a sibling death.

I received a free eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Story: Angie is trying to make it through sophomore year of high school. Her girlfriend has moved away, she’s dealing with getting bullied, homophobia at school and home, and her sister passed away in Iraq while deployed. Angie tries to pick herself up and move through her grief with the help of her sister’s final unsent letter to her.

Likes: The characters were strong and interesting; the story was heavy but also had some hope. The self-discovery was wonderful to watch.

Recommendations: I would recommend this for high school and up.

Im giving this book a 3,5 stars.

Overall this book wasn’t bad. I really enjoyed it, but there was just something missing.
This book deals with some pretty heavy topics and it has some trigger warnings that are important to be aware about, before reading it.

This book was the sequel to Fat Angie, which I didn’t know, when I started reading it. But even though, I havn’t read the first book, I was still abel to understand what was happening in this one.

I loved the RV aspect of this book and Angies story about self discovery.

TW: war, death of a sibling, grief, bullying, self harm, homophobia, fat shaming

I haven't read the 1st book so don't feel qualified to review the 2nd. Star review is based on Goodreads average.

At first I honestly found this book hard to get into. The writing style and Angie’s voice and attitude really irritated me for some reason, but as I pushed through I grew to like Angie and really root for her development as a character. There were many aspects that felt a bit off though, in that her mother felt very one dimensional as a character, and while I really enjoyed the road trip some parts felt forced. I was a bit confused as I didn’t realise that this was a sequel, but I still think it works without reading the first book.

This book really was not it for me. I definitely did not enjoy the writing style, I didn't feel any connection to the story. Therefore, it was really hard to actually finish the book as well as why it took me so long. The thing that I did appreciate was the character growth and the way this was displayed. I think that was really well done and an essential aspect of the story.

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for this early copy,

I did not realize that this was a second book in a series. I struggled with the writing style but it has a good plot.

This book is heartbreak and sadness from beginning to practically the end and is original, poignant and heartfelt in every one of its pages.
Fat Angie does not see herself as only Angie, her weight defining every part of her life. Even when she is thinking she calls herself "Fat Angie", when she walks she describes the way her body moves an occupies more space than what everyone wants it too, she eats sweets compulsively to deal with her loneliness and anxiety, when she talks she always notes how her chin doubles, when she runs she cannot avoid humiliating thoughts. The constant physical and psychological bullying from her colleagues and abuse from her mother don't only contribute but are the biggest problems in her life along with her sister's death.
The only problem I had with this book was that the kind of abuse she suffers through most of it is so overwhelming that her lack of reaction stops being believable and when she finally does it feels like too little too late.
I loved Angie. She felt like one of the most real, flawed, biggest characters I have ever read and I'm really excited for all the teenage girls that will get to know her, an overweight girl that learns to love herself.
The book is filled with nostalgic and pop culture references, diverse characters and mental problems.
Angie might be the main character but she is not the only one worth noting. Something that the author excelled at was at showing us that no matter how pretty or popular, everyone has insecurities and flaws and is up to us to seek and accept help and that it takes courage to beome a better person.
Thank you to NetGalley and Candlewick Press for this ARC.

I received an ARC of this from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

When I requested this, I didn’t realize it was the second book in a series. With that being said, it was easy to figure out what had happened in the previous novel and just continue on with the story from there.
There’s a lot of raw emotion in this novel and many many important issues that seem to run the gamut of the death of a loved one, body shaming, extreme bullying and violence, grief, denial, and some really messed up parents...but there’s also hope. Angie’s character is complex but one that you can’t help loving and rooting for.
She sets on out a journey that was supposed to be with her sister but now Angie finds herself in some mixed company. In many ways, It’s a journey of self discovery not only for Angie, but the people with her.
I really enjoyed this novel and at the end of it, I just wanted to give Angie a hug. Here’s to many more rebel girl revolutions. Can’t wait for another book to check in with her.

2.5 stars

This book really was not it for me. I definitely did not enjoy the writing style, I didn't feel any connection to the story. Therefore, it was really hard to actually finish the book as well as why it took me so long. The thing that I did appreciate was the character growth and the way this was displayed. I think that was really well done and an essential aspect of the story.

Sophomore year, things are still bad for Angie, especially after her girlfriend leaves town. After being punished for allegedly assaulting a classmate, she defies her mother by taking a road trip. While on the trip, she discovers that she is stronger than she expected. This book’s depiction of bullying and estranged parent-child relationships is so over the top that it threatens to take readers out of the story. Everything seems very simplistic without much nuance. Part of the problem is that this book is the second book of a series which started six years ago. The 80s pop culture references and its overly preachy writing approach where dated then and are even more dated now. These problems are especially evident in the first part of the book. Once she sets off on the road trip, things do lighten up a bit but it is still hard to get immersed into their trip. Nothing feels real which makes it hard to get into the story and care about what's happening to the characters.

I had trouble getting it to this. Maybe it is because I didn't read the first in the series. I couldn't finish to write a review. I read it as over the top and relentlessly depressing but not in a particularly motivated way. I think part of the problem was the focus on Angie. Other characters are focalized through her so lack depth.

First off I was not aware that this was a sequel until I had read this book then went on to Goodreads to mark it read. I also just want to put out a trigger warning since this book deals with a lot of serious topics such as fat shaming, bullying, grief, homophobia, and self-harm.

Now when I saw this book on Net galley I was very intrigued because I do enjoy stories about large and in charge teen girls gaining their voices and being coming powerful in their own rights. the fact she was a member of the LGBTQ+ community made it even better!
So I was very excited when I got a review copy.

Then I read it......
Now I will the plot itself was very good in theory however it was one that I felt I had read once or twice before with a few other stories.

That being said I do like how Angie finally let her bullies have it and how she stood up to her mother. I mean any person that wants to put their child into a reform house because they are queer is totally messed up!

So go, Angie! Put it to the man!

The writing style of the book seemed choppy and clunky in spots. It had odd stops and stutters, I wish it had flowed a little more smoothly rather than feeling like a boat on choppy waters.

My rating for this book is 2 out of 5 stars.

Unfortunately, I was unable to connect with this book. I just didn't really care about any of the characters or the plot in general. I didn't know that this was a sequel until I was in the middle of the book so I knew this was not going to be a book I rate highly. Honestly, the struggles Angie had to faced seemed too inorganic. It was your classic "mean girl" and "asshole" type bullying and those narratives usually just bore me to death and this was no different. I was a "fat Angie" at my high school and maybe it was just my experience but bullying (public displays of embarrassment) wasn't that prominent and so this book seemed outdated to me. The beginning where she was getting bullied by that asshole guy just made my eyes roll. I also get that the title is "Fat Angie" but the narrative was so focused on Angie's weight that she became a 2D character, Yes, her weight is a part of who she is but we really didn't get to see anything else from her.
Other than that, everything else in the book seemed boring and I just don't think this was the right book for me. I wasn't a fan of the writing either, as it was a tad bit choppy for my taste.
I appreciated the diversity but the representation seemed to lack.

This was a strange to read book. I can't really describe it as I enjoyed reading it but it had a strange writing style and was quite odd.

Fat Angie has the world on her shoulders, her sister is dead, her mum hates her, her dad's ran away with a younger woman and her girlfriend has left her. When she is physically assaulted by the local bully and blamed for it she does a runner and ends up on a road trip, with a bunch of misfits that turn out to be friends.