This book was a little different than what I was expecting, but Nicole Byer is hilarious, so it was well-worth the read anyway. So, people looking for a book in the humor genre will be pleased, but this is definitely not a memoir like I was anticipating. Instead, the book is a collection of photos of Byer in a huge variety of bikinis in many different settings around Los Angeles. The message is simple: women are called brave if they're anything but super skinny and decide to appear in public in swimwear. Byer takes that notion and decided to put out a book filled with self-confidence and honesty. The photos are humorous and the captions are even better (mostly poking fun at all of the assumptions and stereotypes about fat people). I would have loved more context about her life and how she reached a point of being happy with her size, but this was still a fun read anyway.

If you like Nicole Byer's comedy or her hosting on Nailed It, then you'll probably enjoy this book. She's unapologetic about her body and her love of pole dancing, and the sarcastic captions on her bikini photos are great. A perfect read during stressful times.

This book pretty much does exactly what it claims it will do: presents a brave and frankly not-so-fat Nicole Byer in a bikini - and then another, and another. And another! And she looks great in most of them, a bit weird (and usually intentionally so!) in the rest, although my personal favorite was the picture at the very end of the book where she was laying down in a simple dress, and looked awesome. The fact that the author has the cutest face does not hurt these images one bit. I don't know how old she is, and it doesn't matter; all I can say is that whatever age she is, she looks half that age because of her face.

This book had no intention of offering advice on diet or healthy eating, and maybe it ought to have. That clearly wasn't the author's intention, but part of having a positive body image - of loving your body - is knowing that you're not only comfortable in your own skin, but that you're taking care of that skin and whatever's in it whether you're #VERYFAT or #VERYTHIN or anywhere in between.

So no, this book is unashamedly about bikinis, how to buy them, how to wear them, how to mix and match tops and bottoms, with a few hints and tips about getting the best fit, and handling idiots who think it's their duty to comment uninvited on others, but mostly it was a string of photos of the author sporting various items of clothing, nearly all of which were varieties of bikini (but not string bikinis!).

I could have done without so many four letter words, so be warned there are multiple ones in here, and I'm never comfortable with the use of the word 'bitch' which can strangely e both and endearment and an insult, so for me, that was over the top, but apart from that I think this is an amusing book. The author has a great sense of humor. It was fun, entertaining, and educational, and uplifting, and I commend it was a worthy read.

I have to preface this review with the fact that Nicole Byer is easily one of my favorite comedians. She is just the right amount of self-deprecating without being offensive and layers everything with a really positive vibe. So I was not disappointed with the tone of this guide to self-love and #bravery.

As someone who has struggled with accepting all the better parts of me (particularly the extra lbs. I tend to carry in my thighs and waist), it was refreshing to get this book of body positivity without any shame or guides on how to find flattering clothing that hide your rolls and cellulite. Reading this reminded me that I can wear whatever I want without being ashamed of my body and showing it off. I also really enjoyed Byers' honesty in learning to be this #brave beauty that she is today. The process is not always a smooth ride, especially when it seems all the world wishes you didn't love the way you look, but Nicole Byer is here to remind us that every body is amazing and should be celebrated.

Another refreshing aspect is that she doesn't need to put down those who aren't fat in order to uplift those who are. She encourages everyone to celebrate body diversity and to shame those who choose to judge others for the way they choose to celebrate this diversity.

This has inspired me to be more #brave in my everyday life. Hopefully this quarantine ends soon so I can flaunt my #bravery poolside in my favorite bikini!

Nicole Byer is the main reason I watch Netflix’s Nailed It! and I love her sense of humor, so of course I jumped on the opportunity to review this book. #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE is funny, honest, and #brave all rolled together with over one hundred photos of Ms. Byer rockin’ different bikinis.

Any fat person knows that showing even a little bit of skin on the internet makes you either #brave or subject to relentless trolling (or both). Ms. Byer gives the middle finger to haters in this book and shares her journey to being #brave and embracing her love of bikinis. I loved Ms. Byer’s snark, sass, and refreshing honesty when it comes to finding the courage to love yourself, live your life how you want to, and deal with the haters who feel the need to comment on your body. I may not be ready to be #brave like Ms. Byer, but I definitely finished this book with a better mindset.

Most of the book consists of photos and they are gorgeously done. Ms. Byer doesn’t just look great in the photos; Kim Newmoney captures her spirit as well. All in all, #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE is a funny and emotionally honest book that encourages people to be #brave and screw the haters.

I received this book from Netgally in exchange for an honest review.

I am of two minds about #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE by Nicole Byer.   I love the photograph portion of the book, she looks great, is having fun and has some very cute swimsuits.    

The writing portion, however, fell short for me.  While Nicole is very funny, has a few good one-liners/stories, offers good advice about loving yourself and what to do if people are being bullied, the rest felt like filler.  Which sadly, was most of it.  At one point Nicole mentions that she has to hit a word count and as a reader, you can tell. (i.e. a list of 199 things you can do while in a swimsuit.)  I think the writing portion was strongest when she was opening up herself.  I was disappointed not to find more of that.  Even when she was using humor to tell her stories, for me it was more relatable than all the lists.   

So, while I did enjoy the majority of the book, the beginning left me wanting more…or less in terms of the lists. Ultimately, I think if you are a fan of hers you will enjoy it, but it left me feeling indifferent.

Nicole Byers is the BOMB!! This book is amazing. I am so glad that Ms. Byers has allowed us into her life. Every picture was a work of art and what a lovely model. Photogenic to the omg degree. When I look upon Nicole Byers, I do see brave. What i do not see is fat. She is beautiful, gregarious, vivacious, and fearless, or should I say she has less fear. And those stealy comebacks are priceless. What a breath of fresh air from a lovely and humorous lady. Thank you!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and Nicole Byers for this ARC in return for an honest review

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book- but it was so funny! I'm a fan of Nicole Byer's comedy and her book was so fun and full of body positivity.

I LOVE NICOLE BYER. I'm a big fan of all her podcasts and love seeing her on any television spots. This book was phenomenally Nicole. I loved learning more about her, and her tips for being #brave are so much fun. If you love Nicole Byer or want to know about her, this book is for you!

#veryfat #verybrave is an in your face collection of tips, tricks and love to help you be the #bravest, most confident you in a bikini that you can be.

While there isn't a whole lot of text throughout the book, what is there is exactly what Byer claims to have written. There are a lot of lists in here from what you can do and eat in a bikini, to what to say for getting fat-shamed in a bikini. There are a lot of beautiful high quality colored pictures of Byer rocking numerous bikinis and rocking body positivity.

Due to there not being all that much text in this book, you could easily get through it in an hour or so. I personally think this would be a great coffee table book to pick up whenever you have a few minutes and need to absorb some body positivity.

I wanted to read this book because I'm a big fan of Nicole Byer. I absolutely love her fun and engaging personality. I am so happy to say that I was not disappointed, Nicole's humor and fun side are shown on every page.

I love Nicole in Nailed It, so I was really happy when I saw this book in netgalley.

It’s not an autobiographical book (I slightly hoped it would be), but it’s a really funny book (maybe kinda repetitive, but still). But i think the audience target is exclusively Byer's fans.

The highlight of the book: all the photos of Nicole in a bikini, in different places and with funny notes. It’s about being #verybrave #veryfat. Body positive as its best.

A fun, quirky, inspirational, and very brave book. I love Nicole Byer, and would read any book she released.

Thank you Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for a copy of #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE in exchange for an honest review.

I am a huge fan of Nailed It! on Netflix and because Nicole Byer is such an amazingly funny host, I look forward to any content she puts out. Byer's new book is about finding your Brave, rocking a nice bikini and not giving any mind to the haters out there. Nicole rocks over 100 bikinis and looks great in all of them! She also gives very confident and funny tips on how to feel good in your body and step out of your comfort of a one piece and come into your own in a bikini. She also speaks on some of her childhood experience of being a big girl and one story involving a strip club left me wanting a whole book of her adventures.

I loved this book because I love Nicole Byer. If you don't know how she is, this might not be as enjoyable. All of her writing I read in her voice. As someone who is overweight, not as large as she is but still overweight, she was very empowering with how much she excepted her body. She does mention exercise but you should only do it to make yourself feel powerful

Nicole Byer -- could I love her any more after reading this book? Being a fan of her work on TV, I was excited to be able to review this book via NetGalley -- and I was not disappointed. First, I loved all of her photos and couldn't stop laughing at her poses and her quotes, however underneath the humor were absolutely beautiful shots (yep, she's gorgeous) with bikinis I'd never consider wearing -- but I will now. It was also interesting to read her (very honest) accounts of being #veryfat, #verybrave and acceptance. We've seen recent shifts through body positivity movements and while we still have a way to go, people like Nicole (via TV/books) help me realize that there are more important things in life -- like leading a happy and fun one, full of humor and reality. This book may not be for readers who aren't fans of colorful language (but she does warn you), but I'd recommend it to anyone who is looking to own their style, regardless of body shape/anyone who needs the extra push to be #verybrave.

I know who Nicole is by social media and her ridiculousness on Nailed it (Honestly, a couple of her moments on that show made me cry because I was laughing so hard). So I had an idea she'd make me laugh throughout this book and she absolutely did. I scared my dog who was curled up beside me multiple times because I laughed at something she wrote or a picture. It was all great. Yes there are a lot more pictures than actual words but I think the pictures more than speak for themselves and so fun while being positive and snarky as hell.

I need to start this by saying that I LOVE Nicole Byer. Half the reason I enjoy Nailed It! so much is because of Nicole, the other half of me just basks in chaos, but that is neither here nor there.
I kind of freaked out when I heard of this book because it sounded like something I would enjoy and catered to a lot of my interests.

Those interests being:
- Being a fat poc
- Enjoying expressing myself through clothes (we're considering bikinis 'clothes' for the sake of this review)
- Enjoying freaking people out in yoga/pilates classes by being Fat & Flexible (& Strong - I tried finding a synonym for 'Strong' that started with F for the sake of alliteration but I could not, so here we are)
- Enjoying books

Enough about the me though, let's talk about this book. Yes, it's mostly pictures of Nicole in a bikini, but honestly, what did you expect? But whatever small part of this is actual text is very enjoyable and definitely shines with Nicole's personality and charisma. I strongly related with a lot of her experiences and laughed way too loudly and snorted unattractively during several bits.

This book is a breath of fresh air and can turn a bad day on it's head. It can also be a stepping stone to #Brave.
I have not yet reached Nicole's level of #Brave, but I definitely feel like this brought me closer.
Late last year I started wearing shorts and crop tops when taking my dogs out to the dog park, as well as tank tops, so you know, baby steps. Very fat baby steps. Spoiler alert: there's a picture of Nicole wearing a bikini and walking her dogs, so who knows? Maybe one day!

I did not read that this book was about before requesting it. I just saw Nicole Byer was the author, and she’s hilarious on Nailed It! So I requested away. I “read” this book in less than 20 minutes. Then I read what the book was about. And it was exactly what was promised. So it’s really on me that it wasn’t what I was expecting, not the book. I was looking for more of a memoir sort, of which I got a little off. Mostly it was Nicole in bikinis, of which I am extremely jealous as I’ve never owned that many bathing suits ever! I certainly commend Nicole on her creativity and her attempting to create the confidence in others that she possesses. I do hope it’ll strike the right cord in the reader who goes into it with clear expectations.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this early edition.

Nicole Byer is hilarious, so it's safe to say this book is also hilarious. It focuses on being comfortable and #brave in your own skin, and is one of the most relatable books I've ever read.

I was excited to find this on Netgalley. I have been a friend of Nicole for YEARS. This book was just okay for me. It was full of Nicole’s humor and I liked that. Besides that I felt kinda meh. I think I wanted her to dig a little deeper into her self-acceptance journey. Overall I’m glad I read it and I think it’s an okay quick read for those who enjoy reading about and supporting body positivity!