Curvy Girls Can Rule: a heartwarming young adult romance with real life issues

Curvy Girls Can Rule by Ann Maree Craven and Michelle MacQueen is the first book in the About That Girl series. Guys aren’t supposed to fall for their best friend, right? Especially when she’s the curvy girl. Eighteen months ago, Cameron Tucker left. He left Twin Rivers. He left his school, his friends and he left her. Peyton Callahan wrote to Cameron for eighteen months with no reply. Until one day, she decided she had enough and she moved on. The accident that took her brother’s life and caused Cameron to walk away from her tore her world apart. And she hated him for it. Now he’s back at the beginning of their senior year and she wants to show him that she has recovered without him. Little does she know that he didn’t forget about her. As much as he wanted to, he couldn’t forget. Now that he’s back, can he prove to her that he still cares for her? Will she forgive him? 

Curvy Girls Can Rule is a heartwarming, sweet young adult romance with powerful moments of grief, pain, confrontation of bullies and unbreakable friendships. From the opening chapter to the final page, readers are taken on an emotional journey of teenage drama with real issues and trauma. I loved Peyton and Cameron as they confront each other with the past as they battle present issues and fight for their futures. Cameron’s grand gesture at the end is very touching and I admit it. I shed a few tears. I especially enjoyed their mutual friend, Nori, who was not afraid to confront them and hit the nail on the head about the internal battles they were fighting silently. I do hope she gets her own story in the series. Overall, I enjoyed this story and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. If you enjoy young adult stories with hard hitting, real life issues, I highly recommend Curvy Girls Can Rule. 

Curvy Girls Can Rule is available in eBook