Review: Dying to Be Slim - Abby Beverley



Dying to be Slim


Review: Dying to be Slim - Abby Beverley - September 2015

As women and I am sure the occassional male has thought it too, we are always plagued with the odd train of thought "What if I was skinny or lost a few pounds/kilograms here and there ? How great would my life be and how sexy/handsome would I look ? Dying to be Slim is a story about Clara who is humungous and if you are trying to think how big - then think the mother on What's Eating Gilbert Grape and also the fact that they would have to use a machine that they use for Elephants in the Zoo for her to have an MRI and a crane to lift her there.  She never used to be this big, but after having 5 children and a husband who likes to cook and bake - the weight just piled on and never left her. After an article about her family and her weight size comes out , Clara reads it and falls asleep - thinking how great it would to have been slim again and wham bam, out pops Starla whom is Clara's thinspiration body. Anytime Clara wants to be Starla , all she has to do is fall asleep and hold the amulet and rub it to wake up. Imagine the power and possibilities as Clara can now leave the house and discover the outside world . What will happen though when being on the outside , she starts to learn that her family isn't as put together as she assumed and that it seems everyone has been lying to her and to each other ? Has Clara's life really been that self-absorbed that she never noticed or questioned what was going on with her family ?  What will happen though when Starla is out and about and robbed and finds she is stuck in this world ? Can she get to Clara in time ? Not to give any spoilers about the rest of the book away, I do have to say I loved the ending and am glad that it ended the way it did as it was like Clara was being given a second wind. 
If you love Chicklit novels and stories that involve journeys of self-discovery and your self-worth , then check out "Dying to Be Slim" , a story that will be every women's fantasy. 



 

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