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The Perfect Fit

The Perfect Fit, March 2007
by Louise Kean

Harper
Featuring: Sunny Weston
352 pages
ISBN: 0061173088
EAN: 9780061173080
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"A Bridget Jones type book but without a loveable main character..."

Fresh Fiction Review

The Perfect Fit
Louise Kean

Reviewed by Rachael Dimond
Posted April 17, 2007

Contemporary Women's Fiction

Sunny Weston has struggled with her weight for a long time. She has dieted her way down to a slimmer figure but she still feels the same emotions as when she was heavier. Sunny thought a leaner body would be the answer to all of her problems, but she was wrong. Sure she snagged Adrian, her dream man, but does she really want to be with a man who never wanted to talk to her when she was fat? Sunny's friends aren't supportive of her weight loss. They seem to resent her for being so obsessed with staying fit.

One day while waiting for the gym to open, Sunny sees a boy being kidnapped and jumps in to save him. While tackling the kidnapper, she meets fellow Good Samaritan, Cagney James, private investigator. Cagney and Sunny have an instant chemistry, if you call screaming at each other and constantly fighting chemistry. Deep down they know they're perfect for each other but both refuse to admit it. Cagney is thrice divorced and the last thing he wants is another ditzy blonde in his life.

How will Sunny ever be able to see her new self when all she can see is who she used to be? Is changing your outward appearance a meaningless task if you still feel ugly inside? How can Sunny feel as beautiful inside as she looks outside?

While dating Adrian, her dream man from work, Sunny starts to wonder if he's everything she dreamed him to be. Sure he's good looking and great in the sack, but there has to be more. Sunny needs a man who she has things in common with, someone she can trust, someone who will love her fat or thin, ugly or pretty, unconditional love. She starts to wonder if she is wasting her time with Adrian while her real dream man is standing right in front of her.

Can Sunny see past good looks and say goodbye to gorgeous Adrian and follow her heart to true love?

I thought THE PERFECT FIT would be a fantastic book. After all, one of my favorite authors, Karyn Bosnak, has a blurb on the back cover of this book praising it. I loved her book so I assumed this book would be similar and just as good.

Unfortunately, I was left disappointed. The book started off great but nosedived into the mud with the unbelievable, unrealistic, kidnapping fiasco. The main character, Sunny Weston, is extremely unlikable, egotistical, arrogant and thoughtless. I tried to feel compassion for this former fat girl turned skinny, stuck up, person, but I felt nothing for her.

The ending did not sum up the story at all and it felt like the author was just trying to write her quick ''happily ever after'' and get it done with. Overall, the book is easy to read and somewhat interesting if mild romance and weak characters are your cup of tea.

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SUMMARY

Sunny Weston always wanted to be perfect . . . and that meant being thin. Now, after what seemed like a million years on the treadmill—and a million miles from the nearest brownie—she finally fits into those slinky black dresses she's been eyeing for years.

But being a perfect size doesn't necessarily equal a perfect life. Suddenly Sunny's best friends are all bitter and jealous. She's become a stranger in her own body. And though her longtime work crush, Adrian, is finally her boyfriend, she's totally confused now that charming, daringly dapper Cagney has appeared on the scene. Worst of all, she's worried that the recipe for a happy life might not be low-calorie after all.

Maybe it's time for Sunny to discover that the true secret to happiness isn't constantly feeling hollow.


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