When 26-year-old Gray loses her father, she turns to compulsive eating for comfort. She soon becomes desperate to stop this cycle of overeating, so she leaves her job in New York City to work at a weight-loss camp in the South.
There she meets her backstabbing co-counselor, Sheena; the camp director on a power trip, Lewis; his good-looking assistant, Bennett; and a whole camp full of unruly teenagers. What Gray doesn’t expect is to come upon a mystery that she must unravel as she discovers a teenage half-sister named Eden that she never knew existed. As Gray starts to uncover her father’s lies, she has to take control of her emotions and her body at the same time.
Women everywhere will be able to identify with the humor and honesty of Skinny, which focuses on the familiar struggle that women have with food and their emotions. Gray must deal with the family secret that she recently discovered and come to accept her body and herself. Skinny is a fun read, but it can also be categorized as smart chick lit. Gray’s story has a heart and may ring true for many women who have struggled with grief, heartbreak, and eating disorders.
(4.5/5)
