I wanted to read this book because I wanted to read more work from authors that I've enjoyed previously. I enjoyed All the Bright Places, I didn’t enjoy Breathless, so I was a bit nervous going into this book. But I wanted to hug both characters but also slap them both.  

This book has two points of view. The first is Libby Strout and everyone thinks they know her, the girl once dubbed as America’s Fattest Teen. But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to see who she really is. Since her mum’s death, she’s been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libby’s ready for high school, for new friends, and for every possibility life has to offer. She knows the part she wants to play at her new school. She wants to be the girl who can do anything. The second point of view is Jack Masselin and everyone thinks they know him too. Yes, he’s got swagger, but he has also mastered the art of fitting in. What no one knows is that Jack has a secret: he can’t recognize faces. Even his own brothers are strangers to him. He's the guy who can re-engineer and rebuild anything, but he can’t understand what’s going on with the inner workings of his brain. So he tells himself to play it cool: be charming, be hilarious. Don't get too close to anyone. Until he meets Libby. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high school game which lands them in group counselling, Libby and Jack are both angry, and then surprised. Because the more time they spend together, the less alone they feel. Because sometimes when you meet someone, it changes the world – theirs and yours.  

I liked the representation of Jack’s conditions and the fact that the fat girl is more than her weight. Both characters were going through a really shitty time in High School and people and their families didn’t make it much better. I liked Libby’s character development and her growth throughout the book. She went from getting ready to quit school and go back into hiding to wearing a bikini in the hallway of the school handing out letters basically telling everyone she is worthy, even though she’s a virgin and that she isn’t going anywhere. I loved that Libby punched the crap out of these jock-like bullies as well, even if one of them was Jack because he came too close to her and one of them for punching Jack. Like I wish I was like in high school and just didn’t give a shit then maybe I wouldn’t care what people think of me. I loved Dusty, he was adorable, and I wanted to protect that child from the world. I was ready to go to war for Dusty once he came home from school upset over bullies.  

My personally peeve with books is short chapters. They just drive me nuts. I was wanting for the book to get to the point. Like they were about to get to the point and then it would change and then slowly build again, I wanted it to hurry up. Even though I wanted to hug Jack because of his condition and how exhausted he was, he did some shitty things like purposely hurting Libby after the date, not standing up for Libby because he didn’t want to lose his friends, kissing random girls at party to piss off both Libby and Caroline. I wanted more answers once the book was done, did Jack get help with his condition? Did his parents get divorced? Did Monica become Jack’s stepmum? Did Libby end up getting along with her father’s new girlfriend? How did the dance team go along? Did the school help? Did Caroline get any trouble for bullying Libby?  

I liked the message of people are shitty for a lot of reasons and the growth of the characters, but I wanted more after the book was over from Libby and Jack’s future and would have liked the points to be done quicker like Jack telling his parents that he’s got a brain condition so that we could get the points that we wanted.