I stopped reading two chapters in because the book is steeped in old fashioned, sexist, fat shaming narratives. Felicity, perfect “translucent white skin” blue eyed Araminta’s younger sister, is a fat woman that gets bullied for her weight. The author dedicates just about three full pages to talking about how sad and fat she is and she never has boyfriends like her sister. Is that really necessary considering her arc is just losing the weight and being insecure? Furthermore, the descriptions of both Amelia and Araminta are extremely eurocentric and praise thin bodies which rubbed me the wrong way. I could see this book being published in the 50s or 60s or even in the peak of fat shaming - the early 2000s/2010s but you wouldn’t expect it from a book published in November 2023.