One To Watch by Kate Stayman-London

Bea is simply a woman who has been taken advantage of in a friendship which she believed to be something more but not reciprocated in the same way. However, it seems like Bea is not a woman who is completely unlucky. Making a big break in fashion blogging, writing in the style of how it is for a plus-sized woman and how difficult it is to find amazing designer clothes to wear has enraptured many readers.

I don't think that I have every truly read a book like One to Watch. It truly lived up to its name of being something that must be watched, not just read. Seriously, this book should be made by Hollywood in some capacity. Everything felt as though I was reading more of what happened in a film, rather than a book. Even the epilogue felt more like a resolution from a film and how the end credits roll and they have those little videos that keep you watching to the end. Every part of this book is an event, there is nothing that sticks out to be better than the others, because they are all good in their own right.

Her relationships with certain people, such as family were hilarious, such as how protective her brothers were, to the relationship that she has with her stepdad, that would make any dark-heart melt.

The author seemed to touch upon subjects which were also very interesting. Societal responsibilities that we all seem to have on one another and how this could affect the next person. For instance, Bea puts herself out of social media, which even though there are good aspects to social media in general to help with your reputation and profile, there is also the problem of trolling. But what I found to be most profound is how you see this piece connecting together to question how society should function and if so, does this make it right? It also evokes how we can be seen to be more animalistic in regards to appearance, rather than being the rational beings that we are, by looking for a deeper connection within our partners. However, it also picks on problems that are possessed by reality tv itself, such as how things are edited in such a way that does not show the complete truth. Thus, what can we truly get out of the media if they are editing out information that is clearly important to the whole of the narrative.

So yes, I did enjoy this profusely and more than I thought that I would. So thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to have a copy to review. I don't think that I will be able to read in the same way again. Five stars from me - easy!

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