Katherine Carlson

I found this book on Kindle Unlimited and downloaded it last June. I then forgot about it, (my major problem with KU). I saw it and started reading last night, not remembering what it was about. It captured me from the start and I stayed up reading it overnight.
Marty is an overweight wife who has decided she needs to lose weight for her health. She has tried in the past so is very familiar with her failures. She comes up with a plan of losing weight by forcing herself to survive in the woods. She starts out reading a couple books about survival in the woods. I don’t think she was actually planning on this route. I think it was more of, “this is how desperate I have gotten.” I know the feeling and the pain. However she manages to convince her husband, Ray, of the plan. Once convinced, Ray then kind of pushed her into it but was there to rescue her. Things happen and Marty decides to visit an acquaintance from high school. And there things go very badly.
I sympathized with Marty. I know the low self esteem and the desire to change things. I know the weight struggle. I know the rut you can get into with a bad marriage. I found myself cheering for Marty and willing her to win. Her husband was a loser who learned, too late, what he had. There are, of course, others we meet in the book. Each plays a part in Marty’s life and her choices. I really liked Lou. The first part of the story revolves around food. I found this interesting as I don’t think about food or eat it the way Marty did. Yet, I still found some common ground from it. I also appreciate being inside Marty’s head. I think it was necessary to understand her personal change. The story picks up speed and becomes a page turner as we witness Marty’s transformation. I absolutely couldn’t put it down. This was definitely one of those books where you know you should be sleeping but you keep saying, “one more chapter, one more page,” and then find yourself at the end...in the wee hours of the morning.… (lisätietoja)