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Big Boned by Meg Cabot

amyappy's review

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3.0

Not bad. Not as good as the first two in the series, but Cabot's main character Heather is as fun as ever. Nice twist at the end. I didn't see that coming.

emilyisreading2024's review

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3.0

It started off kind of funny and entertaining but went downhill.

bookhoarding's review

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3.0

I love Meg Cabot, and I liked the first Heather Wells book, but this just fell kind of off the mark for me. The plot wasn't that complex and not a lot of time was spent on the relationship we've all been waiting to see come to fruition.

ajuliea's review

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2.0

i read meg cabot books the way other people watch tv. it's easy like candy, you can be barely paying attention, and ultimately it's not that satisfying, but pretty comfortable.

kristid's review

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4.0

I was so excited to finally read this book! I’m a huge fan of the Heather Wells mysteries, and I couldn’t wait to see what one of my favorite heroines had in store for me this time. I must say that it was better than I expected

So, the last we’d heard from Heather, she had just met her remedial math teacher who turned out to be a hottie. Now, in Big Boned, remedial math teacher Tad is now Heather’s boyfriend! Which is totally forbidden, since it’s against the rules for teachers to date students. Anyway, they’ve been dating for three months now. Tad is a vegetarian, loves to run and doesn’t own a television. Why is Heather dating him again, oh right, he’s hot.

One morning after Heather goes for a run for Tad, well sorta run, she finds her boss dead in his office. Death dorm scores again, I mean death residence hall. Poor Owen he was shot right through the head, but nobody seems to sad about it since the guy was apparently a jerk.
But once again Heather Wells is on the case, even though she is not supposed to be. All of my favorite characters; Magda, Gavin, Sarah, and of course Heather’s and my personal favorite Cooper, make an appearance.

Gavin still has a crush on Heather, but he had found a new girl to like named Jamie. Jamie seems to think that she is the reason for Owen's death, since she has an appt. with him that morning to turn in the new Reverend Mark. Who apparently likes to get a little touchy feely with the choir girls, if you know what I mean. Even Sarah has been bitten by the love bug. Who would have saw that coming, not me!. She has fallen for the murse wearing Sebastian who happens to have a gun in his murse that was used to shoot Owen. But of course Sarah knows he is innocent, so it is up to Heather to find the real killer.

On top of all her work related problems, Heather's dad wants to turn her into a female version of the Wiggles. As in singing songs to little kids about going to the potty! Needless to say Heather isn't exactly thrilled. Plus, Tad tells her that he has a very important question to ask her, when the timing is right. Could there be wedding bells in the future? To bad Heather is in love with another man. A.K.A. Cooper!

Big Boned has moved into my number one Heather Wells book spot, and I’m am really hoping there is going to be another. There has to be! My only complaint is that I wish it would have been longer!

_rebeccareads_'s review against another edition

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4.0

Extra stars for how fab Tom is. An excellent follow up to Size 14 Is Not Fat Either, I'm really loving this series.

gills_2022's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

librarianmorgan's review

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4.0

Wow. I love this series! The only bad thing about them is that you finish them too quickly and automatically want to read them again...but it's a good thing I own them! And Meg said she'd write a fourth one when she finds the time -dances- So, THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING. It was absolutely hilarious, and Heather is so so so likable and down to earth. I love Cooper. I think he's one of Meg's best male characters (if not THE best.) And Tom is just hysterical. Everything about this book is amazing, and I can't wait for the fourth one.

lydiature's review

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5.0

I can only smile after this one. :)

cristalya's review against another edition

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4.0

Comme toujours, on retrouve avec plaisir la pétillante et attachante Heather Wells, ainsi que tout un tas d'autres personnages que l'on a apprécié dans les tomes précédents. Heather est donc à nouveau accompagnée de Cooper, Magda, Pete, Patty, son père, et bien d'autres personnages tels que Jordan ou Gavin. De nouveaux personnages sont aussi intégrés dans cette nouvelle aventure : Muffy, une employée de l'université, Owen, le nouveau patron de la résidence ainsi que Tad, le petit ami sportif et végétarien d'Heather. Des personnages ayant une personnalité bien à eux, et qui amène leur petit grain en plus dans l'histoire.
Tous ces personnages nous mènent dans une nouvelle aventure avec à nouveau une enquête pour meurtre, dirigée par l'inspecteur Canavan. Comme dans le tome précédent, pas question pour Heather de mener l'enquête, les précédentes affaires lui ont suffi. Seulement, un peu malgré elle, elle se retrouve en train de devoir aider Sarah afin de régler un problème d'une certaine ampleur : un individu aurait été arrêté, mais selon Sarah, il serait innocent. Voilà donc Heather qui doit à présent se débrouiller pour ne pas que son assistante ainsi que l'un de ses résidents ne se mettent dans de sales draps. Mais rien ne se passe jamais comme prévu, comme Heather va pouvoir le découvrir.
Au milieu de tout ça, Tad a essayé de faire une demande à Heather, mais veut attendre le bon moment. Serait-ce une demande en mariage ? Notre héroïne ne sait que penser : comment s'imaginer vivre pendant des années avec un homme ultra sportif et qui plus est végétarien, quand on est une femme qui ne supporte pas le sport et privilégie les bains plutôt que les douches parce qu'on est pas obligé de rester debout et qu'on ne peut s'empêcher de manger tout ce qui est à base de chocolat ou crème fouettée ? Une question que Heather se posera, surtout qu'elle continue à être sensible à Cooper.
Comment gérer une vie amoureuse plutôt compliquée, une ancienne carrière de chanteuse de variétés que certains veulent relancer, un ex un peu envahissant ainsi qu'un boulot où la mort par meurtre sévit plusieurs fois par semestre, voilà le défi quotidien d'Heather Wells !

C'est donc une suite qui se lit très rapidement, où l'on retrouve des personnages toujours hauts en couleur vraiment attachants malgré leurs qualités et leurs défauts dans une aventure toujours passionnante, voilà le mélange qu'est donc ce nouveau tome ! La fin de celui-ci a d'ailleurs dû en réjouir plus d'un (moi y comprise) et nous donne encore plus envie de découvrir la suite des aventures d'Heather Wells, un personnage que l'on oublie pas de sitôt !

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