Book Recommendation: Project Fat Suit

I would rate Project Fat Suit by Liz (not_present on Wattpad) at a 8.5-9/10 or rather, 4-4.5 stars. This is because the plot is different and original (and not at all as weird as it may seem). Plus, the characters overall appeal to me personally since I can relate to them all so well and they are so real with flaws and their own individual personality. I also like that they aren't characters that you completely fall in love with or automatically hate because they are so dynamic and you really get to know them more like they are real people than just 'characters' which adds to the story even more.

This book, while it is a Wattpad novel (a popular writing website) and not yet complete, is very complex and really interesting-a read that will have you interested from the very beginning.

It is basically about a girl, Serena Davidson, who-since her mother's passing and her transfer from homeschooling to public school one year ago- has decided to wear a fat suit to Willow Heights, her high school, everyday. She claims to those who know the secret that its for her acting career, but could it have something to do with her mother?

One day, she goes to the grocery store without her suit on-and what a mistake that is- and meets Trent who immediately recognizes her as the fat, ugly, horribly mean Serena Davidson. Only one problem-she isn't fat. From there, the story begins. An unlikely friendship forms between the two, along with a few more people along the way who find out her dirty little secret. They discover the true Serena; a vegetarian, animal-loving, volunteering and overall caring girl.

So the question is, why does she hide her real self to become her alter ego? And will she ever decide to drop the facade?

Find all of this out and more when you read Project Fat Suit. Even though it seems like I told you everything, I really only told you the main parts, trust me. It gets complicated, quickly.

You [probably] won't regret it.

Tone and Mood of Project Fat Suit

The tone of Project Fat Suit by Liz (not_present) on Wattpad towards the main character, Serena Davidson is lighthearted, kind, and a little bit sarcastic and humorous. The overall tone of the book thus far is kind of heartwarming and comical, because there is a lot of family-like, cozy moments and humor in nearly every line-as shown here:

"'So, have fun?' Liam asked me teasingly. 

'Oh, loaves of," I said

'Loaves? You mean loads?'

'No, loaves of...because it was a pretty crummy time.' Truthfully I just mispronounced loads, but I didn't want the opportunity to make a good pun go by" (Liz, 39*).

 The mood is a little somber but still plenty humored at times, and really bittersweet overall such as the moment where Serena visits her mom's grave and Trent (also referred to as 'Uranus') comforts her or when she had to help Sammy, Trent's  little brother, when he finds out that his parents are in fact not on the moon but are dead and never coming back.

"'Hey,' I said, squatting own to Sam's height. 'Even though they might not be around anymore, they're always still in your heart, right?' I asked him, poking him in the chest. 

 Sam just nodded, through tears.

I turned him around and pointed at the moon. 

 'The moon's always here too, reflecting in the sun's light. So if you keep remembering them, like how the sun's always shining, they'll always be there, looking at you, like how the moon always catches the sunlight.'

Sam turned around again and wiped off his tears. 'But what about solar eclairs?' 

 I stared at him for a second. Oh, eclipses? Dang, this kid is too smart" (Liz, 31*).

A time when a character swayed the beliefs of others was in chapter forty six, when Trent/Uranus was talking to Serena about the fat suit that she parades around in at school and how he relates the situation to The Breakfast Club after they watch it.

"'No, don't you see, Rena? The people at our school just see you as what they want to see you as. They want to see you as your other self--the bad parts. That's not going to change, even if you are kind to them and take off your suit. The only way to get people to change is if they themselves decide that they don't want to be brainwashed anymore and want to change. But that doesn't matter. What matters is that you're true to yourself at all times and that does not include your suit and **iness,' Uranus told me, not taking his eyes off of mine for a second" (Liz, 46).

*-Chapter number, as pages are not completely defined on this site so there is no specific other than such.