FAT ANGIE

Angie navigates love, an unstable family life, and the journey to find out who she really is.

In this sequel to Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution (2019), Angie’s back from her eventful road trip, where she poured her Iraq War veteran sister’s ashes in the Ohio River and discovered her powerful singing voice. For the most part, life feels amazing, and she’s about to ask her childhood best friend, Jamboree, to be her girlfriend. But then her ex, KC Romance, barrels back into her life, and a video of Angie singing goes viral (in a good way). Inspired by KC to join a singing competition, Angie forges ahead. Or tries to, anyway. Despite support from her brother, Wang, and a slightly too-large and confusing-to-follow group of friends and band mates, Angie struggles with her feelings for Jamboree and KC Romance as well as her father’s abandonment and her mother’s horrible abuse. Will she be able to embrace her passion as a singer and keep her relationships intact? Maybe—and maybe not. Charlton-Trujillo’s unique writing style livens up the text, although in some instances it drags the story down (e.g., “Angie rolled-not-rolled-but-mostly-rolled her eyes”). Angie’s love of her fat, beautiful body is refreshing, and her relationships with her friends and family feel nuanced and real. As before, the cast is diverse in ethnicity and sexuality.

A lively, heartfelt, and ultimately satisfying trilogy closer.