Measuring Up

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Seventeen year old Annabel Conway is tired of the Hillcrest High School elite making her life miserable because she s not a size two This summer, she s hiring a personal trainer to help her lose weight Annabel doesn t expect her trainer to be a gorgeous guy around her age Boys like Tegan are jerks They pretend to like girls like her so they can make an idiot out of them Been there, done that Totally not going there again She kind of hates him on principal Blond Muscular Funny It doesn t help that he knows her measurements Soon, Tegan s so much than that He s the boy who teaches her to box when she has a bad day Who jogs with her and lets her set the pace Who kisses her until she melts He makes her feel beautiful regardless of what the scale says Unlike her mom, he doesn t expect perfection, and he doesn t try to shield her from the world like her dad and best friend Tegan likes her the way she is.But what happens when he s not there He can t always be there Will Annabel be able to stand on her own and learn that she already measures up That her worth doesn t lie in what the world thinks, the scale says, or even what Tegan tells her but in herself Free Read Books Measuring Up By Nyrae Dawn – kino-fada.fr Wow Just Wow I LOVE this author.I LOVE this book.This is my third book by Nyrae and I have now come to the realization that if I want to sleep then I shouldn t pick up one of her books All three have been read in one sitting.This is the first of hers that I have read from a girls POV and it did not disappoint As a curvy girl myself I could totally relate to Annabell and how she was feeling And as for Tegan.swoon doesn t even come close He is now my No 1 Book Boyfriend, just a wonderfully w Wow Just Wow I LOVE this author.I LOVE this book.This is my third book by Nyrae and I have now come to t... Originally posted here CoverWhat is worse than faces people on the cover People who don t look like the characters described in the book and are PDA ing yes, I m aware that this is not a word Good thing I have this in ebook format because I really don t want to be seen with it in public This is one of the cases of Don t judge a book by its cover though so I m going to forgive it because the book is so great.The StoryAnnabel is tired of being te Originally posted here CoverWhat is worse than faces people on the cover People who don t look like the characters described in the book and are PDA ing yes, I m aware that this is not a word Good thing I have this in ebook format because I really don t want to be seen with it in public This is one of the cases of Don t judge a book by its cover though so I m going to forgive it because the book is so great.The StoryAnnabel is tired of being te...YAY Annabel and Tegan s story This is one of those books where the MC s voice will have you totally giggling, while the overall message is a serious one It s adorable, heart warming, and important.AwwThis book was so adorable I was a bit afraid to read this but it worked out really well AnnabelIn the beginning I thought I wouldn t like the heroine She was insecure and wanted to please everyone else I usually dislike girls without a backbone, especially when it seemed that to do anything she needed Tegan s encouraging But Annabel evolved during the book She began to lose weight to fit in but in the end she did it just for herself She learned to stand up for what she wants, with AwwThis book was so adorable I was a bit afraid to read this but it worked out really well AnnabelIn the beginning I thought I wouldn t like the heroine She was insecure and wanted to please everyone else I usually dislike girls without a backbone, especially when it seemed that to do anything she needed Tegan s encouraging But Annabel evolved during the book She began to lose weight to fit in but in the end she did it just for herself She learned to stand up for what she wants, with or without Tegan I love seeing my characters develop and Nyrae Dawn did a great job with Annabel.TeganTegan is an overachiever He has some problems at home and he tries to make up for his dad s mistake by doing everything right He really was a great guy, considerate, funny, dependable It was one of the had to grow up fast situations He isn t perfect but he is close He just forgot that sometimes you need ...I can t say enough good things about Measuring Up I m a huge fan of Nyrae Dawn s writing anyway but I think she s really tapped into something with this book.All women probably men too live with insecurities about their bodies or some aspect of their life In Annabel s case it s her weight Nyrae writes about her struggles with humor and honesty.Annabele Conway has to deal with her mom s unrealistic expectations and harsh judgments, her best friend s well meaning sabotaging behavior and I can t say enough good things about Measuring Up I m a huge fan of Nyrae Dawn s writing anyway but I think she s really tapped into something with this book.All women probably men too live with insecurities about their bodies or some aspect of their life In Annabel s case it s her weight Nyrae writes about her struggles with humor and honesty.Annabele Conway has to deal with her mom s unrealistic expectations and harsh judgments, her best friend s well meaning sabotaging beh...This was a story about a real girl named Anabell She was so relatable It was a story not just about her weightloss, but finding and accepting herself.I just have to say, Nyrae Dawn sure knows how to write boys Tegan was great I know he was not perfect but he was close The message of the book is one everyone should hear you have to love and accept you first and foremost Relationships should be about loving someone and wanting to be with someone not needing them A sweet, positive and i This was a story about a real girl named Anabell She was so relatable It w...As a fellow chubby girl, I really wanted to love this story I did The writing was pretty clean I liked the leading man I just didn t like the protagonist She bothered me for some reason She just assumed so many things and I couldn t figure out what the lead liked about her She wasn t very personable, she seemed kind of bumbling, she wasn t exactly that witty, and she had horrible mood swings I didn t get the appeal It made the story feel like someone s day dream instead of contemporary As a fellow chubby girl, I really wanted to love this story I did The writing was pretty clean I liked the leading man I just didn t like the protagonist She bothered me for some reason She just assumed so many things and I couldn t figure out what the lead liked about her She wasn t very personable, she seemed kind of bumbling, she wasn t exactly that witty, and she had horrible mood swings I didn t get the appeal It made the story feel like someone s day dream instead of contemporary young adult fiction I think I had a lot of high hopes for this story because all too often the female lead is perfect and beautiful and that just isn t reality but this seemed just as mu...Love Annabel.Love Tegan.This book is equal parts funny, sweet, sexy and heartbreaking.Oh and there might also be swooning involvedOkay I m just going to bust out and say it Nyrae Dawn is a Goddess Every book of hers is a masterpiece I thought nothing could be as good as Freeing Carter, but this is A wonderful book about learning to love yourself, learning who you are, and learning to tun...Once again, Nyrae Dawn has crafted beautiful, well fleshed out, believable characters that you CARE about and are aching for and cheering for the entire book This is a gorgeous, important book Well done, Nyrae

Measuring Up
  • English
  • 24 August 2018
  • Nook
  • 323 pages
  • Nyrae Dawn
  • Measuring Up