Book Review: Gym or Chocolate? by Stuart Reardon and Jane Harvey-Berrick

"Being a big girl myself, there were so many things I could relate to while reading this story. I was mentally cheering Cady on from the start. She's my hero! Being inside her head while reading the dual POV was a treat, and I don't mean the chocolate. She kept me giggling nonstop at her witty remarks. She can dish more than ice cream, sass is on the menu as well. Gym or Chocolate? was a very entertaining read. But, what you might not be expecting is that it's very inspirational as well. I might have actually shed a tear!" ROSA SHARON, iScream Book Blog

"The laugh-out-loud feel-good story you've been waiting for!"

Career girl and radio host hotshot Cady Callahan has never met a chocolate she didn’t love. She has curves and doesn’t care. She’s shocked when a raffle ticket bought to support a veterans charity means she’s won a year’s membership to Body Tech, an exclusive Manhattan gym, where all the top athletes train and all the A-list actors go to get in shape for their action roles. She’s also won a personal trainer in the shape of far too tantalizing Rick Roberts.

Rick is less impressed when Cady’s arrival leads to a media circus. The retired British rugby ace runs a serious training facility, and he definitely doesn’t have time for anyone who doesn’t want to work hard.

When curvy Cady challenges him to train her to run a marathon by the end of the year, it seems a solution to both their problems. If … when she drops out of training, his gym will go back to normal.

But Cady isn’t planning on losing the bet—she just wasn’t counting on any complications. And surly Rick is very complicated. And as tempting as the tastiest treat...

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My Review:

Well, I certainly don’t need to hit the gym now after the ab workout this book put me through. I laughed so hard my ribs hurt and I still haven’t caught my breath. I ADORE Cady! She’s my new spirit animal. By embracing her curves and putting rude people in their place, Cady’s cemented her status in my life as “the heroine I most want to be”. That she does it all with a snark I just can’t help but admire is simply icing on the cake. Rick has a lock on the strong silent type. He has a way of doing things and isn’t a happy camper when his routine gets messed with. Everything about Cady messes with his routine and it was the best soap opera ever to watch it all unfold. This is my first experience with this writing duo, but there’s no way it will be my last. I’m just going to have to wait until I can breathe properly again before I dive into any more of their work.

I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Hidden Gems Books.