Cover of B as in Beauty

B as in Beauty

by Alberto Ferreras · 2009

+ Want to read

Everyone in the world, it seems, is either prettier or thinner (or both) than Beauty Marie Zavala. And the only thing "B" resents more than her name is the way others judge her for the extra 40 pounds she can't lose. At least she has her career. Or did, until she overhears her boss criticizing her weight and devising a scheme to keep her from being promoted. Enter B's new tax accountant, a modern-day matchmaker determined to boost B's flagging self-esteem by introducing her to rich, successful men who will accept her for who she is. As B's confidence blossoms, so do her fantasies of revenge. But will B find true happiness or true disaster when she unwittingly falls for the one guy she shouldn't?

Genre
women’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 335 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare pricesHardcover

Liked B as in Beauty? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked B as in Beauty. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. The Booster Jennifer Solow · 2006 Shares chick lit, fiction, nyc
  2. Playing with Boys Alisa Valdes, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez · 2004 Shares chick lit, fiction, chica lit
  3. Hungry Woman in Paris Josefina Lopez · 2009 Shares fiction, won, adult fiction
  4. Dirty Girls on Top Alisa Valdes, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez · 2008 Shares chick lit, fiction, latino
See more recommendations →

“People who read B as in Beauty tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Houston, We Have a Problema Gwendolyn Zepeda · 2008
  2. The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos Margaret Mascarenhas · 2009
  3. Love in Bloom Sheila Roberts · 2009
  4. Marked by Passion Kate Perry · 2009

“If you want more of the same (women’s fiction about diversity), start with these.”

  1. Elements of Style Wendy Wasserstein · 2006
  2. What to Keep Rachel Cline
  3. Knit Two Kate Jacobs · 2007
  4. Glamorous Disasters Eliot Schrefer · 2006

“If it was the chick lit that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. The Dirty Girls Social Club Alisa Valdes, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez · 2003
  2. Going Down Jennifer Belle · 1996
  3. Smart Girls Like Me Diane Vadino · 2007
  4. Living the Dream Lauren Berry · 2017

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. The Princess Plan: Shrink Your Waist. Expand Your Beauty. Jennifer Hanes · 2012
  2. Weight Watchers Weight Loss That Lasts: Break Through the 10 Big Diet Myths James M. Rippe, Weight Watchers · 2004
  3. The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss Body Confidence: A Woman's Guide to Stressing Less, Weighing Less, and Loving More Jessica Ortner · 2014
  4. Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir Jennette Fulda · 2008

Report a problem