Published February 2016 via Archangel Ink
★★
Brief look at the author's experiences with fitness competitions and distorted body image. I was hoping for a bit more memoir and a bit less self-help-motivational material. Even after finishing the book, I'm not entirely sure what Moon is referring to when talking about being a 'fitness model'—the fitness competitions she took part in, or more traditional modelling (e.g., photoshoots for athletic brands)?
Moon is in a unique position to talk about the pressures and problems within the culture (subculture? industry?), and with more research and depth this could be really interesting—think interviews with other fitness models and/or competitors, interviews with trainers, data, details. In the current form, though, it feels a bit more like a bunch of blog posts that were expanded and strung together. The messages are decent, but the presentation doesn't have the depth I'd hoped for.
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