On the Plus Side: A Novel

Jenny L. Howe

Dec 2023 · Spotify Audiobooks · Narrated by Zura Johnson

About this audiobook

What Not to Wear and Queer Eye meet All the Feels in this sparkling romantic comedy by Jenny L. Howe, in which the new guest on a popular plus-size makeover show has her style—and her love life—transformed.

Everly Winters is perfectly happy to navigate life like a good neutral paint color: appreciated but unnoticed. That’s why she’s still a receptionist instead of exploring a career in art, why she lurks but never posts on the forums for her favorite makeover show, On the Plus Side, and why she’s crushing so hard on her forever-unattainable co-worker. When no one notices you, they can’t reject you or insist you’re too much.

This plan is working perfectly until someone secretly nominates Everly for the next season of On the Plus Side. Overwhelmed by the show’s extremely extroverted hosts and how much time she’ll have to spend on screen, she finds comfort in a surprising friendship with the grumpy but kind cameraman, Logan. Soon Everly realizes that he’s someone she doesn’t mind being noticed by. In fact, she might even like it.

But when their growing connection is caught on camera, it sends the show’s ratings into a frenzy. Learning to embrace all of herself on national TV is hard enough; can Everly risk heartbreak with the whole world watching?

Ratings and reviews

On the Plus Side is the second book I've read by Jenny L. Howe (I think this actually is their second book), and I've got to say what a fantastic author they are! I highly recommend both this one, as well as The Make-Up Test, it was wonderful too. Howe fills their books with a range of truly unique characters, and the storyline is clever and high octane. Very, very enjoyable! The audio version of On The Plus Side was beautifully performed by Narrated by Zura Johnson.