{"title":"Audiobooks","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tier-1-audiobook","title":"Tier 1 Audiobook","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy this book is a disappointment to the family:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's the first book I ever wrote, and I didn't know anything about genres or trope expectations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasically, this is a dystopian women's fiction book (tell me when you find that on Amazon's categories!).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe main character is a wife and mother, not the brooding teenager of most dystopian best-sellers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's a little slow to start, and I use way too many adverbs. 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Since it's book 2 in the series, you can't read it as a standalone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs noted for Tier 1, this reads as a dystopian women's fic book. But, unlike Tier 1, there's far more action and plot in this and the third book in the series. Just takes a while to get there!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy it could still be your favorite child:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTier 2 picks up where Tier 1 left off, and Kate and Eric are in heartbreaking situations. Readers care about this family and want to see them reunited.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lost memory trope is done really well, and it's so relatable to those moments in life when something isn't just quite right.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere's no true villain. Everyone is trying to do what they think is right, which makes the best conflict.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTier 2 gets amazing reviews. 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class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd suddenly, she has had enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLexie gives up her constant daydreams about food, joins a dieting group, and starts showing up at the gym. As the pounds begin to disappear, she expects everything else to fall neatly into place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConfidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRomance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHappiness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe life she always thought was waiting for her on the other side of weight loss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead, Lexie discovers that changing her body does not automatically change the way she feels about herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd becoming the woman she wants to be may require far more courage than stepping onto a treadmill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBon Bons to Yoga Pants is book 1 in The Health and Happiness Society by Katie Cross, an uplifting contemporary chick lit series about friendship, body image, health, personal growth, romance, and women learning to create happier lives on their own terms.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katie Cross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67766041116708,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/7927\/1460\/files\/2_03f3385a-239f-488c-bdef-cde667abac9e.png?v=1792460073"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/7927\/1460\/collections\/4.png?v=1791527148","url":"https:\/\/middlechildbooks.com\/collections\/audiobooks.oembed?page=2","provider":"Middle Child Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}