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Big Boned audiobook

  • By: Meg Cabot
  • Narrator: Sandy Rustin
  • Category: Fiction, General
  • Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: November 08, 2016
  • Language: English
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Big Boned Audiobook Summary

Life is reasonably rosy for plus-size ex-pop star turned Assistant Dormitory Director and sometime sleuth Heather Wells. Her freeloading ex-con dad is finally moving out. She still yearns for her hot landlord, Cooper Cartwright, but her relationship with “rebound beau,” vigorous vegan math professor Tad Tocco, is more than satisfactory. Best of all, nobody has died lately in “Death Dorm,” the aptly nicknamed student residence that Heather assistant-directs. Of course every silver lining ultimately has some black cloud attached. And when the latest murdered corpse to clutter up her jurisdiction turns out to be her exceedingly unlovable boss, Heather finds herself on the shortlist of prime suspects–along with the rabble-rousing boyfriend of her high-strung student assistant and an indecently handsome young campus minister who’s been accused of taking liberties with certain girls’ choir members.

With fame beckoning her back into show business (as the star of a new kids’ show!) it’s a really bad time to get wrapped up in another homicide. Plus Tad’s been working himself up to ask her a Big Question, which Heather’s not sure she has an answer for . . .

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Big Boned Audiobook Narrator

Sandy Rustin is the narrator of Big Boned audiobook that was written by Meg Cabot

Meg Cabot’s many books for both adults and tweens/teens have included multiple global and #1 New York Times bestsellers, selling over twenty-five million copies worldwide. Her Princess Diaries series has been published in more than 38 countries and was made into several hit films by Disney. Meg is still waiting for her real parents, the king and queen, to restore her to her rightful throne. She currently lives in Key West, FL, with her husband and various cats.

About the Author(s) of Big Boned

Meg Cabot is the author of Big Boned

Big Boned Full Details

Narrator Sandy Rustin
Length 7 hours 54 minutes
Author Meg Cabot
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date November 08, 2016
ISBN 9780062659811

Subjects

The publisher of the Big Boned is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, General

Additional info

The publisher of the Big Boned is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062659811.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Sara

January 03, 2008

OH MY GOSH!!I love Heather Wells (the main character). She is so relatable it's sometimes scary. Having been an avid fan of the Heather Wells character since I read the first page of 'Size 12 is not fat', I've avidly followed this series written by Meg Cabot.I'm not usually a fan of chick lit, but the balance of humor, mystery, characters etc in these books makes them so much fun to read. Heather is a pop tween hit turned college worker just trying to make a living. Shes funny, in love with Cooper (but then after you read these books, you'll find you, the reader, are in love with Cooper also), she loves her food, and doesn't apologise for loving food, especially junk food and coffee.This third installment of 'The Heather Wells Mystery' collection is as lovable as the previous two 'Size 12 is not fat' and 'Size 14 is not fat either'. (I shout a yell of agreement merely at the titles). The books are easy to read, yet Cabot still manages to weave a clever mystery into them, so the answers don't leap out of the page at you. There's enough going on that the mystery doesn't take total precedent of the story, there are small yarns going on around Heather which your always eager as to what will happen next.I'm rather giddy at having finished it and getting the ending I was hoping to read, (my heart and head went into literal meltdown) and at the same time I was sad that I'd finished reading the book. But then I can read all three over again and I've also heard that Cabot has another HW mystery in the pipeline to be written.Definitely recommend to chick lit lovers, to those readers who enjoy a bit of humor, lovable hunky roommates and scatty heroines who work in the 'Death Dorm' of New York College. And people who appreciate their food, and coffee, and don't worry about calorie content to any extreme degree.

Jennifer

June 23, 2020

This book was missing some of the stuff I loved in the first two books of the series. But it did have something the others didn't which salvaged the rating and leaves me ready for the next book. This one was pretty unique, in that Heather really didn't try to get sucked into the investigation in this one. The other books she was much more actively participating. This time she had the sense to mostly stay out of it. I'm interested to see how the next one goes, since there have been minor changes to each book. It is a bit weird how much of a bigger deal everybody around Heather made of this murder, just because it was an employee instead of a student. I realize the first book nobody but Heather thought it was a murder. But the second book? That was some horrific stuff and the supporting cast was a lot more nonchalant.

Kristi

October 26, 2008

I was so excited to finally read this book! I’m a huge fan of the Heather Wells mysteries, and I couldn’t wait to see what one of my favorite heroines had in store for me this time. I must say that it was better than I expectedSo, the last we’d heard from Heather, she had just met her remedial math teacher who turned out to be a hottie. Now, in Big Boned, remedial math teacher Tad is now Heather’s boyfriend! Which is totally forbidden, since it’s against the rules for teachers to date students. Anyway, they’ve been dating for three months now. Tad is a vegetarian, loves to run and doesn’t own a television. Why is Heather dating him again, oh right, he’s hot.One morning after Heather goes for a run for Tad, well sorta run, she finds her boss dead in his office. Death dorm scores again, I mean death residence hall. Poor Owen he was shot right through the head, but nobody seems to sad about it since the guy was apparently a jerk.But once again Heather Wells is on the case, even though she is not supposed to be. All of my favorite characters; Magda, Gavin, Sarah, and of course Heather’s and my personal favorite Cooper, make an appearance.Gavin still has a crush on Heather, but he had found a new girl to like named Jamie. Jamie seems to think that she is the reason for Owen's death, since she has an appt. with him that morning to turn in the new Reverend Mark. Who apparently likes to get a little touchy feely with the choir girls, if you know what I mean. Even Sarah has been bitten by the love bug. Who would have saw that coming, not me!. She has fallen for the murse wearing Sebastian who happens to have a gun in his murse that was used to shoot Owen. But of course Sarah knows he is innocent, so it is up to Heather to find the real killer.On top of all her work related problems, Heather's dad wants to turn her into a female version of the Wiggles. As in singing songs to little kids about going to the potty! Needless to say Heather isn't exactly thrilled. Plus, Tad tells her that he has a very important question to ask her, when the timing is right. Could there be wedding bells in the future? To bad Heather is in love with another man. A.K.A. Cooper!Big Boned has moved into my number one Heather Wells book spot, and I’m am really hoping there is going to be another. There has to be! My only complaint is that I wish it would have been longer!

Keris

December 21, 2007

This is the third novel in the Heather Wells series, following Size 12 is Not Fat and Size 14 is Not Fat Either. Personally, I think this might just be the best in the series, albeit a seemingly quicker read than the others. But truly? They're all brilliant. Heather, despite being a former pop princess, is a down-to-earth, funny character who's instantly lovable and easy to relate to. I'd advise you to read the other two books in the series first, although it's pretty easy to follow up and Meg's witty writing style is as fabulous as always.But I have to say, there is one heck of a downside to this book.It's For the rest of the review, please visithttp://www.trashionista.com/2007/12/b...

Stephanie

January 10, 2021

Funny, light hearted, entertaining and easy. And if you listen to the audio, the narrator is terrific! Looking forward to the next Heather Wells story!

Ren Puspita

April 19, 2021

3,5 bintang Dari tiga buku pertama, bisa dibilang Big Boned ini agak lemah dalam segi misterinya, walau romansanya malah lebih kental. Mungkin yang doyan romens (ya kayak gue lah wkwk) akan senang, tapi yang doyan misteri (ya gue juga sih) akan merasa kurang puas. Kasusnya kali ini cuma bosnya Heather ditembak di kepala dari luar ruangannya dan sialnya (atau beruntung?), lagi - lagi yang nemuin si bos tergeletak tak bernyawa ya, Heather lagi, Heather lagi. Padahal Heather aslinya lagi senang2nya abis lari pagi (walau saking ga kuatnya, sampai bilang rahimnya jatuh di jalanan. Gue juga paham lari itu capek buat cewe obese, lol. Tapi ya g sampe rahimnya copot :)) ) sama pacarnya, Tad Tocco (loh terus, Cooper kemana? Entar, ada lanjutannya. Sabaar) dan kayaknya Tad mau ngelamar Heather (Heather antara senang sama bingung, karena aslinya dia masih cinta-tak-berbalas ke Cooper). Parahnya lagi, Heather ga terlalu suka sama (mantan) bosnya yang satu ini. Tapi bukan Heather namanya kalau ga jadi amateur sleuth (lagi) walau sudah diperingatkan sama Cooper dan Detektif Canavan buat ga usah bikin penyelidikan sendiri (lagi dan lagi).Gue merasa pemecahan kasus misterinya termasuk agak simple dan ga banyak cingcong. Plus buku ini emang terasa banget lebih tipis dari dua pendahulunya. Entah karena kualitas kertas (kertas koran super tipis) atau jumlah halamannya (yang ternyata juga lebih dikit. Pantesan.) Heather tetep saja "ajaib", tetap banyak monolog dramatis plus histeris, yang menurut gue ya itulah menariknya seri Heather Wells ini. Heather ini salah satu contoh heroine yang mau ga mau pembaca bakal merasa terkoneksi, karena di luar komentar - komentar ajaibnya, Heather emang beneran punya hati yang sangat baik dan besar. Salah satu contohnya, adalah mau membantu Sarah, asisten mahasiswa yang sejak buku 1 sudah bawel dan bener - bener menyebalkan. Gue ga yakin mau temenan sama Sarah dikehidupan nyata, lol. Tapi toh dengan segala kekurangan Sarah (apalagi Sarah hobinya nyindirin Heather dan suka heboh sendiri), Heather tetap mau membantu saat kecengan Sarah dituduh jadi pembunuh (mantan) bosnya Heather.Emang sih, tante Cabot ga cuma bikin satu tapi lebih "red herring" di kasus ini, dan bagi gue ini cukup menarik. Hanya saja pemecahan kasusnya itu bagi gue kurang memuaskan. Kayak (view spoiler)[ tahu - tahu saja Heather bisa nebak kalau pelaku penembakan si bos itu ya mantan istri si bos. Ya tiba - tiba saja, like "cling!". (hide spoiler)]. Ditambah kalau kamu pikir Heather sudah belajar dari kasus buku 1 dan 2, dimana JANGAN mengkonfrontasi si pelaku...ya anda akan kecewa :))). Karena Heather MENGULANGINYA lagi. Tapi seperti halnya kucing yang punya sembilan nyawa, Heather masih bisa beruntung karena dia selamat. Walau ini semacam plot device yang (kayaknya) sering dipakai di banyak novel - novel tema serupa, I kid you not. Jangan coba - coba menghadapi pelaku pembunuhan sendiri. Tanpa bala bantuan. Jadilah seperti Kindaichi/Conan/Sherlock/Poirot saat menyudutkan pelaku, di hadapan banyak orang tentunya. Bukannya main jadi jagoan.Yang penasaran sama hubungan Heather - Cooper, akhirnya, the ship is SAILING. Terus gimana nasib Tad? Ya ga gimana - gimana, gue ga akan terlalu spoiler kenapa Heather akhirnya ga jadi sama Tad, tapi alasan Cooper cemburu juga lucu sih. Ni cowok berlagak cool selama dua buku pertama, tapi endingnya dia ga sanggup juga lihat Heather sama cowok lain :P. Yang penting, love is in the air. Karena ga cuma Heather yang dapat ending bahagia, tapi teman - temannya juga (termasuk si Gavin yang nyentrik).Gue merasa kayaknya Tante Cabot hanya bermaksud bikin seri Heather Wells ini sebagai trilogy, karena emang kayaknya ceritanya Heather cukup sampe di Big Boned ini (dia selamat dari percobaan pembunuhan berkali - kali, dapat happy ending juga sama Cooper). Tapi ternyata masih ada lanjutannya di Size 12 and Ready to Rocks yang ditulis 5 tahun kemudian setelah Big Boned terbit (edisi aslinya terbit tahun 2007, Size 12 and Ready to Rocks tahun 2012). Gue sih ga keberatan buat baca "antik"nya si Heather, karena kalau urusan humor dan sarkasme, Tante Cabot emang juaranya

Mary

January 29, 2018

Solid narration. Weirdly I remembered almost nothing about the actual plot of the book so it was fun feeling like I was reading it again for the first time.

Ilia

June 15, 2022

I just love Heather and all her crazy side characters. This one has nice happy ending ❤️

Anu

June 25, 2018

This is my second Meg Cabot - Heather Wells book. These books are kinda fun. If you are looking for deep, complicated mysteries, this is not your book. On the other hand, it is a perfect on the beach or stuck at the airport book. Also, I really like the main character Heather Wlls. She is so real, sometimes so scatter brained, it is funny. Fifteen things are happening all around her st the same time and she has to keep jumping from one to another, it is hilarious!! So all in all , an easy good read

Maria

March 01, 2020

I'm loving all the books in the Heather Wells series!"Is your boss in? Because I think we'd better speak to him.""Well," I say. "That's going to be hard.""Why, for heaven's sake?" Brian wants to know."Because he got shot in the head yesterday," I reply.Brian flinches. But Mr. Rosetti just nods."It happens," he says, with a shrug.

Chiblutis

April 07, 2019

My personal favourite of the Heather Wells series {so far}!

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