Underneath It All by Anita Davis 
Monica Sutton has spent most of her life detesting her reflection. Her best friends love her no matter what, but she just cannot see the woman they see in her. She finally decides to do something about the way she looks and discovers herself during the process. Her long time crush Keith returns home. They connect, but will a secret from her past hinder her future with him?
Underneath It All introduces us to Monica Sutton, a single hardworking woman who is dealing with self-esteem issues. Monica feels that her weight is standing in the way of finding true love. Being overweight has always been a “shadow” that Monica can’t seem to escape. With encouragement from her close sister friends, Monica embarks on a weight loss journey to shed the pounds but ends up gaining so much more.
This story resonated with me because I know the struggles of being overweight, especially in today’s society. One of the things that I’m learning is to love myself where I am today! There’s nothing more beautiful than self-love.
Author Anita Davis did an exceptional job of taking readers through Monica’s discovery of self-love. There were so many gems the author dropped in this book, and I especially loved the poetry.
Reviewed by: Orsayor
Now it’s time for me to let my reviewer cap lean to the side so I can give you my unfiltered thoughts on this story.
Chile… When Keith slid his way on the scene, I lost it. I understand Monica wanting to be cautious, but I wanted to jump through the book and pinch her arm. Get your man!! But I won’t spoil it for anyone who hasn’t read the book. I do wish I had a girlfriend circle like Monica and her friends. I can’t wait to learn more about the other characters, because I know there’s more juicy secrets – Underneath It All. (Pun Intended)
About Anita Davis
Anita Davis writes women’s fiction fused with clean contemporary romance and seeks to encourage, engage, and entertain her readers.
Anita is a former elementary teacher born and raised in Chicago. Although she wrote short stories much of her childhood, she didn’t unlock and cultivate her passion as a writer until she became a writing teacher for middle school students. The more she had to create sample writings for her students, the more she realized her passion and ability to tell stories in the written form. She decided to hone her craft as a writer by completing her Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing via National University. She now pursues writing books most of her time, in addition to being a flight attendant and a substitute teacher. She is Co-Founder of Book Euphoria, a group of Chicago authors bound by their love of literature. Book Euphoria hosts Book It Chicago bi-annually, a literary event series and they also founded the empowerment movement, Black Girl Passion.
