Review: Mammoth by Jill Baguchinsky

Mammoth
By Jill Baguchinsky
My Rating:  Stars

Hardcover, 304 pages

Published November 6th 2018

Summary From Goodreads:

The summer before her junior year, paleontology geek Natalie Page lands a coveted internship at an Ice Age dig site near Austin. Natalie, who’s also a plus-size fashion blogger, depends on the retro style she developed to shield herself from her former bullies, but vintage dresses and perfect lipstick aren’t compatible with prospecting for fossils in the Texas heat. But nothing is going to dampen Natalie’s spirit — she’s exactly where she wants to be, and she gets to work with her hero, a rock-star paleontologist who hosts the most popular paleo podcast in the world. And then there’s Chase the intern, who’s seriously cute, and Cody, a local boy who’d be even cuter if he were less of a grouch.

It’s a summer that promises to be about more than just mammoths.

Until it isn’t.

When Natalie’s hero turns out to be anything but, and steals the credit for one of her accomplishments, Nat has to unearth the confidence she needs to stand out in a field dominated by dudes. To do this, she’ll have to let her true self shine, even if that means defying all the rules for the sake of a major discovery.

My Review:

This was a pretty solid novel. I usually like a little more romance in my books, and this had a little, but it mostly focused on Natalie staying true to herself, learning that she's perfect just the way she is, doing what she loves, and standing up for herself even when it's scary af.

I loved how passionate Natalie was about paleontology and her fashion blog, and just her personality in general. I liked her relationship with *spoiler redacted* and thought they were perfect together, and I was so glad when she finally stopped obsessing over whatshisface.

I liked the fashion blog aspect
 I liked the character development that happened in this book as well. Natalie was dealt a pretty unfair hand at times, but she kept fighting, and in the end, it worked out for her.