Two Weeks Under - a novel full of suspense, realism and weight-loss desperation

December 4, 4:40 PMSt. Louis Low-Carb ExaminerAmy Dungan

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Riveting and eerily real in many ways

"How far would you go to have the prefect body?"

In Two Weeks Under author Rivka Tadjer eerily portrays the drastic lengths many will take to achieve a specific number on the scale or a certain size in our closets.  And while most of us would probably think twice about agreeing to a vanity coma to lose weight, I can admit there were times when I would have done almost anything to see the pounds melt away. We are a society inundated with perfection. And in the majority’s eyes, perfection is stick thin. To quote Mrs. Tadjer “Size zero.  Who decided that was a size?” (I’d say it’s a non-size.)

 This book is full of thrill and chills to the very end. I was spellbound by the characters and their quirky, but realistic non-perfect personalities. The finale keeps you guessing right up to the epilogue. And Tadjer nails our human nature in such a way that it makes you really analyze yourself and your priorities. I’m telling you, this would make one blockbuster of a movie.

 I do need to warn you that if books had ratings, this one would be a solid R. It does contain strong language, sexual references and violence.