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livlamentloathe's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A surprisingly complex story about a teen girl struggling to love herself when her definition of love isn’t the same as that of her family. I appreciate the candid portrayal of bulimia and disordered eating. I also loved that the focus was mostly on the friendship between Val and Jordan, rather than on a romance. The art was absolutely lovely, and I liked the writing style used for the story. A great book about love, loss, eating, and acceptance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
sentunderscore's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
surlyjackson's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Vomit
I forgot to read the description so I thought I was in for a spooky time, alas that was not the case. Instead I was met with a reflection of myself in high school, an Asian in a mostly white environment dealing with body dysmorphia that vomited most meals. Arguably it was much scarier to be confronted by this than a ghost story. The voice and writing style was very true to my own experience growing up, though the critique on my body from my mom was not as harsh as our protagonist's. The art style is beautiful, and I love the simplified color scheme of pinks, greens, and black. My only wish was for the recovery part to be more fleshed out, as progress does not happen as quickly as portrayed (usually). Also be careful of CW as it does contain a spoiler for the plot. Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!