A review by clarabooksit
Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying

emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

This YA graphic novel deals with some heavy topics, namely eating disorders and the death of a parent. While I can’t personally speak to the ED rep, I do think this book might be helpful to a young person dealing with that. Where this book lost me though is in how dismissed the grief is. The toxic relationship the mc has with her mother eclipses her own grief, which would’ve been fine and even realistic if that had been addressed but instead the death of her father felt like a bump in the road instead of the traumatic event it should’ve been. It made me angry. Anyway, the art is great.
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