Girls in stress

A decent attempt at writing about a topic the author did not fully understand- I read this book twice, once when I was very young, and again a week ago, a few months into recovery from my own eating disorder. While this book is informative about anorexia, bulimia and EDNOS (the symptoms, effects and Leggi tutto

Girls Under Pressure can read quite heavy for anybody who has struggled with self-esteem and body image issues. The topic of eating disorders is covered with Ellie’s negative self talk leading into bulimia, and then the character Zöe being in the thralls of anorexia, so please proceed with caution i Leggi tutto

Book two of the four-part "Girls" series, featuring three best friends as they grow into adolescence. Our protagonist, Ellie, is a very realistic character - I certainly felt the best connection with her whilst reading the series for the first time. This book is more grown up than the first; Ellie a Leggi tutto

So there's a lot happening in this book: Ellie has become obsessed with her weight and wants to lose some, Nadine has the opportunity to become a model and Magda has an identity crisis when she finds out local boys think she's 'easy'. Oh and suddenly Dan has become very distant with Ellie.. I've read Leggi tutto

This is a really difficult one for me. I had a lot of issues with my eating when I was a teenager and I can't help but see some of my thought processes in this book, which I would have read around the same time. This book handles some really difficult topics, surrounding body image, anorexia and bul Leggi tutto

I absolutely should not have been reading this as a 12 year old

I have chosen this book to review as it is one that particularly stands out in my mind going back to my earlier years of finishing primary school and entering second level. This writing is based around a young girl who begins, in the shadow of her “skinny beautiful model” friends, to self deprecate Leggi tutto

I started reading this book Two weeks ago and I loved it. It not only relates to how I feel but I am pretty sure it related to many of my friends and other girls out there. This book opened my eyes into knowing how important it is to take care of my body. The main characters are three best friends: Mag Leggi tutto

I have given this a 1 star because it is a TERRIBLE book for teenage girls to be reading. I first read this when I was 13/14 and it supported my eating disorders and so I loved it as it helped me keep track of crash dieting and obsessive excercising. I have since re-read this as an adult and I am ash Leggi tutto