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

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

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

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

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

Girls Under Pressure should honestly be read by each and every girl living in this world. IT IS SO EDUCATIONAL (Girl-wise)!!! Let's get to the fun part then. The thing with this book is the way is has been written, by the point of view of our main character Ellie, who is one of the funniest characters Leggi tutto

This is honestly such an important book for me and I’m so glad I decided to read it again in my somewhat adult life. It tackles some really tricky topics but in such a way that it’s not so heavy but still gets across the seriousness. If I have children one day I will for sure hand these books down t Leggi tutto

Nàng này suy nghĩ giống như mình hồi trước, mỗi tội mình không bị ám ảnh kinh hoàng đến thế=))Gì mà ăn xong đi móc họng chứ?=))Bây giờ mình chẳng nghĩ đến giảm cân gì cả, chính mình hơi mũm mĩm tí thì có sao đâu, miễn vẫn có tiền mua sách là được rồi=)) Leggi tutto

This book has a lot of trigger warnings that I did not even think about when I was younger

This young adult novel gives a first person account of a 14 year old girl who develops an eating disorder. It gives a very simplistic version of a rapidly escalating and easily resolved case, that may not be particularly relatable to people suffering with an eating disorder. It does demonstrate how