Read this in basically one sitting. As a southwest Chicago suburbs girlie, I got very excited when real places were mentioned (shoutout to the Annie ARead this in basically one sitting. As a southwest Chicago suburbs girlie, I got very excited when real places were mentioned (shoutout to the Annie Anne's in the Orland Mall that used to be by the Borders). I appreciated the complexity it showed within mental health- getting "better" takes a long time and isn't a straight path. We don't get a lot of eating disorder books for boys so it is nice to have another idea in your back pocket if you need that representation. Books in verse are hit or miss for me, but this one used the format in unique ways that worked for me as a reader ...more
I was surprised by how much I liked this. This is told in verse and I would highly recommend the audiobook done by the author. She does a great job ofI was surprised by how much I liked this. This is told in verse and I would highly recommend the audiobook done by the author. She does a great job of making every poem unique and with a lot of soul. It's an interesting character study. I think she does a good job of exploring a lot of tough topics with grace, highly recommend trying it out...more