Summary from Barnes and Noble:"Dead girl walking," the boys say in the halls.
"Tell us your secret," the girls whisper, one toilet to another.
I am that girl.
I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through.
I am the bones they want, wired on a porcelain frame.
Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friend's restless spirit.
This book was intense and hard to read at times. I think having a daughter now makes me even more disturbed about this kind of thing.
I loved the writing. Loved the strike-through text. Loved seeing into Lia's mind, and felt myself pleading with her as I read. I was in tears several times, and felt emotionally drained by the time I finished the book.
I think every girl has felt unhappy about how they look at some point, or wanted to have control over SOMETHING in their life when things felt out of control. This would be a great book for any girl to read. I think the author did a lot of great research, and it felt very real.
Rated: 4.5/5
Glad to hear this is so good. I'm finally next in line for my library's copy. Hopefully it will come in soon.
ReplyDeleteHey you know what! When I read this review, I actually went to the library to borrow it the next day which was this afternoon! And I've already completed reading it! OMG, I was engrossed. :D Haha.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Singapore btw! :D