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Joined At The Joints by Marissa Eller

I really loved this, plus it has a very pretty cover. Ivy loves cooking, has severe social anxiety, and was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis a year ago. All summer, she’s basically just stayed inside and watched cooking shows. But now school’s starting, and her also chronically ill sister and mother are trying to convinceContinue reading “Joined At The Joints by Marissa Eller”

The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall

This was super cute! My only qualm about it was it used everyone’s full name a weird amount of times. Hollis is just trying to survive high school, which as an anxious fat girl, is proving to be difficult. But her boyfriend Chris makes it easier. Hollis wants to start playing Secrets and Sorcery—the fictionalContinue reading “The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall”

Light Enough To Float by Lauren Seal

This was such a sad, and in the end, hopeful novel in verse. I loved this. Evie has just been diagnosed with anorexia, and immediately admitted into an inpatient treatment facility. She desperately wants to leave, to go home. But her doctors refuse until she’s healthier. Everyday is full of calorie loading and therapy sessions,Continue reading “Light Enough To Float by Lauren Seal”

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

This…is an amazing book. It was maybe a bit too gory for me, specifically, but it’s still a very good book. Benji is on the run from the cult that unleashed Armageddon and practically destroyed the world’s population. The cult that raised him. The cult that told him over and over that he was aContinue reading “Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White”

Starfish by Lisa Fipps

This is a middle grade novel in verse, so it’s geared for a bit younger audience than the books I normally read, but it’s still great. Ellie has been bullied and made fun of for being fat her whole life. Her own mother forces her to diet constantly, and everyone at school calls her Splash,Continue reading “Starfish by Lisa Fipps”