Welcome to Litsy!

It was ok. Way too long and definitely too wordy. Cute graphics throughout the book and I enjoyed her alter ego.

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What is louder than hunger? The voice in his head telling him he is a loser who shouldn‘t eat, doesn‘t deserve to eat. This portrait of a young boy suffering from anorexia and those determined to help him is inspiring. The voice feels genuine and telling the story in verse was genius.

Bought on a whim. Read in a day. I love a twisty turny political thriller.

First off, trigger warning for diet culture and eating disorders, particularly anorexia. This book deals heavily with anorexia and the toxic diet industry, so please be aware of that. I thought the book did a good job exploring these two topics. I found all the discussion on the diet industry and how it is designed to fail to be so fascinating.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/02/19/review-what-we-give-away-bold-jou...

I loved this book when it came out and felt the connection to "Frannie" that everyone told me I would feel about Holden Caulfield...I enjoyed getting to step back into this world

This novel is aimed at middle grade readers, but held me captive for sure. Jake charts his challenges with anorexia and OCD in this heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful novel in verse. Jake and his grandmother share a love of musical theatre and reading. But he struggles to connect with friends his own age and fights off a very controlling voice in his head that is causing him great suffering. This beautiful book shares Jake's journey to healing.

A story of a thirteen year old boy that gets bullied at school and develops an eating disorder. It becomes so severe he gets sent to an inpatient facility . He struggles with opening up to his doctors & peers, trying different foods ,and dealing with his beloved but sick grandmother.

I‘ve already finished one book in September. Which is one more than I finished in August. So, I‘ve got that going for me. In my defense, today was my first day off work since July 28th. Here‘s to a much better month of reading (and relaxing). #BookspinBingo

Forgot to post my August #Roll100 picks. I had already read 29, so I subbed it for my next #192025 read.

@PuddleJumper - I know you picked the red dice because of how hot it‘s been. I hope putting them in the pool helps cool things off a bit! 😎