avafrankovsky 's review for:

Thin Girls by Diana Clarke

5.0

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this book completely knocked me off my feet; i was NOT expecting to love it as much as i did. eating disorder media is pretty much always questionable for me but this wasn’t triggering/ glorifying/ romanticizing (for me, at least- thoroughly read through the trigger warnings before reading yourself). lots of it resonated with me, and lots of it didn’t, but the most memorable aspect was the author’s writing style. effortlessly poetic but in a way that was still able to move the story along effectively and coherently, which i feel like is something a lot of writers with this style fall short on. the relationship between rose and lily was fascinating, and the romance between rose and mim developed so naturally and beautifully i didn’t realize how deeply i cared for them and their love story until i closed the book. this is one of those books that i’m putting aside on a list to buy a physical copy of later so i can highlight and annotate every other page. rose and lily’s journey through healing and recovery was depicted realistically but in a way that inspires hope- for them, and for yourself.