A review by bunnikazz
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Winter girls is a sad, but very real depiction of a teen with an eating disorder. The book itself is sort of slow to begin with, but it’s full of just plain sadness. As a teen who was apart of eating disorder communities, the groups of online people encouraging others to starve themselves is extremely real and it’s terrifying. 

This book is too real, and it’s heartbreaking. I only recommend this book if you’re going through an eating disorder or have in the past and are mentally capable of handling it. Because it doesn’t feel like it’s screaming recovery, it’s more so screaming “keep going.” Even though the ending of hope.