thinandbeautiful.com

Hello there! Haven't posted a review in ages... but I'm back with another good book. :)



The book I'll be reviewing today is Thinandbeautiful.com. What a mouthful! But it's a really creative title and I love creative titles.



So this book is about a girl who's going through the puberty blues. Her body is changing and she's continuously becoming more and more conscious about her figure. In order to be satisfied with her body, she decides to start dieting. Which is harmless, right? As the days pass by she becomes more and more obsessed with dieting. Her friends and family aren't happy with the whole over-dieting thing and try to stop her. She begins to think that everyone hates her even though she's not doing anything wrong. But then she finds "thinandbeautiful.com", a dangerous Pro-Ana site that encourages her to continue her mission to be the thinnest possible.



It's a really interesting book. The author, Liane Shaw, states that she was once an anorexic, So I think this book is probably as realistic as it gets. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading reality themed books. So here's my good and bad points:



Good:



This book is a really good read, the type of book that you could read in a matter of a few days. I like the fact that it's a relevent story and the things that happen, (or most things, at least) happen in real life. It made me very conscious about anorexia. It's also a type of book many teenage girls can relate to. I find myself linking events in the book to events that happen to me in reality.



Bads:



As usual, I write reviews about the books I enjoy, so readers don't waste their time looking for poorly written books. So, I usually have a hard time deciding the bad points of the books.
So anyway, I guess what annoys me in most books is that there's usually a cheesy ending. Like, everyting works out after all these problems they had. I know, you can't have a book that's all tragic and sad, but I what irritates me is how quickly authors wind up the ending. In this particlar book, even though I personally can't think of another way to end the book, I don't like how everything works out so easily. Call me harsh, but I have to be. But still, don't let that put you off the book, it's a great book.

So, that's my review for thinandbeautiful.com. Hope you decide to try ot out! I give it a 8/10.



Happy reading! :)