wintergirls

hey, its haley, and as promised im going to review the book wintergirls by laurie halse anderson. if your wondering why her name sounds familiar it might be because she is also the author of speak. before i begin i would like to give a shout out to nerdfighters, if you go to the youtube channel sxephil you will find that john green interviewed philip defranco at vidcon just the other day. i love phil and john, so seeing them be hilarious together was the best thing ever!

anyway, now the review.

wintergirls is a book about a girl named lia, shes about 18 years old and is battling anorexia, bulimia, depression, and cutting herself. she feels like her parents dont really care and her younger step sister is her only escape. to top it all off, her best friend, cassie, recently died.

cassie and lia were best friends who made a blood pact. that one would be skinnier than the other. thus, cassie became the puker and lia became the faster. about a month before cassie died, she and lia stopped talking to each other. they continued to get skinnier and skinnier though.

on the night cassie died, alone in a motel room due to her weight, or lack thereof, she called lia. 33 times. lia did not answer.

this book was so good, i could not put it down, for real, and i kept thinking about lia and cassie long after i had stopped reading it. 5 stars! this book is not for the weak of stomach because at one point the cutting is pretty intense. otherwise, love it!!!! i got my copy at barnes and nobel for 10$, but you can always go to the library!