The Art of Starving | 
pickThis book was intense in a way I wasn't excepting, but please don't ask me why because I do not know how to explain it in words. But Matt's story, which is also the author's story, drove home my belief we need to better accept mental health and learn how to help those close to us.
pickJust really really have to say this book is so absolutely freaking great. I loved every bit of it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read it pretty quickly, even did an assignment for my English class to where we had to do journal entries. And I used this book for 7 days. Today being my last one. I had so much to say and so many great quotes. For example "Rule #43 You are never alone, no matter how alone you think you are."
so-soFinished up this audiobook with some help from Fat Louie (and by help I do mean difficulty breathing he‘s a very large cat😂). I‘m definitely still processing the book- I enjoyed some parts of this book a lot, but it was a tough one as well. Definitely time for something lighter now! About 9 hours done of #24in48 📚
In a very timely #24in48 #hour12 #audiobook challenge, I just got back from a long (sweaty) walk while listening to this on audio. I got this on sale from Libro.fm, but I‘ve also used a family audible account sometimes. This book is tough and I struggle with the theme, but the narrator is great! It‘s one I‘m not sure if finish on paper but I‘m almost done with it now on audio.
#underrated #30JuneBooks
I have many favorite books, but these are a few I love and consider underrated. Definitely wish more people talked about them! 😭💜📚
@howjessreads
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Was in the mood for some more queer YA after reading A Gentleman‘s Guide to Vice and Virtue so I picked these two up at work today. I feel like I‘m going to need a lot of light reading to get through this holiday 😰
I saw Sam Miller speak at a book festival this year and he was reeeeally good so I‘m glad we had his book in.
#ya #lgbtq
pickThis award winning debut is intense. Matt is gay (in a town that isn‘t too accepting), concerned about his sister who left without a word (& what the boy who was the last to see her might know about it), & not eating...much. Matt refuses to believe he has an eating disorder even as the less he eats, the greater his powers grow. A powerful, heartbreaking YA book dealing with body image, eating disorders, toxic masculinity, sexuality & more.
This book won the 2017 Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book. It comes with rave reviews so I‘m looking forward to a good read. Assuming I finish, this will be a Book 20 of 50 in my epic quest to shrink my TBR stacks.
All of these books are due back sooner than later and I can‘t decide which one to start first. Aaaaaaaah. Let me keep them forever.
#librarytrouble #litsyloveslibraries #duedate
So, I have had no time to read for fun the past week or so, but I did meet my daughter at Chapters today for a coffee and a chat and ended up bringing these home...
Enjoying this more than I thought I would, in so much as one can enjoy an eating disorder book.
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Matt is a young teen who is gay and has to come to terms with his eating disorder, loving someone who is scared of coming out as gay as well his dysfunctional family and his missing sister. The book is full of mystery and suspense that kept me turning page after page just to know what happens next in the story.
A lot of times I ended up being teary eyed and just stared into space at how touching the words and emotions in this story were.
pickREVIEW · ★★★★☆
Full review at howlinglibraries.com!
An own-voice novel about a gay teen with an eating disorder? If you know my taste in contemporary novels, you had to know this one sparked my interest immediately! Thankfully, the lovely people at HarperTeen were so kind as to send me this gorgeous finished copy in exchange for an honest review!
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#lgbt #lgbtq #queerbooks
Oh, a finished copy for reviewing purposes? Don't mind if I do, HarperTeen 😍😍😍
