Reading this so soon after Hate List was really, really stupid. I need something light after this. Something that's not depressing, or twisted, and about messed up adolescences. 
 After having read, and mostly liking Anderson's Speak, I was excited to pick this up. I had no clue what it was about. I didn't read the back, I didn't look it up, but I dove into it cluelessly, which I think made it a little bit more enjoyable. I didn't know from the start that this was about anorexia (though it didn't take long to figure out at all.) Even still, I enjoyed picking up the clues in the first few pages before truly knowing. 
 The writing is very unique, and very lyrical. In my opinion, it's too poetic. The poetry took away from the story, and instead of flowing, it felt forced. In the end, it distracted instead of drawing my into the story. 
 However, you can tell that Anderson did her research. Her writing is heartfelt, terrifying, and so, so depressing. This is kind of that stereotypical sad, teen book about teen-problems that everyone reads at some point in their lives- whether for school, or any other reason. 
 Actual rating would be about 2.5 
 Now I need to go read something light. Like Flavia de Luce, I could use some Flavia de Luce.