Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson

Well, here we go... first post. Lets do this!
    Well, I have a slightly strange taste in books. I like darker themes, if you know what I mean. For example, I read this AMAZING book not to long ago called Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson.

    This book is about a young teen named Lia. The book opens with Lia getting the news that her best friend, Cassie, who was bulimic, has died under unknown circumstances. Lia herself is struggling with anorexia, which rises in severity as the book goes on.
    This book pulled on my heartstrings like no other. It was almost like I could feel Lia's inner turmoil of thinking she wasn't good enough, that her thighs were too big, or her stomach popped out too much. Near the middle of the book, it got to the point where she had to put weights in her bathrobe to convince her stepmother that she wasn't losing weight, when in fact, she was spiraling down into nothingness.
    This book has multiple flashbacks into their childhood, one showing how her best friend's bulimia started. I must admit, this book can get very graphic, so if you're really squeamish, I don't recommend this book. But in other cases, if you like darker themes in your books, this is an AMAZING choice, and it will keep you going, wondering, until the very end. :)