"Wake up genius." So begins King’s instantly riveting story about a vengeful reader. Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.A masterful, intensely suspenseful novel about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes far too far-a book about the power of storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes King introduced in Mr. It’s heartbreaking, raw, and real, and such an incredible story. I believe that this book is a must-read for anyone interested in young adult books dealing with social issues, mental-health, and loss. It shows the emotional side of anorexia, as well as how horrible events in someone’s life can lead them to make such choices.
This book is an incredible journey of self discovery and healing, as well as a look into the life of girls with eating disorders. It was so easy to be drawn into her world and feel these things with her. But the emotions that Stevie felt were raw and incredible. She couldn’t stand the other girls at the treatment center, and the therapist annoyed her more than anything. She hated that her dad sent her to the treatment center. She was angry at her mother for leaving the family. Stevie was angry and bitter at the death of her brother. While Stevie’s attitude toward pretty much everything made was irritating at times, Meg Haston created a character that was so real. She plans on doing everything in her power to end her life on the anniversary, and she’s sure that no one at the treatment center can stop her. With the one year anniversary of Josh’s death rapidly approaching, she has no intention of living past that day. She eats very rarely, constantly losing a great deal of weight, and the only one who seems to say anything at all is Josh.Įventually Stevie’s drinking and not eating gets out of hand, and her father sends her to an eating disorder treatment center for sixty days, where she will hopefully gain some of the weight back and start eating again. After Stevie’s mother left the family (she moved out of the country), Stevie believes that her mother no longer loved her, and that she isn’t worthy of her love anyway, because she’s just too much.
She lives with her dad and her older brother, Josh, who we find out has recently passed away, and Stevie believes she is responsible for his death.
The book follows Stevie, who is seventeen, and having a really rough time with…well…everything. It was one of those books that I wasn’t sure if I was going to like, but by the end, I found it amazingly well written and enjoyable. It took me a while to figure out what kinds of things to say about this book.
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