Perfect

As eating disorder books go, Perfect by Natasha Friend is pretty standard. It checks off all the movie-of-the-week cliches while remaining largely unsatisfying. However for junior high students, Perfect is....well....perfect. Detailed without being graphic. To sum up: If you're over 13 years-old, re......more

Perfect is about eating disorders and teenage pain, and it's absolutely brilliant. This story is incredibly short and incredibly powerful. I don't know exactly why this book stands out. Maybe it's the emotional touch. Isabelle and Ashley both come off as incredibly real characters, despite the short......more

I had a hard time deciding on rating this book. I didn't know if I wanted to give it 3 stars or 4 stars. Then, i finally decided with 3.5 stars. Normally when I expect to read pink, little book like this one, I don't expect the tone to be dark even if the back of the book already said that it was. Ea......more

3 stars. A pretty basic novel about eating disorders (bulimia). Considering its aimed for 10-13 year olds I found it to be pretty good for that age range. It's one I'd recommend for that age group mainly.......more

This is a YA book that I would definitely recommend to teenage girls. Friend has a simple, pleasant writing style that makes the novel a quick read, yet she still hits home on the issues of bulemia, loss of a parent, and most importantly, appearance vs. reality in the world of teenage girls. The pro......more