Starvation by Molly Fennig – Review by Laura Furuta

Starvation by Molly Fennig
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Starvation
By Molly Fennig
5 out of 5 stars

This is a book that had me hooked from the very beginning and I didn’t want to put it down until the final page. It is the story of a young man named Wes McCoy. He is going through his life feeling that he is judged and always compared to his older brother. He tries to take control of the one thing he can, how much he eats. When tragedy strikes this only makes his situation harder to deal with as well as his relationships with others suffer. Wes is a character that I felt empathy for, and I cared about what happens to him. The book has heartbreaking moments that I found myself with tears in my eyes. The author does a wonderful job in bringing attention to how both the person with the eating disorder feels as well as those around them trying to understand. The story is a powerful one, and I found myself thinking about it even after I had finished it. This is a book that I would encourage others to read.

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