Wintergirls

Title: Wintergirls
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Rating: 9.5

Summary: Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. But then Cassie suffers the ultimate lost-her-life and Lia is left behind, haunted by her friends memory and racked with guilt for not being able to help save her.

My Review: This book is really shocking and sad, but can totally put your life into plain view, just the way Lia does. The battle that she goes through is very realistic. You become so familiar with her and find yourself on the edge of your seat when nearing the end of this novel. You follow her on her jouney as she tries to conquer her battles on a different path than what she's been taking, becoming stronger day by day.