I was really annoyed with June Mae’s mother when June admits to not eating her mother’s reaction is not to encourage her to eat but to almost pat her on the back and say she wished she had June’s will power to not eat anything! The character I loved to hate was Erick/5(5). The book unfolds a little bit like a diary or as if June is actually talking to the reader. June describes herself as a liar, but she only ever tells one lie and that’s when she says “I’m not hungry”. It’s sad that June feels like she has no one to confide in, or rather she feels like she hasn’t got anyone/5(9). Website of young adult author Kate Karyus Quinn. Website of young adult author Kate Karyus Quinn. Home. Young Adult Books. Another Little Piece (Don't You) Forget About Me. Down With The Shine. Not Hungry. bio. Kindle Vella. Urban Fantasy. Mythverse. Down Dirty: Supernatural Cleaning Services. Powers of the Zodiac. Screwball Romance. The Show.
Website of young adult author Kate Karyus Quinn. Website of young adult author Kate Karyus Quinn. Home. Young Adult Books. Another Little Piece (Don't You) Forget About Me. Down With The Shine. Not Hungry. bio. Kindle Vella. Urban Fantasy. Mythverse. Down Dirty: Supernatural Cleaning Services. Powers of the Zodiac. Screwball Romance. The Show. Kate Karyus Quinn is an avid reader and menthol chapstick addict. After living in both California and Tennessee, she returned to her hometown of Buffalo, New York, and now lives there with her husband, three children and one enormous dog. She is the author of young adult novels Another Little Piece, (Don't You) Forget About Me, and Down With. NOT HUNGRY focused nearly entirely on the eating and body aspects of eating disorders and while some bullying and other underlying issues are shown, no connection is made to the disorder. I'm not sure if Quin ***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of NOT HUNGRY by Kate Karyus Quinn in exchange for my honest review.***.
Not Hungry by Kate Karyus Quinn is a YA story about June who is struggling with an eating disorder (unspecified binge eating/bulimia?) and is thrown into turmoil when the boy next door finds out her secret. I appreciate what this book was trying to do, but unfortunately it did not sit well with me. NOT HUNGRY. by Kate Karyus Quinn ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 1, Free verse provides an introspective voice for a teen struggling with an eating disorder. Unhappy with her weight, June engages in severe dieting and keeps her determined attempts to starve herself secret. When Toby moves in next door, she learns he has his own private shame. In fact, it's part of what drew me into Kate Karyus Quinn's Not Hungry. With that in mind, I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book. The fact of the matter is that Not Hungry deals with some very serious and, at times, disturbing issues that make the book an immensely difficult read. This is the kind of book that needs a lot of trigger warnings, and not just for its main theme of an eating disorder.
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