The way that Ellie describes herself in this book can be quite difficult and certainly, the second half of the book does get quite hard to deal with. It still has plenty of fun and silliness but Ellie is in a much darker place and the novel isn’t afraid to show the harsh realities of teenage life. It has a much more mature tone but without feeling too heavy. This has the feel of a completely different book to that last one.
But what will happen when Ellie starts to suspect that Zoe is taking things a little too far? The only ally that she seems to have is Zoe, a girl in the year above. Though, really, all Ellie can think about is her weight. At the same time, Ellie’s sort-of boyfriend Dan is pulling away from her, her father is acting suspiciously, and her friend Magda is getting into bother with boys. It starts a chain of events that soon leads Ellie down a path of extreme diets and exercise. The slim and striking Nadine is picked to take part in a modelling competition after being spotted at an audition at a shopping centre. Wilson has an understanding of teenage girls and this series really taps into that mindset.Įllie and her friends are back in the sequel to Girls In Love and things are changing. This is a book that really showed me the awful realities of anorexia in a way that connected to my life. In a way that helped me come to terms with my own feelings about the subject when I was a teenager. It handles the topic of body image and eating disorders in such a delicate and relatable way. I know Jacqueline Wilson has seen a lot of criticism for dealing with such unsavoury topics but I’m glad this novel existed when I was a teenager. It’s a much more mature novel than the first one and it handles some important issues. I loved this series when I was a teenager and I this was the book that resonated with me the most. It’s something I’ve already addressed here on the blog and it does make me rather biased. Of course, it might also be the fact that this book means a lot to me. Although, the time between finishing the book and writing this might explain why it’s proving a bit difficult.
I loved being one of the stop’s on the Inside the Sun Virtual Book Tour.
I’d actually finished Girls Under Pressure at the weekend but I couldn’t post my review until today. I’d been finishing the other books in two nights but this is proving a bit trickier. So, I’m not actually getting as much reading done. Unfortunately, that is a little bit longer than the rest and I’m quite busy with work stuff at the moment. I’m pleased to announce that I’m currently on book 3 of Jacqueline Wilson’s Girls series.
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