To All The Books I've Read Before

Skin and Bones

*Can't find the book or the author on Wattpad anymore.*

Title - Skin and Bones
Author - rxmination
Started - 22th July, 2020
Finished - 24th July, 2020
Heart list - ❤🧡💛💚

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(While reading)
Urgh. That feeling of not being good enough sucks. All I want to do rn is get into the book and hug Nevaeh real tight.

How did I manage to read two absolutely amazing books back to back? Wattpad really needs a bookmark or highlight option. How am I supposed to save these sentences for future?

(After reading)
It's 1.30 am. I just read the last chapter and it ended. I don't know how. I mean I just started reading it yesterday evening. You slept after reading 41 chapters yesterday. Well, okay. I thought there would be epilogue too. Maybe it's not out yet.

To be honest, I had been avoiding reading this book for two months. I wasn't ready to read any serious stuff. It's the most realistic book I've ever read, I guess. I don't know what to say. This book is really good and deserves all the love.

Nevaeh... uhm, she has a eating disorder. I didn't even know there was a thing like that until I came across this book. Her parents are almost never home. Her elder twin brothers ( I used to think twins are rare, not in fictional world tho) are in college. Overall, she has a family who seem to have forgotten that she exists. She doesn't have any friends.

She thinks she's fat and ugly and that's why everyone, even her parents are ignoring her. So she does what her brain tells her to, starves herself. She goes days or even weeks without eating anything, excessively exercising. After reading a few chapters all I could think of was how terrible it all was. Feeling guilty for feeding your body what it needs, I can't even imagine.

Adrian is totally opposite to Nevaeh. He has loving parents who are doctors. Two younger sisters who are so sweet. He's a footballer (quite difficult to find a wattpad book where the male lead isn't an athlete). Has friends popular at school as 'untouchables'. Altogether, he's living in a safe bubble where everything is perfect. Until he meets Nevaeh.

We can say it's cliche that the popular guy suddenly notices the girl no one notices, finds out what she's hiding and then helps her get out of the mess. Well, this book is different, as I said before, it's realistic. If it was any other book, I can imagine the guy curing her with his swoony looks and charming words. Here, after almost dying, Nevaeh is sent to a recovery centre where therapists and doctors help her with ED and mental health. Adrian is there for emotional support when her family isn't, but she's not depended on him.

Her family took a while to be family. Her father seemed to care a little for her from start but her mother was being difficult. She couldn't understand how eating can be hard for someone. But she tried, that's all that matters. Her brothers made me question if I ever wasn't there when my sisters needed me in last two years.

Adrian is too good to be true. He's footballer and popular but other than that he's nothing like other watty guys. He cries, he blushes. He's sensitive. The way he panicked when he saw Nev crying while cutting onions, god, that was sweet. And him talking to his sisters while braiding their hair, that was the cutest thing. I really loved reading the chapters in his POV.

I'm not going to talk about other characters. You'll meet them if you read the book. But I want to talk about Alexia. Anyone would agree that she had been a bitch to Nevaeh at first. She thought she was helping, but it actually made things worse. But she was also suffering. I'm really glad that she and Nev became besties. They both deserved a friend who understood what they were going through without having to say.

If I've learned anything in last some months, then it is that every single person on this planet is fighting their own battle. And they are so good at hiding it that even their closest people won't suspect a thing. They deserve someone to be there with them and support them to get through it.

I've always avoided reading books with serious issues, 'cause that's not what one reads while trying to escape reality. I read somewhere that read to not escape the reality but to get a better look at reality or something like that. Since I don't have anything other than college admissions to stress about, this is the time to read all these books instead of cheesy teenfics which are preparing for disappointment in real world (I'm done with them, hopefully).

So, what I was saying was that I haven't read such books before. I don't know what I should've expected. But this book handles the issue very well. The author has not written it out of blue or amateurishly. She has done research.
The EDs, depression, panic attacks everything is expressed in a right way.

The arguments Nev had in her head. I felt her. It was portrayed so well. Your brain constantly shouting that you're not good enough, you're worthless, the other voice in your head not being loud enough to defend you, it all takes a toll on your life. Hell, I messed up a very important exam due to those feelings and dealing with the consequences now.

Anyways, lots of love to the author for writing such a great book. I hope it can help people suffering from EDs and depression. Give this book a shot if you're comfortable reading such stuff. There are warnings at the beginning of chapters which are intense and can be triggering for some people, so they can skip that part.

Hi everyone! It feels so good when some author comments on my reviews. Their books entertained me and knowing I was able to make them smile means a lot. I swear, being the reason someone smiled gives immense joy.

Have a good day. Take care.

Thanks for reading :)