Kate Karyus Quinn

June is fat. June also has an eating disorder, but no one sees. When she doesn't eat, her friends and family think they see a fat girl on a diet, not someone starving herself. When June's secret is found out by Toby, the new boy next door, she is panicked. Then she learns he also has a secret. Everyone has their own little lies.

Not Hungry

Ariel Himboi

Not Hungry was a story written in verse about a girl named June who suffers from an eating disorder that hurts her relationship with her sister, a new love interest and herself. I think that I enjoyed that this was written in verse so that it was easily digested and quick to read, and I found that I quite liked some of the characters. However, this book lacked originality. In some cases, like the weird stalker ish love interest, this book had an interesting take on friendship and wanting to be in love. 

This book fell short and made me unsatisfied. Sure the main character managed to restore her relationship with her sister and start a journey to recovery, but this book read like any other you could find. It wasn't surprising or different and I'm very sad it didn't take any other choices further. 

Very disappointed that this was just an Average Joe book. Good, but average.

Shannon Jade

Kate Karyus Quinn's verse novel 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺 is honest and raw. Told through accessible verse, the story follows main character June as she navigates an eating disorder that, because she is overweight, nobody else seems to notice, understand, or empathise with.
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Quickly moving through plot points, 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺 is a short novel, wasting no time in reaching the core of its story. Author Kate Karyus Quinn's use of poetry makes June's experiences seem all the more emotive. As June struggles with friendships, relationships, and her growing problem with bulimia, the togetherness of her life seems to unravel.
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Throughout 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺, June's experiences of an eating disorder are accompanied by feelings of shame and confusion, yet they are interspersed with moments of hope. June's relationships affect her mental health for better and for worse, making them feel complex and authentic.
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𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺 addresses important topics, including mental health, eating disorders, and fatphobia. If these are topics that interest you and you're a fan of novels in verse, you might enjoy this book! This is a hilo novel, so it’s perfect for improving literacy skills in adolescent readers.

Destiny

I found this book to handle such issues such as eating disorders and fat shaming, to be very up kept. It is triggering with such words to describe the upchuck and even other things that do happen. While this was a quick read and not too much was focused on character development I did want to smack both Toby and Erick for their imbecile addition to the story. Go Mae and June though, you guys are amazing

Leonie

4.5 stars
I was unsure how to rate this. On the one hand, I didn’t know that this was a poetry book before reading it, and I’m not a huge fan of that genre. But on the other hand, I think it was incredibly...good? Painful, but real. 
I also haven’t seen many books about eating disorders out there and it’s so important to talk about that topic.
Overall, I think people should read this book. 

- ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review. -

Not Hungry

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