Good Girls Do Swallow Review

Good Girls Do Swallow by Rachael Oaks-Ash

This book was very funny and i did enjoy it. When it says darkly comic on the front, its the truth. Most of the jokes are about how rediculous and shocking the things she has done or what others have done with exaggeration. Although it wasnt a diary, it reminded me of the Georgia Nickleson books (Angus, Thongs and full frontal snogging etc.). Its that kind of humour.

Obviously, there is a serious message behind the humour. It is the story of someone who had struggled with eating disorders all their life until now. The book includes her recovery and details the thought processes behid her recovery. So it is quite inspiring to read.

However, the book is more about her adult life than teen years. I think only the very beginning is about her teen life which at the moment, being only a teen myself, is the only part i can properly relate to as i have not experienced adult life yet. This would not be an issue for adult readers oviously. Also, even though the author had suffered from anorexia, i felt more of the book was based around bulimia and even though i did have that, i could have identified more with anorexic writings. Again this wouldnt be an issue for alot of people who do suffer from bulimia.

Even not being able to relate on every level of the book, that is not nessassary to take an important message and enjoy reading the book. I do recomend it to anyone with an eating disorder but in particular those with bulimia or a binge subtype.

Sophie x