I was so excited to read this book--my book's also in second person, and I loved the premise. Also, Stephanie is an amazing human being, and I loved talking to her about the book and the premise. I read reviews about this book being triggering, and kind of shrugged them off, but in the end I found myself with a similar response. I won't say no one should ever read this book, but if you have a history with eating disorders or "picky eating" it may not be helpful. I'm unsure if it is helpful to those who don't, but I had problems with Pea's character arc, and am unsure how much she changes to see her relationship with food as unhealthy.

This book does little to oppose Pea's unhealthy relationship with food, or show the readers that what Pea thinks about food and her body is unhealthy. I could see plenty of people reading this book, and walking away with reinforced unhealthy ideas about body and food which I find problematic. I have no history of having an eating disorder (though have gastrointestinal issues and have always been labelled a "picky eater") but I found myself triggered by this book. I had to put it down, because it became too real.

As you can see from the reviews, some people loved it, some people were triggered (as in, pretty much every book ever)--so if you're trying to figure out if you should read it or not, I encourage you to examine your relationship with food to see if this would be a good fit for you.