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Someone to Love

by Melissa de la Cruz

The pressure behind a picture-perfect life

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The pressure behind a picture-perfect life

Olivia “Liv” Blakely seems to have the social and family advantages of a life in the spotlight: a teen TV-star crush, new ties to the popular crowd, and a father campaigning for governor. The book looks beyond that public image to Liv’s struggle with perfectionism, social-media scrutiny, self-doubt, and bulimia. Her story connects body image and eating-disorder themes with the demands of visibility and the challenge of valuing herself apart from others’ approval.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teen and young adult readers interested in stories about body image and eating disorders.
  • Readers drawn to fiction about social pressure, public image, and self-worth.

Themes

Body image and bulimiaPerfectionism and self-doubtSocial-media scrutinyPublic image and self-worth

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Book overview

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Isle of the Lost, Alex & Eliza and Something in Between comes a powerful story about learning to love yourself.

Olivia "Liv" Blakely looks like she is living the perfect life. She's caught the attention of her teen TV-star crush, started rubbing elbows with the popular crowd, and her dad is running for governor. There's a lot to Like.

But the outside world never sees the full story. With all the good fortune piling on, Liv has been feeling the pressure, too: pressure to maintain that perfect image for her family, her new friends and the public, who love to find fault on social media. Behind Liv's sunny, charming facade is a dark inner voice that will settle for nothing less than perfection--no matter the cost. Soon Liv's struggle to shine in the spotlight becomes a daily battle with self-doubt and bulimia.

As the high price of perfection puts her in danger of real bodily and spiritual harm, Liv will have to learn that there is no one out there worth loving more than she loves herself.
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