Dancing With Ana by Nicole Barker

August 2, 2009 By 5 Comments

From the book’s website:

“Beth is a lucky girl…

She comes from a loving family. She has three best friends. She loves to surf and lives five minutes from the beach. She also recently discovered that the boy she’s grown up with has the most amazing green eyes…Beth has every reason to smile. Every reason to be happy. Every reason to feel blessed.

Then why is she sticking her fingers down her throat?

Sixteen year old Beth Baxter’s life merely resembles the one she’s always known. Her father has left. She is falling for Jeremy Duscana and the diet she started has somehow turned into an obsession. Yet her three best friends remain the same, always there for her.

But even their love can’t save her from herself.

Dancing With Ana. A story about the journey to acceptance of one’s own reality, the incredible bond that exists between friends and a love that truly endures all things.”

MY REVIEW:
I received this book from the author for review. It is only 170 pages, so it is a very quick read. I was very intrigued by the premise of the story and, overall, I did enjoy the book. With that I said, I also felt that the characters and the story could have been fleshed out more and the book could have been much longer. I felt that I only got a cursory glance into these girls lives and I wanted to know more!! The story was just too quick for me!
The author changed viewpoints quite a bit also, so I got confused at times as to who was narrating (sometimes from sentence to sentence!), so I had to go back and re-read some parts to try and put everything together.
All that aside, this book does grab you right away and is a very engaging story. I would definitely classify it as Young Adult (YA). It really makes you think about anorexia/bulimia and the pressures teens face to be “beautiful”. This is definitely worth a read!
Thanks, Ms. Barker for the wonderful review copy!
–Jennifer
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Comments

  1. okbolover says:
    August 3, 2009 at 2:08 am

    I'm supposed to be getting this book soon! I'm looking forward to reading it.

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  2. Nely says:
    August 3, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    I just got this over the weekend too. Great review. I should have mine up in a week or so.

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  3. Jennifer says:
    August 3, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    I'm curious what you both think of it! Let me know when your reviews are up! :) Thanks for the comments!

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  4. Dixie says:
    August 4, 2009 at 8:57 pm

    I reviewed it also. You can check out my review here.http://dixie-afewofmyfavoritethings.blogspot.com/2009/08/get-your-read-on-dancing-with-ana-by.html

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  5. bookjourney says:
    August 6, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    I have this one too…. I have not read it yet, just came in the mail a few days ago. Interesting to read your thoughts on it as I really didnt know what to expect.

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