Good Enough A Novel, Jen PetroRoy
Good Enough A Novel, Jen PetroRoy
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Good Enough: A Novel
A Novel

Author: Jen Petro-Roy

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/19/2019

Synopsis

Before she had an eating disorder, twelve-year-old Riley was many things: an aspiring artist, a runner, a sister, and a friend. But now, from inside the inpatient treatment center where she's receiving treatment for anorexia, it's easy to forget all of that. Especially since under the influence of her eating disorder, Riley alienated her friends, abandoned her art, turned running into something harmful, and destroyed her family's trust. If Riley wants her life back, she has to recover. Part of her wants to get better. As she goes to therapy, makes friends in the hospital, and starts to draw again, things begin to look up. But when her roommate starts to break the rules, triggering Riley's old behaviors and blackmailing her into silence, Riley realizes that recovery will be even harder than she thought. She starts to think that, even if she does recover, there's no way she'll stay recovered once she leaves the hospital and is faced with her dieting mom, the school bully, and her gymnastics-star sister.

About Jen Petro-Roy

Jen Petro-Roy is a librarian who made her debut as an author with the middle-grade contemporary novel P.S. I Miss You. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ruby on January 06, 2020

I was really looking forward to reading this. I really don't think there's enough middle grade literature about eating disorders and, with younger and younger kids struggling with body image issues and eating, it's important that this literature is available. Riley is twelve years old and struggling......more

Goodreads review by Renata on October 23, 2018

This is a really moving read that gives you a character to root for and smashes a lot of myths about eating disorders and diet culture in general. I also loved the way Riley's journey is rooted in pop culture, taking inspiration from superheroes and Disney characters--I think that's so relatable and......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on June 09, 2018

I loved Jen's debut novel, PS I Miss You, and so I was waiting for this with no small amount of impatience. I'm only mildly ashamed to admit that once I knew that egalleys were a thing, I basically pouted and whined and used emojis as a weapon. I didn't mean to read this in one afternoon. I wanted t......more

Goodreads review by Queralt✨ on December 18, 2023

Good Enough is the story of a 12 year old girl with anorexia in an ED recovery clinic. It sort of reminded me of the movie To The Bone because of the social aspect that really shone through the book (without the weirdass inane scene, iykyk). Anyways, it was a good read and it was sort of weird to se......more

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