Eat, and Love Yourself is about just that, learning to love your body when all the world tells us as girls and women is that our worth is equal to how skinny we are. Its the little things that we hear as children even from the people we love that can really cause issues later in life. I really loved the artstyle and colors involved in making this! I'll definitely be picking up a copy when this is released!

Eat and Love Yourself is a book about learning to love your body the way it is, and discovering that sometimes it doesnt matter what other people think of your body.
Mindy is obsessed with making her body prettier, skinnier and fitter, but when she stumbles across a chocolate bar that brings her back to the past, she is forced to look at her body in a different light; a beautiful light.
I loved this book because it's about accepting your body the way it is, without any changes, and it gives a positive message to girls all across the world

This stunning graphic novel follows Mindy, a young woman who struggles with an eating disorder and body dysmorphia. Her entire life, she's heard from her parents what a disappointment she is and feels like she doesn't deserve love.

The story starts at a party where you can hear Mindy's inner dialogue, breaking herself down. She's interrupted by her best friend Shaé. Shaé is confident, thin, goes to college and gets a lot of dudes. After letting drunk Shéa sleep on her couch, Mindy goes to buy some midnight snacks. She ends up adding an "Eat, and love yourself" chocolate bar.

Whenever Mindy eats a piece of this chocolate bar, she is taken back in time to witness the struggles of her younger self. She's able to understand more where this all sparked. She relives moments at her old school, her parents' house and at the psychiatrist she used to see.

This story doesn't show Mindy miraculously getting over her disorder because she suddenly realises something. At the ending, you can see she wants to break the cycle. It's a message of hope instead of an instant cure.

This is an important book about a topic that should be discussed more. It touched on a lot of subjects without becoming a depressing read. The art style was great, I'd love to see more from Sweeney Boo.

Thank you to Netgalley and Boom! Studios the opportunity to read this ARC. I thoroughly enjoyed every second of the graphic novel. There may have been some tears during a part. This graphic novel follows a young woman named Mindy who has always struggled with her weight. During a late night run to pick up food, Mindy selects a chocolate bar that promises consumers to relive their past. Of course, Mindy is thrown into surreal visions of her past that highlight moments that caused her grief. I think this graphic novel included a lot of societal issues for women and I think the message of this was empowering. The illustrations were incredible as well!

'Eat, and Love Yourself' was touching and just what I needed. I've been in a rut about myself and after reading this graphic novel, I really feel like I need to look at things from a different perspective. As humans, we are always our own worst critics. We pick at our flaws even when others don't notice those flaws as much. Sweeney Boo has captured what a woman goes through when they struggle with their weight. I think this is a graphic novel every young adult woman needs to read. Each page pushed Mindy - the main character - closer to realizing what has been holding her back all this time.

This is my honest review of Eat, and Love yourself graphic novel. I was able to be able to read an advanced copy of this graphic novel from the publisher via an ebook through NetGalley.

This graphic novel follows Mindy, a 27-year-old woman who has issues with body dysmorphia, an eating disorder, and other self-esteem issues. One day after walking her drunk friend back to her house she opts to go to her local mini mart to grab some food. Upon checking out she sees a candy bar being sold by a local small business. She decides to buy this candy bar to support local business- only upon eating it does she discover it enables her to relive past experiences from her childhood.

I liked that this story follows a woman in her late 20's. I think a lot of us in our late 20's deal with figuring out ourselves. This story also follows a lot of verbal abuse to the main character. I think Mindy slowly realizes this through the story. The story makes you want to tell Mindy the things people say to her are uncalled for and she should work on not only loving herself but getting a better friend group.

I do feel that this story may not be for everyone depending on what may trigger different health issues. So I would advise that their be a warning for this novel prior to reading.

The graphic novel was also well done. The cover is super cute - it drew me to this book. The colors were nice, and I liked her cat. I could see the need for this story to continue and add a second or third book to follow Mindy’s journey. 😊

Thank you to netgalley for an advanced copy of this graphic novel.

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Body Dysmorphia, Bulimia, eating disorders, bullying, parental body shaming, depression

This was a really sweet graphic novel. I was a little hesitant, even as I was reading it that the author wouldn't be able to broach this topic with caution while still doing it justice. I was afraid that this idea of a chocolate that could solve all your problems would just be another "get skinny quick" scam and it wouldn't be able to give the message of body positivity. Mindy's parents were complete crap and I can't imagine the depression and other things she would have had to deal with as a teenager. But the author really did bring the message home and I was pleased with the ending.

There's such a misconception that "you have to love yourself before someone else can love you", but sometimes, that just doesn't happen. Sometimes you need someone else to see you as beautiful for you to believe it yourself. And I think this story actually did a good job conveying that.

Thank you so much to netgalley and the publishers for this ARC for a review I really enjoyed this graphic novel I usually do not pick up graphic novels but this one and the characters changed my mind on them and I can not wait to read more by this authour. I thought the graphics were awesome and the story line was good and the character you can tell that she grew alot though out the story

Exploring loving the body that you're in and eating disorder, Eat, and Love Yourself should have been a great read however I was disappointed with what I got. The artwork is beautiful throughout however I felt that too much of this graphic novel was focused on the disordered ideas that Mindy, the central character, has with food. This book is definitely not uplifting and I didn't feel as though Mindy ever really found acceptance by the end of the story. This was a very uncomfortable read for me.

I think this is the kind of book that you will either love and find life-changing or you will thoroughly dislike this book as feel worse about yourself after reading it.

For someone with the same struggles as the main character, it was very good to see your negative thoughts being put on paper, knowing other's have been through the same thing. It touched so beautifully on touchy subjects without being too triggering for someone still struggling.

The entire time I was reading this one I was worried about the ending. Was it going to be another book about a fat girl who just "gets better" by being thin or with the validation of a boy? Spoiler alert! It's not. The ending is perfect in my opinion. And I truly don't think I'm ruining anything for future readers when I tell you that it ends on a vaguely hopeful note which is fitting because eating disorders and body dysphoria and fat-shaming aren't things that you get over immediately, if ever.

So this graphic novel follows Mindy, a woman in her twenties who has been suffering from fat-shaming, bulimia, and body dysphoria for her entire life. Comments from her family and friends have been less than supportive and those microaggressions are dangerous.

Mindy finds a chocolate bar one night called Eat, and Love Yourself, which unbeknownst to her, would take her back in time to see herself as a kid and teenager during rough times. During these "dreams" Mindy is able to see how harmful the comments and actions of those around her were for her and how dangerous her behavior had become. She could see how hurt her younger self was and it helped her to gain a little hindsight about her eating disorder.

There were a lot of things I really loved about this graphic novel. First off, the artwork is phenomenal. I loved the way Mindy was drawn and how unapologetic the artist was with her body. secondly, I appreciated the inclusion of multiple eating disorders. So often society forgets that fat people can and do have eating disorders and that only ever showing thin people with anorexia isn't a diverse representation. Mindy deals with both over eating and bulimia, as well as starving at times. Thirdly, I like that while there was some interactions with men, it wasn't a turning point for Mindy to start loving herself. Too often we see books where the fat main character is only able to love herself after a boy tells her she's beautiful. That's not the case here and it was a nice change.

This is a powerful book for me because it made me think back on my own childhood growing up. When I was younger, I was very thin, but I went through an extremely tough summer when I was around 12 and gained about 50 pounds. For a teenager it was absolutely detrimental to my mental health and body image. I hated myself and I proceeded to hate myself for 10+ years. I never lost the weight, I only gained more. In high school I had started starving myself and then binging, which of course never helped lose any weight. During college, I overate and stopping caring about my health at all. Nothing felt worth it and my mental health got to the lowest it's ever been. I truly didn't want to continue and felt that no one would want me anyway because of how fat I was. I had absolutely zero self worth and spent my days hating my body. It wasn't until I was 23 and had moved away from my home town that I really started to actively work on body positivity. After I came out I found a reason to keep going and started to see myself in a different light. I had found a community that was welcoming no matter what and it was what I needed. Over the last year or so my identity has continued to change but my own body image is the best it's been since I was 12 years old.

The current state of the world isn't helping right now but I know we'll make it through. I'm putting this here because its something we need to remember as we are self-isolated and our bodies may change during this time. It is not okay to say that you're scared of getting fat or gaining weight during this quarantine. It is harmful and dangerous to those around you. One thing this graphic novel makes very clear is that the words of others have a tremendous impact on our own self-image. If we constantly hear people claiming about how fat they are or how scared they are of being fat, it can be detrimental. Please be mindful of your words and actions all the time, and especially right now.

I received this as an eARC to read for free in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and BOOM! Studios for giving me access.

Wow! This hit home. As a woman that suffers from body dysmorphia (lets call it BD for short), I related to this so much. Not only is the main character a little 'bigger' than the 'average' person, she also suffers from having an eating disorder.

Sweeney Boo does a wonderful job a painting a picture of how people feel when they suffer from BD. I have, on more than one occasion, felt exactly like Mindy. Boo shows us that BD brings us more than the idea of ones hate for their self image...it can bring eating disorders, anxiety, lack of social construct.

Not only do we follow Mindy's struggle, we follow her growth on her personal wellbeing.

This is a wonderful story that everyone, and I mean everyone should read. We need to break the cycle and love ourselves regardless of how we look.

This graphic novel hit me in all the feels. I adored Mindy and could relate to her. There’s a lot of important topics in this and it was so refreshing to see these topics in this graphic novel, I feel like we often as a society avoid talking about eating disorders and depression because it makes us uncomfortable but it’s important to talk about it. Really enjoyed this one and I loved t beautiful illustrations as well.

Would definitely recommend but of course make sure you know the trigger warnings going in before you read!

This book is about Mindy who has disordered eating and follows her along a journey to self-love. The message and topics within this book are heavy and relevant to a lot of movements today focusing on body positivity and the like, however I think this graphic novel just scrapes the surface. I felt the pacing was a little off, the characters flat, the motivations behind Mindy's actions unclear at points (like her tiff with her best friend), and a lot of tell not show within the dialogue. The journey through the story didn't bring out any depth in the plot, and the conclusion, while positive, didn't feel earned. I wanted more.

Overall I'm giving it three stars because it was still a fine read. I loved the art style, the concept was intriguing, Mindy was cute, and the topic important. I just wish the story and characters had been more fleshed out/developed so the weight of the topic could be fully felt.

This is a very raw and emotional look at a young woman struggling with her self esteem, mental health and an eating disorder. The magical chocolate bar takes her back to moments in her life which have shaped who she is today. The reader sees the way her parents have treated her and the very mixed messages they've given her about food. You see the unhelpful comments her friends make. You see her self-sabotage her romantic relationships because she doesn't feel worth loving. The book was very intense and moving, but didn't have enough resolution. I wanted to see Mindy fight back more, put up more boundaries within toxic relationships and see herself more clearly before the book ended.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sweeney Boo for providing me an Advanced Reader Copy of Eat, and Love Yourself in exchange for an honest review! Pub Date: April 2020

TW: Body dysmorphia, eating disorders

Eat, and Love Yourself is a contemporary graphic novel that follows Mindy, a 27-year-old who struggles with body dysmorphia throughout the book and goes on a journey of self-love. Plot twist: there is a magical chocolate bar that allows her to witness her childhood memories when eaten!

Rating: 4/5 stars. I don't tend to read graphic novels, so I was immediately intrigued by the art in this book. The illustrations were stunning and made this book stand out for me! Although this book discusses a difficult subject matter, the author strikes an effective balance between informing readers about self-love and body dysmorphia without being preachy. I read this book within a day because I could not stop reading! The only thing that was kind of a let down for me was the ending, which seemed a bit abrupt. I would have liked some additional pages in order to get more closure from the main character's journey to self-acceptance. Overall though, I would recommend this book if you want a fast read, amazing artwork, and deals with an important subject matter.

This is a beautifully drawn graphic novel with strong themes. Throughout the story, the main character travels back to relive moments of her past as an outsider. We experience her current struggles with body dysmorphia and bulimia, as well as seeing moments of her childhood that contributed to the problem. The moments are very realistic and something that I can really relate to myself from my own childhood. An important graphic novel, with a hopeful air and ending! Would recommend this to anyone!

I really liked this. The graphics were amazing and the message was powerful. This is definitely something I would have loved to read as a teen (still loved reading it as an adult)

Thank you to Sweeney Boo and BOOM! Box for the ARC!

TW: Eating disorders, Fatphobia, body dysmorphia, Depression, Bulimia

I have been following Sweeney Boo on social media for a hot minute; so when they announced that they were releasing a book I couldn't have been more excited. Their artwork and style is so beautiful and I really hope they continue to produce graphic novels in the future.

This was such a thoughtful and beautifully well told graphic novel about the struggles of eating disorders and the really real way that they can effect someones life. I think that someone who struggles to accept themselves the way that they are would find themselves in Mindy and empathise with her struggles. As a chubby girl who has has a rocky relationship with food in the past I certainly did.

Make sure you read the trigger warnings before going into this as it could definitely be triggering for some; but if you can handle the topics I really recommend picking this up.

A thoughtful graphic novel following Mindy a young woman who is struggling with depression, bulimia and body image issues as she finds a chocolate bar that with each piece allows one to relive a part of their past.

Being someone with body image issues, I did see a little of myself in Mindy, but that was it. I could see this helping others with their own issues, but I think it doesn't do enough. There is almost an acceptance towards the end of the book, but not real hope or positivity which I think might not push the message forward, but that's just my opinion.

Eat, and Love Yourself is a short graphic novel telling a story of 27 years old Mindy who feels that her life is full of disappointment. She always had a problem with her weight and self-acceptance, and it controls her life through the years. She has dropped her studies and is working at the café. Her social life isn’t interesting because she can’t find herself comfortable around people. She feels that everyone is judging her.

One they when she’s going to the supermarket where she finds new chocolate called “Eat, and Love Yourself”, the chocolate that will change your life. She bought one and discovered that one piece takes her to the hard times of her childhood to change her view on her life.

My thoughts:

I think this book is a perfect book for young readers. It takes us through the whole journey of a girl’s way of self-acceptance. Mindy was told her whole life that she is not good enough, that she needs to change to find love and happiness but, in the end, she finds out that it’s not a truth. There is a lot of more important things than that in her life and there are people that love her the way she is. The chocolate is only a small help on her way to stop hating herself and finally start accepting her life how it is and motivate her to change it however she wants.

I would recommend it to all young readers who also can’t accept their bodies and are anxious about their lives and future. I would like to thank Sweeney Boo and BOOM! Box for providing me this ARC copy. I was happy to read and honestly review it.