Weightless is the kind of book that makes you think, that makes you question yourself and the things you do and say. It makes you worry: what have I said that hurt someone, that I cast aside as a throwaway comment?

The story is centred around Adamsville High, a school in a small town in Alabama, beginning when a new girl starts. This in itself is new: nobody ever moves to Adamsville. The new girl, Carolyn, is instantly popular. She fits straight into the cheerleader clique, with her stick thin body, pale skin and effortlessly perfect hair. Nobody notices that maybe she is a little too thin, as they are all consumed by envy. The story is told as someone looking back on things, looking back on how what they witnessed caused the events that occurred to happen.

It is told in the second person, which is something I have never came across before. Everything is "we" rather than "I," "He" or "She". This emphasises the idea of the cliques, of the fact that Carolyn is an outsider. The people telling the story aren't the "Popular" girls, they aren't in the cheerleader clique. They just stand back, and let things happen.

When they first visit Carolyn's house, they notice the scales. The chart next to them. The pills. instantly, the details of Carolyn's private life are updated to Facebook, and it starts. Slowly, slowly, Carolyn becomes a victim to the girls at the school. She becomes even more of an outsider.

I would rate Weightless 8/10 because I found it very hard hitting and a new perspective on bullying and its effects. I would recommend it to those over 12 at least, because of the themes of self harm and suicide that are explored in it.

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