Review: Hunger (Horsemen of the Apocalypse, #1) by Jackie Morse Kessler
Title: Hunger Author: Jackie Morse Kessler Series: Horsemen of the Apocalypse #1 Release Date: October 18th, 2010 Publisher: Graphia Pages: 180 Age: Young Adult “Thou art the Black Rider. Go thee out unto the world.” Lisabeth Lewis has a black steed, a set of scales, and a new job: she’s been appointed Famine. How will an anorexic seventeen-year-old girl from the suburbs fare as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Traveling the world on her steed gives Lisa freedom from her troubles at home: her constant battle with hunger, and her struggle to hide it from the people who care about her. But being Famine forces her to go places where hunger is a painful part of everyday life, and to face the horrifying effects of her phenomenal power. Can Lisa find a way to harness that power — and the courage to battle her own inner demons? Wow. Just...wow. Lisa is a seventeen years old anorexic girl who is barely living. She's depressed, and her inner voice is Th...