Quick review for a quick read that I picked up from my library's audio collection. Powerful and really wonderful character exploration, which is typical of Ellen Hopkins's books. Pattyn is a young woman living in a tightly knit religious community and abusive household. She strongly laments her inab...
Okay, i have been avoiding Ellen Hopkins books for years now. For one simple reason, i hate verse! I can't read that. I tried and failed so i just never got to them.So when i saw the audio version, i grabbed it and i listen to it and loved it :)There are a crap ton of triggers in this book so be war...
This book is so awesome.When sixteen-year-old Pattyn starts questioning her religion and disobeying her abusive father, she is sent to live with her aunt on a rural cattle ranch. On the ranch, Pattyn meets an older boy who changes her life forever. Burned is written in a mixture of formal and free-v...
It would appear that most negative reviews of this book have to do with the fact that Hopkins chose to feature the Mormon religion in the book, and the depiction of the religion is largely negative. But this did not bother me, I'm an equal opportunity religion basher myself. However, while I enjoyed...
I was ready to give this book 3 stars, maybe 4 stars. Until the ending. I cannot believe this. The ending was so sad. Ethan and Pattyn's baby both died because of that stupid Trevor guy. Worse, there was no justice delivered and no closure. I dislike sad endings. I don't mind reading about tough sub...
this one wasn't quite as good as crank...I felt that it just focused on the bad of religion (likely because that was her experience, but there has to be something good...right?)
SO good! I look forward to reading the upcoming sequel. The setting is awesome, my heart totally breaks for Pattyn, and this definitely reminded me how much I enjoy verse novels when I do read them. This has excellent appeal for YA readers, but I think it is also a great example of a crossover novel...
An interesting view of how some of the more conservative crowd functions as a family unit. I liked the fact that it was done in poetic form instead of prose. However, only Pattyn felt real to me; the others were all very flat. The father was a caricature, Pattyn's siblings all kind of melded togethe...
Pattyn, the oldest daughter in a Morman family, shares the details of her family woes. Her father's rampant alcoholism, his abuse and the trap she is in. The story is told in prose.This is the first book I've read by Hopkins. I am usually not much of a YA fan, preferring the stories of more matur...
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