My Rating: 2.5 Having read Perfect written by Ellen Hopkins in the beginning of the year, immensely enjoying it, and not knowing it was part of a series, I was elastic to read Impulse. Too bad Impulse, the first book in the series, was disappointing. In fact, I think if I had read Impulse beforehand...
After starting Identical and putting it down within the first 50 pages (child abuse and rape is NOT my cup of tea) I was a little wary of reading this one, but I loved Burned, which was sitting on my shelf, waiting for a new Ellen Hopkins book to join it. So I picked this one up and started reading...
Impulse - the story of three teens institutionalized for suicide attempts - Connor, the preppie, Tony, the homosexual and bipolar Vanessa. Three misfits who become friends on common ground. This is my second Ellen Hopkins book. The story told in prose from the voices inside the main characters' h...
Three troubled teens cross paths at Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital, after attempting suicide. Connor, Tony, and Vanessa all have demons that try to pull them under and get them to succumb to the temptation to try it again; this time making sure they succeed. Connor's overbearing family, on...
What I like most about Ellen Hopkins' books is her ability and willingness to cover the tough topics and to do it so well and with so much truth and clarity. Impulse is no exception to that statement.Three troubled teens meet at Aspen Springs - similar yet so different, flawed yet so perfect, unlike...
As usual, Ellen Hopkins gives a voice to teenagers who are dealing with major issues. Each of the three characters has a secret, and I thought those secrets were revealed near the middle of the book - only to find out that those weren't the big, dark secrets they were keeping. There was one big su...
3.5 stars. The fact is, this is my third read by Ellen Hopkins and all of the books I've read so far have affected me quite deeply. I've discovered in this past year that I really like novels in verse, I couldn't imagine it being my thing before I first picked up Burned but all the ones I've read h...
I just couldn't connect with any of the characters. To me, their voices all sounded the same. The stories behind each character were interesting, but I felt that since it was changing perspectives, it just took too long to get a really in depth look at them. I hate to admit this, but I was a litt...
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