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Burned

Ellen Hopkins

4.06 AVERAGE

bookmom1994's review

5.0

emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

post_mortem_pages's review

5.0

it was amazing so sad and vivid it was like you were there with her and it definitely has a twist to it that leaves you wanting more

kayagoodwin98's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aprilius_maximus's review against another edition

3.0

Oh my god. I honestly can't speak right now. I just can't even. no.

thepetitepunk's review

4.0

It’s no secret that Ellen Hopkins writes intense, disturbing books, and Burned is no exception. I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it since I wasn’t the biggest fan of Crank, but Pattyn was a strong main character. Although my thoughts fluctuated throughout the book, the ending was a lot and now I need to read the sequel.

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dtd's review

4.0

This was a really well-written book with a unique style. I loved the book, but it was terribly depressing.

annieisawesome's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

This was a reread for me. I read this first as a teen and now touched base with it again. I feel like Hopkins is always very vague with her endings. Or possibly my young brain couldn’t understand and my older brain is reliving through that.

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lvmeddlingkid's review

3.0

2024-This is a reread for me. Now that it has been a while, I still think the ending was a cop-out, but the story is there and deserves a better rating. I give it 3 1/2 Stars.

2011-I wanted to put that I loved this book and thought it was amazing, but THE ENDING PISSED ME OFF! It was a total cop-out ending and I hate those. The character was great to read, but the ending was just the author's way of ending the book. It wasn't even worth it in the end. There was so many different ways to end the book. I am not saying a happy ending was best, but still. This one was just crap.

underscore_grace's review

1.0

I hated this book omg

marcusbryan777's review

5.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

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